Tadej Pogacar continued chipping away at Jonas Vingegaard’s lead but the Dane rallied to retain the yellow jersey after his rival’s late, late show on the Grand Colombier. Vingegaard leads the GC by nine seconds ahead of two more big days in the Alps. It was a redemptive day for Ineos Grenadiers as Michal Kwiatkowski won Stage 13 from the break and Tom Pidcock impressed to finish fifth.
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Cofidis had waited 15 long years for a win at the Tour de France until Victor Lafay landed a surprise win in the Basque Country – now, a little over a week later, they are celebrating a second. Ion Izagirre got in the breakaway and timed his move to perfection to solo clear to his second win at the Tour, seven years after his first. In the GC, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar finished together.
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Even without his customary leadout from Mathieu van der Poel, Jasper Philipsen still proved the strongest on Stage 11 to win again at the Tour de France. The Belgian rounded Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen and Germany’s Phil Bauhaus on the home straight in rain-soaked Moulins to confirm his status as fastest man in the peloton and strengthen his vice-like grip on the green jersey.
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A day for the ages at the 2023 Tour de France concluded with Pello Bilbao taking a memorable win from the breakaway. The Spaniard consistently found the right wheels as he made it into a six-strong group in the final 3km and he had the strongest kick to wrap up victory. After a lively start, there was a GC stalemate between the top two, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar.
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Tadej Pogacar took back time in the race for the yellow jersey on Stage 9 but Jonas Vingegaard refused to crack as the Dane clung onto the overall lead at the Tour de France. Michael Woods won the day after timing his climb perfectly to sweep past Matteo Jorgenson as the American ran out of steam in the final 500 metres to finish outside the top three.
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