Jake Stewart has won the first stage of the Tour de l'Ain. The British rider from Groupama-FDJ was the fastest in the sprint to cross the finish line. It is Stewart's first professional victory.
Tim Wellens joined forces with Stefan Bissegger (EF-EasyPost) and Mathis Lebeau (Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur) to create gap from the peloton at the start of the race. They managed to create a gap of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The peloton caught up to them just 30 kilometers before finish.
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With the peloton reaching the stage's end, Rémi Cavagna launched an attack 500 meters before the cross line, but the sprinters were not going down easily. The sprinting peloton caught him up in the final 100 meters. Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) narrowly won the stage, with Jason Tesson (St Michel-Auber93) finishing second. Stan Van Tricht (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) secured bronze. Stewart will start the second stage with yellow jersey.
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- I take him for his word and the beautiful letter of retirement he penned.Good health and family life as well.Chapeau! God speed straight on till morning.
Brucegel10-01-2026 - If there is something, knowing cycling it will only come out in a decade. Another oddity is the money angle. Had he wanted to, he could probably have arranged to earn more in the next 2 years than he did in the past.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- And yet, so many who get money get worried about it so obviously it’s not easy for everyone.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- Maybe Simon's close bond with his brother made his position untenable, for instance if Visma were planning an unwelcome surprise for UAE.Hills3310-01-2026
- You forgot the tax angle which says quite a lot about people who are already well set up. And he’s got rid of the money hasn’t he, or rather invested it long-term for his family, people who like money spend differently.Mistermaumau10-01-2026
- 🤣 I saw that too. Guess he buys in lower tax bracket so he can buy moremd197510-01-2026
- Exactlymd197510-01-2026
- Leave now and we don't go public with our findings. Win Win
Front24210-01-2026 - Knowing even less about Jonas than they do about Tadej, journalists seem determined to emphasise the differences between them. They all pepper their articles about Jonas with the words family, quiet and candid. Then they have to make Tadej sound the opposite. If Tadej started a family they would be confused.Hills3310-01-2026
- He hung on there, in the tour, hell either sink or swim, let's hope the latter!
leedorney10-01-2026
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🏆 JAKE STEWAAAART ! Premier succès professionnel pour le Britannique sur la première étape du Tour de l'Ain.
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