16 Sep 2020
Carapaz impresses in break
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Richard Carapaz
Tour de France - Stage 17 » Grenoble › Méribel - Col de la Loze, 170km
Richard Carapaz put in a battling performance in the breakaway for a second successive day at the Tour de France.
The Ecuadorian impressed by backing up his second-place performance on Tuesday with another day up the road in the mountains. Despite distancing his rivals on the final climb to Meribel, the INEOS Grenadiers rider was reeled in with three kilometres to go after a concerted effort from Bahrain-McLaren.
Carapaz crossed the line in 11th place atop the Col de la Loze, 2:41 back on stage winner Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana).
The INEOS Grenadiers were active early on the run out of Grenoble, with a number of riders trying to make sure they made the break. Carapaz had the legs, with Dylan van Baarle, Michal Kwiatkowski and Luke Rowe also in the mix.
In the overall GC battle Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) extended his yellow jersey advantage to 57 seconds over nearest rival Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
The Ecuadorian impressed by backing up his second-place performance on Tuesday with another day up the road in the mountains. Despite distancing his rivals on the final climb to Meribel, the INEOS Grenadiers rider was reeled in with three kilometres to go after a concerted effort from Bahrain-McLaren.
Carapaz crossed the line in 11th place atop the Col de la Loze, 2:41 back on stage winner Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana).
The INEOS Grenadiers were active early on the run out of Grenoble, with a number of riders trying to make sure they made the break. Carapaz had the legs, with Dylan van Baarle, Michal Kwiatkowski and Luke Rowe also in the mix.
In the overall GC battle Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) extended his yellow jersey advantage to 57 seconds over nearest rival Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Photo: A.S.O./Pauline Ballet
