Tour de France (2021) Photos; Stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux → Nîmes, 161 km
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Peter Sagan abandoned the race prior to Stage 12 due to knee injury		share this photo
Stage winner from a few days ago, Matej Mohoric (BAHRAIN - VICTORIOUS), rolls in		share this photo
Jersey leaders, Tadej Pogacar (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) and Mark Cavendish (DECEUNINCK - QUICK - STEP)		share this photo
The stage 12 rollout from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux		share this photo
Gorges de l'Ardèche		share this photo
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The break along Gorges de l'Ardèche		share this photo
The peloton with the race leader along Gorges de l'Ardèche		share this photo
L’echappee du jour : Greipel (Irsrael-Start Up Nation), Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Erviti (Movistar), Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Kung (Groupama-FDJ), Bissegger (EF-Nippo), C.Swift (Arkea-Samsic), Sweeny, Van Moer (Lotto-Soudal), Mezgec (BikeExchange), Henao (Qhubeka-Nexthash) et Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies)		share this photo
The break		share this photo
Nils Politt (GER - Bora - Hansgrohe) at the front of the break		share this photo
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Obligatory sunflower shot		share this photo
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Lavender		share this photo
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Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE) attacks with 12 km to go. Great to receive Sam Smith's work once again. You can follow him on Instagram at @jesuisSamSmith		share this photo
Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE) rides in to Nîmes on his on. As cyclingnews reported: Having gone clear with three other riders 40 kilometres from the finish, the German struck out alone with an attack 12km from the finish, and soloed all the way to the finish to take what was just the second victory of his pro career. Full race report		share this photo
Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE) post-race: "It's unbelievable, it's a dream to win a stage in the tour de France. Before the start it was decided that Peter would leave the race because of his knee problems, so that changed our tactics a bit. Right after the start, we had crosswinds and quite a big break group was formed. I was already feeling better in the last few days, so I gave it my all today and it's unbelievable it ended with a stage victory in the Tour de France. There were quite a few sprinters and fast guys in our group, so I knew I had to make the race hard and attack quite early. I launched the first attack and we ended up with four riders in the front, the sports director told me it was my last chance before the finish, I had to give it a try and give everything. I did it again, I attacked and I was seeing my gap growing to 20, then 30 seconds, and coming to the finish solo was unbelievable. Crossing the line I thought that all the effort, everything I have done, had paid off. Cycling is my passion and I'm so often away from home, from my family with all the races and training camps, so winning a stage in the Tour de France is the biggest victory you can have."		share this photo
"It was a roller-coaster day. After the morning shock when Peter had to abandon, we finished off with a brilliant performance and stage victory by Nils. Weather conditions were quite difficult, there were strong winds, so we knew we had to support and protect Wilco as much as possible while going full-on from the start. We wanted to try to possibly drop some of the big GC contenders or at least put them in trouble. The whole squad was there from the start, and there were splits in the bunch. Nils jumped in the break and then the race became a bit easier, with 13 strong riders in the front. We knew it wouldn't be possible for him to win in the sprint, so we were prepared to attack early. Nils executed that perfectly, he attacked 3-4 times and in the finale he soloed to victory. It was a nice win for him and the whole team." – Enrico Poitschke, Sports Director		share this photo
2nd Imanol ERVITI (ESP/MOVISTAR TEAM) + 31s and 3rd Harry SWEENY (AUS/LOTTO SOUDAL)		share this photo
4th Stefan KÜNG (SUI/GROUPAMA-FDJ) + 1:58		share this photo
5 Luka MEZGEC (SLO/TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE) + 2:06, 6 André GREIPEL (GER/ISRAEL START-UP NATION), 7 Edward THEUNS (BEL/TREK-SEGAFREDO), 8 Brent VAN MOER (BEL/LOTTO SOUDAL), 9 Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP), 10 Sergio HENAO (COL/TEAM QHUBEKA NEXTHASH)		share this photo
The peloton was 15 minutes back		share this photo
Mark Cavendish leads the peloton across the line 15 minutes later		share this photo
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Your Stage 12 winner, Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE), just his 2nd pro win and first win at the Tour de France		share this photo
Your Stage 12 winner, Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE)		share this photo
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With the break succeeding, Mark Cavendish was denied an opportunity to tie Eddy Merckx's 34 career wins record at the Tour de France		share this photo
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Stage 12 winner, Nils POLITT (GER/BORA-HANSGROHE) calling home		share this photo
Tour de France (2021) Photos; Stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux → Nîmes, 161 km
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