Michal Kwiatkowski2. 27km to go: Out on the course for Eurosport, Jens Voigt reports that the occupants of an AG2R-Citreon car have been given an almighty rollocking by a race official for allowing two of their riders to draft behind the car. Meanwhile, Landa, O'Connor, Kuss and others are at 1:30. Van Aert is swept up but he has only inspired more attacks. Julian Alaphilippe and Jasper Stuyven are in no-man's land, trying to go across to the attack. The rider are in the Beaujolais hills and vineyards. Up front, Kwiatkowskis lead is 53sec. Caleb Ewan watch: Hes 30 minutes off the pace and still has to negotiate the final climb. Skjelmose pushes on as more sprinters are dropped. (modern). There is a definite GC strategy at play here too. You will receive a verification email shortly. 69km to go: The gap from the 15-man breakaway to the yellow jersey group stretches to 3min 28sec, while the polka-dot jersey group is another three minutes further back. The French rider also rode on in apparent pain. Stage 1/July 1: Bilbao-Bilbao (113 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:30 a.m. Cofidis had to wait 15 years for a stage wi, now they have 2 in two weeks. . | 208.9km Stage hunters such as Julian Alaphilippe, Magnus Cort and company will love it, and overall contenders who have flopped thus far will see a chance for redemption. He says he has no chance of making it to Paris and has decided to abandon. But the Slovenian crashed at Lige-Bastogne-Lige in April and needed surgery on a broken wrist. The chase starts, with Pinot going with Jorgenson on the descent. Tour de France Stage 12 Preview: Get Ready for an Exciting and Dramatic Race, Where the American Riders Rank After Week 1 of TdF, Astana-Qazaqstan Offers Cavendish a Do-Over. A number of riders go down, including Quentin Pacher of Groupama. There will be no French glory today Kwiatkowskis lead falls back slightly to 51sec. 112km to go: Wout van Aert has been caught on an aggressive stage that resembles one of the spring Classics. No matter who wins it and how, Stage 12 is going to be an exciting and dramatic race. Ciccone has cuts and road rash on his arm and knee but rides on. It's a chance for any cyclist to make a significant move up the leaderboard, but most eyes will be focused on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogaar. GIVE. But not so fast, .css-qlm9kn{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#067EA7;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;background-image:linear-gradient( to bottom, #7fdbfa, #7fdbfa);-webkit-background-position:0 100%;background-position:0 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;-webkit-background-size:0 0;background-size:0 0;padding-bottom:0.05rem;padding-top:0.05rem;}.css-qlm9kn:hover{color:#045976;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-size:.625rem 3.125rem;background-size:.625rem 3.125rem;}Julian Alaphilippe! The quiet in the Vingegaard group has allowed some riders to get back on, including Mikel Landa. The riders face a 10.4km neutralised ride to the official stage start. AG2R are leading the chase of the attack but are 3:00 down but the question is why. With van der Poel not taking part in last night's sprint, Philipsen . Lets hope hes OK. Wout Van Aert and the riders from Roanne. Can Year Two of the Tour de France Femmes Live Up? Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, 179km Massive! It definitely looks like advantage Pogacar, overall, but there is plenty of racing to come. Theyve sent man after man after man on the attack. 58km to go: Giuliu Ciccone is one of five riders who hit the asphalt in a collision as various riders collect musettes in a feed zone. The last climb also offers Bonus Sprint seconds, all with 28.5km to go and a fast ride to the finish. Obviously I had a nice advantage on the final climb it was a crazy experience, to be honest. Van der Poel dives down the descent and tries to extends his lead on the chasers. Wow! Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) has broken away to win stage 12. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER. The Polish rider is 33, but has always been in top shape, riding in the past few years mainly as a super-domestique for Sky/Ineos. Relive the last KM Elle aura pris du temps, mais Ion Izagirre retrouve enfin la victoire sur le Tour, aprs un run solitaire spectaculaire #TDF2023 @continental_fr pic.twitter.com/DYYjouXe3lJuly 13, 2023. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Everyone is overjoyed at Cofidis. Ion Izagirre is going all in to stay away. 64km to go: There are 39 riders in the yellow jersey group, with pretty much everyone from the top 10 on GC present and correct as far as I can tell. Approaching the finish line, he blows kisses to the crowds and raises his arms above his head. Hopefully, that's a good sign for the World Championships', Italian steam iron and cleaning brand replaces Eolo-Kometa, (Image credit: Thomas SAMSON / AFP Getty Images), The attacks came thick and fast in the early hills, (Image credit: Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP Getty Images), (Image credit: Marco BERTORELLO / AFP Getty Images), (Image credit: Michael Steele/Getty Images). | Jeremy Whittle is on the scene. 50km to go: Amador and Van Der Poel open a gap of 15 seconds on the rest of the breakaway on the foot of the nexct climb, the Col de la Croix Montmain. Tiesj Benoot is fourth a few seconds back, with Thibaut Pinot only sixth. 157 to go: The riders are approaching the first official climb of the day with the Slovenian Bahrain Victorious rider Matej Mohoric trying to put some distance between himself and the bunch. What kind of drama will we see among the GC riders? Simon Yates is in a group alongside current King of the Mountains Neilson Powless, that is a minute down on the yellow jersey group. 4km to go: With his teeth gritted, Izagirre ploughs on with those behind him duking it out for the other two podium places. So much could still happen today, in the fight for the stage win and also in the GC battle. 153: 149 +2 . Due to my stage four crash, and after discussions with the team, we decided its better for me to stop my Tour de France journey here, he said. He will be hoping for a similar day on Friday. 50 km sin escapada en la 12 etapa de @letour_es | #TDF2023.Sesenta ciclistas en cabeza, con cuatro de Movistar Team: @Rguerreiro94, @MatteoJorg, @aranburualex y @Nelsoliveira89.Otro arranque a fuego @GettySport pic.twitter.com/17kk7Axum8July 13, 2023, The next move comes from Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) and Wilco Kelderman (Jumbo-Visma). And still 3min 10sec on the peloton. After 65km raced, the riders will enjoy a descent into the valley. Pogacar is riding directly behind three teammates. The Australian sprinter has yet to secure a win this year but has been close. When I entered the break, I thought: its a free ticket to the bottom of the climb. AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Local news, weather, sports, events, restaurants and more, Pogaar wins Stage 20 but Vingegaard is virtually assured of Tour de France win, Commanders fans celebrate the day the nightmare ended, Vera stylishly blends two cuisines, but service leaves a sour taste, 100 years ago, Walter Johnson became the first member of the 3,000 strikeout club. Its a mightily strong lead group of 15 riders and its nigh on impossible to pick a winner. 1) Jonas Vingegaard 53hr 48min 50sec2) Tadej Pogacar +9sec3) Jai Hindley +2min 51sec. It will be interesting to see how their legs hold up tomorrow, and the day after . 29km to go: Matteo Jorgenson and Thibaut Pinaut attack off the front of the six riders in the group chasing Izagirre with less than a kilometre of the final climb to go. It is a big day for him. They are 45 seconds down and need to react, while more attacks are going off the front. Jorgenson gets away with Mathieu Burgaudeau but it's too late. Its the perfect moment for the Tours puncheurs to come to the fore, and we expect a breakaway filled with them to use this point of the course to escape in a bid to win the stageif they havent gone off the front already. We are away on stage 12 as the peloton passes through Roanne. Au revoir. 11.57 EDT. With most of the days climbing still to come, his chances of making the cut-off already look extremely slim. 1km to the drop of the flag but there is already a fight for position. That's his third and he is already racing with a micro fracture in his elbow. This should also be an important day for American Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), the current leader of the Tours King of the Mountains competition. Winners and leaders per stage for Tour de France 2023. Im going to go out on a limb and guess my colleague Sarah Rendell eats far more healthily, but having finally got to inspect the contents of my musette, I can reveal it contains a ham, cheese and salad sandwich with salad cream between two slices of wholemeal bread; two Activia yoghurts (one apricot, one strawberry), a bag of cheese and onion crisps and a handful of wine gums. Gruppo compatto but the speed is really high. Everyone wants to be in the move and is scared to miss the right attack. 126km to go: Theres not a moment of respite as Soudal Quick-Step rider Dries Devenyns tries to attack but sees his effort foiled. Dancing in the streets of Ineos Grenadiers this evening: What a moment for @kwiato #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/JKegvgsiGg, We tried to control on the flat, Adam Yates, of UAE Team Emirates, tells Eurosport. Fabio Jakobsen abandons Tour de France due to stage 4 crash injuries. I will now take some time to recover and clear my head, and hopefully be back at my best later this season., Unfortunately, @FabioJakobsen will not start stage 12 of the #TDF2023.Read more about it here and join us in wishing Fabio a speedy recovery: https://t.co/gprrpP3a1MPhoto: @GettySport pic.twitter.com/qHLxT2rZOP. 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