2023-07-13 15:45:06
Ion Izagirre won the 12th stage of the Tour de France in Belleville-en-Beaujolais alone. The 34-year-old Spaniard signed his second stage success on the Grande Boucle, seven years following his victory in Morzine on July 23, 2016. The yellow jersey remains on the shoulders of Dane Jonas Vingegaard, outgoing winner.
The Basque runner from the Cofidis team was 58 seconds ahead of Frenchman Mathieu Burgaudeau and American Matteo Jorgenson. The Basque veteran built his victory on the last climb of the day, the Col de la Croix Rosier, breaking away from the group of breakaways regarding thirty kilometers from the finish.
Second Spanish success in 2023
He widened the gap on the descent before holding on in the final once morest six riders chasing him, including Thibaut Pinot and Guillaume Martin. The two Frenchmen nevertheless made the good operation of the day in the general classification by crossing the line regarding three minutes ahead of the pack of favorites, including the yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard.
Note that Izagirre brings Spain its second success in this Tour de France following that of another Basque, Pello Bilbao, on Tuesday in Issoire in a stage with a similar profile. Previously, Spain had not won a stage on the Tour since 2018.
agencies/lper
Read also: Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen leaves the race
12th stage: Roanne – Belleville-en-Beaujolais (169 km)
Tour de France 2023, the program
14.07 – 13th stage
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne – Grand Colombier (138 km)
15.07 – 14th stage
Annemasse – Morzine The Portes du Soleil (152 km)
16.07 – 15th stage
Les Gets The Portes du Soleil – Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (179 km)
17.07 – Rest at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc
18.07 – 16th stage
Passy – Combloux (individual time trial), 22.4 km
19.07 – 17th stage
Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc – Courchevel (166 km)
20.07 – 18th stage
Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse (185 km)
21.07 – 19th stage
Moirans-en-Montagne – Poligny (173 km)
22.07 – 20th stage
Belfort – Le Markstein (133.5 km)
23.07 – 21st stage
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – Paris Champs-Elysées (115.5 km)
1689264562
#Tour #France #veteran #Izagirre #years #rts.ch