Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has explained why he broke away on stage 3 of the Tour de France to capture the lead of the mountains classification from teammate and top GC favourite Tadej Pogačar.
The Belgian all-rounder was the one rider to move ahead of the peloton in a planned break on stage 3, taking off briefly before the fourth-category Mont Cassel ascent to secure the lone point on offer in the mountains classification on Tuesday, and thus claim the top spot in the ranking.
“Although I will proudly wear the polka dot jersey tomorrow, winning the mountain classification is not the goal. There is only one main thing: yellow in Paris.”
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