Cofidis x 2

"I've been trying all Tour to get into a breakaway and I couldn't. Today I could... Guillaume (Martin) and I rode very well all day. On the last climb I felt strong. I attacked and although it was far I was able to hold the gap and get the victory."

-Ion Izagirre. Seven years ago was the Basque rider’s first Tour stage win. Today, it was Cofidis’ second Tour de France stage win in 2023 after Victor Lafay broke the French team’s 15-year drought by winning stage 2. 

“This is a stage that is going to leave a lot of riders with tired legs. I fought hard, but so did everybody else who was out there in front. With that kind of heat, it was a stage that needed a lot of resilience."

-Thibaut Pino. 10th on GC.