The Ecuadorian condor, Richard Carapaz ‘flew’, securing a legendary victory on the queen stage and sealing the King of the Mountains jersey. Carapaz began Saturday’s final mountain stage with a slender one-point lead in the classification, and with the help from teammate Ben Healy drove the early breakaway. Carapaz collecting maximum points on the Cold de la Croix-de-Fer, at Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis, on the Cold du Telegraphe, and atop the Col du Galibier-Souvenir Henri Desgrange, the highest point of this year’s Tour. He collected enough points to give his lead insurmountable before the race hade even reached the final climb to Alp d’Huez. The resilient climber began the final ascent to Alpe d’Huez with a 20-second advantage over his nearest challenger. He held on all the way to the summit to claim his second stage victory, following his win at Orcieres-Merlette earlier in the race. “In the end, it was a brutal stage. I was always thinking about the KOM jersey. After we alr...
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