Professional cyclist Georg Zimmermann only missed out on victory on the tenth stage of the Tour de France by a hair’s breadth.
On the 167.2-kilometer section between the Vulcania volcano theme park and Issoire, the 25-year-old from Augsburg was only beaten by the Spaniard Pello Bilbao in a breakaway group in the sprint. With temperatures of up to 43 degrees and a bumpy route with more than 3000 meters of altitude difference, the Australian Ben O’Connor took third place.
With just under a kilometer to go, Zimmermann launched an attack, but was overtaken by Bilbao. 131 kilometers before the finish, Zimmermann had joined a breakaway group. He was at the top until the end. After his sensational stage win at the Critérium du Dauphiné in early June, Zimmermann, who is taking part in the Tour of France for the third time, celebrated his best-ever tour placement. In 2022 he was also sixth on the tenth stage.
On Wednesday, the sprinters should have good cards on the eleventh stage. After a hilly start on the 179.8 kilometers between Clermont-Ferrand and Moulins, it becomes much flatter towards the finish.
