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Roglic wins in chief’s jersey uphill in Paris-Good

Primoz Roglic Wins Paris-Good’s Seventh Stage
Primoz Roglic, a Slovenian bike owner, won the seventh stage of the Paris-Good, finishing 200 metres ahead of four competitors at the Col de Turini. With the win on the French stage race’s penultimate day, Jumbo-Visma rider claimed the yellow chief’s jersey.
From Good to the Col de Turini, the seventh stage spanned 155.5 km, with a difficult last ascent of over 15 kilometres at an approximately 10% gradient. Austrian Gregor Mühlberger led the leading group of the first eighteen riders for the longest until the classification riders caught up with him approximately six km from the finish.
After blocking teammates Adam Yates and Daniel Martínez’s (both Ineos Grenadiers) strikes, Roglic launched an attack of his own. Only Martinez was able to keep up at first, but three kilometres in, Simon Yates and Nairo Quintana were able to catch up. João Almeida was able to join as the four leaders in the last km mostly glanced at one another.
Clearly the strongest person was Roglic in the uphill sprint. With his youngster resting in his lap, Roglic remarked, “I had the right legs today.” “My wife and child were here with me, and they are my biggest supports. It was a wonderful day.

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