2007년 투어 드 프랑스 stage 4

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스테이지 4는 지난 3일간 열심히 달린 건각들에게 또다른 힘든 하루의 라이딩었을것 같습니다.

주로 평지로 이루어진 193km의 코스로 break away (브레이크 어웨이- 그룹에서 치고 나와 3~6명이서 내빼는걸 말합니다. )가 성공하기 좀 어려운 코스로 중간 중간 point지점이 있어서 전 경기내내 박진감 넘치는 경기가 되죠..

우승한 사람은 Hushovd라는 노르웨이 선수로 지난해 부엘타 에스파냐 (스페인에서 열리는 세계 3대 장거리 싸이클 랠리- 투어 드 프랑스, 지로 디 이탈리아와 함께) stage 6에서 우승한 적이 있다는 군요..

아래 문맥을 대충 읽어보면, 이번 스테이지의 우승에는 역시 팀 동료들의 도움이 컸다고 말하고 있는데, 너무 보기 좋습니다. 동영상 해설에도 Julian Dean이 언급되던데, 그가 450를 앞에서 끌어주면서 길을 터주고, 나머지 200m를 자기가 열나게 밟았다는군요. ㅋㅋ.

현재 전체 포인트순위는 5위, 옐로저지를 위한 전체 시간경쟁에서는 2위를 달리고 있다고 하니, 아직 악명높은 알프스 산악구간이 남아있기는 하지만, 이름을 익혀둘만 한듯 합니다. .

Hushovd paid credit to his team, who he said did vital work. "The sprint was very fast with big, wide roads at the end. My team did a lot of work for me and riders such as Sébastien Hinault and William Bonnet were helping a lot. I trusted Julian Dean; I stayed on his wheel and he started the sprint very strongly with about 450 metres to go. He led me out and then I jumped with about 200 metres remaining..

Hunter gives a push "William Bonnet is big talent and is in the Tour de France to learn. He showed that he could do very big things and get good results. Julian Dean is a wonderful team-mate as well; I have a lot of trust in him, he is able to find a good position for the sprint. I just have to be on his wheel. I knew when I saw him today with 450 metres to go that today could be my day.".

The 29 year-old has had a solid enough time since that Vuelta stage win. He placed second on two consecutive stages and then fourth in Paris-Tours; this season, results such as five top six places in the Tour of California, two in Tirreno – Adriatico, 11th in Gent-Wevelgem, two runner up slots in the Giro d'Italia and two other top six placings there showed that he was banging on the door..

But it was this continuous run without a victory which was eating away at him; he went frustratingly close on several occasions since the Tour of Italy, taking two top six placings in the Dauphiné Libéré, second in the Norwegian road race championships and second again on the London to Canterbury stage of the Tour de France.

He had to stay strong, remain focussed, and he said on Wednesday evening that he had done just that. "I had confidence when I started the Tour de France. I knew that I had done the job before. In my head I just had the thoughts of not having a win this season, but I was sure that my form wasn't too bad..

"I think my training is almost the same as last year. I think the only thing I changed is that I did the Norwegian championships. Before the Tour I tried to prepare for the prologue like every year. I did a lot of training on my time trial bike, but most of it was the sprints..

"I think the prologue was a bit too long for me so I wasn't too disappointed. Then on stage one I was second and so I knew I was going well. I feel that my form is here and hope now I just get payback after the job I did the whole winter.".

Hushovd waves from the podium. Hushovd was one of those hitting the tarmac on stage two. "After my crash on Monday it was a little bit difficult for me. I was disappointed, and also because I lost a lot of points to McEwen and Boonen for the green jersey. That disappointment lasted three hours but after dinner I felt better. I realised that I had to look ahead to the future, to wait and to be trustful that things would improve.".

And improved they have. He's taken a stage win, moved up to fifth overall in the points standings [despite missing those important points] and, crucially, is now second overall, 29 seconds behind Fabian Cancellara (CSC)..

It's renewed his hopes that he might take the race lead once again, twelve months after wearing the maillot jaune. "I thought that I would have to forget the yellow jersey after Cancellara won yesterday. But winning today is very good. Tomorrow is difficult, it is better to take it day by day, but for sure when you are second you always have it [the maillot jaune] in mind.".

Stage five is, indeed, a tough one. A total of eight categorised climbs are littered along the 182.5 kilometre race from Chablis to Autun. While it's not the Alps, it could be a hard day for the big powerhouses like Cancellara and Hushovd, but the Norwegian is on a confidence high. With yellow at stake, he'll do all he can to roar in triumph once again.    출처: www.cyclingnews.com

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