It was a hectic day out there on stage 9 #TDF2024.
"Everyone suffered today, but we are still in a good position" - Joxean Matxin satisfied with UAE Team Emirates in the first week
CyclingMonday, 08 July 2024 at 02:30
All reasons to smile at UAE Team Emirates after the ninth stage of Tour de France. After all Tadej Pogacar is in the yellow with solid lead over his nearest competitors. In addition, his teammates Juan Ayuso and Joao Almeida are in placed 5th and 6th overall respectively.
The Slovenian probably hoped to even gain some time on his rivals on the gravel sectors, but his opponents stayed alert and didn't allow the Yellow jersey wearer to ride away. "We covered a lot of attacks, because there was a lot of stress and tension, but Tadej had good moments. Today was a very important day," says sports director Joxean Matxin in an interview with WielerFlits.
33 seconds over and Remco Evenepoel and 1:15 ahead of Jonas Vingegaard - that's not a bad way to conclude the eventful first block of racing. "Tadej is leading and has an important advantage. It is not yet a decisive gap, but we keep fighting. It is only the first week. There are still a lot of riders to watch out for. Everyone suffered today, but we are still in a good position."
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maria2024202427-12-2024 - He can keep contending for Vuelta podium spots. A lot would need to go wrong for others and everything right for him to get on the Giro podium. He'll only be on the TdF podium if he's becomes a podium presenter.Veganpotter27-12-2024
- I like that, mind if I use it from now on? Better than using his name which always gets me worried about Google hits and giving him the excuse he was bound to behave the way he did from the derived verb.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- This website needs clicks so just vacuums up what is available and loves anything that creates discussion.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Their battles are only interesting or special when both are in good shape and unfortunately it’s been a few years since that was last the case, road cycling tends to put an end to most side careers, MVDP still being a rare exception.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Hope it’s not his coz’ that’s no longer so stylish except in dubaious (sic) circles, not sure traditionally brought up people realise that yet but one day it will filter down.Mistermaumau27-12-2024
- Yes, generally Jonas is a better climber than Tadej, but he's a little lighter. This year he was much lighter than he's been since I've watching him, which I think worked against him some. I have a feeling he will bring it next year but we may see something like we saw this year. We'll have to see, can't wait for the racing to start again.awp27-12-2024
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- I hope Van Aert can come back once more. He is one of the transcendent talents of this era, but he has had such terrible accidents. It's hard to imagine the will and dedication it takes to rehabilitate and remount.
MarkFour27-12-2024 - RIP Belgium is so dangerous for cyclists, and sooo bad at improving things.Mistermaumau27-12-2024