Little rest for the wicked as they head over this peak. The descent took them past the memorial to Fabio Casartelli, Remembering Fabio Casartelli on the Col du Portet d'Aspet. Une pensée pour Fabio Casartelli dans l'ascenion au Col de Portet.
The descent drops down and down, some nasty hairpins, nastily steep before yet another climb approaches, a first category, the Col de Portet D’Aspet. The break goes over the Col de Mente, a grim old gradient. Richard Carapaz looks in good nick but is beaten to the top by Javier Romo of Movistar.
Simon Yates is in the break that now begins a long descent. 🏁 147 km ⛰ Col de Menté (cat. 1) ⛰ 1️⃣ 🇪🇸 , 10 pts 2️⃣ 🇪🇨 , 8 pts 3️⃣ 🇪🇸 , 6 pts 4️⃣ 🇪🇸 , 4 pts 5️⃣ 🇧🇪 , 2 pts 6️⃣ 🇳🇴 , 1 pt Bad news for Big Sir Jim’s team.
💛 Former 2019 Tour winner is dropped from the Yellow Jersey group. 💛 L'ancien vainqueur du Tour 2019 est lâché du groupe Maillot Jaune. l Biniam Girmay penalised five sprint points After pulling in front of Michael Matthews at the intermediate he drops to the lowest score possible in his group.
Thankfully for the Eritrean, there were only three riders in that lead group. Very little harm done. ⚠️ is downgraded to 3rd place in the intermediate sprint.
⚠️ Déclassement de à la 3ème place du sprint intermédiaire. Simon Yates, like his brother Adam yesterday, if far earlier in the race, is trying to bridge to the break. The peloton is 1�.
