Ineos Grenadiers retain two-pronged Tour de France GC approach for second week

PUY DE DME FRANCE JULY 09 LR Sepp Kuss of The United States Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark and Team JumboVisma Yellow Leader Jersey Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates White Best Young Rider Jersey Tom Pidcock of United Kingdom Carlos Rodriguez Cano of Spain and Team INEOS Grenadiers and Simon Yates of United Kingdom and Team JaycoAlUla compete in the chase group during the stage nine of the 110th Tour de France 2023 a 1824km stage from SaintLonarddeNoblat to Puy de Dme 1412m UCIWT on July 09 2023 in Puy de Dme France Photo by Bernard Papon PoolGetty Images

Ineos Grenadiers confirmed on Monday that they will head into the second week of the Tour de France with a two-pronged plan for the general classification, with Tour newcomer Carlos Rodríguez lying fourth overall and Tom Pidcock moving up to seventh after the duo's strong rides on the Puy de Dôme stage.

So far 22-year-old Rodríguez has hit the ground running in his first Tour, despite an uneven build-up that saw him suffer a broken collarbone in March, but regain traction at the Critérium du Dauphiné.