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09 September 2020Another solution to the sprint at the Tour de France.
The Australian Caleb Ewan wins the eleventh stage, Chatelaillon Plage-Poitiers, 167km, almost completely flat (only a fourth category GpM after 91km, 1.1km at 4.4%; final straight of 1.5km in slight ascent).
Ewan, already winner of the third stage Nice-Sisteron, concedes an encore ahead of the Slovak Sagan and the Irish Bennett, who scored in Wednesday's sprint.
Unchanged the top of the general classification where the Slovenian Roglic is always in yellow with 21 ”over the Colombian Bernal.
Immediately after the start, the Frenchman Matthieu Ladagnous, 36 years old in December, tries to shoot, who is left alone and accumulates up to even 5 'on the group. Then slowly the platoon is organizing to take it back. Ladagnous is neutralized at -43km from the finish. Compact group at the finish line (unsuccessful attempt by the Austrian Postelberger and the Luxembourgish Jungels at -5km resumed at -2km).
Thursday twelfth stage, Chauvigny-Sarran Correze, 218km, suitable for possible escapes, the longest of this edition of the Tour de France.