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«Time is running out» for Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) to win a stage at the 2023 Tour de France, according to Eurosport expert Dan Lloyd, who is still convinced the Belgian can deliver in the second half of the race. Van Aert has been surprisingly quiet since being thwarted on Stage 2 by Victor Lafay (Cofidis), with the 28-year-old failing to make his mark despite his all-round abilities.
«A day for Mark Cavendish?» How we long to write those words in a Tour de France article one final time – but alas, as a bunch sprint beckons on Stage 11, the Manx Missile is no longer in contention after crashing out in the opening week. Instead, it will be over to Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) to provide the headlines as the Belgian chases a remarkable fourth stage win in 2023, while Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep) will be desperate for victory after a difficult start to the Tour.
Jumbo-Visma paid a price for not adapting their plans to the shifting scenario on Stage 6 of the Tour de France, leaving Jonas Vingegaard as “probably the most disappointed guy going into a yellow jersey in history,” according to Robbie McEwen. Vingegaard put time into his big general classification rival Tadej Pogacar on Stage 5, as the Slovenian was unable to hold the wheel and said his legs were not good. Ad Jumbo seemed keen to repeat the trick, but the scenario was different as Pogacar was able to hold the wheel on the Col du Tourmalet.
After two pulsating days in the Pyrenees, the 2023 Tour de France takes a breather with an almost pan-flat from Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux. Friday's only categorised climb, just 1.2km at 4.4%, will not scare any of the fast men, meaning a bunch sprint is almost inevitable.
It could be a day for a breakaway as the Tour de France heads into the Pyrenees for the first time on Stage 5. It's been a hugely eventful start to the Tour, with Tuesday's stage seeing three crashes in the finale, to go with the early dominance of UAE Team Emirates. Ad And after a couple of days for the sprinters, it's onto more hilly terrain as we get our first look at the mountains in this year's edition.
It's back-to-back flat stages at the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish has another chance to go for history with a 35th Tour stage win on Stage 4. The riders left Spain for France on Stage 3 Monday, and it was Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was the strongest in the finale, edging out Wout van Aert and Caleb Ewan. Ad Cavendish came across the line in sixth to hint that he is in decent shape for the weeks ahead.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) admitted he was «angry» after missing on victory in Stage 2 at the 2023 Tour de France, but said throwing a bottle in frustration was a «normal reaction». Fresh footage has surfaced of the aftermath to Sunday's stage to San Sebastian, which showed the Belgian hurling a bidon to the ground after being pipped to the line by Victor Lafay (Cofidis).
The 2023 Tour de France is off to a sensational start. After the Yates twins kicked things off with a brotherly one-two in Bilbao, Victor Lafay (Cofidis) staged a one-man ambush to stun Wout van Aert and Jumbo-Visma on Stage 2. The categorised climbs keep coming on Stage 3, with four more taking the race total to 14.