\u2014 Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty (@IntermarcheW) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 49km to go: The peloton has crossed the climb 6 minutes behind the break<\/p>\n 50km to go: Rodr\u00edguez, Vlasov and Lutsenko are 21 seconds behind the break, while Barguil and Powless are 28 seconds behind<\/p>\n 52km to go: Simmons gesticulates at the other three, trying to encourage then to collaborate rather than attack each other<\/p>\n 52km to go: Storer is first to the top of the climb, but Simmons, Campenaerts and Wellens (in that order) are back with him<\/p>\n 53km to go: Storer has opened a gap on his three breakaway companions<\/p>\n 53km to go: Wellens and Campenaerts have joined Simmons and Storer<\/p>\n 54km to go: Wellens has been following moves for the most part and not contributing to the pace-setting in the break because his team leader\u2019s in yellow and he can rightfully say that he\u2019s just defending Poga\u010dar\u2019s interests. This is putting him in a strong position to contend for the stage win\u2026<\/p>\n 55km to go: Michael Storer and Quinn Simmons have attacked at the foot of the climb, Campenaerts and Wellens are chasing<\/p>\n 56km to go: The break\u2019s on the climb, Barguil and Vlasov have joined it<\/p>\n 60km to go: Leknessund has joined the break, and it looks like they\u2019re going to have a lot of company very soon as the chase group is just 15 seconds behind<\/p>\n 62km to go: Leknessund is 15 seconds behind the 8-man break. The big chase group is 27 seconds back and the peloton\u2019s at 3-05<\/p>\n 64km to go: Keep an eye out for this on Wout van Aert\u2019s race number\u2026<\/p>\n Wout\u2019s birthday message for his son<\/p>\n Wout van Aert\u2019s son, Jerome, turns two today and the Belgian is riding Stage 15 of the Tour de France with a special message for him on his number<\/p>\n Sprint Cycling & @vismaleaseabike<\/a> \u2014 Velon CC (@VelonCC) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 65km to go: The average speed for the break was 46.8kph after two hours of racing<\/p>\n 68km to go: The group behind Leknessund features some very punchy riders who\u2019ll be hoping to use the Pas du Sant as a springboard to the front group. Van Aert and Van der Poel are the most notable, but also in there are Alaphilippe, Laurence, Buitrago, Valgren, Romeo, Nys, Stewart, Madouas and Vlasov<\/p>\n 70km to go: The very difficult climb of the Pas du Sant is just over 10km away. It\u2019s 2.9km long and averages 10.2%<\/p>\n 72km to go: Jordan Jegat is gaining time in the GC standings but he\u2019s very unlikely to move into the top 10 today as the rider in 10th place is Carlos Rodr\u00edguez and he\u2019s in the break<\/p>\n 74km to go: Leknessund\u2019s not making up the ground on the break. He\u2019s 30 seconds behind still, with the group behind him at 40 seconds and the peloton at 2-45<\/p>\n 78km to go: Andreas Leknessund is the latest to try to bridge up to the front group. His acceleration has taken the chase group within 30 seconds of the 8 leaders<\/p>\n 81km to go: There are 22 in the chase group 40 seconds behind the break, including 11th placed Jordan Jegat. The bunch is at 2-32<\/p>\n 83km to go: Lutsenko leads over the Sor\u00e8de ahead of Wellens as Rodr\u00edguez bridges up and makes it 8 up front: Simmons, Mohori\u010d, Storer, Wellens, Campenaerts, Powless, Lutsenko and now Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n 84km to go: A mechanical issue for Jonas Vingegaard, who gets a new bike and is quickly up to the rear of the peloton<\/p>\n 85km to go: Carlos Rodr\u00edguez is chasing behind the break after attacking from the Van Aert\/MVDP group. He\u2019s 30 seconds back, the 21-strong Van Aert group is 50 seconds back and the peloton seems to have eased off at last and is at 1-50<\/p>\n 87km to go: These 7 have 39 sec0nds on the MVDP\/WVA group and a minute on the peloton<\/p>\n 88km to go: Wellens and Campenaerts have bridged up to the three leaders, Powless and Lutsenko have joined them making 7 up front<\/p>\n 89km to go: The riders are now climbing the 3rd-cat Col de Sor\u00e8de. It\u2019s 6.2km long and is going to be the stage for some key action<\/p>\n 90km to go: The 17-rider break has 25 seconds on the break, from which Simmons, Mohori\u010d and Storer have attacked<\/p>\n 91km to go: Jorgenson, Narvaez, Laurence and Van Poppel are also trying to bridge up. Cl\u00e9ment Russo was the rider dropped from the break on the climb<\/p>\n 92km to go: Simmons, Stuyven and Storer have bridged to the break, making 17 up front<\/p>\n 93km to go: The trio are 8 seconds behind the break with the peloton at 22<\/p>\n 94km to go: Quinn Simmons, Jasper Stuyven and Michael Storer are bridging up to break<\/p>\n 96km to go: Lutsenko led Powless over the climb and there have been a flurry of attacks from the bunch, which closed right in on the break<\/p>\n 99km to go: The break leads by 50 seconds approaching the first of three categorized climbs, the 3rd-cat C\u00f4te de Saint-Ferr\u00e9ol<\/p>\n 103km to go: This is a great moment, the kind of thing you\u2019d only see at a bike race\u2026<\/p>\n #TDF2025<\/a><\/p>\n Yesterday, just before the summit of the Tourmalet, Julian Alaphilippe grabbed a cardboard sign from a fan. He tucked it under his jersey to keep warm on the descent. Later, he apologized to the woman. The sign read: \u201cWout doesn\u2019t know it yet, but we\u2019re getting\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/TIBJTkP834<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 105km to go: Laurence has given up on his attempt to catch 15 riders on his own. The peloton is 40 seconds behind the break with the Vauquelin\/Gall group now part of it once again<\/p>\n 106km to go: MVDP now has 210 points, 41 behind green jersey Milan and 13 behind Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/p>\n 109km to go: Mathieu van der Poel leads through the intermediate sprint and thanks the riders behind for not contesting it. Axel Laurence is trying to bridge up to the front group on his own. He\u2019s 24 seconds behind with the peloton at 32 seconds<\/p>\n 111km to go: A reminder that the 15 riders at the front are Mathieu van der Poel, Matteo Vercher, Victor Campenaert, Kaden Groves, Matej Mohori\u010d, Jarrad Drizners, Cl\u00e9ment Russo, Pascal Eenkhoorn, Tim Wellens, Wout van Aert, Tobias Lund Andresen, Jake Stewart, Arnaud De Lie, Neilson Powless and Alexey Lutsenko<\/p>\n 113km to go: The front group covered 52.2km in the first hour of racing<\/p>\n 115km to go: The break has 50 seconds on the peloton with 5km to the sprint. The Vauquelin\/Milan group is still chasing behind the front part of the peloton, 40 seconds the gap between the parts of the bunch<\/p>\n 117km to go: Third-placed and white jersey Florian Lipowitz was also caught in that crash with Alaphilippe\u2026<\/p>\n 119km to go: As well as Vauquelin and Felix Gall, green jersey Milan is also in the second half of the peloton, so Lidl-Trek\u2019s riders have dropped back from the head of the yellow jersey group<\/p>\n 120km to go: Ineos are setting the pace in the front group, probably to enable the punchy Alex Laurence to get up to the front group. The break still has a 42-second lead though<\/p>\n 122km to go: The break is 45 seconds ahead of the bunch, which is still split in two. K\u00e9vin Vauquelin is in the second of the these two pelotons<\/p>\n 124km to go: ECHELONS!! The bunch is splitting due to the pressure Lidl-Trek are applying at the front.<\/p>\n 125km to go: Girmay, Stannard and Abrahamsen have been reeled in. The peloton is 40 seconds behind the break, Lidl-Trek setting the pace in order to bring the break back before intermediate sprint for their sprinter Jonathan Milan<\/p>\n 127km to go: Julian Alaphilippe is back in the peloton. He\u2019s been to the medical car after being caught up in the big crash in Auterive\u2026<\/p>\n 129km to go: This sums it up perfectly\u2026<\/p>\n Race situation \u2b07\ufe0f#TDF2025<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RfrX8qih8k<\/a><\/p>\n
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Julian Alaphilippe and Florian Lipowitz (white jersey) after the crash in Auterive (Photo by LOIC VENANCE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225251887-720x480.jpg\")
Tudor Pro Cycling Team\u2019s French rider Julian Alaphilippe receives medical assistance after falling in a mass crash in Auterive (Photo by LOIC VENANCE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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(Illustration: \u00a9 A.S.O.)<\/p>\n