The Pyrenees appear and climbers awaken their predatory instincts.

The three chained ports and the broken gorges of the Ordesa Park, on the way to Sabiñánigo, broke the discipline of a restless squad with the strategies of the teams destined to fight for the general.

The Jumbo surprised by putting

Sepp Kuss

in one of the escapes, which caused the American to be a virtual leader to the detriment of his leader, the immutable

Primoz Roglic

.

This Nervous Tour is an inexhaustible box of surprises.

A blessing.

[Narration and classifications]

A pity the suppression of the climb to the Tourmalet, but you have to adapt to the conditions dictated by this uncontrollable pandemic atmosphere.

Sad times when giving up is forbidden.

Tim Wellens

(Cofidis),

Thymen Arensman

(Sunweb) and

Guillaume Martin

(Lotto Soudal)

know a lot about this

, who escaped at the time Kuss was neutralized.

The trio, who rode oblivious to the beauty of an area dominated by the imperial Monte Perdido, pushed with conviction.

With 30 kilometers to go, after overcoming the Fanlo peak he already had a four-minute lead.

The main group controlled the escape without undue difficulty, let it go and tightened in the final section, because it was not reasonable to give too much rope to the Frenchman Martin, a remarkable climber.

Less scared was Wellens, the winner of the day, a Belgian classic (29 years old) who can already boast of partial victories in the Giro d'Italia (two) and one in the Vuelta.

His record also includes triumphs in the

Flecha Brabanzona

, in the tours of Andalusia and Belgium and in the BinckBank Tour.

On arrival at Sabiñánigo, he imposed his top speed against a Martin who did not give up until the last 50 meters.

The leaders of the ranks were reserved for more demanding moments and that generated a calm that they greatly appreciated, except in the last kilometer, where there was a fall, without consequences, by Daniel Martin and Izagirre.

There will be days of steep slopes, such as this Sunday, the alternative appointment to the queen stage of Tourmalet, with departure in Biescas and arrival in Formigal (first-rate port), with previous steps through the petralba and Cotefablo heights.

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