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.
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Opinion: Old meets new in fruitful Alpe d'Huez alliance between Chris Froome and Tom Pidcock on the Tour de France
“It was pretty nice getting across with him,” an almost starstruck Tom Pidcock said after he was quizzed about his opportunistic collaboration with Chris Froome en route to winning Stage 12 of the Tour. “We worked well together.
'Too crazy!' - Geraint Thomas urges fans 'to let us race' after being 'hit' on Alpe d’Huez at Tour de France
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.
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Tour de France stage 12 result LIVE: Tom Pidcock wins Alpe d’Huez as Jonas Vingegaard holds off Tadej Pogacar
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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.