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The storm of the previous one led to the inevitable calm, despite the fact that on paper on July 14, the National Holiday, brought its queen stage to the Tour.

Despite the challenges of a Pogacar wounded in his pride and stripped of yellow.

Despite the goal in the Alpe d'Huez and the more than 4,600 meters of accumulated difference in altitude of a day also torrid in the Alps.

Tadej is in a labyrinth and the way out is not just a question of energy.

His final three attacks didn't even tickle the Vingegaard leader.

70 years after Coppi raised his arms for the first time in history the most mythical peak of cycling, the

slight Tom Pidcock

, who also grew up in the school of cyclocross, became the 31st winner on the Alpe d'Huez , the second consecutive Briton, the youngest ever.

It was the prize for a getaway with a luxury guest, a Chris Froome who finally greened his laurels and finished in a worthy third place.

Seven years ago, in these same diabolic curves, he pronounced that of having "believed to die a thousand deaths" when Nairo Quintana made him suffer.

They learned of their success when they faced the Dutch Mountain with six minutes to spare on a peloton in which nothing happened, despite having crossed two giants such as the Galibier and the Croix de Fer.

Because the Tour of a thousand emotions has entered a new dimension, with a team so powerful that it is hard to imagine now how nobody can harm it.

The Jumbo exercised tight control.

The Dutch team's strategy was again textbook.

The first ramps of Alpe d'Huez were tackled by Van Aert.

He took over from Kruijswuij, who increased the pace until six kilometers remained.

And then, none other than Roglic made noblemen like Nairo Quintana or David Gaudu lose their grip.

1,000 meters later, Kuss took the reins, in a perfect succession that left corpses, now Bardet and Yates.

Enric Mas, in his particular resurrection, was going to put up with the best until the end.

Then came the first acceleration of Pogacar, with 3.2 kilometers to go.

But Vingegaard didn't bat an eyelid.

They exchanged glances and stopped the rhythm.

Geraint Thomas, Mas and Kuss returned.

The second challenge came a little later, but the faith was no longer the same.

The Dane was not appreciated or tremble.

It is what awaits Pogacar after he faints in the Granon, a battle against giants.

But, going back to the champion Coppio, "the craziest feat is the most beautiful feat".

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