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ITV Cycling Podcast

Tour de France 2018 Podcast: Stage 6

ITV Cycling Podcast

ITV Sport

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4.4674 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The Mûr de Bretagne, so good they climbed it twice. And nobody climbed it better than Ireland's Dan Martin. Matt, Ned and Chris bring all their analytical powers to bear. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

Stig six, rest at Mordabotlania, this is how it finished.

0:11.0

This is a phenomenally strong ride from Dan Martin.

0:14.0

He was threatening to do something like this when he wrote to victory in the Dauphinate,

0:18.0

but is he beginning to fade?

0:20.0

It's a long way and the wind is a factor here.

0:22.6

And Dan Martin, well, he's still got an advantage.

0:24.6

He's riding uphill at the best part of 40 kilometers an hour.

0:28.6

It's an extraordinary ride, but he's got this powerfully built,

0:31.6

muscular time trialist from Pierre Latour.

0:33.6

And Latour is sprinting to get on the wheel of Martin.

0:36.6

Surely Martin knows he's there, but can he do anything to respond?

0:39.3

If Pierre Latour closes in the final 150 metres, he could jump Martin here.

0:44.3

But how strong is this from the Irishman?

0:46.3

I think he's cracked Lator.

0:47.3

He's got Valverde now as a problem on the right-hand side of the road.

0:50.3

Still, Lato doesn't give it up.

0:52.3

Martin is going to hold on to victory.

0:55.6

A fantastic win for Dan Martin.

0:57.5

Biennatoor incensed.

0:59.0

Alejandro Valverdi picks up third place.

1:00.8

A group containing Garant Thomas crosses the line.

1:03.6

Chris Frum, perhaps a small gap to Rigabertu,

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