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Pau – It wasn’t enough to get to the top! But on your first Tour de France Max Kanter (28) may still be sick. The Cottbus native finished second behind Dutchman Olav Koij (24) on the hot 158-kilometre Stage 5 from Lannemezan to Pau. What a success at 35 degrees for Lausitzer. And the next sprint finish awaits in Bordeaux on Friday, after the famous Tourmalet on Thursday.
Kanter from the Kazakhstan national team And everything went well. Winning this year’s Paris-Nice stage was his biggest success to date.
After 144 kilometers of solo travel, Baptiste Weistroffer (26 years old) was recaptured.
Train keeps driving yellow
In the overall standings, nothing changes. Norwegian Thorstein Train (30) safely crossed the finish line and continues to lead confidently. On Tuesday he became the leader. Four years ago, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, which was revealed by a doping test. His left testicle was removed and he was considered recovered several months later. Favorites Tadej Pogačar (27/Slovenia) and Jonas Vingegaard (29/Denmark) are still a good eight minutes behind. Florian Lipowitz (25) of the German Red Bull team is also still within striking distance in eleventh place.
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Baptiste Weistroger (26) dominated Wednesday’s race. The Frenchman from the Belgian Lotto Intermarché team left with the starting gun and was recaptured only 14 kilometers before the finish. There was no danger for the favorites or even Train’s yellow jersey because he was already more than an hour behind.
The stage was marred by an accident five and a half kilometers from the finish. Bad, except for the injuries: it happened outside the sprint zone five kilometers from the finish. The unlucky ones would be given the same time as the winner, meaning they would be given the time it would take them to actually reach the finish line.