Ion Izagirre soloes to victory in mid-mountain Tour de France stage
Ion Izagirre emerged victorious from an absorbing mid-mountain Tour de France stage which started with a flurry of attacks that lasted to the end on Thursday.
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Tom Pidcock 'stuck' between chasing GC and stage wins at Tour de France – Luke Rowe backs podium push
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) is «stuck» between pursuing a high overall finish at the 2023 Tour de France and chasing stage wins, according to his team-mate Luke Rowe, who backed the British star to fight for a podium spot. Pidcock wrote off his own hopes of winning the yellow jersey before the first pedal stroke, claiming he was «not good enough» to challenge Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) this year. Ad Yet he has avoided incident and held his own in the mountains to sit eighth in the general classification after 12 stages, albeit 5'26" back on leader Vingegaard.
Ion Izagirre storms to stage 12 but no change at the top
Ion Izagirre took a superb solo victory at the end of an explosive stage 12 of the Tour de France to Belleville-en-Beaujolais.
Tour de France: 'Let them fry themselves' - Ineos star Luke Rowe 'very surprised' at Jumbo-Visma tactics
UAE Team Emirates will be happy to let Jumbo-Visma «fry themselves» in their ultra-aggressive defence of the yellow jersey, according to Ineos Grenadiers star Luke Rowe. Gone are the days of Team Sky, now Ineos, sucking the soul out of the Tour de France with their unbreakable mountain train. Instead, Jumbo-Visma have adopted an unusual approach to defending the overall lead for Jonas Vingegaard – all out attack.
Pogacar and Vingegaard keep cards close to their chest ahead of duel at the top
BELLEVILLE EN BEAUJOLAIS, France: After a few days with the mere mortals in the peloton, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar are ready to resume their battle for the Tour de France title as the 13th stage will be decided at the top of the lung-busting ascent to the Col du Grand Colombier on Friday (Jul 14).
Tour de France 2023: Cofidis toast another win as Ion Izagirre takes Stage 12 on frantic day
Just like the proverbial London buses – you wait an eternity for one, then two come in quick succession. So it has proved for Cofidis in this year’s Tour de France – the French team now swooping for two stage wins in two weeks, having previously experienced a drought stretching back 15 years.
Spanish rider Ion Izagirre wins Tour de France stage 12
The Basque rider went solo in the last short climb of the day, 30km from the finish, and never looked back to claim a second career Tour stage win.
Ion Izagirre seals rare win as Vingegaard retains Tour de France lead
Basque rider Ion Izagirre broke away for a solo triumph on stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday.