Ecuador’s Carapaz wins 20th stage of Tour de France
He just kept on going,” Carapaz’s sports director, Charlie Wegelius said.“Kuss obviously went once, managed to get him back, managed to get him the other time when he was just holding him, and clawing back a few seconds here and there. He just never gave up.”Carapaz and Kuss were part of an early breakaway that formed on the first of four major climbs of the day.
- ▪He just kept on going,” Carapaz’s sports director, Charlie Wegelius said.“Kuss obviously went once, managed to get him back, managed to get him the other time when he was just holding him, and clawing back a few seconds here and there.
- ▪He just never gave up.”Carapaz and Kuss were part of an early breakaway that formed on the first of four major climbs of the day.
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Open this photo in gallery:Ecuador's Richard Carapaz rides on his way to win the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Le Bourg d'Oisans and finish in Alpe d'huez, France, Saturday.Thibault Camus/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountEcuador’s Richard Carapaz won the Tour de France’s final mountain stage on Saturday, riding clear to victory in Alpe d’Huez after American Sepp Kuss crashed twice in the closing kilometres.The EF Education-EasyPost rider completed the 170.9 kilometre route from Le Bourg-d’Oisans to claim his second stage win in three days and secure the mountains classification.“He showed perseverance.
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