'I just went for it [...] it's crazy!': A first Tour de France stage win for Cofidis for 15 years TdF2023
Lafay, a Giro stage winner in 2021, displayed his potential yesterday, the only rider able to follow Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard on the savage final slopes of stage one's Côte de Pike. The Frenchman would have been added to many spectators' lists for riders to challenge for stage victory later in the race.
Pogačar took the bonus seconds atop the Jaizkibel climb and more on the line for finishing third, the Slovenian moving above Simon Yates into second on GC, six seconds behind teammate Adam Yates who keeps the yellow jersey. "It was a really high pace today and at times I wasn't feeling great but as we got nearer the end I thought maybe I could make it. I knew there were going to be attacks towards the end, in the end I said to myself 'I should go for it' [...] and it's crazy."
There will be some strong conversations on the Belgian's team bus tonight, the Dutch team managing to squander numerical superiority and control over the finish, Tiesj Benoot unable to close down Lafay's move in time to allow his sprinter to win. The Netflix crew will be licking their lips in anticipation.
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