Tour de France: Tom Pidcock wins on Alpe d’Huez as Vingegaard holds firm

  • Jonas Vingegaard holds off late attacks from Tadej Pogacar
  • Chris Froome finishes third on stage 12 after strong display

In one of the most remarkable exhibitions of climbing and descending seen in the modern Tour de France, Tom Pidcock set out his stall as a future contender by becoming the youngest-ever stage winner at Alpe d’Huez.

As the Olympic gold medallist rode to a memorable win on the famous hairpins, the defending champion, Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates, began his fightback against the race leader, Jumbo-Visma’s Jonas Vingegaard, although the Slovenian was unable to make any impact and is 2min 22sec behind in second.

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