Mont Ventoux, Tour de France and Paret
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Cyclingnews on MSNChaos and calm on Mont Ventoux – Reflections from the Tour de France
The only word that really works to describe what that's like is chaos, and Ventoux was no different. Firstly, there was the usual level of craziness, but because this is the Tour and it's Ventoux, there was of course, extra chaos.
Valentin Paret-Peintre kept his cool in a furnace of pressure and heat, delivering a thunderous victory atop the legendary Mont Ventoux to give France its first win in this year's Tour de France during a breathtaking Stage 16 on Tuesday.
The most iconic stage of the Tour de France, number 16, which ended on the terrible Mont Ventoux, nicknamed Bald by the Italians, saw Valentin Paret-Peintre of Soudal Quick Step, in the final
Mont Ventoux, the most feared mountain in cycling, is the destination of Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday. The finishing stretch is so steep only a handful the very best climbers stand any chance of winning the stage – which means Tadej Pogacar is hot favourite again, this time at 1.44.
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Terror on the Mont Ventoux: Johannessen (Uno-X) collapses and has to go to hospital after being administered oxygen
Tobias Halland Johannessen collapsed after the finish on Mont Ventoux on Tuesday. The Norwegian rider from Uno-X Mobility crossed the line in 28th place, alongside teammate Andreas Leknessund. However,
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How can Visma and Vingegaard make up 4 minutes? "They were better on the Ventoux," says Zonneveld
and maybe even a bigger one than Simon Yates had of winning the Giro d’Italia, which he did. On Mont Ventoux, we saw Pogacar grimace for the first time while following Vingegaard’s wheel. “It wasn’t just the grimace, it was also the fact that ...