Summary

  • Saturday, 1 July - stage one - Bilbao - Bilbao 182km

  • The 21-stage race starts with hilly route in Basque Country

  • 2022 winner Jonas Vinegaard begins defence of title

  • Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) seeks all-time record for stage wins

  • Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) among other GB riders racing

  1. Goodbyepublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Adam YatesImage source, EPA

    Right, that's me done for the day. You can read more about how Adam Yates beat his twin brother Simon to win stage one by scrolling back through this live page or switching over to our report.

    We are back in Basque Country for stage two, on Sunday. Should be fun!

  2. Adam Yates in yellowpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    What a way to get the 2023 Tour de France under way. Britain's Adam Yates is on the podium, wearing yellow right now! He's just won his first Tour stage.

  3. Yates brothers take chargepublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Adam and Simon Yates are the first brothers to achieve a one-two finish in a Tour stage since Andy and Frank Schleck in 2011.

  4. Carapaz crosses the linepublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Richard Carapaz crossed the line more than 15 minutes after Adam Yates. He crashed heavily earlier in the same incident that led to Enric Mas abandoning.

  5. 'I knew Simon was going good'published at 16:29 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Britain's Adam Yates on beating his twin brother Simon to the line in a sprint finish to win stage one of the Tour de France: "It's just amazing. I am super happy

    "My brother came across to me and then we started working together. At first I didn't know if I should work with him - I asked on the radio and they said 'yeah go for it'.

    "I knew Simon was going good, I speak to him every day, we are really close and yeah just sharing this experience with him is really nice. I just wish he would pull a bit easier because he almost dropped me at one moment."

  6. Only one twin can winpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    This is the 110th Tour and I'm pretty sure twins haven't sprinted for a stage win against each other before.

    What a day for Britain's Adam Yates. He looked over to see where his brother Simon was as he crossed the line and he seemed to barely believe he was going to win the stage.

  7. Yates in yellowpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Britain's Adam Yates was the strongest at the end, and he held off his twin brother. Wow! That's his first stage win in the Tour de France and he also takes the yellow jersey.

    Tadej Pogacar sprinted for third and took some bonus seconds.

  8. Adam Yates wins stage one of the Tour de Francepublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    Britain's Adam Yates wins stage one of the 2023 Tour de France

  9. Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    350m to go

    Adam Yates is riding away. He's never won a Tour stage, but he has dropped his brother.

  10. Postpublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    500m to go

    Simon Yates is working the hardest. His twin Adam is on his wheel.

  11. Postpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    1km to go

    The Yates brothers are giving this a great go. They still have an 18-second lead going into the final 1km. It looks like a big gap.

  12. Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    2km to go

    Will the Yates brothers hold on? There is an uphill finish which will help them hold off Wout van Aert. The lead is 18 seconds.

  13. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    3km to go

    Simon and Adam Yates are not just brothers, they are twins - although they are on different teams. Their lead is 17 seconds now.

  14. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    4km to go

    Tom Pidcock and Julian Alaphilippe are in the third group and are too far back to challenge for the stage win now.

  15. Postpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    6km to go

    Vingegaard and Pogacar are both in the chase group behind the Yates brothers, along with Wout van Aert and most of the other big hitters. The gap is 13 seconds now.

  16. Postpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    7.5km to go

    British brothers Simon and Adam Yates are at the front of the race now. They have a lead of about seven seconds, but the Jumbo-Visma team have got them in their sights, with Wout van Aert in the pack.

  17. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    9km to go

    Adam Yates was in the second group to reach the top. His brother is alongside him as they race down to the finish. Wout van Aert is in the chase for this one too.

  18. Postpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    9.5km to go

    Pogacar is first over the top, followed by Vingegaard and Lafay. This race is still wide open.

  19. Postpublished at 16:07 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    9.5km to go

    France's Victor Lafay attacks - it is him, and Pogacar and Vingegaard on their own now, they have gone past Grosschartner.

  20. Postpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 1 July 2023

    10km to go

    Vingegaard is still on Pogacar's wheel. Adam Yates is towing them up this climb... but then Pogacar attacks.