Marc Hirschi created it third time lucky as he maintained his maiden Tour de France stage success in Sarran Correze. The rider, which makes his debut Tour in age 22, had twice been on the podium at the opening week at the race after viewing attacking attempts fall short, but sent to Team Sunweb on point 12 because he broke clear about the rise of this Suc au May earlier soloing to success. Julian Alaphilippe, that pipped Hirschi into the lineup on point two at Nice, was a part of a massive chase group to the descent towards the end, but a shortage of organisation prevented him from shutting him down prior to a mechanical difficulty finished Alaphilippe’s personal obstacle. The Tour continues on Friday with all the 191km jog from Châtel-Guyon into Puy Mary Cantal and finishes in Paris on September 20 using all the 122km point from Mantes-la-Jolie into Paris Champs-Élysées.
The rider, which makes his debut Tour in age 22, had twice been on the podium at the opening week at the race after viewing attacking attempts fall short, but delivered to Team Sunweb on point 12 because he broke clear about the scale of this Suc au May earlier soloing to victory. Julian Alaphilippe, that pipped Hirschi into the lineup on point two at Nice, was a part of a massive chase group to the descent into the end, but a shortage of business prevented them from shutting down him until a mechanical difficulty finished Alaphilippe’s personal obstacle. The Tour continues on Friday with all the 191km jog from Châtel-Guyon into Puy Mary Cantal and finishes in Paris on September 20 using all the 122km point from Mantes-la-Jolie into Paris Champs-Élysées.
