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Yesterday’s stage was one of the quickest road stages in Tour de France history, ending with a reduced bunch sprint in Pau as Jasper Philipsen beat Wout van Aert to the line.
Pidcock follows Ayuso and Primož Roglič as a major name leaving the race in the past 24 hours. The Slovenian abandoned from sixth overall following his crash on Thursday’s stage 12.
Teams and riders are at the start now and signing on before the roll-out in Pau.
Yesterday saw Juan Ayuso leave the race early on stage 13. The Spaniard abandoned from a top-10 position having also tested positive for COVID-19.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock is out of the race this morning. His team announced that he’s heading home to recover from COVID-19.
Take a look back at Friday’s stage 13 results and the current GC picture below.
It’s not the only big mountain stage going on today. Over in Italy, the women’s peloton are tackling the Passo Lanciano and Blockhaus on a decisive day in their opening Grand Tour of 2024.
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