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2025-07-24T14:55:29.434Z<\/p>\n
Narv\u00e1ez’ pace is already thinning the group out, with Rogli\u010d dropped, along with Vauquelin.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:54:56.632Z<\/p>\n
Yates has finished, but it’s not Kuss who takes over – rather, it’s UAE, with Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:54:11.142Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor, still at the front of the race, 50 seconds ahead of Rubio, 2:30 ahead of Lipowitz and 3:30 ahead of the peloton.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T14:52:01.079Z<\/p>\n
It remains Simon Yates leading the peloton. You suspect the pace will increase as soon as Sepp Kuss eventually takes over.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:50:03.692Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor’s looking great. He’s 40 seconds ahead of Rubio now, and over three minutes ahead of the peloton and growing. He’s in with a shout for the stage win…<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:46:37.479Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson has been brought back by the peloton, but has nothing left to give, and slips straight out of the back.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:46:04.768Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor is 20 seconds ahead of Rubio, 2 minutes ahead of Lipowitz, and 3 minutes ahead of the peloton.<\/p>\n
15KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:44:45.101Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor has 15 seconds on Ruibo.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:43:52.658Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor has dropped Rubio with an acceleration – he’s making a move for the stage win, just under 16km from the finish.<\/p>\n
O’CONNOR ATTACKS<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:42:09.350Z<\/p>\n
The scene from high up the Col de la Loze.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T14:38:39.950Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz has dropped Jorgenson.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:37:13.853Z<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor and Rubio are extending their advantage over Lipowitz and Jorgenson. They\u2019re 1:35 ahead of them, and 3:10 ahead of the peloton.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:35:53.989Z<\/p>\n
O’Connor and Rubio, the two riders at the front of the race.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T14:34:51.665Z<\/p>\n
Jegat has now been dropped.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:33:43.760Z<\/p>\n
Jegat is the 14th and last rider in the peloton, struggling to hang on.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:32:22.206Z<\/p>\n
There are 14 riders in the peloton, being led by Simon Yates.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:31:48.674Z<\/p>\n
Rubio and O’Connor lead Lipowitz by 1:15, and the yellow jersey group by 3:15.<\/p>\n
20KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:31:00.012Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz has caught Jorgenson, and the American is sitting on his wheel.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:29:56.627Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz isn\u2019t making any inroads on Rubio and O\u2019Connor, though, who are still 1:10 ahead. This duo can start dreaming of a stage win – notwithstanding a charge from Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard later on this mountain.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:28:47.261Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is the day’s big winner as things stand, still over two minutes ahead of the peloton and with his podium place looking very secure.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T14:27:07.520Z<\/p>\n
Incidentally, Ben Healy is the only rider in the top ten not in the peloton, meaning his ninth place on GC is under threat from Jegat.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:25:57.881Z<\/p>\n
Simon Yates is the Visma rider leading the peloton, with Kuss on his wheel, and Vingegaard on his.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:25:26.318Z<\/p>\n
Soler is done, and Visma take over. They’re going to try once again to break Tadej Poga\u010dar.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:24:09.877Z<\/p>\n
There are just under 20 riders now in the peloton, still being led by Soler.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:23:08.684Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson has been dropped by the other two leaders – perhaps he\u2019s out of legs, or perhaps he\u2019s sitting up to help Vingegaard.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:22:33.733Z<\/p>\n
The regrouping of the peloton means both Vingegaard and Poga\u010dar have reinforcements – Kuss and Simon Yates for the former, Soler, Narv\u00e1ez and Adam Yates for the latter. Soler leads the peloton for now.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:20:26.879Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz still has about 2 minutes to make up on Vingegaard to take him over in second on the virtual GC, and you imagine the gap will start coming down soon now they\u2019re climbing.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:19:18.669Z<\/p>\n
So all the GC riders are together again, apart from Lipowitz, who\u2019s almost three minutes ahead as Picnic-PostNL lead the peloton onto the mountain.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:18:12.291Z<\/p>\n
The Onley \/ Vauquelin chase group has caught the yellow jersey group. We now have a peloton again!<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:17:30.217Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz starts the climb a minute behind the leaders, and with a head start of about 2:30 over the yellow jersey group.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:16:44.988Z<\/p>\n
It climbs at 6.5% for 26.4km, and with many fluctuations in that gradient, with some horrible gradients. It even broke Tadej Poga\u010dar two years ago – who will be its victims this time?<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:15:31.993Z<\/p>\n
The leading trio have started the Col de la Loze – thought by many to be the hardest mountain of this whole Tour de France.<\/p>\n
COL DE LA LOZE<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:14:44.570Z<\/p>\n
Gall attacks again, but is again shut down, as Rogli\u010d closes it down – doing his Red Bull teammate Lipowitz a favour.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:12:59.497Z<\/p>\n
Further behind, Vauquelin is rallying. He\u2019s now back to the Onley group, which is almost back to within 1:45 of the yellow jersey group.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:12:20.211Z<\/p>\n
Gall keeps trying to attack out of the yellow jersey group, not able to go clear.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:11:46.247Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson, O’Connor and Rubio lead Lipowitz by just over a minute, and the yellow jersey group by about 2:15. It’s stalemate in the latter.<\/p>\n
30KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:10:37.843Z<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no chase at all for Lipowitz – he\u2019s now over a minute ahead!<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:08:50.694Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is over 20 seconds up the road from the yellow jersey group, but still 1:20 behind the leaders.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:07:16.356Z<\/p>\n
Nobody wants to take responsibity for chasing Lipowitz. This is a good move from the German.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:06:35.545Z<\/p>\n
Now Lipowitz attacks! He\u2019s got a gap, too.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:06:00.649Z<\/p>\n
Rogli\u010d is taking a turn at the front now, but it\u2019s far from a committed one. The gap continues to grow, to 1:30.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:03:29.293Z<\/p>\n
Gall is the rider who’s doing the pace-setting in the chase group, but he doesn’t look happy about it. This in an awkward part of the race to have to put your nose to the wind – it’s a length valley section, leading to the start of the final climb.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:02:06.772Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson, O’Connor and Rubio have grown their lead to a minute. If it keeps growing at this rate, the stage win could come into play.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T14:01:12.514Z<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T13:58:38.886Z<\/p>\n
The leading trio are 45 seconds ahead of the yellow jersey group, with the Onley group 3 minutes down and the Vaquelin group at 4:30.<\/p>\n
40KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:57:49.705Z<\/p>\n
Gall is trying to attack now. All this is bad news for him, as he stood to rise on GC.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:56:17.664Z<\/p>\n
They have indeed caught them, and the pace remains completely off.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:55:56.781Z<\/p>\n
All this is good news for Lipowitz – he\u2019s set to rejoin the yellow jersey group.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:55:22.264Z<\/p>\n
That trio already has 20 seconds on the others.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:55:03.233Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson and Rubio have gone with O’Connor.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:54:42.670Z<\/p>\n
O\u2019Connor has taken advantage of the slowdown and attacked.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:54:19.291Z<\/p>\n
Visma aren\u2019t happy in the front group. Their two riders are trying to get other riders to hel the pace-setting.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:52:38.925Z<\/p>\n
Further behind, Onley is 2:55 behind, and Vauqulin is at 4:30. These are huge gaps already, and are only going to get bigger on the Col de la Loze.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:51:01.135Z<\/p>\n
Since catching up to Arensman, Lipowitz’s defecit has remained at about 40 seconds to the leaders.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:48:29.487Z<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T13:46:09.076Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is regrouping and starting to make up ground again. He\u2019s now 40 seconds behind the leaders, and will now have a companion as he\u2019s just caught Arensman.<\/p>\n
50KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:42:44.177Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz has now fallen to over a minute behind. He’s having a hard time on this descent.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:39:16.794Z<\/p>\n
Here are the new KOM rankings. Pog is bearing down on Martinez.<\/p>\n
1 Martinez 80<\/p>\n
2 Poga\u010dar 75<\/p>\n
3 Arensman 65<\/p>\n
4 Vingegaard 65<\/p>\n
5 Woods 38<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:38:25.768Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson is setting a fast pace on this descent. It’ not an attack, but he’s putting Poga\u010dar (and the others) under pressure.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:34:51.499Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is losing ground on the descent, now 50 seconds behind the leaders. The Onley group is holding its own though, at 2:12.<\/p>\n
60KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:33:57.184Z<\/p>\n
Here was Vingegaard attacking Poga\u010dar on the Madeleine. He didn\u2019t succeed in dropping him, but is looking up for the fight.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T13:31:38.224Z<\/p>\n
Now the Onley group, which also features Johannessen, reaches the top, just over 2 minutes behind the leaders. The Scott has already fallen to 5th on the virtual GC, and has 3:46 of a buffer on Gall, who is still in that lead group.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:29:49.190Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz reaches the top about 30 seconds beind the leaders. His third-place on GC is safe for now, but could come under threat from his teammate Rogli\u010d.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:28:53.830Z<\/p>\n
Vingegaard comes through to ensure he gets the maximum points at the summit of the Madeleine, and Poga\u010dar comes through for second. That’s bad news for all of the climbers who were targeting the polka-dot jersey.<\/p>\n
KOM – COL DE LA MADELEINE<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:25:04.959Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson still leads with just 1km left to climb. It doesn’t look like another attack is coming from Vingegaard on this climb – all it would likely achieve now is to drop his teammate.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:22:40.480Z<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T13:19:05.053Z<\/p>\n
Jorgenson still leads the front group, and is starting to drop riders – Arensman is being distanced, putting into peril his hopes for the polka-dot jersey.<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is 35 seconds behind, Onley 1:15.<\/p>\n
70KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:18:01.707Z<\/p>\n
Onley is isolated, and having to lead a chase group that’s 40 seconds behind Lipowitz all by himself.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:17:19.975Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is already 30 seconds behind the lead group featuring the yellow jersey, Vingegaard, and his Red Bull teammate Rogli\u010d.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:16:41.637Z<\/p>\n
This seems early for Vingegaard to have caught Jorgenson – surely he would have wanted his teammate for the valley road ahead, after the descent?<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:16:06.064Z<\/p>\n
Vingegaard and the yellow jersey have already made it up to the front group. Jorgenson is here for Vingegaard, and is setting the pace.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:15:36.617Z<\/p>\n
That move was made 72km from the finish. Vigegaard is living up to his word and giving this a real go today, with lots of road still to come.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:15:03.435Z<\/p>\n
Poga\u010dar has his mouth open, but not as wide as on the Ventoux.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:14:20.255Z<\/p>\n
Vingegard goes! But Poga\u010dar follows.<\/p>\n
VINGEGAARD ATTACKS<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:13:51.481Z<\/p>\n
Lipowitz is only just managing to stay with Kuss, Poga\u010dar and Vingegaard.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:12:51.341Z<\/p>\n
There are still over 5km left until the summit. Will Vingegaard attack before then, or leave it to Kuss to set the pace?<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:12:08.750Z<\/p>\n
This is the move! Only Poga\u010dar, Vingegaard and Lipowitz are still with Kuss.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:11:31.656Z<\/p>\n
In the peloton, Kuss takes over and has accelerated.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:11:13.654Z<\/p>\n
Rogli\u010d is leading the front group, but the peloton is bearing down on them, now just 55 seconds behind.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:08:38.557Z<\/p>\n
Campanaerts is finished, and now it\u2019s Simon Yates\u2019 turn.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:08:06.056Z<\/p>\n
Vauquelin is digging deep, but still losing ground 1:25 behind the peloton. The Frenchman has managed to overtake Ben Healy, despite being dropped before him.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T13:03:16.301Z<\/p>\n
Wellens has been brought back into the peloton. Even if he can\u2019t hang about to offer Poga\u010dar an assistance, the yellow jersey still has Yates and Narv\u00e1ez for support.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:59:32.924Z<\/p>\n
Vauquelin is already 45 seconds behind the peloton.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:58:56.859Z<\/p>\n
Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d in the break, from earlier in the day. There’s now just 6 riders with him in the front group.<\/p>\n
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2025-07-24T12:57:32.202Z<\/p>\n
Ben Healy is the latest to be dropped out of the peloton. There’s only about 20 riders left now.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:56:09.424Z<\/p>\n
Campanaerts takes over from Benoot, the gap now 2:12. Visma are setting something up.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:55:47.821Z<\/p>\n
The rider who is immediately behind Vauquelin on GC, Gall, is now leading the front group, his teammate Armirail having at last finished his long shift.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:54:35.266Z<\/p>\n
Vauquelin’s dropped. His 6th place on GC is under serious threat, with such a long way still to ride.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:53:32.108Z<\/p>\n
Bad news for French fans – K\u00e9vin Vauquelin is at the back of the peloton and struggling to hold on.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:51:14.649Z<\/p>\n
Van Aert is done, having brought the leaders’ advantage down to 2:40. Now Benoot takes over for Visma.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:50:23.331Z<\/p>\n
Picnic-PostNL’s Warren Barguil is dropped from the peloton. He\u2019s a key helper for Onely, who is already under attack from Red Bull, and relying instead on Visma and UAE to chase.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:48:49.680Z<\/p>\n
This new lead group has a 2:50 advantage over the peloton. That means Rogli\u010d has now replaced his Red Bull teammate Lipowitz in virtual third-place.<\/p>\n
80KM TO GO<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:47:09.045Z<\/p>\n
Armirail has continued to drag the 6-man chase group up to Jorgenson and Arensman, and the catch has just been made.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:46:02.673Z<\/p>\n
Here comes Visma-Lease a Bike! They\u2019ve taken over at the front and have upped the pace, with Van Aert leading.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:44:18.993Z<\/p>\n
Back in the peloton, Politt swings off, and Soler takes over the pace-setting.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:42:01.096Z<\/p>\n
The chase group is coming back to the two leaders, bringing them back to within 15 seconds.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:41:01.130Z<\/p>\n
Wellens is beind distanced from the chase group. He put a lot into his effort to attack earlier today, and might now be paying for that effort.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:39:53.850Z<\/p>\n
Behind Jorgenson and Arensman, who still lead the race by 22 seconds, the chase group is being pulled along by Armirail, with Gall on his wheel. Also present are Rogli\u010d, Wellens, O\u2019Connor, Rubio and Baudin.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:38:20.240Z<\/p>\n
Unfortunate news about Enric Mas has come through – the Spaniard has abandoned the race. He was seen struggling earlier, dropping from the peloton early on the Gladon. A Tour that promised much when he led the race on Mont Ventou and looked poised for a stage victory has ended in disappointment.<\/p>\n
DNF – ENRIC MAS<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:37:05.391Z<\/p>\n
Martinez has also been caught, and dropped, by the peloton. He won’t be getting any more KOM points today, while his rival Arensman currently leads the race with Jorgenson.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:36:24.055Z<\/p>\n
Many of those who were in the chase group have been caught by the peloton, including Jegat.<\/p>\n
2025-07-24T12:33:28.856Z
\nHow to watch stage 18 of the Tour de France<\/p>\n
\u25ba UK: ITV4\/ITVX<\/a> (free) or TNT Sports\/Discovery+<\/a><\/p>\n \u25ba US: NBC\/Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n \u25ba Canada: FloBikes<\/a><\/p>\n \u25ba Australia: SBS\/SBS On Demand<\/a> (free)<\/p>\n \u25ba Watch from anywhere: NordVPN mega-deal<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:32:42.877Z<\/p>\n Will Visma-Lease a Bike make a move on the Madeleine? Tadej Poga\u010dar and his teammates will have braced themselves for the possibility of a Visma onslaught today potentially starting here.<\/p>\n ‘If Visma attack, that’s OK’ – UAE Team Emirates-XRG unfazed by prospect of Jonas Vingegaard launching assault on Tour de France yellow jersey Tadej Poga\u010dar in Alps<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:30:57.631Z<\/p>\n Jorgenson and Arensman start the climb, 35 seconds ahead of the chase group featuring Rogli\u010d and Gall, and a whole 3 minutes ahead of the peloton.<\/p>\n COL DE LA MADELEINE <\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:28:25.876Z<\/p>\n Jorgenson and Arensman managed to distance the others on the descent, and now lead the race ahead of the rest of the break by about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:27:09.597Z<\/p>\n The gap between the leaders and the peloton continues to grow as the near the bottom of the descent and the start of the Madeleine. It\u2019s now up to 2:50.<\/p>\n 90KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:23:57.546Z<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:23:14.262Z<\/p>\n M\u00fchlberger has crashed on the descent. He was back up and running straight away, but has some ground to make up to return to the front group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:22:13.368Z<\/p>\n Bad news now for Martinez though – he\u2019s been dropped out of the front group on the descent. Given how much he was struggling on the last climb, he can ill afford to start the Col de la Madeleine with a deficit if he\u2019s to take the points he needs to defy the challengers for his polka-dot jersey.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:18:53.763Z<\/p>\n The lead group are descending quicker than the peloton. They’ve grown their lead to about 2:30.<\/p>\n 100KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:18:07.051Z<\/p>\n Here are the new KOM classifications. Martinez recovered by the top of the climb – albeit with the help of a sticky bottle – and now sees his hold on the polka-dot jersey strengthened:<\/p>\n 1 Martinez 80<\/p>\n 2 Arensman 63<\/p>\n 3 Poga\u010dar 60<\/p>\n 4 Vingegaard 45<\/p>\n 5 Woods 38<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:15:53.674Z<\/p>\n Leknessund is struggling on the descent, and has been dropped out of the lead group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:11:47.450Z<\/p>\n A dodgy moment on the descent in the break, as Jorgenson and Garc\u00eda Pierna nearly come together.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:10:04.142Z<\/p>\n As Politt leads the peloton over the Glandon, there are still over 40 riders left in it.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:09:18.058Z<\/p>\n UAE’s Sivakov is out the back of the peloton as they near the top. Still it’s Politt leads – amazing ride by the German, out-riding even one of his team’s key climbing domestiques.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:07:33.346Z<\/p>\n Martinez takes the maimum points, taking the points ahead of Arensman.<\/p>\n KOM – COL DU GLANDON<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:06:38.218Z<\/p>\n Martinez is still in the lead group and ready to sprint for the KOM points.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:05:56.037Z<\/p>\n Wellens has had a mechanical. He’s already nearly back in the lead group though – clearly the Belgian is feeling fresh.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:04:47.312Z<\/p>\n Less than 1km to the summit. The break leads the chasers by 50 seconds, and the peloton by 1:50.<\/p>\n 110KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:03:40.339Z<\/p>\n Woods is being dropped out of the chase group. He’s one of the men up there in the KOM classifications, who now looks like he won’t be picking up any points at the summit.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:02:13.597Z<\/p>\n Berthet has attacked from the chase group and gone clear.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:01:46.581Z<\/p>\n Martinez is still just about clinging on to the front group. He has just 2km left to climb until the summit.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T12:00:01.267Z<\/p>\n Armirail\u2019s work has seen the leaders\u2019 advantage over the peloton grow to almost two minutes, but Politt is keeping it pegged for now.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:59:07.529Z<\/p>\n Frank van den Broek is keen to get out of the 8-man chase group in between the leaders and the peloton, and has made a few attacks, but to no avail yet.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:57:23.420Z<\/p>\n Martinez is making use of a sticky bottle with his team car behind, and now he’s back with the lead group. He’s pushing the limits of what he can get away with with the commissaires!<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:51:48.358Z<\/p>\n Martinez is still just about hanging on, but he\u2019s struggling. He\u2019s out the saddle and keeps losing the wheel of the man in front of him.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:49:17.251Z<\/p>\n Still Politt leads the peloton. UAE are well represented in the group, with Soler, Sivakov, Narv\u00e1ez and Adam Yates all present, and also have Wellens up the road.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:47:23.131Z<\/p>\n Martinez is at the back of the lead group and struggling to hold on. This could be fatal for his King of the Mountains hopes – Arensman is just 12 points behind him, and looks much more comfortable ahead of him in the group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:45:19.773Z<\/p>\n Rogli\u010d, meanwhile, is already ahead of Only in fourth on the virtual GC.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:44:46.160Z<\/p>\n Gall is only a few seconds away from moving ahead of Vauquelin in 6th on the virtual GC.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:42:45.843Z<\/p>\n It\u2019s Armirail who\u2019s setting the pace in the lead group, for his Decathlon teammate Gall. They\u2019re 1:15 ahead of the peloton, with various poursuivants in between the two groups.<\/p>\n 120KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:39:08.782Z<\/p>\n Politt is still in the peloton and leading it up the climb. The pace isn\u2019t quick, though, and the lead group is over a minute ahead, while more attacks are coming out of the peloton.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:37:09.677Z<\/p>\n Mechanical for Sivakov in the peloton. He could have an important role to play trying to keep a lid on things during what is already turning out to be a hard race to control for UAE.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:36:23.449Z<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:34:16.655Z<\/p>\n The lead group has over 15 riders in it, and lead the peloton by 40 seconds.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:33:26.489Z<\/p>\n Also in this group is Jorgenson, meaning Visma have a man up here for Vingegaard; and Arensman, who is a threat to Martinez\u2019s polka-dot jersey.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:32:32.443Z<\/p>\n More riders are attacking out of the peloton to try and join this lead group, including Jorgan Jeget, who is now in the top 10 on GC following Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s abandon.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:30:41.720Z<\/p>\n The group has now caught Wellens and Lutsenko.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:30:20.096Z<\/p>\n There are about 10 riders in the Rogli\u010d group, including another GC threat Gall, who\u2019s 7th overall; and the polka-dot jersey Lenny Martinez, on the hunt for more King of the Mountains points.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:27:49.005Z<\/p>\n UAE are leading the peloton with Marc Soler. They’re chasing the Rogli\u010d group, which has a few other riders in it.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:25:46.045Z<\/p>\n Up fron, Van Aert has been dropped by Wellens and Lutsenko. You’d have thought he would have the better of Wellens on a climb like this, but instead it’s advantage UAE over Visma.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:24:47.177Z<\/p>\n Rogli\u010d is fifth on GC, 11:42 down on Poga\u010dar, but only 2:39 off the podium.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:23:44.402Z<\/p>\n He followed a move featuring Jorgenson, and has now attacked himself.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:23:25.587Z<\/p>\n Very interesting move here, as Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d attacks!<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:22:44.768Z<\/p>\n It might only average 5.1%, but there are some steep inclines along the way of the 21.7km Col du Glandon.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:21:27.241Z<\/p>\n Groves has now been dropped too, leacing just Van Aert, Lutsenko and Wellens in the lead group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:19:55.514Z<\/p>\n The chase group featuring Arensman has been caught, but O’Connor hasn’t given up yet, attacking out of it just before the catch was made.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:17:49.355Z<\/p>\n The climb is already having an affect on the break – Rutsch has been dropped by the other four.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:17:18.768Z<\/p>\n The front group is 30 seconds ahead of the chasers, and 42 seconds ahead of the peloton on the lower slopes of the Glandon.<\/p>\n 130KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:16:25.925Z<\/p>\n Now they’re ‘climbing’ officially. The Glandon is the first of three huge mountains to be conquered today, all of them rated category hors.<\/p>\n COL DU GLANDON<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:14:48.007Z<\/p>\n The riders have not officially begun the first climb of the day, the Col du Glandon, but it will feel like they have. They\u2019ve been travelling uphill for a few kilometres, with some steep gradients already. The stage-hunting climbers are making the most of it, by getting into the break.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:12:45.069Z<\/p>\n In between, a chase group has formed featuring lots of quality climbers, including O\u2019Connor, Arensman and Buitrago.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:11:49.904Z<\/p>\n This group is looking good. They’re working together and lead the peloton by 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:10:12.577Z<\/p>\n Van Aert, Rutsch, Groves and Lutsenko have joined Wellens.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:08:36.458Z<\/p>\n Lutsenko has joined the chasing Van Aert group.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:08:11.351Z<\/p>\n Mechanical for Girmay. If he\u2019s in pain from yesterday, this could be a difficult day for him to finish within the time cut, but he looks in OK shape at the moment.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:07:11.701Z<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:06:35.251Z<\/p>\n Van Aert has been joined by Rutsch and Groves.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:05:36.010Z<\/p>\n Wout van Aert is back on the attack again. As a rider who could be so good in the valley between the two final climbs, it could be so important for Visma to get him up the road – especially if Vingegaard has plans for an attack on the penultimate climb, the Col de la Madeleine.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:04:08.894Z<\/p>\n Wellens is still out there, and has grown his lead over the re-formed peloton by 20 seconds.<\/p>\n 140KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:02:36.350Z<\/p>\n The two groups have come together again, due to the work done by Visma. They clearly weren\u2019t happy with the make-up of that very large breakaway.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T11:00:39.006Z<\/p>\n Riders keep firing off from the second peloton to the first peloton. The yellow jersey is towards the front of the latter, but seems happy with all the riders ahead of him – implying there can\u2019t be any GC threats there.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:59:09.658Z<\/p>\n There’s a small split in the peloton with about 40 riders going clear. It’s only a few seconds, but the two groups aren’t quite coming back together again.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:57:23.729Z<\/p>\n Here are the updated points classifications. Poga\u010dar didn\u2019t roll through for any points, so is now 92 points behind:<\/p>\n 1 Milan 332<\/p>\n 2 Poga\u010dar 240<\/p>\n 3 Girmay 196<\/p>\n 4 Merlier 156<\/p>\n 5 Turgis 154<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:55:58.218Z<\/p>\n Wellens leads the peloton by ten seconds.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:54:47.307Z<\/p>\n They’ve been brought back, but Wellens has gone again and leads the road alone.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:54:25.126Z<\/p>\n UAE had the move covered with Tim Wellens, and there are four other riders with them.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:53:55.630Z<\/p>\n Here come the attacks! Visma are involved, with Wout van Aert instigating it.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:53:28.023Z<\/p>\n Milan takes the points, with Girmay 2nd. Girmay didn’t really try to push the green jersey to beat him in the sprint, but must be in decent shape despite his crash.<\/p>\n INTERMEDIATE SPRINT<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:52:01.294Z<\/p>\n Teams are massing behind the Lidl line, but are the ones more interested in going to the inevitable attacks when it all kicks off after it, rather than the sprint itself.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:49:22.191Z<\/p>\n 2.5km away from the sprint, no team is challenging Lidl-Trek at the front for the lead-out. It may be that Milan is allowed to take the points uncontested, now he has such a big lead over Girmay and Merlier.<\/p>\n 150KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:43:15.606Z<\/p>\n Still Lidl-Trek lead the peloton. There hasn\u2019t been a single attack, making for an eerily subdued start to the day. That\u2019s all set to change in less than 10km, when the race will explode into life.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:36:30.878Z<\/p>\n Still no attacks, with the sprint 12km away.<\/p>\n 160KM TO GO<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:35:45.241Z<\/p>\n Milan\u2019s green jersey no longer looks under threat by any of the other sprinters. Biniam Girmay and Tim Merlier had been his main rivals, but both riders failed to score any points in yesterday\u2019s finale after going down in the crash. Girmay looked especially hurt, though he\u2019s still made it to the start today.<\/p>\n Tour de France stage 17 final kilometre crash ends Tim Merlier’s sprint hopes, leaves Biniam Girmay in pain<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:32:29.886Z<\/p>\n This sprint gives Jonathan Milan another chance to further strengthen his hold on the green jersey. The Italian now leads Poga\u010dar by 72 points following his stage win yesterday<\/a>, but there\u2019s still some fear that the Slovenian could close that gap if he dominates in the final Alpine stages, and goes for the stage win in the hilly Paris circuit. A full haul of points in this intermediate sprint could therefore be crucial.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:28:34.875Z<\/p>\n Still no attacks. It seems there\u2019s a tacit agreement that no attacks will be made until after this intermediate sprint.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:23:29.215Z<\/p>\n No attacks yet, as Lidl-Trek have taken over at the front of the peloton and are setting a pace. They must have their eye on the intermediate sprint, which is coming up 24km into the stage – and, crucially, before any of the climbs.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:21:13.778Z<\/p>\n And they’re off!<\/p>\n OFFICIAL START<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:19:44.137Z<\/p>\n It\u2019s impossible to escape the narrative for today\u2019s stage – Tadej Poga\u010dar\u2019s return to the Col de la Loze, the mountain that broke him and ended his Tour hopes in 2023, in search of redemption as he hopes to strengthen his hold on the yellow jersey this year.<\/p>\n His radio clip from that day, when he uttered the now-infamous words \u2018I\u2019m gone, I\u2019m dead,\u201d have been repeated over and over again, and do serve as a reminder that the Slovenian is human. But he\u2019ll want us all to forget that potential vulnerability with another super-human performance on the mountain today, and at last exorcise those demons from the past.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:14:28.484Z<\/p>\n The riders are on the move in Vif for the unofficial start, for what\u2019s going to be a long, horrible day in the saddle.<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:13:02.937Z<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the yellow jersey Tadej Poga\u010dar at the start. He holds a healthy lead of 4:15 over Jonas Vingegaard, and that hasn\u2019t looked threatened all week – but on a stage like today\u2019s, and a climb like Col de la Loze, nothing is guaranteed.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:06:50.054Z<\/p>\n The peloton is two riders down from yesterday – Cyril Barthe had abandoned, as well as Ineos\u2019 GC leader Carlos Rodr\u00edguez. The Spaniard was beginning to look resurgent after a slow start to the Tour, and had climbed up the standings to 10th overall, but fell hard in a crash yesterday and fractured his pelvis.<\/p>\n Carlos Rodriguez abandons the Tour de France<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T10:00:40.203Z<\/p>\n Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d also spoke briefly as he signed on. Never a man for many words, the Red Bull leader seems focused on just surviving the day.<\/p>\n Rogli\u010d is fifth overall and could move up to fourth, while trying to help Florian Lipowitz defend hid third place overall.<\/p>\n “It’s the Queen stage, so for sure a big fight to get to the finish,” he said.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T09:53:22.291Z<\/p>\n Jonas Vingegaard was quiet but perhaps determined when he signed on.<\/p>\n “Today will probably be one of the hardest Tour de France stages that we will ever see…” – \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Jonas Vingegaard. We’re in for a good stage \ud83e\udd29\u00ab Aujourd’hui sera probablement l’une des \u00e9tapes les plus difficiles que l’on a vu sur le Tour… \u00bb – \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Jonas Vingegaard. C’est une\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7ox0cZntIWJuly 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T09:46:09.202Z<\/p>\n The finish of the Tour in Paris will be an emotional moment for Geraint Thomas.<\/p>\n To reflect on one of the Welshman’s Tour career, Cyclingnews spoke to people that know Thomas best to look on the last 18 years, and discuss his legacy.<\/p>\n Read what Steve Cummings, Rod Ellingworth, Simon Yates and more had to say about Thomas in this special feature celebrating his Tour career.<\/p>\n Click here to read<\/a> to read the full feature.<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T09:36:49.552Z<\/p>\n Geraint Thomas just signed on in Vif and spoke briefly about the day ahead and his final days of racing at the Tour.<\/p>\n “It’s going to be a tough day, especially at this point in the race and with the bad weather too. Lets see what’s in store,” he said.<\/p>\n “It’s nice,” he said of his final days on the Tour as a rider.<\/p>\n “Its been tough but I’ve been trying to soak it up, enjoy the racing with the guys and I hope to enjoy Paris too.”<\/p>\n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n 2025-07-24T09:22:49.546Z<\/p>\n The Tour appears to ended any debate about which stage is the Queen stage.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc51 \ud835\udc78\ud835\udc96\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc86\ud835\udc8f \ud835\udc94\ud835\udc95\ud835\udc82\ud835\udc88\ud835\udc86 \ud83d\udc51#TDF2025 pic.twitter.com\/YQVX4nti3ZJuly 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n 2025-07-24T09:20:40.675Z<\/p>\n It’s great to see Biniam Girmay smiling on the sign-on podium. 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