2023 Tour de France Stage 1 Results & Recap
Stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Adam Yates wins opening stage of the Tour de France
It was a first in Tour de France history. Twin brothers Adam and Simon Yates broke away from the reduced main bunch with less than 10km to go and held off a chase group of GC favourites to battle it out between each other. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) came out on top, and claimed the opening stage in Bilbao after 181km of hilly racing. Yates' team-mate Tadej Pogacar took third place and celebrated after winning the sprint just a few seconds behind.
"Honestly, I don’t even know what to say," Yates said after the stage. "I’m just super happy. We set up the climb for Tadej [Pogacar], and then he attacked… but they eased up on the descent, and I came back. Then I attacked from behind and my brother came across to me, so we could work together. At first, I didn’t know if I should work with him, so I asked on the radio… and they told me to go.\nI knew Simon was doing well. We speak every day, as we are very close. To share this experience with him is very nice. I wish he had taken it a bit easier, though, as he almost dropped me in one moment!
"I had the yellow jersey once, in 2020, and back then, it was a special moment. But as of now, I just want to keep my feet on the ground. Tadej is the boss. He has proven to be the best in the world. Over the next three weeks, he will show it again. I’m not the leader of the team, but rather a support rider for Tadej. Over the next three weeks, it’s all for Tadej… and I’m sure we are going to do a good job."\n
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