MADRID, 13 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish cyclist Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) has won this Thursday in the twelfth stage of the Tour de France, disputed over 169 kilometers between Roanne and Belleville-en-beaujolais, achieving the second victory for Spanish cycling in this 110th edition of the ‘ Big Boucle’.
After conquering Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorius) this Tuesday, the first Spanish victory since 2018, just two stages later Izagirre has achieved his second victory, after slipping into a high-level breakaway and attacking 30 kilometers away to reach the race alone. goal.
In general, despite the fact that at the beginning of the stage both Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) threatened to move, they finally took refuge in the peloton and the Dane maintains 17 seconds on the Slovenian, while the Spanish Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorius) are fourth and fifth, respectively.