Updates from 184.2km penultimate stage
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150 km to go: Louis Barre and Ivan Romeo taking the points at the top of the hill means that Tadej Pogacar is officially the King of the Mountains, and now the descent begins, and quickly the clicks being eaten up, with Davide Ballerini of Astana hurtling down, and dangerously so, to go off the front as the pack splits.
Les Rowley gets in touch: “Yesterday’s stage to La Plagne suggested that Pogacar is too tired to attack, he can’t wait for the finish line to appear, and Onley is too afraid to attack. Another stalement day.”
160km to go: The trio didn’t last long. Tim Wellens does what Tim Wellens does and hauls the peloton back, with Van Aert joining him. The breakaways will have to keep until later in the day. A few keep having a look at going away. Pavel Sivakov, who has given his all as a domestique in the last three weeks, is labouring down the field. Fred Wright really fancies this as his chance.
