Tom Pidcock’s impressive descent into Galibier over Jorge Lorenzo at 100 km / h

Tom Pidcock He gave a lesson on how to go down at full speed, without likely taking too many risks. The British crowned the first mountain range in 12th stage of the TourThe Col du Galibier and he launched himself into an open grave on a frightening descent, chasing all the cyclists ahead of him one by one and opening space in a platoon he had left to hunt for the first to escape.

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On the way he picked up Froome and eventually five brave men would come with six minutes at the foot of Alpe d’Huez play for victory on stage: the aforementioned Pidcock, Meintjes, Powless, Ciccone and Froome; and it is that it reaches speeds close to 90 km/h and sometimes exceeds 100 km/h. Unbelievable!

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Property Bradley Wigginsnow a Eurosport commentator, third on the 2009 Tour and winner of the 2021 Tour, interpreted the great drop in these words: “I think Pidcock taught a lesson on how to get off.”

The Briton from Ineos faced the start of the 12th period in 11th overall, 11’12 ”behind the leader, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard.