Stage 11 TDF 2023 Blog: Boring, but not for JP Stage 11 was a sprinters’ stage, with a doomed breakaway and a massed peloton. Dylan Groenewegen was well-placed for the sprint, but had to settle for second as Jasper Philipsen
Stage 10 TDF 2023 Blog: the Heat is On Stage 10 was raced on a very hot day, and there were lots of climbs as the riders made their way through the Massif Central. That made for a hard and
Stage 9 TDF 2023 Blog: Woods’ Mountain Michael Woods was the fastest of the 14 breakaway riders up the Puy de Dome, and won his first Tour de France stage. He had been left behind on the flat by some
Stage 8 TDF 2023 Blog: Tough Uphill Sprint in Limoges In a hard, uphill finale, Mads Pedersen of Lidl Trek went early and kept sprinting all the way to a well-deserved win. Philipsen had the advantage of a Mathieu van
Stage 7 TDF 2023 Blog: Cav 2nd, Philipsen Wins Again Mark Cavendish came very close to Tour de France win no. 35 today, but Jasper Philipsen won again. Mathieu van der Poel started a lead-out for Philipsen early, and it
Stage 6 TDF 2023 Blog: Resurrection After looking dead and buried yesterday, Tadej Pogacar was back again today, sprinting away from Jonas Vingegaard and winning the stage. It was an odd performance. Usually you can understand the trajectory of a
Stage 5 TDF 2023 Blog: the Race Bursts into Life Jai Hindley got into a large breakaway group, paced his effort carefully through the afternoon, and dropped his breakaway companions on the climb of the Marie Blanque. He held off
Stage 4 TDF 2023 Blog: Another Sprint, Same Result Stage 4 finished on the Nogaro motor racing circuit, which was the scene of a bunch sprint. The result was much the same as yesterday, with Mathieu van der Poel the
Stage 3 TDF 2023 Blog: Caffeine Shampoo Works Its Magic Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin Deceuninck won the first sprint of the 2023 Tour, having been led out perfectly by Mathieu van der Poel to 200m to go. Philipsen closed down
Stage 2 TDF 2023 Blog: No More Cofidisappointing With a late attack from the front group as it approached the finish line in San Sebastian, Victor Lafay (Cofidis) won Stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France. He was brilliant