Image 1 of 2 Stage 21 profile(Image credit: A.S.O.) (Image credit: Geoatlast) The final stage of the Tour de France – when it finishes in Paris, which it didn’t in 2024 – is usually a day for the sprinters, finishing on a flat circuit around the Champs-Élysées. It’s never easy, given the speed, cobbles, and prestige of the stage, but …
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Stage 20 GC battles. They’re something we all hope for in Grand Tours, that the fight for yellow or pink or red comes down to the final day of ‘real’ racing. This year’s Giro d’Italia, the 2020 Tour de France, and the 2023 Giro. These races all treated us to last-minute lead changes, and the most thrilling way a Grand …
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Tadej Pogačar would like to go to the Vuelta a España. Who wouldn’t? Three weeks in Spain, exploring the north of the country, with a fun bonus trip to Italy in the mix too. It’s a race he hasn’t won, and one that he needs to tick off on his ever-shortening list of races to win. He could, too, if …
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The last mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France ended with another victory by someone not named Tadej Pogačar, this time, Thymen Arensman took his second win of the race. Tour de France stage 19 2025 profile Tobias Halland Johannessen spent 2146 kilojoules over 2:09h at 16.56 kj/kg/h before La Plagne. With the GC group setting a relatively moderate …
Read More »LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 129.9 kilometers (80.5 miles) long but trimmed to 93.1 kilometers (57.7 miles), according to the official …
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LA PLAGNE, France — The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route. The stage from Albertville to La Plagne was meant to be 80.5 miles long but trimmed to 57.7 miles, according to the official Tour website’s stage map on …
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Refresh 2025-07-25T13:55:36.144Z Here are the updated KOM rankings. Martinez is closing down on Pogačar, now just 13 points behind: 1 Pogačar 105 2 Martinez 92 3 Vingegaard 89 4 Arensman 65 5 O’Connor 51 6 Paret-Peintre 48 7 Roglič 41 2025-07-25T13:52:49.960Z Vauquelin was dropped on that climb, and is 20 seconds adrift from the peloton. 2025-07-25T13:52:24.211Z The three leaders are …
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Stage 19 of the 2025 Tour de France has been shortened from 129.9 kilometres to just 95km and two classified climbs eliminated from the route, race organisers announced late on Thursday. Friday’s stage was due to include five categorised climbs, beginning with the Côte d’Héry-sur-Ugine (11.3km at 5.1%) and Col des Saisies (13.7km at 6.4%. Those two climbs have been …
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Tour de France Stage 18 included three long climbs and was a very hard stage overall for everyone, as Visma | Lease a Bike attempted to test Tadej Pogačar once again early in the race. Tour de France stage 18 2025 profile The pace was high throughout the day, with Col du Glandon being paced at 5.5 ᵉW/kg for 53 …
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