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Impey makes history as he takes yellow in the Tour de France

By BikeHubCoreAdmin · 208 comments

Daryl Impey makes history as the first South African to wear yellow at the Tour de France.

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From www.letour.fr:

Impey the overall leader: the new top five of the 100th Tour…

History has been made: Daryl Impey moves from second overall to first. He finished the stage in 13th place while his team-mate and former race leader Simon Gerrans was 48th. This means that the South African has taken the yellow jersey and he is the first from his country to lead the Tour de France.

The new top five is:

1. Daryl Impey (RSA) OGE

2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) SKY – at 3″

3. Simon Gerrans (AUS) OGE – at 5″

4. Michael Albasini (SUI) OGE – at 5″

5. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL) OPQ – at 6″

Read the day’s report with insights from Daryl and Team ORICA-GreenEDGE here:

https://www.bikehub.co.za/features/_/road/international-road/daryl-impey-becomes-first-african-to-wear-the-tour-de-france-yellow-jersey-r781

Comments

Wez-O

Jul 4, 2013, 3:49 PM

Such a great day for South African cycling.

martinsnyman

Jul 4, 2013, 3:50 PM

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GrumpyOldGuy

Jul 4, 2013, 3:51 PM

Wow, who woulda guessed that hey.?

 

Great day for the young lad, and what a proud Dad Tony must be.

Ceres

Jul 4, 2013, 3:52 PM

Well done Impey. One saffa in the tour and he is in yellow hope other teams will sit up and take notice. Also I hope it gives our young local riders the belief that it can be done.

River Rat

Jul 4, 2013, 3:53 PM

IMPI!!!!!!!!!!

Watcher

Jul 4, 2013, 3:53 PM

Well done young man, great result, great interview

 

You made South Africa proud today

Eugene Oppelt

Jul 4, 2013, 3:53 PM

Same town where Robbie Hunter got his stage win

 

How is that?

 

Some kind of magic....

Eugene Oppelt

Jul 4, 2013, 3:54 PM

And such a beautiful and kind young man/athlete

 

Well earned.

gummibear

Jul 4, 2013, 3:54 PM

NOFX

Jul 4, 2013, 3:55 PM

What a boytjie............. Awesome rider. I'm sure his success will be followed by those doping accusations with no foundation.

 

Great day for SA cycling though...

Dumpykym

Jul 4, 2013, 3:56 PM

Great Great Achievement......Well done Daryl!!Who remembers how we felt in '95 winning the RWC? - Same feeling today!

Stevovo

Jul 4, 2013, 3:59 PM

Whooop whooooop!! Mooi man Impey!

gummibear

Jul 4, 2013, 4:01 PM

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davidl

Jul 4, 2013, 4:01 PM

Great going, Daryl and Orica Greenedge! Keep the yellow for as long as you can!

 

So good for South African cycling!

Delgado_073

Jul 4, 2013, 4:03 PM

Daryl you biscuit !!!!! Whoooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

EZRider

Jul 4, 2013, 4:03 PM

Well done Daryl!

And he isnt even a kind of, sorta, in a round about way SAFA!

Dyed in the wool hero!

FondyMig

Jul 4, 2013, 4:10 PM

Sounded so beautiful when the commentator said: DARYL IMPEY, THE MAN FROM JOHANNESBURG.

And this when everyone expected the first African born rider to wear yellow would be Froome.

 

vulcan

Jul 4, 2013, 4:10 PM

Oh my SACK!!!!! That is so bloody fantastic! Well done Daryl!!!

PeterF

Jul 4, 2013, 4:11 PM

Well done Daryl. I think today should be declared a public holiday.

Bianchisti

Jul 4, 2013, 4:13 PM

 

Love iittttttttttt

DJR

Jul 4, 2013, 4:15 PM

Sounded so beautiful when the commentator said: DARYL IMPEY, THE MAN FROM JOHANNESBURG.

And this when everyone expected the first African born rider to wear yellow would be Froome.

 

Yeah, why did they have to spoil it for him by mentioning that place? ;)

udxcob

Jul 4, 2013, 4:15 PM

Well done Daryl :clap: and huge thanks to Simon Gerrans :clap:

hayleyearth

Jul 4, 2013, 4:16 PM

Sounded so beautiful when the commentator said: DARYL IMPEY, THE MAN FROM JOHANNESBURG.

And this when everyone expected the first African born rider to wear yellow would be Froome.

 

there has been another African born rider before. .. he rode for france at the time he got yellow cause that's where he lived then. .. I'm bad with names so can't say the name. ..

Dubber88

Jul 4, 2013, 4:21 PM

Impey jou yster!

Rowl

Jul 4, 2013, 4:29 PM

So Proud! Well done and thanks to Simon Gerrans.

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