Kelderman falls short in battle for Tour de France fourth

Tour de France 2021 108th Edition 20th stage Libourne Saint Emilion 308 km 17072021 Wilco Kelderman NED Bora Hansgrohe photo Kei TsujiBettiniPhoto2021
Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe) on the 20th stage of the 2021 Tour de France (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Wilco Kelderman’s attempts to claw enough time back during the stage 20 time trial to shift up to fourth place overall at the Tour de France may have failed but the Bora-Hansgrohe rider is content that he will be walking away from Sunday's Paris finale having delivered the best performance possible. 

Kelderman entered the penultimate stage of the race sitting in fifth position overall, just 32 seconds behind Ben O’Connor (AG2R Citroën) in fourth, and there was reason to think the time trial could work in Kelderman’s favour.

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