Tadej Pogacar is set to win his fourth Tour de France after defending his lead on the final mountain stage of this year’s race, as Thymen Arensman held on for a dramatic victory after a gruelling ascent to La Plagne. Barring a remarkable turnaround, Pogacar will confirm his latest victory in Paris on Sunday after he crossed the line with …
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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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Ben O’Connor (Jayco-AlUla) cancelled the pain and disappointment of the first two weeks of his 2025 Tour de France with a perfectly executed stage victory in the Alps to Col de la Loze. The Australian joined the break of the day and then attacked at the right moment, before the 26.5km climb to the finish, giving him the time to …
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Refresh 2025-07-24T14:43:52.658Z O’Connor has dropped Rubio with an acceleration – he’s making a move for the stage win, just under 16km from the finish. O’CONNOR ATTACKS 2025-07-24T14:42:09.350Z The scene from high up the Col de la Loze. (Image credit: Getty Images) 2025-07-24T14:38:39.950Z Lipowitz has dropped Jorgenson. 2025-07-24T14:37:13.853Z O’Connor and Rubio are extending their advantage over Lipowitz and Jorgenson. They’re 1:35 …
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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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“], “filter”: { “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”} }”> I’ll be honest: when I saw the profile for Stage 16 of the Tour de France, I wasn’t very excited. Sure, the stage finished atop Mont Ventoux. But there was a long and flat run-in – 150 kilometers for the breakaway to establish a five-minute gap that …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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