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Pogacar set for fourth triumph as Arensman edges stage 19
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 …
Read More »Tour de France 2025 stage 21 preview – Three ascents of Montmartre climb add spice to Champs-Élysées finale in Paris
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 …
Read More »There was a GC battle on stage 20 of the Tour de France, just not the one we expected
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 …
Read More »Arensman Goes Beast Mode on La Plagne | Tour de France 2025 Stage 19
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 »Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar nearly quit football — now he’s on the sport’s biggest stage
Joey Aguilar heard the rumors. He realized it was all but certain that Nico Iamaleava was headed to UCLA after a tumultuous breakup at Tennessee. His first instinct was to stay and compete. Sure, Iamaleava was a former five-star recruit who had already earned millions and was anointed as a future star before he ever stepped onto a college field. …
Read More »Culling of infected cows shortens Tour de France stage
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 …
Read More »Culling of infected cows leads to shortened 19th stage of Tour de France
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 …
Read More »Tour de France stage 19 LIVE – Shortened 95km stage to La Plagne promises flat-out action
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 …
Read More »Cow contagion forces Tour de France organisers to re-route stage 19, shortening to 95km
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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