A more difficult day for Hugo Houle

Quebec’s Hugo Houle turned 48e takes place during the 20the and penultimate stage of the Tour de France, Saturday, in Markstein.

The Israel Premier Tech team member had excelled the day before, crossing the finish line in 16the Location. The native of Sainte-Perpétue nevertheless finished in the top 50 for the sixth straight day of competition. Houle is also 38 years olde 1st place overall, making him the current best Canadian in this competition.

The other Quebecer, Guillaume Boivin, settled for 131e and fellow Canadian Michael Woods finished the day in 77th placee Location. Woods and Boivin are 48the and the 126e place on this list.

Tadej Pogacar wins the 20th rounde stage

UAE Team Emirates member Tadej Pogacar secured the penultimate stage of this prestigious event.

That win may not be enough to snag the yellow jersey.

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is on track to claim top honors as he has a lead of 7min 29s over Pogacar.

“Thanks again to my team who were great again today. [samedi]. “We had a plan for each day, we followed it to the letter and even if not everyone always understood it, we were convinced that it was the right one and that it paid off,” said the Dane, whose words were reported on the website The team.

Nostalgic Thibaut Pinot

The emotion was palpable for French cyclist Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), who is taking part in his last Tour de France.

With the support of many fans, he managed to take the lead alone on the summit of the Petit Ballon, the penultimate climb of the day.

“It was wonderful. There were so many people on the side of the road. It will remain one of the best moments of my career. It’s a lot of thrill and a lot of pride,” said the main prospect, whose comments on France Bleu were picked up.

The 33-year-old finally crossed the finish line in seventh place.

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