'It was a good day' – Tour de France leader Adam Yates helps Tadej Pogacar gain more time

Tour de France stage 2: Race leader Adam Yates leads out teammate Tadej Pogacar for the time bonus sprint on Jaizkibel
Tour de France stage 2: Race leader Adam Yates leads out teammate Tadej Pogacar for the time bonus sprint on Jaizkibel (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Two days in, the 2023 Tour de France is already going swimmingly for UAE Team Emirates, with Adam Yates enjoying his first day in the yellow jersey having won the opener in Bilbao, and team leader Tadej Pogačar gaining time on GC rival Jonas Vingegaard on both stages so far.

The second day, another day in the hills over 209km to San Sébastián, saw Yates work for Pogačar on the final climb of the day, the Jaizkibel, setting up the Slovenian to attack for the bonus seconds atop the famous climb.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.