The fastest slipped into the tribute to
Tadej Pogacar
, the boy who has revolutionized cycling with his exhibition in the unforgettable chrono of La Planche des Belles Filles, crowned on the Champs Elysees as the new dominator of the Tour de France.
In the traditional closure of the Grande Boucle,
Sam Bennett
was the fastest in a finish in which he defeated
Peter Sagan
, who finished the event without victories and without leading the Regularity classification.
The green jersey was for the Deceuninck sprinter.
Second partial victory for the Irishman, who had previously scored the tenth day, the one finished on the island of Ré.
Today, in a clean sprint, without elbows or falls, he easily beat world champion
Mads Pedersen
(Trek-Segafredo) and Sagan.
"I was wrong with two laps to go, thinking there was only one left," admitted Bennett, faithfully seconded by
Dries Devenyns
.
"Everyone had warned me not to start too soon. The wind was blowing in my head and I had to react to a somewhat strange movement from
Jasper Stuyven,
" analyzed the winner, proud of his feat in such a special setting.
66.1 km / h rush
The power of Bennett, who had mathematically solved his green jersey in an intermediate sprint eight laps from the finish, proved unapproachable for
Alexander Kristoff
,
Elia Viviani
and the ubiquitous
Wout Van Aert
.
The one who couldn't even dream of glory was
Caleb Ewan
, winner right there last season, badly placed and ultimately seventh.
According to official measurements, the Irishman prevailed with a maximum speed of 66.1 km / h, higher than that recorded by Ewan in 2019 (65.8 km / h) and Kristoff in 2018 (63.9 km / h).
In this way he became the second Irishman, after
Sean Kelly,
to wear the national color of his country on the Champs Elysees.
Three jerseys in one
Of these brawls, obviously, Pogacar moved away as much as possible, only worried about reaching the goal without any setback.
In the middle of the race he received the congratulations of some adversaries who know him destined to set an epoch in the three-week tests.
The Slovenian, who turns 22 on Monday, is an indisputable reference in a race in which he has scored the General, Mountain and Youth classifications.
A round that ended unrelated to the effects of Covid-19 and that gives a great boost to the Giro and the Vuelta.
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