“The finish was incredible!”: the Saint-Hilaire ramp in Rouen, a taste of Rue Lepic on the Tour
Tadej Pogacar, winner of the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday in Rouen, built his victory on an incredible and very steep climb, right in the middle of the city. We were there.
By Jean-Gabriel Bontinck , special correspondent in Rouen (Seine-Maritime)"Oh, you didn't know that was the case in Normandy!" Dimitri says to a runner in difficulty. Maxence and his friends laugh. "Look, they're everywhere!" his friend says, encouraging Lenny Martinez, who has been dropped a good distance behind the leaders. Tadej Pogacar , pursued by the rest of the pack, had passed here 10 minutes earlier, on the Rampe Saint-Hilaire in Rouen, under the eyes of Maxence, Dimitri and their friends.
"And Kevin, where is he?" they shout, looking for the white jersey of the best young rider of the Tour, Kevin Vauquelin . The Norman is approaching home and will finish 10 seconds from victory, after crashing into this famous ramp that he knows well.
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