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Alejandro Valverde

exhausts the accolades while extending his fabulous career. At the age of 41, he today signed second place in the mountain stage ending in the nerve center of Andorra. The Spanish got into the good

break

of the day and was only surpassed by the American

Sepp Kuus

, who left alone in the ascent to Beixalis, the last port of a non-stop appointment. The gregarious of the

Roglic

Jumbo

makes

his debut in the Tour, as he did last year in the Vuelta.

A pity for

Valverde

, who before leaving for Tokyo wanted to extend his record at the

Grande Boucle

, where he has added four victories. But nothing is easy in this round dominated by

Pogacar

, who today responded to all the attacks of his rivals.

The Murcian has not yet used up his bullets, although today's deployment could take its toll. But the Tour and cycling are unpredictable. Nothing is what it seems, like

Andorra

, where everything is a lie. The Principality not only conquers for its natural beauty but also for being a haven for tax relief workers. A destination for youtubers scared by taxes. A claim for cyclists seeking anonymity and variety of peaks for level training, up to 70 runners have registered in a refuge that was once synonymous with pilgrimage to the prohibited.

The falsehoods germinate in the capital of the Pyrenees, where they claimed that

Anquetil

dined a leg of lamb on the rest day of the 1964 Tour, the day before a brutal attack by

Bahamontes

,

Poulidor

and

Julio Jiménez

from the starting signal. The Toledo states that the Tour was stolen from him then because the race organizers helped the Norman in the descent of Envalira.

Monsieur

Crono's

fifth Tour

was a lie.

It is a lie that Andorra is faithful. There,

Pogacar

and

Enric Mas

presented credentials

in the recent past with victories in the Vuelta. Both came with the intention of reliving pleasant sensations, but they were left with the desire. It is a fallacy that the Tour is won on promotions. Let them tell

Indurain,

who began his reign with a sensational descent in the Tourmalet, or

Merckx,

who scored the 1971 edition after

Ocaña

fell

on the Menté descent, or

Chris Froome

transformed into a bug-ball in the 2016 Peyresourde. Let them tell Kuss, who today cemented his success on a descent that he knows very well, he trains and lives in Andorra.

It is a lie that Andorra values ​​prestige. Today,

Alejandro Valverde

, the most expert in the

Grande Boucle

, went on the run looking for an impossible triumph, it did not matter that at 41 years, two months and 16 days, he was the oldest escaped on a Tour since

Jens Voigt

left. He fled in the 2014 round at the age of 42. The terrain was familiar to the head of the Movistar ranks, in Envalira he won in the 2003 Vuelta. 18 years ago. His grandfather tried to the last gasp after Sepp Kuss's attack in Beixalis, where

Nairo Quintana

also surrendered

, who fought for the reconquest of the mountain's polka dot jersey on the ascent to Envalira. , There where also

Guillaume Martin

he couldn't follow Pogacar.

The Frenchman lost as much as he got the day before.

And it is that in the Tour there is no compassion.

Punish and reward with the blindfold.

Today the lucky one was Kuss, who can now boast of beating the bravest grandfather in the peloton.

And there is still a great week ahead.

This Monday, rest, prior to the triple jump through the Pyrenees.

On Tuesday, ending in Saint Gaudens;

Wednesday, with the goal at the top of Saint Lary, on Thursday, arriving at

Luz Ardiden

after overcoming the Tourmalet.

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