The massive sprint of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France, which concluded a 167.5 km route from Châtelaillon-Plage to Poitiers, on Wednesday 9 September, was contested but proved to be especially stormy.
Australian Caleb Ewan emerged victorious, while Slovakian Peter Sagan lost heavily in the fight for the green jersey.
The photo-finish, essential, separated three riders almost on the same line.
Ewan, victorious for the second time on the Tour this year, was declared the winner ahead of the two rivals fighting for the green jersey, Peter Sagan and the Irishman Sam Bennett.
💚 A tailor-made stage for sprinters between @ Chatelaillon-Plage and @poitiersfr.
🏆 On the finish line, 🇦🇺 Caleb Ewan won his 5th career stage victory on the Tour.
🎬 Discover the flash summary of step 11 of # TDF2020. # TDFunited pic.twitter.com/JdDsAfxEZr
- Tour de France ™ (@LeTour) September 9, 2020
For having forced the passage along the barriers, by giving a shoulder to the Belgian Wout Van Aert, Sagan, who had infiltrated a mouse hole, was then sanctioned by the jury of commissioners, ruthless on this blow .
The Slovak, demoted to last place in the peloton, lost the benefit of his second place and the points capital (30) associated with it.
In the points classification, the usual holder of the green jersey (seven times crowned) is now 68 points behind Bennett.
In the general classification, the Slovenian retains the yellow jersey.
🦅 The aerial view from the finish in Poitiers, won by @CalebEwan in a tight contest!
🦅 Aerial view of this sprint at @poitiersfr won with nothing by @CalebEwan! # TDF2020 pic.twitter.com/UHs7ks324H
- Tour de France ™ (@LeTour) September 9, 2020
Before all this, there had been an escape on the road to Poitiers: Matthieu Ladagnous (Groupama-FDJ), alone, opened the road for 120 kilometers.
He will wear the red bib of the combative Thursday between Chauvigny and Sarran, the longest stage of the Tour.
It will cover 218 kilometers and will pass through Saint-Léonard de Noblat, the village of the late Raymond Poulidor, who died last November.
With AFP and Reuters
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