Arensman gives up GC aspirations after major losses on Tour stage 6
Thymen Arensman came into the Tour de France as a fringe GC contender for Netcompany-Ineos after his strong ride to fourth overall at the Giro d'Italia, but he lost nearly 17 minutes to Tadej Pogačar – and nearly 14 minutes to a sizable group of other GC hopefuls – on Thursday's stage 6.
"On the [Col d']Aspin, it was already full throttle," he told Wielerflits afterward. "That’s when I felt my body hadn’t recovered well enough from the Giro for a good general classification. On the Tourmalet, I thought: There isn’t going to be a good general classification, so I just rode to the finish. I think that makes perfect sense after a Grand Tour and fourth place in the Giro." [Wielerflits]
