Only screamed Simon Geschke on the Alpine peaks all his joy out then flowed out of sheer joy, the tears. After a bravura 49-kilometer solo ride through the Alps Berlin has arrived with great fighting spirit at your dream destination. Geschke won sensationally the 17th stage in Pra Loup and added the German success story in the 102 Tour de France a new chapter added.
Geschke reached after 161 kilometers by a margin of 32 seconds on the American Andrew Talansky first ski resort. Third place went to the Colombian Rigoberto Uran back 1:01. “Everyone dreams as a child of such a victory. I knew I was. I had gone through the pain barrier by still has cramps on the last climb, but today everything was perfect,” Geschke, who repeatedly wiped the tears from his eyes said. “I tried it today with a crowbar, as far as I’ve not won in my career.”
The 29-year-old, the first through the shape weakness of Sprint Star Marcel Kittel had slipped into the Tour team, scored his coup for the fifth stage victory of a German professional cyclists in this year France – itinerary. At the same time he redeemed his Giant-Alpecin team that could cheer for the first time after many disappointments.
Leader Christopher Froome reached 7:16 minutes behind the goal Geschke, but had his competitor to the Colombian Nairo Quintana again firmly in control. To this end, the Americans Tejay van Garderen involuntarily from among the rivals adopted. The BMC captain rose 72 kilometers before the finish due to illness from the wheel and gave up. Also Giro champion Alberto Contador lost more time after a fall. Before the three following Alpine stages Christopher Froome is now 3:10 minutes before Quintana. Third the Spanish champions Alejandro Valverde is 4:09 minutes back.
but the center of the stage was Geschke. As a member of a 28-man breakaway group of the man had with the distinctive beard the foundation of his success. Finally, 49 kilometers from the finish he put another attack and drove alone on the Col d’Allons. A minute projection had Geschke at the highest 2250 meters mountain this tour ahead of Frenchman Thibaut Pinot.
And on the dangerous descent of the Tour Geschke was more seconds win because Pinot in a curve came to case. Even Alberto Contador crashed. Thus, the German started with a cushion of more than two minutes five pursuers in the 6.2-kilometer final climb to Pra Loup, where in 1975 the era of Eddy Merckx came to an end.
But from meters to feet melted the lead then. About three kilometers from the finish, it was only a minute. But Geschke continued to fight doggedly, always walked out of the saddle. Then it was clear Geschke clenched his fists.
Geschke had tried in recent days repeatedly in breakaways, until Monday he had fourth the Target reached in Gap. “Unfortunately, there was a perfect day for me not”, the indefatigable worker had quarreled before the start.
Before the peloton after the rest day on Tuesday again went on the trip, the 150 victims of the plane crash was commemorated on 24 March near Dine-les-Bains. In addition to the carriers of the leader jerseys, Chris Froome, Peter Sagan and Nairo Quintana different than usual were the German champions Emanuel Buchmann and Valverde in the front row.
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