So it is possible. A classic rider without the super strength of Van Aert, Van der Poel and Alaphilippe who wins a Tour stage. Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) was the strongest of a leading group of thirteen in Nîmes and where Oliver Naesen, Jasper Stuyven and co. dreamed of for years. “I also wanted to come along, but just before the flight took off, I was sidelined with material problems. A missed opportunity.”
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