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Fastest day in Tour de France history

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Soren Waerenskjold won the 11th stage. He comes from Norway. He rides for the team Uno-X. The win was a mass sprint. He was the fastest after 161 kilometers.

The riders were very fast. They rode 51 kilometers per hour on average. This is a new record. No stage was ever this fast. The old record was from the year 1999.

It was very hot during the race. There were 35 degrees. Still, the pros rode very fast. A strong group of escapees helped.

Nothing changed in the total ranking. Tadej Pogacar keeps the yellow jersey. He stays ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. His lead is more than 3 minutes.

A German rider had bad luck. Georg Zimmermann fell near the finish. But he could keep riding. He finished later.

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Definitions

Stage
A part of a long race. The Tour de France has many stages on different days.
Mass sprint
Many riders drive very fast at the end. They fight for the win at the same time.
Total ranking
The list of times for all riders. The rider with the shortest time leads.
Yellow jersey
A special shirt in bike racing. The best rider in the total ranking wears it.
Escapees
Riders who ride faster than the big group. They try to reach the finish alone.

People

Soren Waerenskjold
A pro bike rider from Norway. He won the 11th stage of the Tour de France.
Tadej Pogacar
A famous bike rider from Slovenia. He won the Tour de France often.
Jonas Vingegaard
A successful bike rider from Denmark. He is a strong rival of Tadej Pogacar.
Georg Zimmermann
A German bike pro. He rides in big races like the Tour de France.

Locations

Vichy
A city in France. The 11th stage started there.
Nevers
A city in France. The 11th stage ended there.

Sources

Logo Die Presse
Die Presse

Tour de France: Elfte Etappe im Sprint an Norweger Waerenskjold

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Bild

Tour de France mit Rekordetappe! Fast 51 km/h im Schnitt

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Al Jazeera

Norway’s Waerenskjold wins fastest Tour de France stage in history

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VOL

Elfte Tour-Etappe im Sprint an Norweger Waerenskjold

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Spiegel

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