French team picks up rare stage win
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- It took a late breakaway by Victor Lafay for French team Cofidis to end its 15-year winless streak at the Tour de France.
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SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- It took a late breakaway by Victor Lafay for French team Cofidis to end its 15-year winless streak at the Tour de France.
BILBAO, Spain -- The Tour de France began with a family celebration in Basque Country.
French rider Victor Lafay made a late move to break away from the pack and give Cofidis its first Tour de France stage win in 15 years on Sunday, with Adam Yates keeping the overall lead after the opening two stages in northern Spain.
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The Tour de France began with a family celebration in Basque Country. Adam Yates pulled away from his twin brother Simon Yates to win the Tour's first stage on Saturday, with race favorites Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard finishing not far behind. The Yates brothers escaped to the front with about seven kilometers (four miles) to go and Adam had the strongest finish to take the initial yellow jersey in the three-week race that began in Basque Country territory in northern Spain.