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BBC News
15 hours ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Tour de France stage 14 - third-placed Evenepoel forced to abandon race
Update: Date: 63km to go Title: Polka-dot jersey - Martinez leads chase duo by 40secs Content: Lenny Martinez summited the Col d'Aspin 40 seconds before Sepp Kuss and Valentin Paret-Peintre, with Michael Woods 2mins 20secs off the French youngster: Update: Date: 60km to go Title: Weather makes today's stage 'more equal' Content: Oscar Onley on today's weather: "I prefer the heat. We see that some guys struggle more in the heat, so it's nice to have a bit of an advantage there. I think today is more equal." Update: Date: 63km to go Title: Polka-dot jersey - Martinez takes maximum KoM points Content: Lenny Martinez bags another five mountain points on the category two climb of the Col d'Aspin. The young Frenchman is the first rider to reach 50 points, which earns him a special prize of 5,000 euros for the 50th anniversary of the polka-dot jersey. Update: Date: 65km to go Title: Johannessen set to climb GC standings Content: With a two-minute lead over the yellow jersey group, Tobias Johannessen has leapfrogged Primoz Roglic in the virtual general classification standings. The Norwegian rider, who races for second-tier ProTeam Uno-X Mobility, is currently sixth and is just one minute off the podium. Update: Date: 14:16 BST Title: General classification without Evenepoel Content: Update: Date: 14:13 BST Title: White jersey - British rider Onley closing on podium place Content: With Remco Evenepoel now out of the equation, British youngster Oscar Onley needs to gain 41 seconds on Florian Lipowitz to move into a GC podium place and wear the white jersey tomorrow for best young rider. Ben Healy is currently 11th in the GC standings but the Irish breakaway specialist could well lose time during this battle in the mountains. Update: Date: 14:09 BST Title: Get Involved - Evenepoel forced to withdraw Content: #bbccycling on X, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Tough start to the season following that crash, a superb Pogacar and clearly some underlying illness. Shame he has to retire but age is on his side. He'll be back next year and likely a lot stronger. Pieter ICYMI, Remco Evenepoel sustained rib, shoulder blade and hand fractures in a bike crash during a training ride in December. He also needed surgery on a dislocated collarbone after crashing into an open door of a postal vehicle while on a ride in his native Belgium. Update: Date: 70km to go Title: Martinez's lead stable Content: Sepp Kuss and Valentin Paret-Peintre were closing on Lenny Martinez, but his lead is now stable at about 50 seconds. The Tobias Johannessen group is about to start the climb, about a minute further back, with the yellow jersey group two minutes behind them. Update: Date: 14:03 BST Title: What climbs are to come on today's stage? Content: Mountains, 182.6km, Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres Now then, the leaders are now onto the next climb: Update: Date: 13:57 BST Title: Get Involved - Evenepoel forced to withdraw Content: #bbccycling on X, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Come off it BBC. this year's Tour de France route is no harder than most years. Remco is out of gas, legs are gone this year. That's all. Rob Update: Date: 75km to go Title: Post Content: Lenny Martinez is almost at the bottom, with Sepp Kuss and Valentin Paret-Peintre having closed to within a minute. The other chasers are a further 20secs back, with the peloton 3mins 40secs adrift of Martinez. Update: Date: 80km to go Title: Polka-dot jersey - KoM standings after Col du Tourmalet Content: 1. Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) - 47 points2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) - 37 pts3. Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) - 37 pts4. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) - 27 pts5. Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) - 18 pts Update: Date: 85km to go Title: Polka-dot jersey - Martinez claims maximum KoM points Content: Michael Woods is second over the Col du Tourmalet summit, leading a group that is 1min 45secs behind Lenny Martinez: Update: Date: 91km to go Title: Martinez begins treacherous descent Content: Lenny Martinez isn't the only rider chucking on the wet-weather gear. And visibility is pretty poor coming down from the summit. The riders are going to have to keep their wits about them, this is one treacherous descent. Update: Date: 93km to go Title: Polka-dot jersey - Martinez first over Tourmalet Content: Lenny Martinez is first to the top of the Col du Tourmalet to pocket 20 mountain points and claim the Souvenir Jacques Goddet. And as the young Frenchman summits, he whips out his rain jacket and puts it on as he prepares to head straight into a sharp descent. Update: Date: 94km to go Title: Post Content: The yellow jersey group is more than three minutes back from Lenny Martinez and features 41 riders. Update: Date: 95km to go Title: Post Content: Behind Martinez is a group of 16 riders, including Visma team-mates Simon Yates and Sepp Kuss, plus Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Ben O'Connor (Jayco AlUla). Tobias Johannessen, who is 10 minutes off Tadej Pogacar in eighth on general classification, is the highest GC rider in that group. Update: Date: 96km to go Title: Post Content: Back to the head of the course, and Lenny Martinez has gone clear - by more than a minute. He's now climbing into mist towards the top of the Col du Tourmalet. Update: Date: 13:21 BST Title: Get Involved - Evenepoel forced to withdraw Content: #bbccycling on X, WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Remco Evenepoel looked distressed as he stepped into the Soudal Quick-Step team car. For a supremely gifted young athlete, this has got to be hard to accept. What are your thoughts on the Belgian star being forced to withdraw? Is he ill? Is it a result of a brutal route for the start to this year's race? Let us know your thoughts via the usual channels above. Update: Date: 13:16 BST Title: Evenepoel & Skjelmose withdraw from race Content: Yep, he's done. Remco Evenepoel, who finished third in last year's Tour and was third at the start of the day, has had to withdraw from this year's race. So too has Mattias Skjelmose after hitting that traffic island earlier on.
Malay Mail
3 days ago
- Sport
- Malay Mail
Cyclist Johannessen says he's ‘terrified' by online abuse after Pogacar Tour de France crash
TOULOUSE, July 17 — Norwegian cyclist Tobias Johannessen said he was 'terrified' by the online abuse he received after admitting fault over Tadej Pogacar's crash near the end of yesterday's Tour de France stage. Three-time Tour champion Pogacar hit the tarmac late in the 156.8km stage around Toulouse after striking the rear wheel of Johannessen. The Slovenian got back on his bike and his rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel allowed him to catch back up, limiting the damage suffered by Pogacar. 'Luckily I've just lost some skin,' said Pogacar, who is second overall in the race, trailing Irishman Ben Healy by 29 seconds after 11 stages. Johannessen quickly apologised for the incident but expressed his horror at the 'very scary' messages of hatred directed his way. 'I am terribly sorry for what happened to (Pogacar),' Johannessen wrote on X. 'I was trying to follow a move and I can see that I was to close. I tought everyone would move to the right, but I made a mistake and would like to say sorry again. I hope he is as good as he can be after a crash like that. 'I would of course like to do it again and do it differently, but I can't. 'But I would not wish anyone the amount of threats I get in my inbox. I am terrible sorry but also terrified of the hate from all the people. This feels very scary.' Frenchman Bryan Coquard came in for similar treatment after he was involved in the crash that knocked Belgium's Jasper Philipsen out of the race on stage three. Philipsen, who won the opening stage in Lille, was forced to withdraw after suffering a broken collarbone and two fractured ribs, but said he did not blame Coquard. — AFP
