Spain’s Ian Ezekiel won the Round of 12 match of the 110th edition on Thursday. Tour de France cyclingDanish champion Jonas Wingegaard continued to cling to the yellow jersey and lead the general standings.

The Cofidis team rider covered the 168.8 km between Rouen and Belleville in 3:51.42 hours, 58 seconds ahead of Frenchman Matteo Borgoto and American Matteo Jorgensen, to take his second victory in his history. Participation in the Tour of Morzine in 2016. He also won stages in the Tour of Italy and Spain.

Isagiri, 34, gave Spain his second victory in the current edition of the Tour, while the other Basque, Pio Bilbao, succeeded in reaching the tenth stage on Tuesday, giving his country his first victory since 2018.

It was the second win for Cofidis in this edition, with Frenchman Victor Lafay ending a 15-year drought for the northern side by winning the second stage.

Wingegaard finished the stage in sixteenth place, 4:14 minutes behind Izagiri, while maintaining a 17-second gap to twelfth-placed Slovenian Tadi Bokachar.

The thirteenth stage will take place on Friday between Chatillon-sur-Salaron and Gran Colombier, a distance of 138 km.

Ranking of top five in twelfth stage:

1- Spain’s Ion Esakiri 3:51.42 hrs

2- Frenchman Mathieu Porgotto, 58 seconds behind

3- American Matthew Jorgenson, by the same margin

4- Belgian Dais Pinot, with a difference of 1:06 minutes

5- Tobias Johansen of Norway, 1:11 d

Overall Ranking:

1- Danish Jonas Vengegaard 50:30.23 hrs

2- Slovene Tadi Bogachar, 17 seconds behind

3- Australian Guy Hindley, 2:40 minutes difference

4- Carlos Rodriguez of Spain, 4:22 d

5- Spanish Bio Bilbao, 4:34 d difference

France 24/AFP