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The tenth stage of the Tour de France: a duel of top riders , Sam Bennett's first stage victory

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  On September 8, the tenth stage of the Tour de France ended. The Irish national champion, Sam Bennett found the right time to launch a winning sprint at the final critical moment, defeating EWAN and SAGAN, and won his first Tour de France stage championship. The tenth stage after the rest day is a flat road stage with almost no fluctuation in altitude. The main group will ride in the beautiful scenery of the west coast of France. The strong sea breeze may affect the rhythm of the race. In addition to seeing how long the breakout group can last, it is worth looking forward to the sprint battle at the end. ▲Richie Porte  ▲QUINTANA ▲ALAPHILIPPE ▲POGAČAR ▲Roglič & SAGAN The race officially started on a magnificent bridge. Two Swiss drivers joined forces to break through. SCHÄR (CCC) and Stefan KüNG (FDJ) quickly separated from the main group and established a 1-minute lead 1km after the start of the race. The main group is led by Lotto Soudal and Deceuninck-Quick-S...

The stage 9 of the Tour de France : Pogacar has unlimited potential, Roglic won yellow jersey.

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  On September 6, the ninth stage of the Tour de France ended. Pogacar defeated Roglic and Hirschi in the final sprint to win the stage. The two Slovenes teamed up to get rid of Adam Yates, and Roglic became the new owner of the yellow jersey. You see, this mountain is so high and towering, this climbing is difficult and cruel. The next stage 9 brought a grade 4, two grade 3 and two grade 1 climbs. The Col de la Hourcère and Col de Soudet peaks in the middle of the stage stood mercilessly in front of the sprint point. Sprinters Once again missed the sprint points. The first 50km of the stage is relatively casual. After entering the Pyrenees, the altitude rises sharply. The first grade 1 climb is 11.1km long, with an average slope of 8.8% and a maximum slope of 11.4%. Even after climbing the first mountain, after 5 kilometers downhill, it is a short and steep 3-level climb. The maximum slope reaches 11% again. These two consecutive climbs will affect the game trend to a certain exte...