Tour de France 2019/17. stage

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		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	4:21:36 h (45.872 km / h)
2.		Kasper Asgreen (DQT)	+ 0:37 min
3.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	+ 0:41 min
4th		Bauke Mollema (TFS)	equal time
5.		Dylan Teuns (TBM)	equal time
6th		Gorka Izagirre (AST)	equal time
7th		Daniel Oss (BOH)	+ 0:44 min
8th.		Pierre-Luc Périchon (COF)	+ 0:50 min
9.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	equal time
10.		Jesús Herrada (COF)	+ 0:55 min
		Matteo Trentin (MTS)
Intermediate results after the 17th stage
		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	69:39:16 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (INS)	+ 1:35 min
3.		Steven Kruijswijk (TJV)	+ 1:47 min
		Peter Sagan (BOH)	309 pts.
2.		Elia Viviani (DQT)	224 pts.
3.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	203 pts.
		Tim Wellens (LTS)	64 pts.
2.		Thibaut Pinot (GFC)	50 pts.
3.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	38 pts.
		Egan Bernal (INS)	69:41:18 h
2.		David Gaudu (GFC)	+ 13:31 min
3.		Enric Mas (DQT)	+ 42:00 min
		Trek-Segafredo	208: 59: 41 h
2.		Movistar team	+ 8:13 min
3.		UAE Team Emirates	+ 46:23 min

The 17th stage of the Tour de France 2019 took place on July 24, 2019. The 200-kilometer hilly stage led from the Pont du Gard to Gap . The Spaniard Luis León Sánchez ( Team Astana ) no longer competed for the tour due to back problems. Team Sunweb's Cees Bol from the Netherlands also stopped taking part in the tour. The stage start was at 12:25 p.m., the sharp start took place at 12:41 p.m. northeast of Fournès near the A9 motorway .

Race course

At the start of the stage, 34 riders separated from the main field: Daniel Oss , Lukas Pöstlberger , Kasper Asgreen , Alexis Gougeard , Dylan Teuns , Nelson Oliveira , Omar Fraile , Gorka Izagirre , Magnus Cort Nielsen , Simon Clarke , Tom Scully , Christopher Juul-Jensen , Matteo Trentin , Greg Van Avermaet , Michael Schär , Sven Erik Bystrøm , Rui Costa , Sergio Henao , Vegard Stake Laengen , Bauke Mollema , Toms Skujiņš , Jasper Stuyven , Nicholas Roche , Natnael Berhane , Jesús Herrada , Anthony Perez , Pierre-Luc Périchon , Thomas De Gendt , Jens Keukeleire , Nils Politt , Xandro Meurisse , Andrea Pasqualon , Edvald Boasson Hagen and Ben King . However, Magnus Cort Nielsen fell out of the top group after a few kilometers, he had a puncture and was back in the main field. Around 125 kilometers from the finish, the leading group had pulled out a lead of almost 8 minutes and reached 14:45 minutes with 40 kilometers from the finish. Shortly afterwards, the first attacks began in the leading group.

30 kilometers from the finish, eleven drivers escaped after several attempts to break away with Oss, Asgreen, Gougeard, Izagirre, Scully, Trentin, Van Avermaet, Laengen, Skujiņš, Périchon and King. Behind them the chasing group was disorganized, which gradually increased the distance. Trentin increased the pace again, Gougeard lost the connection and joined the chasing group. Shortly before the ascent to Col de la Sentinelle, Asgreen accelerated again and the leading group reduced to five drivers: Van Avermaet, Skujiņš, Izagirre, Oss and Trentin. 14 kilometers from the finish - shortly before the last mountain classification - Trentin attacked and drove on as a soloist, followed by Pierre-Luc Périchon, who was able to fight his way back into the top group shortly before.

Matteo Trentin was the first to cross the Col de la Sentinelle, almost half a minute later he was followed by Kasper Asgreen, who overtook Perichon a few hundred meters before the mountain classification. On the descent, Trentin made up more seconds so that he crossed the finish line first. Kasper Asgreen took second place, Greg Van Avermaet came third. The main field reached the finish line more than 20 minutes behind.

The German Tony Martin ( Team Jumbo-Visma ) and the Welshman Luke Rowe ( Team Ineos ) were disqualified by the jury after the end of the stage due to video evidence. According to UCI video commissioner Jean-Michel Voets , Luke Rowe had disrupted the management work of the Jumbo-Visma team (the so-called braking ), whereupon Tony Martin deliberately pushed the Welshman to the side of the road, who almost touched a spectator and fell. Luke Rowe returned the favor with a slap in the face. According to media reports, there should have been another dispute between the two drivers after the stage finish. In a video statement that was published in the course of the evening, both drivers apologized for their behavior, but also emphasized that the judgment was too harsh. The teams appealed to the jury's decision and hoped that their drivers would stay. However, their objection was not approved and both drivers had to leave the tour, their disqualification was confirmed.

Time bonus

Time bonus at the stage destination
driver	Time bonus
Matteo Trentin (MTS)	10 seconds
Kasper Asgreen (DQT)	6 seconds
Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	4 seconds

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Vaison-la-Romaine after 62 km at 208  m
1.		Andrea Pasqualon (WGG)	20 pts.
2.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	17 pts.
3.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	15 pts.
4th		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	13 pts.
5.		Benjamin King (TDD)	11 pts.
6th		Michael Schär (CCC)	10 pts.
7th		Simon Clarke (EF1)	9 pts.
8th.		Pierre-Luc Périchon (COF)	8 pts.
9.		Nils Politt (TKA)	7 pts.
10.		Omar Fraile (AST)	6 pts.
11.		Alexis Gougeard (ALM)	5 pts.
12.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	4 pts.
13.		Sven Erik Bystrøm (UAD)	3 pts.
14th		Xandro Meurisse (WGG)	2 pts.
15th		Jens Keukeleire (LTS)	1 point

Stage goal in Gap after 200 km at 745  m
1.		Matteo Trentin (MTS)	50 pts.
2.		Kasper Asgreen (DQT)	30 pts.
3.		Greg Van Avermaet (CCC)	20 pts.
4th		Bauke Mollema (TFS)	18 pts.
5.		Dylan Teuns (TBM)	16 pts.
6th		Gorka Izagirre (AST)	14 pts.
7th		Daniel Oss (BOH)	12 pts.
8th.		Pierre-Luc Périchon (COF)	10 pts.
9.		Toms Skujiņš (TFS)	8 pts.
10.		Jesús Herrada (COF)	7 pts.
11.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	6 pts.
12.		Lukas Pöstlberger (BOH)	5 pts.
13.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	4 pts.
14th		Vegard Stake Length (UAD)	3 pts.
15th		Sergio Henao (UAD)	2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Côte de la Rochette-du-Buis Category 4 after 104.5 km at 756  m 2.3 km at 6.2%
1.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	1 point

Col de la Sentinelle Category 3 after 191.5 km over 981  m 5.2 km at 5.4%
1.		Matteo Trentin (TFS)	2 pts.
2.		Kasper Asgreen (DQT)	1 point

tasks

•  Luis León Sánchez (AST): Did not start the stage
•  Cees Bol (SUN): Did not start the stage
•  Tony Martin (TJV): Disqualification
•  Luke Rowe (INS): Disqualification

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Trentino plays all or nothing and triumphs. In: radsport-news.com. July 24, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Rowe et Martin exclus du Tour, Jumbo Visma et Ineos en appel. In: rbtf.be. July 24, 2019, accessed on July 25, 2019 (French). 
3. ↑ Team Jumbo-Visma: Martin en Rowe geven statement over wedstrijdincident en beroep on YouTube , July 24, 2019, accessed on July 25, 2019 (Tony Martin and Luke Rowe issue a statement on the race incident and the jury's decision (English; duration : 5:54 min).).
4. ↑ Teams file an objection: "Big shock" after Martin and Rowe were excluded from the tour. In: eurosport.de. July 24, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Tour exclusion for Tony Martin. In: sportschau.de. July 24, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 . 
6. ↑ No mercy: Martin remains excluded from the tour. In: eurosport.de. July 25, 2019, accessed July 25, 2019 . 

Web links

• 17th stage of the Tour de France 2019 on letour.fr
• Race course of the 17th stage on letour.fr (see dispatches)
• Tour de France 2019/17. Stage in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Tour de France: Summary - Stage 17 - Tour de France 2019 on YouTube (length: 4:15 min).
• Press kit and final result of the 17th stage provided by tissottiming.com (PDF; 3.0 MB)