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2025-07-18T13:45:53.294Z<\/p>\n
A promising time for Santiago Buitrago, who\u2019s third fastest at the second check. He dropped out of GC contention after a crash early in the Tour, but seems to be recovering now.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:43:15.481Z<\/p>\n
Einer Rubio has just finished, setting the fourth fastest time.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:42:42.001Z<\/p>\n
Alaphilippe is also going for it, setting the third fastest time at the second check.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:41:29.627Z<\/p>\n
Armirail is on course for a good time. He\u2019s come through the first check third fastest, just two seconds slower than Plapp.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:38:51.541Z<\/p>\n
The stunning backdrop at the top of the Peyragudes.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-18T13:34:53.579Z<\/p>\n
Bruno Armirail starts his ride, to a chorus of cheers from local fans recognising his French national champion\u2019s jersey. Given how strong he looked in the break yesterday, he could set a competitive time.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:32:19.524Z<\/p>\n
Van Aert is resting up – he’s in at the first check with only the 27th fastest time.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:30:53.414Z<\/p>\n
Cl\u00e9ment Champoussin has set a very good time at the finish – the third fastest in fact. He’s 59 seconds slower than Lenny Martinez in second, but 55 seconds faster than Lutsenko in fourth.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:23:52.978Z<\/p>\n
A big name at the start list now – Wout van Aert. If he goes for it he could set a very good time, but might rest up with work to be done for Vingegaard in the stages ahead.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:19:52.991Z<\/p>\n
Foss has finished, and he sped up as the climb went on – he posts the third fastest time of the day, 2:26 slower than Plapp.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:10:37.865Z<\/p>\n
Fred Wright has posted the third best time, beating Lennert Van Eetvelt. But there\u2019s lots of daylight between himself and the top two, with Plapp 2:42 quicker, and Martinez 2:19 quicker.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T13:05:23.563Z<\/p>\n
Lenny Martinez finishing his ride.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-18T12:59:08.710Z<\/p>\n
Former time trial world champion Tobias Foss is on the road, but isn\u2019t going hard, posting the 13th fastest time at the first check.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:55:10.589Z<\/p>\n
Martinez falls short, 23 seconds slower than Plapp. That’s still good enough for second-best, for now.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:53:54.956Z<\/p>\n
Lenny Martinez is giving his all as he nears the summit.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:51:35.225Z<\/p>\n
Sivakov took his time up the final part of that climb, posting the 16th best time at the finish.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:49:39.070Z<\/p>\n
Lenny Martinez has committed to his ride – he\u2019s just nine seconds slower than Plapp at the second check. For the first time, Plapp is under pressure.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:43:41.638Z<\/p>\n
Matis Louvel is giving us a demonstration of how steep the final gradients of the Peyragudes are. He\u2019s weaving from side to side, trying to take a more bearable and less steep line.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:41:15.574Z<\/p>\n
Sivakov hasn\u2019t completely sat up, despite having work to do for teammate Poga\u010dar. He\u2019s set the third fastest time at the second check.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:39:28.360Z<\/p>\n
Coquard reaches the finish, and waves to the crowd. It’s a wave of goodbye – he’s actually planning on leaving the race after today, to have his damaged hand operated on.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:37:46.988Z<\/p>\n
Romeo is not going for it. He’s reached the time check with a time outside of the top 20 fastest.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:35:06.041Z<\/p>\n
Plapp and Van Eetvelt remain first and second at the finish, but Vito Braet has joined them on the virtual podium with the third best time.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:31:17.210Z<\/p>\n
The polka-dot jersey of Lenny Martinez has started his ride. He\u2019ll need to produce one hell of a ride to finish high enough to add to his KOM tally today, and is already only wearing the jersey on behalf of Tadej Poga\u010dar, who overtook him yesterday – and is likely to extend his lead today.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:26:00.276Z<\/p>\n
Here’s Plapp finishing his ride, mouth open with the effort.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-18T12:24:35.885Z<\/p>\n
Girmay completes his ride in relaxed fashion, moving to the side of the road to give some high fives to a cluster of fans with Eritrean flags.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:20:36.214Z<\/p>\n
Iv\u00e1n Romeo is off and running. He’s a rider who could post a strong time if he goes for it, as someone who can both climb and time trial.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:16:09.262Z<\/p>\n
The Australian could be in the hotseat for a long time with a time like that.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:15:16.383Z<\/p>\n
Unlike Van Eetvelt, who looked like he knocked off the pace, Plapp is clearly giving it his all – and it shows in the time. He\u2019s gone a whole 2:51 quicker.<\/p>\n
NEW FASTEST TIME – LUKE PLAP<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:13:00.860Z<\/p>\n
Plapp is under a kilometre from the finish – albeit the hardest kilometre of the course.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:06:43.656Z<\/p>\n
Plapp is ineed going for it – he’s just put a whole minute into Van Eetvelt on the second time check.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T12:04:38.246Z<\/p>\n
Coquard is starting his ride, despite a finger injury. He hurt it yesterday when trying to grab a musette. The Frenchman has had a rough Tour this year, ever since attracting blame and scrutiny for his role in the crash that saw Jasper Philipsen abandon in the first week.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:54:31.708Z<\/p>\n
Van Eetvelt sets the new fastest time, by 57 seconds. He didn\u2019t look to be totally committed on his ride though, especially considering how he looked at the start, and didn\u2019t grow his advantage on the final section of the climb.<\/p>\n
NEW FASTEST TIME – VAN EETVELT<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:50:21.986Z<\/p>\n
Now the Australian champion, Luke Plapp, begins. He is a rider who could be up there, given he can both time trial and climb.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:49:26.570Z<\/p>\n
Grignard has set the new fastest time and will head to the hot seat. Not for long, though – Van Eetvelt will surely be replacing him soon.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:48:43.233Z<\/p>\n
Eduardo Affini rolls after the start ramp, his European champion’s jersey showcasing his time trialling credentials. He\u2019a another for whom the gradients will be too steep, however.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:46:27.603Z<\/p>\n
Several riders have followed Vercher by reaching the finish, with Roel van Sintmaartensdijk the fastest among them so far with a time of 29:12.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:42:15.054Z<\/p>\n
Van Eetvelt is through the second check, over a minute quicker than the previous best time set by Grignard.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:41:04.576Z<\/p>\n
Vercher\u2019s the first rider to arrive at the finish, and he\u2019s enjoying the occasion, giving a wheelie to please the fans as he covers the horribly steep final gradients to the line. His time is 30:01.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:36:41.829Z<\/p>\n
Durbridge and Benjamin Thomas have posted the third and fourth fastest times there. They\u2019re both specialists against the clock, but not on an uphill time trial like this one.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:35:36.224Z<\/p>\n
Van Eetvelt’s set the fastest time at the first time check, 20 seconds faster than Meeus.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:33:18.306Z<\/p>\n
Our first jersey-wearer is on the road – Jonathan Milan, in green. He won\u2019t be adding any points to his tally today, and will instead be looking on in fear as Tadej Poga\u010dar is set to eat more into his lead in the points classification.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:31:29.873Z<\/p>\n
Van Eetvelt looks like he’s on for a quick one. He’s already caught and passed his minute man.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:30:51.081Z<\/p>\n
Of the riders to have reached the first checkpoint, Meeus is the fastest so far.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:26:26.889Z<\/p>\n
We have a first proper climber on the road now – Lennert Van Eetvelt. The Belgian is well down on GC having crashed and lost lots of time, but he\u2019s a very talented climber, and from the way he flew off the start ramp, looks like he\u2019s going to go for a time today.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:24:50.198Z<\/p>\n
Here’ the scene from the Peyragudes today.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-18T11:19:46.968Z<\/p>\n
The start of a time trial this deep into a Grand Tour is a chance to see riders you might have forgotten are at the race, and have been really struggling. Jordi Meeus is second-to-last on GC, having struggled to get involved in the sprints.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:15:43.187Z<\/p>\n
Vercher has just finished the opening flatter part of the course and has started the climb to Peyregudes.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:11:08.497Z
\nStage 13 starts<\/p>\n
Matt\u00e9o Vercher (Team TotalEnergies) is off to set the first time of the day.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T11:08:09.238Z<\/p>\n
Weather-wise, it looks to be a cooler day for the riders compared to yesterday’s searing heat on the Hautacam.<\/p>\n
Highs of 25\u00b0C in Loudenvielle and just 21\u00b0C up at the Peyragudes ski resort.<\/p>\n
2025-07-18T10:59:15.411Z<\/p>\n
An alteration to today’s stage that will surely please the less comfortable climbers at the Tour.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7The time limit to complete the ITT will be extended to 40% of the winner\u2019s time, instead of the initially planned 33%. For example, if the stage winner finishes in 26 minutes, the time limit will be 36’04”\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Les d\u00e9lais du jour seront \u00e9tendus \u00e0 40 % du temps du vainqueur,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cjSTtsXekZJuly 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-18T10:46:03.262Z<\/p>\n Here’s what Poga\u010dar, his UAE team, Visma DS Grischa Niermann, Matteo Jorgenson, and Remco Evenepoel had to say about the first of this week’s three Pyrenean battles.<\/p>\n 2025-07-18T10:41:45.072Z<\/p>\n Tadej Poga\u010dar attacked early on the Hautacam’s slopes to win the stage and move back into the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n He now leads Vingegaard by 3 minutes and 31 seconds.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n Read more: Tadej Poga\u010dar punishes challengers with massive victory on Hautacam and regains race lead<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-18T10:33:34.406Z<\/p>\n Just 40 minutes until the first rider of the day starts their effort.<\/p>\n Let’s quickly run through yesterday’s hectic first summit finish and the reaction from the GC contenders.<\/p>\n 2025-07-18T10:13:48.545Z<\/p>\n A closer look at the course profile for today.<\/p>\n \u23f1\ufe0f 2nd episode of the Pyrenean triptic with a short, intense TT and the terrible climb to the Peyragudes altiport to finish it off.\u23f1\ufe0f 2\u00e8me \u00e9pisode du triptique pyr\u00e9n\u00e9en avec un chrono court, intense et la terrible mont\u00e9e de l’altiport de Peyragudes pour en terminer.#TDF2025 pic.twitter.com\/7dVBRq78XZJuly 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-18T10:10:58.813Z<\/p>\n Here’s the key times for when the GC big hitters roll out later this afternoon:<\/p>\n (All timings are in the local time zone)<\/p>\n Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) 16:47Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 16:53Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL) 16:55K\u00e9vin Vauquelin (Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels) 16:57Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) 16:59Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) 17:01Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) 17:03Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 17:05<\/p>\n 2025-07-18T09:50:24.133Z<\/p>\n Ever wondered how a team prepares for the chaos of a mountain time-trial, with equipment dilemmas and potential bike changes?<\/p>\n We spoke to Red Bull’s Dan Bigham to find out more.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n Read more: Reverse engineering stage 13: How do teams prepare for a Tour de France mountain time trial?<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-18T09:36:01.336Z<\/p>\n For more details on what today’s 10.9km uphill race against the clock entails, read our in-depth stage preview here<\/a>.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-18T09:25:29.874Z<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the profile of today’s individual time trial from Loudenvielle to the summit of Peyragudes.<\/p>\n (Image credit: ASO)<\/p>\n 2025-07-18T09:14:04.133Z<\/p>\n There’s just under two hours to go before the first rider rolls down the start ramp for today’s mountainous individual time trial.<\/p>\n Matt\u00e9o Vercher (Team TotalEnergies) will be first off at 13:10 local time in Loudenvielle.<\/p>\n 2025-07-03T13:22:44.181Z<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage for stage 13 of the 2025 Tour de France.<\/p>\n![\"Slovenian](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/yt8HEuGZ52MnUyaykX28MA.jpg\")
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