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Tour de France: 103.5 km/h downhill, record in the climb of the Tourmalet, 1 blue victory... The numbers after a week of racing

2023-07-07T22:59:48.893Z

Highlights: The Tour de France started on 1 July in Bilbao. Before the 8th stage, this Saturday between Libourne and Limoges, a look back at the highlights of the edition. 1 French victory, at the end of a breathtaking last kilometer, the sprinters won in San Sebastian (2nd stage) 4 retirements, including Enric Mas (Esp, Movistar), Richard Carapaz (Equ, EF Education) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita, Lotto Dstny)


The Tour de France started on 1 July in Bilbao. Before the 8th stage, this Saturday between Libourne and Limoges, a look back at the highlights of the edition.



1 French victory. Victor Lafay (Cofidis) resisting, at the end of a breathtaking last kilometer, the sprinters won in San Sebastian (2nd stage), the first success on the Tour of the northern team since 2008.

To discover

  • The general classification of the Tour de France 2023

2
Frenchmen are in the Top 10: David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) 7th at 4'03'' from Jonas Vingegaard and Romain Bardet (DSM) 8th at 4'43''.

3
riders wore the yellow jersey: the British Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates, during 4 stages), the Australian Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe, 1 day), the Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma, since the finish in Cauterets-Cambasque, end of the 6th stage).


4 retirements have been recorded since the start of Bilbao: Enric Mas (Esp, Movistar; 1st stage), Richard Carapaz (Equ, EF Education; 2nd stage), Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita, Lotto Dstny) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp, Astana), 4th stage.

10
Winner of a dream stage in Cauterets-Cambasque (6th stage), Slovenian Tadej Pogacar won his 10th stage success on the Tour de France (3 in 2020, 3 in 2021 and 3 in 2022). Series in progress.

25''
The gap between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), the yellow jersey and his runner-up Tadej Pogacar. Australian Jay Hindley (3rd) is the only other rider within 2'.

45.013 kph

The 7th stage (Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux) was the fastest of the edition, thanks in particular to the last 20 kilometers swallowed at 58.8 km/h.

45'11''The
record climb of Jonas Vingegaard in the Tourmalet (6th stage). The Dane erasing, according to NTT Data sensors, the record set by David Gaudu (47'35'', on the Tour 2021).

74.4 km/h Flashed at 73.5 km/h in Bayonne, Mark Cavendish did better during the Bordeaux sprint, with a top speed of 74.4 km/h
.

100%
The flawless performance of Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). The green jersey won in Bayonne (stage 3), Nogaro (stage 4) and Bordeaux (stage 7). With this hat-trick, he joins some recent sprinters: Alessandro Petacchi (2003), Robbie McEwen (2006), Peter Sagan (2012), Marcel Kittel (2014 and 2017) and Mark Cavendish (2016).

See alsoTour de France: Is Jasper Philipsen a dangerous sprinter?

103.5 km/h
The speed of Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) in the descent of the Col du Tourmalet (6th stage).

Les records du Tour de France

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Source: lefigaro

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