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1-2: VAUQUELIN MAKES HISTORY WITH BARDET
1-2: Vauquelin makes history with Bardet
Frenchmen are on a historic roll! On the day after Romain Bardet’s flight to the Maillot Jaune, Kévin Vauquelin powered to the solo victory in Bologne for a second French victory in a row.
The last time France won two consecutive stages dates back to 2019, with Julian Alaphilippe (Pau, stage 13) and Thibaut Pinot (Tourmalet, stage 14).
Considering the opening stages of the Tour de France… Bardet and Vauquelin follow the tracks of André Darrigade and Jacques Anquetil in 1961!
In 1968, Charly Grossest won the prologue and stage 1.
718: POGACAR IS BACK ON TOP
Tadej Pogacar with the Maillot Jaune is not an unusual sight… But it’s a first since he lost it to Jonas Vingegaard on 13 July 2022, 718 days ago! On that day, the Dane rose to power on the slopes up Col du Granon. Since then, Vingegaard has won two Tours (like Pogacar) and amassed 27 yellow jerseys. Pogacar is now up to 22.
23: VAUQUELIN REVIVES PINOT’S MEMORY
At 23 years, 2 months and 4 days old, Kévin Vauquelin is the youngest French stage winner in the Tour since Thibaut Pinot won in Porrentruy 12 years ago (2012) at 22 years 1 month and 9 days. Pinot went on to become one of France’s most beloved sportsmen… Let’s see how far Vauquelin can climb.
5’05: SAN LUCA – VINGEGAARD IN FLYING FORM
The second ascent up San Luca showed Jonas Vingegaard came to the Tour de France with strong legs, as he was the only one able to follow Tadej Pogacar’s attack. As he started the climb further behind, he even set the best time on the ascent, much faster than the Strava KOM set by Simon Yates and Michael Woods in the Giro dell’Emilia 2023.
