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Tom Pidcock, arrow of Ineos
Like Jumbo-Visma, a formation which had multiplied the attacks on Wednesday between Albertville and the Col du Granon, the British team which has several cards in its game sent the Briton Tom Pidcock as a scout.
This one, very comfortable in the ascents as in the descents, placed a decisive attack 10km from the finish to fly away to victory, he who discovers the Tour.
It offers Ineos its first victory on the Grande Boucle this year.
And for the return of L'Alpe d'Huez to the Tour route, Pidcock succeeds Geraint Thomas on the list of winners.
Wout Van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma bodyguards
The green jersey has, once again, paid in person to lead the peloton in the Galibier.
Expression of a Jumbo-Visma team which, after the efforts made during the 11th stage arriving at the top of the Col du Granon, wanted to assert its control.
Jumbo-Visma set the tempo, like the presence and control carried out by Christophe Laporte, then Primoz Roglic, in the hairpin bends of L'Alpe d'Huez.
Jonas Vingegaard then being able to respond to Tadej Pogacar's three attacks in the last 3 kilometers of L'Alpe d'Huez.
Christopher Froome, the return to the front of the stage
The Briton, quadruple winner of the Tour de France (2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017), has been evolving for many months in the shadow of his legend.
41st at 55'37'' on the morning of the 11th stage, the rider from the Israel-Premier Tech team embarked on an adventure in the Galibier, 1' from the breakaways 113km from the finish, before join the group of 8 riders with 5'46'' at 86 km from the finish.
Froome (37) gave everything for this return to full light.
Flashed at 95 km / h in the descent of the Croix de Fer.
Before cracking 8km from the finish.
Finally 3rd at 2'6'' from Pidcock.
His best day of his second career.
Anthony Perez, striker
Cofidis, which lost its leader Guillaume Martin, who tested positive for Covid, has not lost the ambition to distinguish itself.
Anthony Perez (already invited in a breakaway at the start of the Tour) quickly took the lead, leader of the breakaway.
Before being released 5km from the Col de la Croix de Fer.
Cofidis is still chasing a victory on the Tour since 2008. The last French winner on July 14 remains Warren Barguil, in 2017 in Foix.
FLOPS
A long step to take shape
The flamboyant 11th stage will be remembered for a long time.
So when in stride, the runners feel the need to breathe despite the passes of Galibier, Telegraph and Croix de Fer, retracted, the race seems to take a nap.
Tested by the crazy 11th stage carried out belly to earth on Wednesday, the peloton and the leaders needed to breathe.
Before the activation and gradual acceleration of Jumbo-Visma.
Far from the breakaway blasted by Tom Pidcock.
Thibaut Pinot, not at best
32nd at 25'54'' on Wednesday at the top of the Col du Granon, the Groupama-FDJ team rider experienced further disappointment on the slopes of L'Alpe d'Huez.
Irretrievably dropped 7.5 km from the finish, the Franc-Comtois was unable to play a role in a climb he had dominated in 2015.
The Bardet-Gaudu duo
Impressive in the Col du Granon, Romain Bardet had risen to 2nd place in the general classification.
The leader of the DSM team suffered in L'Alpe d'Huez.
The Auvergnat (18'' lost on Vingegaard; 4th overall at 2'35'') has, like David Gaudu (54'' from the Danish leader; 7th at 4'7''), limited the damage.
After a tricky day.
