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.
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'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 stage 12 result LIVE: Tom Pidcock wins Alpe d’Huez as Jonas Vingegaard holds off Tadej Pogacar
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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.
Tour de France on TV today: Channel, start time, highlights and how to watch stage 7
The 2022 Tour de France sees Slovenian prodigy Tadej Pogacar aim to win a third yellow jersey in three years, but the favourite is up against some stiff opposition.
Pogacar takes yellow jersey after powering to stage six victory
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar powered clear to win stage six of the Tour de France and take the overall lead after the peloton denied Wout Van Aert what would have been a remarkable solo victory in the yellow jersey.
Opinion: Wout van Aert the mere warm-up act for Tadej Pogacar’s headline performance on Tour de France's yellow stage
If Wout van Aert, to borrow a phrase from Tom Pidcock, is “playing with the peloton’s balls,” then Tadej Pogacar is, well, crushing them. On the day the Belgian toyed with everyone while trying to pull off the impossible, it was ultimately the Slovenian superstar who ended up stealing the show and making the headlines in Longwy.
Tour de France live stream: How to watch stage 6 online and on TV today
The 2022 Tour de France began in Copenhagen and finishes in Paris on Sunday 24 July, where Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar hopes to be wearing yellow and be crowned champion for the third year in a row.