It looks like it’s all settled. If the Slovak superstar doesn’t miss the time cut in the Alps, he will get the record-breaking seventh Škoda Green Jersey in Paris.
Despite the dominance of the Deceuninck – Quick-Step outfit in recent seasons, Viviani was yet to claim a stage win at the Tour de France. Adding to his La Vuelta and Giro wins, he completed the ’collection’ yesterday. The victory also catapulted him to second…
Froome won the Triple Crown – Le Tour (2017), La Vuelta (2017), and the Giro (2018). The Team Sky’s embarrassment of riches resulted in another Briton winning the next big prize – Geraint Thomas winning Le Tour earlier this year.
The Italian champion took advantage of an excellent lead-out by his teammates from Quick-Step who dropped him off in the last stretch in a perfect position to open up a sprint. With just 100 m to go, even Peter Sagan was unable to come round…
