Tour de France stage 13 result LIVE: Mads Pedersen sprints to victory as Jonas Vingegaard retains lead
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Mads Pedersen bursts to stage win in Saint Etienne
Mads Pedersen won stage 13 of the Tour de France from a breakaway in Saint Etienne as Britain's Fred Wright had to settle for second.
Tour de France 2022 - How to watch Stage 13 on Friday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map
After three consecutive days of gruelling climbs in scorching heat, the Tour returns to relative serenity on Stage 13. With three climbs building throughout the day from the 2.4km Cote de Brie to the 6.6km Cote de Saint-Romain-en-Gal, Stage 13 has plenty of points on offer in the fight for the green jersey. Ad/> However, a sprinters' finish is likely as riders enter Saint-Etienne.
Fireworks on Alpe d’Huez at the Tour de France - Video
The summit finish of the famed Alpe d’Huez was always going to be a show of the highest order at the Tour de France, cheered on enthusiastically by the teeming Bastille Day crowds.
Pidcock wins Alpine Tour de France stage as Vingegaard retains lead
L’ALPE D’HUEZ, France: British rookie Tom Pidcock, riding for Ineos, showed world class skills as he won stage 12 of the Tour de France on the Bastille Day holiday on Thursday.
Tour de France: Britain's Pidcock wins Bastille Day stage 12 as Vingegaard retains lead
A daredevil descent lit the fuse for the 22-year-old’s win while an explosive acceleration on the final ascent of the Alpe d’Huez finished the job on the final day in the Alps.
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Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) has said some fans are “too crazy” following a lively finale on Alpe d'Huez during Stage 12 of the Tour de France. Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) became the youngest winner in history on Alpe d’Huez at the Tour after lighting up the stage, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) snuffing out attacks from Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to keep yellow. Ad/> Thomas finished alongside Vingegaard and Pogacar, 3’23” down on Pidcock.
Pogacar admits lack of self-confidence, vows to fight on Tour de France
L'ALPE D'HUEZ, France: Tadej Pogacar attacked Tour de France overall leader Jonas Vingegaard twice in the ascent to L'Alpe d'Huez on Thursday in a bid to reclaim the yellow jersey but the defending champion admitted lacking a bit of self-confidence a day after cracking in a gruelling Alpine stage.