British cyclist Adam Yates (Emirates UAE) became the first leader of the 110th Tour of France, winning the first stage, marked by the abandonment of one of the favorites, Spaniard Enric Mas (Movistar), due to a fall.
Adam Yates covered 182 kilometers starting and finishing in the Spanish city of Bilbao in 04:22.49, ahead of his twin brother Simon (Jeiko AlUla), who finished second, by four seconds, and his Slovenian teammate, Tadej Pogacar, who took third place. 12.
On Sunday, Adam Yates will defend the yellow on stage two, the 208.9km journey between Vitória and San Sebastian, still in the Spanish Basque Country, where he starts with an eight-second lead over his twin brother and an 18-second lead over two-time tour champion (2020 and 2021), some of the differences are due to bonuses awarded at the end of Saturday’s run.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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