There are sure to be more fireworks as the Tour de France continues on Bastille Day and the race reaches the iconic Alpe d’Huez climb after a thrilling battle in the mountains on Wednesday. In an excellent day of tactics and intensity, Jonas Vingegaard stormed into the race lead and took the yellow jersey as defending champion Tadej Pogacar broke on the final climb to the Col du Granon. It came after Vingegaard and Team Jumbo-Visma isolated Pogacar and brought him down after a series of attacks, with last year’s runner-up Vingegaard holding a huge lead of over two minutes in the general classification. However, the riders face another huge test in Stage 12, and another grueling day of climbing. Before reaching Alpe d’Huez, they will have to tackle the Col du Galibier for the second time in two days and then climb the surprisingly long Col de la Croix de Fer. The home crowds will be cheering for a French winner on Bastille Day, but this match calls for no more intrigue as Pogacar looks to respond to Vingegaard’s stunning strike. Watch all the action from Stage 12 of the Tour de France:
Tour de France – Stage 12
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Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
136km to go: Giulio Ciccone and Louis Meintjes join the leaders just as Anthony Perez makes a move with 5km of the climb to go. Back in the peloton Wout van Aert leads the pack with his Jumbo-Visma team. He is still 38 minutes behind. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 1:16 p.m 1657800462
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
139km to go: It was a great ride from Giulio Ciccone, who closed the gap on the breakaway group to just 39 seconds. There are still 7km to go to the top of the Col du Galibier with Intermarche’s Louis Meintjes and Georg Zimmermann chasing the leaders. It’s another hot, hot day. Hard work for the riders. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 1:07 p.m 1657799746
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
144 kilometers to go: Giulio Ciccone of Trek–Segafredo decided to make an attempt to catch the breakawat. He currently sits between them and the peloton just one minute and 15 seconds behind the top 6 with the team one minute and 25 seconds adrift. Over 20km of today’s route covered, 12km to go to the top of the Col du Galibier. It’s a tough old climb to say the least. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:55 p.m 1657799396
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
146km to go: Here are the full results from the intermediate sprint. Wout van Aert’s forward movement saw him collect nine points as the first to cross the line behind the six riders in the breakaway. 2. Nelson Oliveira, 17 points 4. Gerhard Schoenberger, 13 points 5. Neilson Powless, 11 points 8. Matteo Jorgenson, 8 points 9. Jasper Philipsen, 7 points 11. Alexis Gougeard, 5 points Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:49 p.m 1657799161
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
147km to go: There are a few splits in the peloton. Some of the Ineos Grenadiers riders are moving forward, including Tom Pidcock. It’s an early attacking move that doesn’t spark a response from Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow shirt. The breakaway is just one minute and 15 seconds ahead now as these attacks continue to be fired from the peloton which is increasing its pace. Just over 15 kilometers to go to the top of the Col du Galibier. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:46 p.m 1657798889
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
150km to go: Wout van Aert collected the remaining points for the sprint, then relaxed and fell back with the peloton. Jakob Fuglsang leads the Col du Galibier, he and his team recovered seconds into the breakaway. (AFP via Getty Images) (REUTERS) Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:41 p.m 1657798536
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
153km to go: The top six have passed the Col de Lautaret and are on the Col de Galibier climb. It is long at 23 kilometers with a gradient of 5.1% Kobe Goossens crosses the line first to claim the maximum 20 points in the intermediate sprint. The gap is now two minutes between them and the peloton, but Wout van Aert is loving it. He starts a chase from the front of the peloton, probably just to claim some points from the sprint. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:35 p.m 1657798316
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
154km to go: Nelson Oliveira, Anthony Perez, Kobe Goossens, Matis Louvel and Sebastian Schönberger have all caught Nielsen Powless and the six riders have broken away. The peloton drops back and is already one minute and 41 seconds behind this group. Michael Jones July 14, 2022 12:31 p.m 1657798063
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
158km to go: Nielsen Powless still leads but there are two teams chasing after him. Towards the back of the peloton there is a minor clash with Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s Yves Lampaert. It’s nothing too serious and the riders quickly get back on their bikes. Michael Jones 14 July 2022 12:27 1657797801
Tour de France 2022: Stage 12
161km to go: The first notable marker on today’s route is the intermediate sprint at the base of the Col du Galibier about 12km from the start. Le Monêtier-les-Bains hosted an impromptu start of a route to Sestrières in 1996 due to the storm at the top of the Galibier and is the location of today’s sprint. Michael Jones 14 July 2022 12:23
