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Alasdair Fotheringham

'With all those people, something was bound to go wrong' - Remco Evenepoel strengthens his Tour de France position despite being blocked by fans and motorbikes on Alpe d'Huez

An overhead view of the crowds encroaching on the riders and Evenepoel stuck behind three motorbikes unable to attack past.

Remco Evenepoel successfully overcame another major obstacle in his pathway towards second place overall in the Tour de France on Friday on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez, but not even a technically adept rider like the Belgian could avoid being blocked by fans and race motorbikes on the chaotic climb.

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe racer finished in sixth place at 2:29 behind stage winner and yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at the Alpe d'Huez summit after an attack on the second part of the climb.

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