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Jonathan Milan won a rain-soaked sprint finish in Valence to take his second stage win in this year’s Tour de France, after a treacherous finish from which race leader Tadej Pogacar, and his nearest rival Jonas Vingegaard, both emerged unscathed. In what was probably the final stage of the 2025 Tour suited to the sprinters, others were not so fortu­nate …

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Colder than I expected. That’s how I’d describe Mont Ventoux if you were to ask me right now. Lots of other things too – beautiful, eerie, iconic, brutal, exposed – but also cold. I’m working on my first Tour de France as a journalist, so despite many years here as a fan, yesterday was my first day up the top …

Fighting Vingegaard finishes sixth on Mont Ventoux in 16th Tour de France stage  Team Visma Tour de France: Pogacar resists Vingegaard on Ventoux as Paret-Peintre claims stage 16  The Guardian Tour de France 2025 results: Paret-Peintre denies Healy in thrilling stage 16 win  BBC ‘I’m definitely not Superman’ – Tadej Pogačar insists business as usual after maintaining Tour de France lead with record-breaking …

Tadej Pogačar descended the Mont Ventoux on Tuesday evening with his overall Tour de France lead intact after successfully resisting Jonas Vingegaard’s fiercest climbing onslaught to date in this year’s race, and with another achievement – the record time for the ascent of the ‘Giant of Provence’ – also added to his already massive palmares. Despite a strong headwind, unofficial …

With a flat stage before Mont Ventoux, it was expected to have some fireworks and huge climbing performances with Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar battling at the start of the third week. Tour de France stage 16 2025 profile For the second mountain stage in a row, UAE Emirates could not control the breakaway and let a huge group get …

Refresh 2025-07-22T14:31:54.081Z The cross winds on the exposed sectors of Ventoux will play a huge role in deciding the stage winner and the GC battle. 2025-07-22T14:30:52.174Z Tadej Pogačar is able to get on his wheel and they blast up the lower exposed slopes of Ventoux. 2025-07-22T14:30:17.848Z Attack number 3 by Vingegaard! 2025-07-22T14:29:53.464Z Healy attacks! Valentin Paret-Peintre goes with him but …

Tim Wellens responded to remarks made by Quinn Simmons, saying he “didn’t really appreciate” the American’s suggestion that camera motorcycles played a role in his victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider attacked solo with more than 40km to go to claim victory in Carcassonne on Sunday. He was initially in a breakaway …

Despite leading the biggest race in the world, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has cut a fairly nonchalant figure in the daily Tour de France press conferences, and it was no different on the rest day. The Slovenian has reason to be relaxed – he won two stages in the Pyrenees and now leads the race overall by over four …

The second rest day of the Tour de France couldn’t have come at a better time, with tempers flaring for those who lost out in the stage 15 breakaway to the dominant UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Tim Wellens. Wellens won solo into Carcassonne after biding his time and launching a long-range attack, extending his lead into the walled city, but despite …