Tour De France 2023: Launch Trailer
The Tour de France is off to an intriguing begin with the Spanish Basque Nation delivering motion aplenty throughout a troublesome opening weekend.
After the Yates brothers duelled in Bilbao, the final classification battle threatened to ignite on the steep inclines round San Sebastian, with Tadej Pogacar already testing Jonas Vingegaard’s climbing legs and each total favourites trying in good kind. There was a shock come the end, although, as Victor Lafay caught Jumbo-Visma napping with a shock assault to go away a livid Wout van Aert to dash just for second, with the Frenchman holding off the chasers to safe Cofidis’ first win for 15 years.
Stage Three must be the primary to curiosity the pure fast-men within the discipline because the race strikes into France for the primary time, with a gentler 184km run to Bayonne more likely to finish in a bunch dash. That would imply Mark Cavendish is correct within the combine, with the Astana rider looking for to surpass Eddy Merckx with a report thirty fifth stage win as he prepares to bow out of biking on the finish of the season.
Comply with all the newest updates from stage three under:
Tour de France 2023
Mark Cavendish has discovered the 2023 Tour de France robust going to date, getting dropped by the peloton early in each of the opening hilly phases within the Basque Nation. Now, although, the quick males could properly get a shot at a bunch dash because the street flattens considerably en route from Amorebieta to Bayonne.
After two days within the north of Spain, the race will cross the border into France within the ultimate 50km of this 184km journey alongside the coast of the Atlantic Ocean – pack-splitting crosswinds are unlikely on what’s forecast to be a nonetheless day.
Harry Latham-Coyle3 July 2023 11:59
Tour de France 2023
Comply with all the newest from stage three of the Tour de France because the sprinters get their first probability on this yr’s race.
Lawrence Ostlere3 July 2023 11:21
