Very confusing first sprint at the 2024 Tour de FranceA fall at the end upsets the plans of many of the sprinters and in Turin he surprisingly appears Biniam Girmay who finds his second success in a Grand Tour after the one in the Corsa Rosa. The Yellow Jersey: thanks to his placings he takes the lead Richard Carapaz.
The first part of today’s stage was particular with the runners who traveled practically at a tourist pace. Maybe it’s because of what happened in the last few days, maybe it’s because of the wait for tomorrow’s stage, maybe it’s because of the heat and the long distance, but there was a tacit agreement in the group.
The only small emotions came at the flying finish line, with Pedersen leading Philipsen, and on the GPM with Abrahamsen and home idol Matteo Sobrero taking home the points. 60 km from the finish lineor shot by TotalEnergies’ Frenchman Fabien Greillerkept under control by the platoon and reached 30 minutes from the finish line.
Last kilometers traveled at crazy speeds: Intermarché-Wanty managed to take control of the situation in the last kilometre, also avoiding the fall with 3 to go which put Philipsen out of action. Great team work for Biniam Girmay which he concluded by triumphing in front of Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) and Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny). Excellent eighth place for Davide Ballerinibetter than the blues.
