The day after Fabio Jakobsen, Dylan Groenewegen won the Tour de France Stage 3 in the Tour de France, Denmark, completing his return from the horror crash two years ago.
Groenewegen named yellow jersey wearers Wout Van Aert, Jasper Philipsen and Peter Sagan as the 182 km stage from Vejle, the last of this Danish grand department store, was determined in just a few millimeters. I defeated it slightly.
Groenewegen rode on the wheels, going around first Sagan and then Van Aert, claiming victory on his fifth career tour stage since 2019.
For the past two years, Groenewegen has been the aftermath of a fast crash on Saturday's stage winner Jacobsen's life-threatening injury to Poland.
Groenewegen is certainly responsible for the design of the course, faced the threat of murder, and is responsible for much of the nine-month ban from the world's governing body, the UCI. I did.
A 29-year-old woman who broke her collarbone in a crash did not face a physical recovery like Jacobsen, but she talked about the mental wounds left behind, after which she was emotional. There was a reaction. This victory.
"It was a long way (back)," said BikeExchange-Jaco Rider. "Thanks to my team and my family and friends for returning me to the tour in good condition. Beautiful.
" After that happened, of course, mentally, not physically. This is for my wife and son, which means a lot. "
Groenewegen in a slow crash splitting Peloton in his approach to the town He said he was involved, but when it was important he was in the right place.
"I was a little angry yesterday, but today I was in the box for a long time and was involved in a crash with 9 km remaining, but the team put me back in place and calmed down. That's it, "he added.
The crash, where Chris Froome hit the deck for two days in a row, caught many riders, although his main favorites passed.
Van Aart's second place kept him in a yellow jersey. Thanks to the increased number of bonus seconds, it has a 7 second advantage over Yves Lampaert.
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar remained in 3rd place, down 14 seconds and sacrificed the split caused by the crash, so the other champions went up.
Primož Roglič is up to 7th, 23 seconds off-yellow, with Adam Yates and Tom Pidocock, both Ineos Grenadiers' pair, in the top 10.
Dylan Groenewegen celebrates the clinch victory
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Geraint Thomas On the 12th, it will be down 32 seconds and it will be Monday's transfer day when the race will transfer to France. A rugged stage around the boyfriend coming on Tuesday before the cobblestones on Wednesday.
Many riders apologize for leaving Denmark after a great scene as fans lined up on the road for three days.
It was clear to what extent the tour accepted the host country, as many riders conducted pre-stage interviews in Viking helmets on Sunday.
Locally popular Magnus Cort Nielsen has begun a lonely departure to ensure he holds the polka-dotted jersey. EF Education-EasyPost riders were able to enjoy the delight of the crowd for only 129km.
"Starting in Denmark was a pretty great experience," said Adam Yates. "The crowd was weak and there weren't many kilometers on the road where the crowd wasn't at least two depths.
" I've done a good job so far. Tomorrow is a holiday. It's the day. I'll recover for future appointments. "
