Tour de France 2022: These stories made the Tour of France special this year
Tour Magazin
· 24.10.2022
Simon Geschke
Climbing inspiration at the Tour de France
Nine days - that's newer Record for a German in the Mountain jersey at the Tour de France. That's how long Simon Geschke the white bib with the red dots. Only on the last mountain stage did Jonas Vingegaard with the Stage win in Hautacam the professional cyclist from Team Cofidis the jersey. Geschke, who finished second in the mountain classification after a valiant fight, was allowed to wear the jersey to Paris as a substitute for Vingegaard in accordance with the regulations. EI hope I've inspired a few riders to go for the jersey more - so that it doesn't always go to the overall winner", said the 36-year-old.
Peter Sagan
A nice gesture at the Tour de France
It was a nice card - written in French: "Please - can you tell Julian how much I miss him? Thank you so much!" The card had Marion Rousse received, partner of Julian Alaphilippe, Head of the women's Tour de France and a commentator for French television during the men's race. Sender of the card: Peter Sagan. Alaphilippe was impressed by his Team Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl was not nominated, having only competed in his first race after a serious crash injury at the French Championships a week before the Tour. He has delivered a total of six of the eight French stage wins at the Tour since 2018. This year, the French had to wait until the 19th stageas Christophe Laporte from the team Jumbo-Visma took the day's victory.
Thibaut Pinot
Slap in the face
It was an unusual incident: a Carer of the Trek-Segafredo team took the French professional cyclist Thibaut Pinot on the Stage 8 temporarily out of the Tour de France. When a Catering bag for a Trek pro, he had the passing Pinot in the face, who, dazed, had to collect himself at the side of the track before he could continue.
Magnus Cort Nielsen
11 mountain classifications at the Tour de France
11 mountain rankings in a row, the Dane Magnus Cort Nielsen won. He thus broke the Record from the year 1958as Federico Bahamontes was first in seven Tour de France classifications. However, the Spaniard was successful on much higher mountains. Cort Nielsen won in the lowest, the 4th category.
Fabio Jakobsen
That was close
15 seconds before the end of the Time limits achieved Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl) finished last in the 17th stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees. The team-mates Yves Lampaert and Florian Senechal cheered the Dutchman on from the finish line. Completely exhausted, the Dutch sprinter, who won the Stage 2 the extremely steep final ascent to Peyragudes - and was allowed to continue through the Pyrenees the next day.
Marc Soler and Michael Mörköv
Everything given
DNF - did not finish - is written in the results list when a professional cyclist gives up on the road. But with this combination of letters, the Dane Michael Mörköv did not finish his seventh Tour de France. Weakened, the 37-year-old Dane lost from the Team Quick-Step shortly after the start of the 15th stage the connection to the Peloton and fought his way to the finish alone over more than 180 kilometres in temperatures of up to 40 degrees. 1:05:40 hours after the day's winner Jasper Philipsen he reached the finish line in Carcassonne.
It was thus more than twelve minutes above the Time limit and gave the crew of the broom wagon overtime. "I'm not disappointed because I gave it my all", he said at the finish line, where he was greeted with applause from the fans. It was a similar story Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates)who is on the 16th stage was left behind early and also only reached the finish a quarter of an hour after the time limit.
New time trial helmet at the Tour de France
Stocking holder
At the opening time trial in Copenhagen a number of drivers whose teams were Specialised the attention of the public. The reason was the new TT5 time trial helmet with an unconventional shape and a Face stocking instead of straps for fastening on the head. The sight was remotely reminiscent of the Science fiction figure Darth Vader - and the wearers of the helmet were sure to be ridiculed on the net.
Whether this was the reason why the helmet was not worn during the final time trial in the Heat from Rocamadour had disappeared from the scene again? The winner of the opening time trial, the Belgian Yves Lampaert from the Team Quick-Step-Alpha Vinyl, had immediately dispensed with the new helmet and worn the previous model.
Leaking bladder at the Tour de France?
135 from 176 starters finished the 109th Tour de France. Unlike in previous years, when the Tour's racing bubble largely held tight, the last time there were fewer was in 2000. Covid infections an important factor this time. Alone 17 professional cyclists left the race after positive corona testsincluding Chris Froome, Enric Mas and Max Walscheid. The Teams AG2R-La Mondiale and Israel-Premier Tech brought only three out of eight racers to the finish line in Paris.
