First big sprint at Tour de France
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Olav Kooij won on Wednesday. He is from the Netherlands. It was stage 5 of the Tour de France. The route was 158 kilometers long. It started in Lannemezan. It ended in Pau. There was a mass sprint for the first time. Olav Kooij was the fastest rider. The German Max Kanter came in second place. Tim Merlier from Belgium came in third place.
The weather was very hot. It was over 30 degrees. There was a crash near the finish. Only a few riders reached the end together. An escape rider was named Baptiste Veistroffer. He rode alone at the front for a long time. The main group caught him near the end. Torstein Traeen still leads the race. He wears the yellow shirt.
The race gets harder on Thursday. The riders go into the high mountains. They go to the Pyrenees mountains. The riders cross the famous mountain Col du Tourmalet. The finish is in Gavarnie-Gèdre. This is the first mountain finish. The riders must climb 4100 meters. This takes a lot of power.
The weather was very hot. It was over 30 degrees. There was a crash near the finish. Only a few riders reached the end together. An escape rider was named Baptiste Veistroffer. He rode alone at the front for a long time. The main group caught him near the end. Torstein Traeen still leads the race. He wears the yellow shirt.
The race gets harder on Thursday. The riders go into the high mountains. They go to the Pyrenees mountains. The riders cross the famous mountain Col du Tourmalet. The finish is in Gavarnie-Gèdre. This is the first mountain finish. The riders must climb 4100 meters. This takes a lot of power.
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Definitions
- Stage
- A part of a long race. It happens on one day.
- Mass sprint
- Many riders drive very fast to the finish at the same time.
- Yellow shirt
- A special shirt for the leader of the race.
- Escape rider
- A rider who rides alone at the front.
- Mountain finish
- The finish of the race is on top of a mountain.
People
- Olav Kooij
- A professional rider from the Netherlands.
- Max Kanter
- A German professional rider.
- Torstein Traeen
- A rider from Norway. He leads the race.
- Baptiste Veistroffer
- A French rider who likes to ride alone.
Locations
- Pau
- A city in the south of France.
- Col du Tourmalet
- A very famous and high mountain pass.
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