Amazing achievement achieved this Thursday by Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) in 12th stage of the Tour de France, after a difficult day from the first kilometer in which the Basque runner launched a big attack 31 kilometers from the finish line that none of his breakaway companions was able to tie him down. two days later Bilbao hair end the Spanish cycling drought in Tour de France which lasted from 2018, this Thursday Ion Izagirre He did not want to be inferior and achieved his second victory in ‘Big Boucle’ after reaching 2016 in his ninth career appearance.
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At the door of the firework and hard mountain triptych on Alps waiting for the riders in the next few days, one might expect the peloton to have a relatively calm day, but it didn’t. From the first minute the attacks followed each other. They are consistent and the Dutch are not among them Fabio Jakobsen, who did not recover well from the fall suffered in the fourth period and did not take the start. And unfortunately, when only 23 kilometers were in dispute, the cSabadell David de la Cruz he fell to the ground and had to abandon the race with obvious symptoms of pain evidenced by his screams. This is the third fatality in Spanish cycling, after those enric mas and Luis Leon Sanchezand the third in his team, Astana, after his own casualties ‘Louise’ and Mark Cavendish.
And the stage has just begun. It was a very difficult day in the land of wines, with more than 3,000 meters of unevenness and five minor heights to overcome, which gave a certain classic flavor to a stage where the good breakaway is not formed until after the first 80 kilometers. indicating how hostile it is.
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In the front group there are many opponents, of which it is worth highlighting Mathieu Van der Poel. The Dutchman was left alone in the lead of the race with 45 kilometers to go. He was satisfied by a small margin and in the end the Benoot, Pinot, Alaphilippe, Amador, Stuyven, Pedersen, Jorgenson and Izagirre they will find him, but not before showing the grandson of Poulidor a great power going up and a great technique going down, serving the edges of the road like few others.
Ion Izagirre’s decisive attack
The key to the stage is the 5.5 kilometer climb to the last port of the day, Col de la Croix Rosier. Located 28 kilometers from the finish line and with 7.5% ramps, it offers the perfect setting for a cyclist to attempt to rob the bank. And there it appeared Ion Izagirre. He cofidis corridor He attacked 2.1 kilometers from the top and gradually gained a margin with respect to his pursuers. He was crowned with a 23 second difference over the pack of wolves chasing him and he knew how to keep his distance from them. It oscillated between 20 seconds and a minute, until in the last kilometers he saw himself as the winner.
had enough time Ion Izagirre to celebrate his 18th professional victory, his second at Tour de France and his second of the season after the achievement in Miuel Indurain Grand Prix. behind, the team Ineosof carlos rodriguezhe took up hunting when he saw the danger it posed thibaut pinot overall and come in 4’14” behind the runner from Ormaiztegiwith which he already added his second Tour victory, as one of the chosen riders capable of winning three major victories: Giro, Tour and Vuelta.
Source: La Verdad

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