Evenepoel abandons race as Arensman wins stage 14
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Evanapole abandons race as Arensman wins stage 14. Remco Evanapole was forced to abandon this year’s tour to France as Teean Arensman claimed his maiden stage win. Tarde Pagacha marginally extended his commanding overall lead over Yonas Vingore as the reigning champion finished second on a gruelling mountain stage with Vingard third. But Evan Napole who was third in the general classification coming into a third punishing day in the Pyrenees is now out of the race. The double Olympic champion faltered on the first of four climbs on the 182.6 kina stage from POW and had to withdraw midway through the ascent of the mighty Kuldut Malay. I didn’t have the best preparation coming into the tour, said the Sudal Quickstep rider, but I did everything I could to be in the best possible shape. Sadly, I just wasn’t at 110%, which is what you need at the Tour to France to fight for the general classification. German debutant Florian Lipowitz, 24, finished fifth on the day and climbed into the final GC podium place. And although British rider Oscar only lost time to Lipawitz, the 22-year-old Scott still moved up one place to fourth overall. Dutch debutant Arensman reached the summit finish at the ski resort of Luchon Super Bangaras just over a minute before Pagacha for the 25-year-old’s first stage win and a first on this year’s tour for British team Inos Grenaders.