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The sprinter of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team won Saturday in Pontarlier, after about fifteen kilometers alone.
Incessant showers, slippery roads, multiple attacks at the front. Nothing could have contained the power of the Australian Kaden Groves. Member of the breakaway of the day, the sprinter of Alpecin-Deceuninck offered himself a prestigious victory on the Tour de France, Saturday July 26, in Pontarlier. More known for his speed, Kaden Groves won by leaving alone about fifteen kilometers from the finish, while French Romain Grégoire had dropped a few kilometers before.
Fifth in the stage, the Groupama-FDJ runner will surely have regrets since he had tilted at the top of the last difficulty of the day, on his land in Doubs. On the other hand, Jordan Jegat, another tricolor at the front Saturday, managed a nice blow. With a favorite peloton who left the escape to the escape, the teammate of Total Energies (7th in Pontarlier) climbs to 10th place in the general classification on the eve of the arrival on the Champs-Elysées. As for Tadej Pogacar, the yellow jersey keeps 4'24 ahead of its rival Jonas Vingegaard.