The Tour de France starts on Friday in Copenhagen. Today, many teams are speaking to the press and the competition organization visits the rider hotels to carry out corona tests. Follow the news from Denmark closely here.
- 12 o’clock 55. Cofidis sees sprinter drop out. Team Cofidis also curses. Sprinter Bryan Coquard has to drop out after a positive corona test. His replacement is Pierre-Luc Perichon. †
Cofidis sees sprinter drop out
Team Cofidis also curses. Sprinter Bryan Coquard has to drop out after a positive corona test. His replacement is Pierre-Luc Perichon.
- 12 o’clock 54.
- 12h45. Daryl Impey (Israel-Premier Tech) takes positive corona test, Guy Niv replaces him. There’s the next one! † Israel-Premier Tech has to leave Daryl Impey at home after testing positive on Thursday. The Israeli Guy Niv is his replacement. Impey had a high-risk contact at the beginning of this week and therefore did not yet accompany the Israel-Premier Tech team bubble. He missed the team presentation on Wednesday evening. The 37-year-old South African would start his ninth Tour. He won a stage in 2019. It will be his second Tour for 28-year-old Niv. It was also announced on Wednesday that sporting manager Rik Verbrugghe will not be joining the team for the time being. He tested positive for COVID-19 while on his way to Copenhagen. Verbruggghe returned home. †
Daryl Impey (Israel-Premier Tech) takes positive corona test, Guy Niv replaces him
There’s the next one! † Israel-Premier Tech has to leave Daryl Impey at home after testing positive on Thursday. The Israeli Guy Niv is his replacement.
Impey had a high-risk contact at the beginning of this week and therefore did not yet accompany the Israel-Premier Tech team bubble. He missed the team presentation on Wednesday evening. The 37-year-old South African would start his ninth Tour. He won a stage in 2019. It will be his second Tour for 28-year-old Niv.
It was also announced on Wednesday that sporting manager Rik Verbrugghe will not be joining the team for the time being. He tested positive for COVID-19 while on his way to Copenhagen. Verbruggghe returned home.
- 12 hours 44.
- 30-06-2022.
- 8 p.m. 28. Still a Tour for Greg Van Avermaet? Bob Jungels (AG2R) has been feeling sick in recent days and has now taken a positive corona test. “The result showed a very light viral load, so we will test him again on Thursday morning,” said Dr. Serge Niamke. Should Jungels still have to drop out, Greg Van Avermaet is quickly summoned. Earlier this week, Van Avermaet was very disappointed that he was not selected. †
Still a Tour for Greg Van Avermaet?
Bob Jungels (AG2R) has been feeling sick in recent days and has now taken a positive corona test. “The result showed a very light viral load, so we will test him again on Thursday morning,” said Dr. Serge Niamke.
Should Jungels still have to drop out, Greg Van Avermaet is quickly summoned. Earlier this week, Van Avermaet was very disappointed that he was not selected.
- 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Team presentation 6:30 p.m. Follow the team presentation of all teams at the start of the Tour de France in our livestream at 6.30 pm. Pay special attention to the striking makeovers that various teams have undergone. †
Team presentation 6.30 pm
Follow the team presentation of all teams at the start of the Tour de France in our livestream at 6.30 pm. Pay special attention to the striking makeovers that various teams have undergone.
- 17 hours 32. That I don’t have a train? We don’t really have the guys who can push me off in the last 200 meters. But things like that happen: this is the best squad we could draft at the moment. We have to change our approach a bit, but honestly, it’s okay if they drop me off at the start of the last kilometer and then I have to do my own thing. Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal).
That I don’t have a train? We don’t really have the guys who can push me off in the last 200 meters. But things like that happen: this is the best squad we could draft at the moment. We have to change our approach a bit, but honestly, it’s okay if they drop me off at the start of the last kilometer and then I have to do my own thing.
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal)
- 5 p.m. Change at Astana. Astana Qazaqstan also knocks on the reserve bench: Samuele Battistella does not participate, Aleksandr Riabushenko joins the team. †
Substitution at Astana
Astana Qazaqstan also knocks on the reserve bench: Samuele Battistella does not participate, Aleksandr Riabushenko joins the team.
- Trek-Segafredo’s new outfit. † 17 hours .
Trek-Segafredo’s new outfit.
- You can watch the team presentation with live stream from 6.30 pm. 4 p.m. 52.
You can watch the team presentation with live stream from 6.30 pm.
- 4 pm 49. Naesen: “No Van Avermaet? A total surprise for me too”. Oliver Naesen is not flanked in this Tour by bosom friend Greg Van Avermaet. “And that was a total surprise for me,” he says. “Greg has already proved so much more than I have in the Tour de France, but I just think the last weekend at the Dauphiné killed him. He didn’t climb well and it’s all so close together, for the same money I was not in it and he does.” “Obviously I find that annoying,” he continues. “Certainly because it was indicated in advance that we would both be there in the Tour. We both planned our summer, the human, non-sporting life is planned, both with him and with me.” “If I put myself in his place, that is your world that will collapse if you are not allowed to go. That is not nice, especially if you feel before that you had the confidence. So I am really sorry for him. ” †
Naesen: “No Van Avermaet? A total surprise for me too”
Oliver Naesen is not flanked in this Tour by bosom friend Greg Van Avermaet. “And that was a total surprise for me,” he says.
“Greg has already proved so much more than I have in the Tour de France, but I just think the last weekend at the Dauphiné killed him. He didn’t climb well and it’s all so close together, for the same money I was not in it and he does.”
“Of course I think that ambetant“, he continues. “Certainly because it was indicated in advance that we would both be there in the Tour. We both had our summer planned, the human, non-athletic life is planned, both with him and with me.”
“If I put myself in his place, that is your world that will collapse if you are not allowed to go. That is not nice, especially if you feel before that you had the confidence. So I am really sorry for him. “
- 16 hours 48. Last year I hardly saw any opportunities for myself, but in this Tour it is completely different. The profile of the rides offers some more options. Although I mainly think about week two and week three, in the first week I have to assist leader Ben O’Connor. That will be a treacherous week with the fan stage and the cobblestone stage. Especially in that last leg I don’t think about personal success at all. Oliver Naesen (AG2R Citroen).
Last year I hardly saw any opportunities for myself, but in this Tour it is completely different. The profile of the rides offers some more options. Although I mainly think about week two and week three, in the first week I have to assist leader Ben O’Connor. That will be a treacherous week with the fan stage and the cobblestone stage. Especially in that last leg I don’t think about personal success at all.
Oliver Naesen (AG2R-Citroën)
- 4 p.m. 42. Showers during the time trial? The starting order of the opening time trial will also be announced on Thursday. The first rider will start at 4 pm, the last driver around 6:55 pm. There are showers in the Danish sky and the chance of drops increases in the late afternoon. So some favorites or GC men may pick their money’s worth and opt for an early start time. †
Showers during the time trial?
The starting order of the opening time trial will also be announced on Thursday. The first rider will start at 4 pm, the last driver around 6:55 pm.
There are showers in the Danish sky and the chance of drops increases in the late afternoon. So some favorites or GC men may pick their money’s worth and opt for an early start time.
- 4 p.m. 36. About Israel-Premier Tech: As “close contact”, Daryl Impey is not yet included in the squad bubble. A decision will be made on Thursday whether he can start. He misses tonight’s team presentation. That also applies to sporting manager Rik Verbrugghe, who returns from Copenhagen after a positive test. †
About Israel-Premier Tech: as “close contact”, Daryl Impey has not yet been included in the squad bubble. A decision will be made on Thursday whether he can start. He misses tonight’s team presentation. That also applies to sporting manager Rik Verbrugghe, who returns from Copenhagen after a positive test.
- 4 pm 34. We have one leader for the standings: David Gaudu. Our squad is built around him and he deserves that opportunity. Thibaut Pinot becomes his guardian angel in the mountains, as does Michael Storer. There is no internal competition or rivalry. † Marc Madiot (team manager Groupama-FDJ).
We have one leader for the standings: David Gaudu. Our squad is built around him and he deserves that opportunity. Thibaut Pinot becomes his guardian angel in the mountains, as does Michael Storer. There is no internal competition or rivalry.
Marc Madiot (team manager Groupama-FDJ)
- Omer Goldstein is dropped from Israel-Premier Tech. Guillaume Boivin is his replacement. As “close contact”, Daryl Impey’s fate is also uncertain. † 16 hours 32.
Omer Goldstein is dropped from Israel-Premier Tech. Guillaume Boivin is his replacement. As “close contact”, Daryl Impey’s fate is also uncertain.
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| rit | datum | type rit | start-finish | total | winner | unfortunately |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copenhagen – Copenhagen | 13,2 km | ||||
| 2 | Roskilde – Nyborg | 202,2 km | ||||
| 3 | Vejle – Sønderborg | 182 km | ||||
| 4 | Dunkirk – Calais | 171,5 km | ||||
| 5 | Lille – Arenberg | 157 km | ||||
| 6 | Binche – Longwy | 219,9 km | ||||
| 7 | Tomblaine – The Board of Beautiful Girls | 176,3 km | ||||
| 8 | Down – Lausanne | 186,3 km | ||||
| 9 | Eagle – Chatel | 192,9 km | ||||
| 10 | Morzine – Megeve | 148,1 km | ||||
| 11 | Albertville – Col du Granon | 151,7 km | ||||
| 12 | Briancon – Alpe d’Huez | 165,1 km | ||||
| 13 | Le Bourg-d’Oisans – Saint-Etienne | 192,6 km | ||||
| 14 | Saint-Etienne – Mende | 192,5 km | ||||
| 15 | Rodez – Carcassonne | 202,5 km | ||||
| 16 | Carcassonne – Foix | 178,5 km | ||||
| 17 | Saint-Gaudens – Peyragudes | 129,7 km | ||||
| 18 | Lourdes – High Cam | 143,2 km | ||||
| 19 | Castelnau-Magnoac – Cahors | 188,3 km | ||||
| 20 | Lacapelle-Marival – Rocamadour | 40,7 km | ||||
| 21 | Paris La Defense Arena – Paris | 115,6 km |
