The peloton was riding at over 60 km/h and preparing for the final sprint when Guillaume Boivin of the Israel–Premier Tech team was involved in a heavy crash on the third stage of the Tour de France. Despite the numerous scrapes, the Quebecer believes he should be at the start of the next stage on Tuesday.
Updated yesterday at 3:23 p.m.
[email protected]
Sportcom
A first sprint finish since the start of this Tour led to a sustained pace on Monday. There were 2.5km to go before the sprinters faced off in Turin, Italy, when the incident occurred. Boivin’s teammate, Jake Stewart of Britain, also fell during the sequence.
“It was going at 67 km/h and a guy fell on me, so there wasn’t much to do,” Guillaume Boivin told Sportcom, before going on with a long list.
“I’m not broken, but I’m scraped all over! Left, right, knees, elbows, shoulders, hips, all over my back. It’s nothing serious, but it’s sure going to be stiff tomorrow.” [mardi] ! »
A few minutes later, Eritrean Biniam Girmay emerged victorious at the end of the longest stage scheduled for this Tour, at 230.8 km. The leader of the Intermarché–Wanty team thus became the first black African cyclist to win a stage of the Tour de France. He narrowly beat Colombian Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) and Belgian Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny).
PHOTO DANIEL COLE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Biniam Girmay
German Pascal Ackermann achieved the best result at Israel–Premier Tech, placing 15the. Hugo Houle, author of a top 10 the day before, and Guillaume Boivin respectively finished 46the et 168eat the same time as the winner.
With a 14e On Monday, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz (EF Education-Easy Post) took the yellow jersey. He is ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in the general classification.
This was the third race held on Italian soil. The riders will cycle in the mountains on Tuesday, between Pinerolo and Valloire. Three major climbs are on the programme for this 139.6 km stage, namely the Sestriere pass, the Montgenèvre pass and the Galibier.
“We’re going to hope to have a decent night,” mentioned Guillaume Boivin. “It’s certain that the next few days will be difficult and it’s really not ideal, but I should get through it. It’s part of cycling.”
