Ion Izagirre powers to solo win in 12th stage of Tour de France

Ion Izagirre took his second career Tour de France stage win in Belleville-en-Beaujolais. Pic: Daniel Cole/AP

Ion Izagirre soloed to victory at the end of an explosive stage 12 of the Tour de France to Belleville-en-Beaujolais.

Eleven days after Victor Lafay ended a 15-year wait for a stage win for the Cofidis team, Izagirre doubled up with a perfectly-timed attack from the breakaway.