Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen benefitted from a flawless leadout from his Alpecin-Deceuninck team-mate Mathieu van der Poel to win Stage 3 of the Tour de France in Bayonne. Philipsen slightly closed the door on compatriot Wout van Aert before holding off Phil Bauhaus and Caleb Ewan.
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Cofidis ended their 15-year drought at the Tour de France as Victor Lafay lit up the final kilometre to win Stage 2 in San Sebastian. The Frenchman somehow held off a large chase group containing Wout van Aert, who gesticulated in frustration after taking second place ahead of Tadej Pogacar. Adam Yates retained the yellow jersey, with team-mate Tadej Pogacar closing after taking 12 bonus seconds.
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Adam Yates won the battle of the British twins on the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de France to claim the first yellow jersey of the race and the first Tour stage of his career. The UAE Team Emirates rider prized himself away from his brother inside the final few hundred metres of an exceptionally hilly stage in the Basque Country after the pair had broken clear together over the day’s final climb with 9km to race.
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Simon Yates (TeamBikeExchange-Jayco) claimed top honours on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia after a relentless and frantic day of circuit racing around Turin. The General Classification was well and truly shaken today with Juan Pedro López losing the Maglia Rosa to Richard Carapaz.
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Alberto Dainese became the first Italian to win a stage on this Giro d’Italia after coming from nowhere to edge Fernando Gaviria in Reggio Emilia and frustrate the favourites Arnaud Demare, Mark Cavendish and Caleb Ewan. Spain’s Juan Pedro Lopez retained the pink jersey as Richard Carapaz rose to second in the general classification after snatching three bonus seconds in an intermediate sprint.
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