Tour de France 2023, Adam Yates wins ahead of his twin Simon; Pogacar and Vingegaard show in Bilbao – Corriere.it

If a big Tour de France it can be seen from the first day, then the 110th of history promises very well indeed. The first, diabolical stage of the Grande Boucle 2023one b
ilbao-Bilbao stuffed with climbs and climbs, ended with an unprecedented duel between twins. She won and Adam Yates took the yellow jersey (UAE Emirates, and it is the second time he has worn the symbol of supremacy after the 4 days of the 2020 edition, then Roglic took it off him) who has his little brother Simon was detached 400 meters from the finish line (Team Jayco) with which he had broken away in the final descent with the permission of Captain Pogacar.

He, the Slovenian Martian, took the third place bonus place (and 4”) by not giving up the sprint of a small group of big names that includes his great rival Vingegaard (the two had made a gap on the final climb), Pinot, Van Aert, Hindley and Woods. Detached both Van Der Poel and Alaphilippe who were predicted among the stage favourites.

Giulio Ciccone lost 33” as did Egan Bernalreturning to the Tour after his terrible injury in 2022. Richard Carapaz, captain of the EF and winner of the Giro d’Italia, crashed accumulating a very heavy delay: his presence in the next stages is in doubt. Right away retired Spanish talent Enric Mas.