Tour Stage 12 Report: The finish of stage 12 up the Alpe d’Huez didn’t disappoint with a stunning attack from Tom Pidcock at the base of the climb to win the stage from Louis Meintjes and Chris Froome. Behind them, Tadej Pogaar attacked the favourite’s group, but Jonas Vingegaard had him covered. Stage 12 last KTom Pidcock won the Queen Stage of the Tour de France. The British rider of the INEOS Grenadiers team attacked from the leading group 10 kilometres from the finish on Alpe d’Huez and held all the others at bay. Louis Meintjes and Chris Froome took second and third. Tadej Pogaar bombarded yellow jersey wearer Jonas Vingegaard with two strong attacks, but the Dane was able to hold out strongly.‘What’s the plan today Jonas?’Tour de France director, Christian Prudhomme: “Theres a wink to history here as well as a desire to close the Battle of the Alps on a route tailor-made for the best climbers. Its an exact replica of the Brianon-Alpe dHuez stage of 1986, with the ascent of the Galibier once again on the programme, followed by the climb of the Col de la Croix de Fer, before tackling the 21 hairpins leading up to the Isre resort. It will provide an intermediate assessment of the state of play.”Stage 12 profileFrom the starting gun, American Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) shot out of the peloton. Powless, who had a view of a top-10 place until yesterday, went solo. It took a while for reinforcements, but…
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