STAGE 20 SHORTEN TO 59KM
" Due to the difficult weather conditions expected on stage 20 and landslides noticed, the course has been modified. After taking off from Albertville, the race will use the N90 road to head directly to Moutiers to reach the planned route at the N90-D915 roundabout 36km from the finish. The start will be given in Albertville at 14.30 for a total distance of 59km. The KOM prize... "
"A causa delle difficili condizioni meteorologiche previste per la 20a tappa, riguardo alle frane sul percorso originale, questo è stato modificato. Dopo la partenza da Albertville, la gara utilizzerà la strada N90 per dirigersi direttamente a Moutiers per raggiungere il percorso pianificato alla rotonda N90-D915 a 36 km dal traguardo. La partenza sarà data ad Albertville alle 14.30 per una lunghezza totale di 59 km. Il GPM ... " sotto scopriamo l'altimetria del nuovo percorso
NUOVO PERCORSO 20a tappa
Val Thorens, July, 27th - Great win of Vincenzo Nibali in Val Thorens. The Italian champion took the stage win coming alone with a 10 second advantage over Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa.
"The last 500 meters - Vincenzo Nibali smiles - they never ended! I wanted to honor the Tour and finally I did it today. Yesterday I tried and today it was the right one. The climb was endless and when I saw that the group accelerated I tried it myself. I’m very happy!".
"In the last week, I found the right sensations. It wasn't easy to manage the race but I felt I had a good leg. This morning at the team meeting we decided to get into the break and so I left together with Dylan Teuns. The break was close-knit even though the main peloton never gave us great advantage".
"When Vincenzo came out of the GC - comments SD and coach Paolo Slongo - we decided to recover for some days and to try to leave a mark in the last mountain stages. Vincenzo once again proved to be a real champion".