Tom Pidcock adds first Tour de France stage victory to mountain bike Olympic gold medal
The 2020 Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock sealed his first Tour de France stage victory on Thursday.
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Tour de France stage 12 result LIVE: Tom Pidcock wins Alpe d’Huez as Jonas Vingegaard holds off Tadej Pogacar
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Pidcock wins Alpe d'Huez stage as Vingegaard retains yellow
Britain's Tom Pidcock won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.1-km Alpine trek between Briancon and L'Alpe d'Huez.
Tour de France 2022 – Tom Pidcock wins atop Alpe d’Huez, Chris Froome third, Jonas Vingegaard defends yellow
Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) became the youngest winner in history on Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France after lighting up Stage 12, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) snuffing out an attack from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to keep yellow. Pidcock was unleashed with 128km remaining of the queen stage as he quickly hoovered up the day’s break with some terrifying descending, taking compatriot Chris Froome (Israel–Premier Tech) with him. Ad/> He attacked to whittle the front group down to five, with Froome still in the mix, before setting off decisively with 10.5km to go on Alpe d’Huez.
Pidcock wins Alpe d'Huez Tour de France stage as Vingegaard retains yellow
L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France : Britain's Tom Pidcock won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.1-km Alpine trek between Briancon and L'Alpe d'Huez on Thursday.
'Heart in your mouth' – Tom Pidcock compared to Lionel Messi after terrifying descent at Tour de France
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) dropped a descending masterclass on the Col du Galibier as he ripped clear on Stage 12 at the Tour de France. The Brit, who began the day 11th in the general classification at 11’12”, was unleashed with 128km remaining of the queen stage to Alpe d’Huez and set about closing the gap to the day’s breakaway. Ad/> Pidcock had nearly two minutes to close but quickly hoovered up the other chasers, including four-time champion Chris Froome (Israel–Premier Tech), with some terrific (and terrifying) cornering.
Tour de France 2022 Stage 7 preview: Route map and profile of summit finish atop Planche des Belles Filles
Stage 7 of the 2022 Tour de France offers up the first summit finish for the general classification contenders to fight over, and an opportunity for Tadej Pogacar to stamp his authority on the race once more.
Bradley Wiggins says Tadej Pogacar was 'amazing' during the cobbled Stage 5 of the Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins reckoned that the cobbled Stage 5 of the Tour de France was «the most animated» in the 20 years the terrain has been a part of the race. The inclusion of the cobbles is always a talking point in the famous event, not least because it throws up so many unexpected incidents. Ad/> And it did so again on Wednesday as the riders travelled from Lille to Arenberg, with Team Jumbo-Visma the unlucky victims, seeing Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert all experience problems.