Tour de France: Adam Yates beats twin brother to opening stage win and yellow jersey
Adam Yates beat twin brother Simon to victory on the opening stage of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey in Bilbao.
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Pogacar turns on the gas as duel with Vingegaard looms on Tour
BILBAO, Spain : If there were any doubts about Tadej Pogacar's form going into this year's Tour de France, the two-time champion dispelled them in style on the opening stage as he turned on the gas in the first brutal climb of the race on Saturday.
Tour de France 2023: Adam Yates edges twin brother Simon Yates in Stage 1 thriller, Tadej Pogacar just behind
Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) edged twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) on Stage 1 as the 2023 Tour de France began with a bang. The British duo pulled clear after the final climb with pre-race favourites Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) content to sit back after earlier lighting up the stage.
Adam beats Simon in Yates twins one-two on Tour stage one
BILBAO, Spain :Britain's Adam Yates pipped his own twin brother Simon to claim the opening stage of the Tour de France and don the first yellow jersey of this year's race at the end of a 182.5-km loop around Bilbao on Saturday.
Wilting West Indies fail to qualify for World Cup for first time
:Two-time winners West Indies will not play in the 50-over Cricket World Cup for the first time after a comprehensive seven-wicket loss to Scotland in their Super Six clash at the qualification tournament in Zimbabwe on Saturday.
Tom Pidcock claims he is 'not good enough' to win Tour de France in 2023, targets stage wins
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) wrote off his own hopes of winning the yellow jersey at the 2023 Tour de France before the first pedal stroke, telling Eurosport he was “not good enough” to top the general classification. The multi-talented Brit, who won atop Alpe d'Huez last year after a descending masterclass, said he would target stage victories again and «see what happens on GC».
Rider security a priority as Tour de France kicks off from Basque port
The recent death of Gino Maeder who fell racing down a mountain at the Tour of Switzerland was on most rider's minds as authorities unveiled fresh safety measures on the eve of the 21-day race to Paris.
Ineos Grenadiers could have 'worst Tour de France with no general classification leader' - Adam Blythe
Eurosport expert Adam Blythe is predicting that Ineos Grenadiers could have their «worst Tour de France in terms of general classification hopes.» Ineos, previously Team Sky, once dominated the peloton at the Tour de France, winning the yellow jersey for five straight years from 2015 to 2019. Ad But this summer their team doesn’t appear to have a strong favourite to battle the GC favourites like Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).