2023 Tour de France Stage 12 Results & Recap
Stage 12 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
Izagirre wins stage 12
Ion Izagirre (COF) took his second win at the Tour de France today after attacking 31km from the finish in Belleville. Matteo Jorgenson and Mathieu Burgaudeau attacked with 3km to go to round out the stage podium, finishing second and third respectively. The yellow jersey group crossed the line 4’14’’ behind.
“It’s incredible," Izagirre said. "For the whole Tour so far I tried to break away and it didn’t work out but today yes. We were going well with Guillaume Martin all day. I attacked in the last climb from very far out and I could maintain the time difference to get the victory for myself. I was confident in my strength. I knew that if I earned enough lead, my adversaries wouldn’t have me in sight and it would play in my favour. I felt strong in the last kilometres. Many things went through my mind. It’s all very emotional. It’s a very Basque Tour de France. It started at home for us and we took two stage wins. I’m happy to follow the line drawn by Pello Bilbao.”
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV) remains in the yellow jersey, 17 seconds ahead of his closest rival, Tadej PogaÄŤar (UAD).
"Every race day is full on, and today’s was no exception," Vingegaard said. "From your perspective, I’m sure this is being a great Tour de France. Today's stage has been very hard. The consequences of this difficulty will be seen in the third week. Everything is building up for a very hard Tour de France. I’m ready for a big battle tomorrow and hope for having my best legs."
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