2023-07-11 23:15:00
The 10th stage of the Tour de France, which entered the second week, was settled with a sprint by six escapers who were narrowed down in the third class mountain. Pello Bilbao (Spain, Bahrain Victorious), who showed his speed, got his first victory in honor of Gino Meder (Switzerland), who died just before the start of the season.
Parents and children in jerseys support Tadej Pogachar Photo: CorVos Vingego wearing maillot jaune for the second week Photo: CorVos
Team presentation held in Vulcania, the starting point Photo: CorVos
Stage 10 Vulcania – Issoire 167.2km Image: ASO
After recovering from the first week’s fatigue at Clermont-Ferrand, the race organizers say they are “runaways” on the hilly stage. The relatively short course of 167.2km starts with climbing a 3rd class mountain, and the 3rd class mountain immediately followingward provokes an attack aimed at escape. After that, while climbing more than 1,000m without category, the intermediate sprint finally comes at the 59.9km point.
From the middle stage of the race, there are a series of hills that are good for escaping from 2nd class and 3rd class. Finally, the finish point awaits at the end of the 27km downhill + flat road, which climbs a little further from the top of the 3rd class mountain Chapelle Marx (distance 6.5km / average 5.6%).
169 players showed up at the team presentation in Vulcania, the starting point. Among them, 35-year-old Tony Garopin (France, Riddle Trek), who announced his retirement for this season on the rest day, received a big cheer from his home country fans. After a long warm-up session, the drivers started the race at 1:20pm for the tough hills that started in the early stages.
After a busy attack battle, an escape group of 14 people was formed Photo: CorVos
Replenishment was also an important factor on this day, which marked the highest temperature of the race Photo: CorVos Water is sprinkled at the finish point Isoire, where the temperature was recorded at 43 degrees Photo: CorVos
As expected, the run-away layout greatly stimulated the attackers. As a result, a leading group of seven players including Remi Cavagna (France, Sudar Quickstep) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland, Ineos Grenadiers) will be completed. However, the main group did not settle down, and even the overall top players such as Mayo Jaune’s Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark, Jumbo Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia, UAE Team Emirates) moved, and finally 14 people escaped. formed a group.
Kwiatkowski, who moved immediately following the start, remained in the escape group, in addition to strong members such as Julien Alaphilippe (France, Sudar Quickstep) and Pello Bilbao (Spain, Bahrain Victorias), from the general competition. Ben O’Connor (Australia, AG2R Citroen) and Matthias Schermoos (Denmark, Riddle Trek), who dropped out, also rode.
In the peloton that followed, Yumbo Visma was the driving force, and David Goddue (France, Groupama FDJ) and Romain Bardet (France, DSM Firmenich), who were a little behind the turbulent pace, also joined. After the first half of the race, which included three mountains, the riders were finally able to catch their breath.
In the second half of the race, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands, Alpecin Dukuninck) begins towing the peloton Photo: CorVos
Two people, Van der Poole and Van Aert, chase the escape group Photo: CorVos
With the finish point Isoire recording the highest temperature of the event at 43°C, Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands, Alpecin Dukounink) begins to lead the peloton with a 3-minute difference from the escape. Then, in the downhill of regarding 14 km following the final class 3 mountain Chapelle Marx (distance 6.5 km / average 5.6%), Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma, Belgium) reacted to van der Poel who escaped from the group. The two, who have built a rivalry beyond the competition, aimed for the top of the race 2 minutes and 15 seconds ahead.
In a runaway group with two strong men approaching, Krist Nielands (Latvia, Israel Premier Tech), who has a bad sprint match, will attack from the remaining 32km point. Five people, including Colombian champion Esteban Chavez (EF Education Easypost) and Bilbao, chased Nilands, who had a 38-second lead at the top of the 3rd grade mountain Chapelle Marx. On the other hand, Tour stage winners Alaphilippe, Kwiatkowski and Warren Barguil (France, Arkea-Samsic) fell behind.
Krist Nilands (Latvia, Israel Premier Tech) jumps out of the escape group Photo: CorVos
Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands, Alpecin Dukuninck) receives a bottle from Intermarche in the heat. Photo: CorVos
Van der Poel and Van Aert gave up and returned to the peloton, while Chavez and O’Connor caught Nilands with 3km to go. Alaphilippe and others did not reach the chase, so the victory of the 10th stage was narrowed down to the leading six.
O’Connor made an early attack with 2km to go, but Bilbao, who is also good at sprinting, made a perfect mark. And just before Flammrouge (1km to go) Georg Zimmermann (Germany, Intermarche Circus Wanty) jumps out following winning his preliminaries Criterium du Dauphine. Bilbao was the only one to respond to that, and O’Connor and others caught up with the slowed pace. However, Bilbao, who did not miss the point, defeated Zimmermann and others in the sprint.
Pello Bilbao (Spain, Bahrain Victorias) who won the sprint and won the first Tour victory Photo: CorVos
Bilbao won his first stage in this year’s Tour, which started in his native Basque country and passed through his hometown. Bilbao, who lost his team-mate Gino Mader (SUI) just before, said: “Before coming to the Tour, so many things happened that it was difficult to concentrate on the race, but I really wanted to win for Gino. I’m really happy to be able to fulfill that today and dedicate the victory to him.”
Also, “I’m weak in the heat, but the team staff handed me ice and drinks at the appropriate place. I was lucky to be able to react,” he said.
Zimmermann finished second on the stage, with O’Connor third. Alaphilippe was 32 seconds behind in 10th place and was unable to grab the victory. And Vingegaard finished 2 minutes and 53 seconds behind the peloton, including Pogacar, and succeeded in keeping the Maillot Jaune. There were no big changes in the overall top ranks, except for Bilbao, who managed to pull away and win, jumping up to 5th overall.
Pello Bilbao (Spain, Bahrain Victorious) pointing to Gino Mader’s name engraved on his helmet Photo: CorVos
Pello Bilbao (Spain, Bahrain Victorias) who ranked fifth overall Photo: CorVos
Jonas Vingego (Denmark, Jumbo Visma) who succeeded in holding Mayo Jaune on this day Photo: CorVos
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