2024 Tour de France Stage 13 Results & Recap
Stage 13 of the 2024 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
Phillipsen wins stage 13
It was a day full of action in the 13th stage. Echelons also contributed to the manic stage dynamic, but ultimately it came down to a sprint in Pau. Jasper Philipsen claimed the win, while Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey for another day.
“We pushed hard from the start and we never slowed down," Philipsen said. "The crosswinds livened up the entire stage. We had two riders in front, Mathieu van der Poel and Axel Laurance. But the peloton continued to chase behind them and I continued to believe in my chances of victory in the sprint. Christophe Laporte took the sprint perfectly to Wout van Aert, but I was on his wheel and I was able to pass him as I wanted. Today I had my best feelings since the start of the Tour. We didn't start in the best way but we’ve turned things around in our favour. But we always want more. We will see day-by-day how far this will take us. In any case, I’m super happy today.”
Right from the start, the riders went all in. A large group, including Mathieu van der Poel, Adam Yates, Matej Mohoric, Julien Bernard, Romain Grégoire, Arnaud De Lie, Michal Kwiatkowski, Rui Costa, Neilson Powless, Oier Lazkano, Magnus Cort and Jonas Abrahamsen, opened up a 30-second gap. But, the peloton kept chasing for tens of kilometres.
Eventually, Jonas Vingegaard, Tiesj Benoot, Matteo Jorgenson, Christophe Laporte, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, JoĂŁo Almeida, Remco Evenepoel, Victor Campenaerts, Stephen Williams, and Pascal Ackermann went clear from the peloton. They raced in between the gaps for approximately 10 kilometres, and then the peloton rejoined them. The pace remained high in both groups.
Before the midway marker, Cort attacked from the lead group. Kwiatkowski, Bernard and Grégoire went with him, while the others dropped back into the peloton.
The peloton split in the crosswinds with 60 kilometres remaining, resulting in the four attackers being caught 10 kilometres later. Another 10km later, the various groups merged back together. The only sprinter who was still minutes behind was Mark Cavendish.
Richard Carapaz attacked with Tobias Halland Johannessen on the CĂ´te de Blachon, which caused Dylan Groenewegen to go out the back of the bunch.
Carapaz and Johannessen opened up a 30 second lead. After they were caught with 20 kilometres to go, Jasper Stuyven attacked. Brent Van Moer and Fabien Grellier joined him. The latter lost contact. Christophe Laporte and Mathieu Burgaudeau took his place for a while until the peloton brought them back within the last 10 km.
Arnaud De Lie was taken out of the equation by a crash on the home straight.
Jasper Philipsen opened his sprint early and had enough power to keep pushing until the end. Wout van Aert came close, but he had to settle for second place, while Pascal Ackermann crossed the line in third.
Tadej Pogacar remains in the lead of the general classification.
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