
A cunningly calculated downhill attack on stage 14 of the Tour de France has allowed 22-year-old Carlos Rodríguez to claim a breakthrough victory that simultaneously propels the young Spaniard onto the provisional podium and nets Ineos Grenadiers their second win in two days.
Riding his first ever Tour de France, Rodríguez was dropped on the Joux Plane by Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) halfway up the ascent. But the Spaniard then regained contact with Pogačar’s teammate Adam Yates just after the summit.