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.
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».
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).
Tour de France: Pogacar admits wrist not fully healed as Vingegaard resists mind games
Tadej Pogacar has revealed his injured wrist still needs more time to heal, but the UAE Team Emirates star remains confident of his Tour de France chances.
Tadej Pogacar 'is the man, he will win this Tour de France' – Jens Voigt writes off Jonas Vingegaard chances
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) “is the man” and “will win” the 2023 Tour de France, according to Eurosport expert Jens Voigt. The Slovenian is on a revenge mission after seeing Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) end his two-year streak in the yellow jersey last year. Ad After a brilliant spring yielded wins at Paris-Nice, the Tour of Flanders and Amstel Gold, Pogacar looked to be the clear favourite heading into this summer's Tour.