Sastre draws inspiration from yellow jersey
July 27, 2008
In the time trial stage 20 of the tour de France it was Carlos Sastre who rode an inspired race to keep his challengers at bay. In the 53km time trial many expected Cadel Evans to chase him down.
It did not turn out this way as Sastre rode the time trial of his life to keep a lead of just over one minute going into the final stage. Evans was seventh in the stage and this was not good enough to grab the yellow jersey.
Unless there is some accident that claims Sastre on the final day it appears that the tour victory is his. There is an unwritten rule that prevents riders from challenging the yellow jersey on the 143km ride into Paris.
In stage 20 it was Stefan Schumacher who won the time trial as he powered home in 1 hour 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
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