Tour de France 23, Stage 7: You Gotta Try

 After the intermediate sprint, this duo of Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroen) and Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) jumped clear of the peloton and chased down the lone leader, Simon Gugleilmi (Arkea-Samsic).  After catching him at the base of the only small climb of the day, they pressed on in a near futile effort to steal a stage from the sprinters and their teams.  Given the heat of the day, it was no surprise to see the motorcycle bedecked in Vittel water logos passing out bidons to riders along the road.  Yes, they both took one before the moto driver dropped back to find others who may need some hydration or a cooling spray.

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Tour Down Under '23, Stage 1: Sprinting to the Top

Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroen) tried to attack early on the final climb up Menglers Hill, but was soon caught by his closest rival in the King of the Mountains competition, Luke Plapp (Ineos-Grenadier).  However, Plapp attacked after catching Peters while bedecked in his brand new Australian National Champion's jersey.  Yet, it was Alessandro Covi (UAE Team Emirates) who got over the top first.  But Plapp's second place over both categorized climbs of the Menglers Hill was enough for him to be the one to pull on the Polka Dot Jersey on the podium at the end of the stage.

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Tour Down Under '23, Stage 1: A Solo Effort

Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroen) went off the front shortly after the 149 kilometer first road stage of the Tour Down Under got underway.  Being solo off the front he had all of the virtual jersey while the stage was underway (except the White Jersey of best young rider).  However, with another 72 kilometers to go, his just shy of two minute advantage wasn't going to be enough to hold off the peloton for much longer.  He was hoping to get over the Menglers Hill for the final King of the Mountains points before he got caught.  It was unfortunate for the Frenchman that he was the only one that got away from the grip of the peloton.  He certainly could have used some help.

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TDF, Stage 8: Dressing Up

On the Cote de Mont Saxonnex, the first Catagory 1 climb of this Tour, Ion Izagirre (Astana-Permier Tech) drops back to get a rain cape for the coming descent.  It has been a very wet day, and the high speed descents in wet clothes can make for a very chilly ride down the mountain.  There are a lot of factors that go into just finishing the Tour, let alone winning it.  Catching a cold can quickly ruin a rider's chance of making it all of the way to the Champs Elysees.  Just ahead, Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroen) is struggling to hold the wheels of this chasing group.  They are all facing a second big climb and another 47 kilometers before the end of today's effort.

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Tour, Stage 8: Embracing His Effort

It is rare that a break will go to the line, but today Nans Peters (Ag2r La Mondiale) is the second to do so to win a stage in this year's Tour.  We are only to the eighth day of racing, and this Tour has already offered up more drama, more twist and more turns than it has in decades.  The GC battle continued ten minutes behind but in the end the only major change was the collapse of Thibaut Pinot.

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Tour, Stage 8: First on the Way Down

Nans Peters (Ag2r La Mondiale) used his rather superior descending skills to drop off the back side of the Port de Bales.  Peters was one of the original thirteen that got off the front early into the stage.  And he was one of just eight that got to the top of the penultimate climb before leaving them all behind.  So far it was looking like a good day for the French squad, with Cosnefroy solidifiying his lead in the Polka Dots, Bardet in good form after his fall, and Peters off the front on a solo run to the finish.

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Tour Down Under, Stage 6: Hoping to Get Away

With a very tight race in every competition except the King of the Mountains, today's circuit race through downtown Adelaide should be a "real ripper," to use the venacular.  The first group to open up a gap on the peloton was this quartet comprised of Antoine Duchesne (FDJ), Nans Peters and Pierre Roger Latour (Ag2r La Mondiale) and  Ben O'Connor (Dimension Data).  With bonus seconds on offer at the intermediate sprints, Mitchelton-Scott would love for a group to get established and help make sure that no one could grab time on the Ochre Jersey of their man Daryl Impey. 

Apparently after this group swelled in numbers, the peloton decided this was not the break they wanted.

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