O’Connor earns podium finish at the Tour de France

Glenn Moore | July 12, 2023

Ben O’Connor has taken third place in the 10th stage of the Tour de France, narrowly outsprinted by Spain’s winner Pello Bilbao after both were part of a successful breakaway.

German Georg Zimmermann was second on the 167.5-km roller-coaster trek from the Vulcania Park to Issoire on Tuesday.

The main peloton came to the line a little under three minutes later with Jonas Vingegaard retaining the yellow jersey and his 17-second advantage over Tadej Pogacar.

Australia’s Jai Hindley stays third and Carlos Rodriguez fourth, but Bilbao sits in fifth, now four-and-a-half minutes off the race lead.

O’Connor’s podium finish came after he was forced to give up any designs on the overall win when illness on Sunday extinguished his chances. 

Bilbao’s win was an emotional moment for the 33-year-old and the Bahrain-Victorious team as they remembered their teammate Gino Mader, who died at the age of 26 at the Tour de Suisse last month.

with agencies