Tour de France 2023 Tour de France, Stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao, 182 km (Spain, Saturday, July 1)

[johnymax]

How sure are we Pogacar celebrated because he knew his teammate had won?

100% sure

 

[dazaau]

UAE having a perfect day, Yates winning the stage and Pogačar taking 4 bonus seconds on Vingegård.

Simon Yates and Lafay looked impressive today and while Van Aert was strong he ended up being useless for Vingegård.

And yates has a nice buffer and shows he is strong. Can't go letting him up the road now really...

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Pinot got 4th, so I guess the stage was not super hard, if even Pinot can achieve a 4th rank.

Wout should have taken 3rd to deny Pog the boni seconds… Was Wout not good enough, or was there another reason?…

 

[Tricycle Rider]

What a wild first stage...

 

[JosefK]

A great stage win for UAE. Perhaps more importantly, Pog gets 4 seconds on Vingo. A fun stage, except for the terrible crash that took out Mas and badly hurt Carapaz.

 

[dazaau]

Pog thought he won for sure

There is no way he forgot his teammate rode off from a group of like 5. Not to mention the team radio.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Pog thought he won for sure

Nyet.

 

[DNP-Old]

Mate, Corbin might actually be able to go for a stage win this Tour.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1675163220405878784

View: https://twitter.com/LeTour/status/1675163220405878784?s=20

 

[HelloDolly]

Maybe the co leader thing wasnt so far fetched..backup if Pog has a mishap ?

Also I wouldnt underestimate the twins

Simon had to close that gap on the climb so ran out of juice but equally as good imo..remember he was caught behind and couldnt follow Pog and co

 

[MartinGT]

Just how unaero was Adam's beard?

Any beards.

 

[StryderHells]

Pinot got 4th, so I guess the stage was not super hard, if even Pinot can achieve a 4th rank.

Or he just had good legs today

 

[johnymax]

This settles it... Adam, the best of the Yates.
Excellent finale.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

At least one thing is clear now. Putting a proper hilly stage on day 1 really delivered.

Should also make the first sprint stage slightly less hectic. I hope.

 

[MartinGT]

That final climb, how much did the crowds influence chasing on?

 

[StryderHells]

Maybe the co leader thing wasnt so far fetched..backup if Pog has a mishap ?

Also I wouldnt underestimate the twins

Simon had to close that gap on the climb so ran out of juice but equally as good imo..remember he was caught behind and couldnt follow Pog and co

Well he just said in his post race interview that he’s here to work for Pog

 

[Riek s]

Great stage for the Yates. Hopefully Adam can keep the yellow for a long time.

WVA was dead after the climb, just like the other JV in that group. They had the numbers but that was it.
Pog & Vingegaard seemed to be the strongest of the favs without even going full wack it seems. (Ving wheelsucking it from the get go).

 

[StryderHells]

That final climb, how much did the crowds influence chasing on?

That and the gradients

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Lequack]

Adam before the stage: Co-leader? Don't be silly, just helping Pog.
Adam after the stage: Maybe a bit of co-leader.

 

[DNP-Old]

Adam should try again tomorrow. Let Vingegaard work while you can.

 

[HelloDolly]

Pinot got 4th, so I guess the stage was not super hard, if even Pinot can achieve a 4th rank.

Wout should have taken 3rd to deny Pog the boni seconds… Was Wout not good enough, or was there another reason?…

That stage was veeeeerrrry hard . Pinot has good legs

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mikel didn't lose any time or have any disasters!!!

 

[Ricco']

Pog thought he won for sure

He just wanted a nice celebration pic in the Tour with his NC jersey.

Now he can already put it in his closet until next autumn.

 

[Miha81]

Is there any news on Carapaz?