Tour de la Provence (2021) Photos; Stage 2: Cassis → Manosque, 176 km |
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| Alexander KRISTOFF giving a pre-race interview | share this photo |
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| 3rd on Stage 1, Nacer BOUHANNI (ARKEA - SAMSIC) | share this photo |
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| Scenic rollout from Cassis | share this photo |
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| Today's five men break opened up three-minute lead | share this photo |
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| Deceuninck – Quick-Step leads the chase through a vineyard never letting the break's lead to get over three minutes | share this photo |
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| Rain in during the second half of the stage | share this photo |
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| The break | share this photo |
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| 40 km to go: Filippo Conca (Lotto Soudal) attacks from the break after the second intermediate sprint | share this photo |
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| Filippo Conca (Lotto Soudal) going solo before being swept up with 16 km to go | share this photo |
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| Just like yesterday, the fast narrow run to the line, this time in Manosque, had another crash | share this photo |
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| 200m to go: Race leader Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) jumps first | share this photo |
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| Race leader Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) wins Stage 2 in 4:21:49 ahead of 2 Giulio CICCONE (ITA/TREK - SEGAFREDO), 3 Alex ARANBURU DEBA (ESP/ASTANA - PREMIER TECH) and 4 Dylan TEUNS (BEL/BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) | share this photo |
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| Ahead of the flamme rouge, Julian Alaphilippe and Davide Ballerini were well-placed, but a crash of another rider took the World Champion down, fortunately though without any serious consequence. The Frenchman was able to finish the stage a few minutes later, and with the incident having occurred in the closing three kilometers, he was given the same time as the winner and is now third on the GC. At the front, Ballerini delivered a pitch-perfect sprint to see off the challenge of Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) and maintain a perfect track record at his first race of the year. On top of that, he became the first rider in the Tour de la Provence’s history to score consecutive stage wins. “When you see how this team works, you feel that you have to give your best and fight for the victory until the very last moment. Just look at their effort: they were incredible, the only team to work tirelessly at the front until the final kilometer and keep me up there. The sprint was hard, but I fought until the last ounce of energy and I’m glad I could repay these amazing guys. This win is for the team”, said Davide, who in addition to the overall standings, also leads the points classification. | share this photo |
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| Julian Alaphilippe crosses the line after crashing with 1 km to go | share this photo |
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| With his head still cloudy, Julian Alaphilippe had a hard time choosing a post-race beverage | share this photo |
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| Winner of the first two stages, race leader Davide BALLERINI (ITA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) | share this photo |
Tour de la Provence (2021) Photos; Stage 2: Cassis → Manosque, 176 km |
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