{"id":24991,"date":"2025-07-26T11:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T11:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24991\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T11:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T11:32:13","slug":"tour-de-france-2025-live-stage-20-route-latest-updates-and-standings-today-on-final-chance-for-breakaway-specialists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/24991\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 20 route, latest updates and standings today on final chance for breakaway specialists"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Further attacks as race fails to settle<\/p>\n

133km to go: Wellens picks up the point at the summit, having attacked with a small group latching onto him. That move doesn\u2019t stick but he goes again with Jorgenson and the young Frenchman Ewen Costiou.<\/p>\n

The Onley-Gall group have bridged back on to the peloton.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Tour de France continues with a battle to get into the breakaway (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 12:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Gall and Onley battling back on<\/p>\n

139km to go: Luke Rowe on TNT Sports comms says that Felix Gall\u2019s \u201cAchilles\u2019 heel\u201d is his descending, and the riders are onto a short descent before some more climbing. Armirail has hauled back some time but they\u2019re still 35\u201d off the pace. <\/p>\n

The white jersey of Lipowitz has made it into the Pogacar-Vingegaard group at the front. <\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 12:19<\/p>\n

<\/a>Onley in split!<\/p>\n

140km to go: Just as I write that, in fact a couple of GC riders are caught out in that split: Oscar Onley and Felix Gall are in trouble, 33 seconds off the peloton. They should get back on fairly easily, but it\u2019s an extra bit of stress for them having worked so hard to consolidate their positions over the last couple of days. Bruno Armirail is doing the pulling.<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 12:16<\/p>\n

<\/a>Splits in the bunch<\/p>\n

142km to go: Ballerini has been caught after that full-speed descent, fortunately no mishaps, and some 20 riders have a handful of seconds on the bunch.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been a split in the bunch, with the GC favourites in the front group.<\/p>\n

Matej Mohoric – who had earlier said he thought this stage was well-suited to him – is out the back. They\u2019re onto the next climb, the cat-four Cote de Valfin. <\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 12:13<\/p>\n

<\/a>Onto the descent<\/p>\n

151km to go: Davide Ballerini has escaped on the descent, coming round Barre and going clear by a handful of seconds. <\/p>\n

The treacherous weather is making this rather nerve-wracking, and there are splits in the bunch appearing now. <\/p>\n

Picture below pre-downpour…<\/p>\n

\"\"(AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 12:03<\/p>\n

<\/a>Pogacar seals KOM classification<\/p>\n

158km to go: Ivan Romeo, the Movistar starlet, hits the front as they near the summit of this climb, which has caused casualties beyond Arnaud de Lie: a group containing the green jersey of Jonathan Milan is already 2\u201930\u201d off the pace and there won\u2019t be any intermediate sprint points for him today, with the sprint located after two categorised climbs.<\/p>\n

Louise Barre, who has been through the wars this Tour and has some gauze on his arm, launches for the two points at the KOM. Romeo takes second.<\/p>\n

Mathematically, Pogacar\u2019s lead in the KOM is unassailable now, despite all Lenny Martinez\u2019s best efforts.<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 11:56<\/p>\n

<\/a>Van Aert on the move<\/p>\n

162km to go: Tim Wellens, stage 15\u2019s winner, is looking in absolutely brilliant form. He reels in another couple of escapees including Neilson Powless but has Campenaerts, Jorgenson and Van Aert hot on his tail… and the attacks continue. Van Aert hits the front again.<\/p>\n

The weather is absolutely disgusting. <\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 11:50<\/p>\n

<\/a>Asgreen caught<\/p>\n

165km to go: It\u2019s an absolutely hideous day out there, lashing it down. Still 6km until the top of this climb.<\/p>\n

Asgreen – who won in the Ain department, where we start today, in a breakaway on stage 18 of the 2023 Tour – has been caught. There are plenty more counter-attacks, but no-one can get clear.<\/p>\n

De Lie now has a teammate for company, 2\u201915\u201d off the lead.<\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 11:44<\/p>\n

<\/a>Attacks going in busy start<\/p>\n

170km to go: Asgreen hits the 12.1km Col de la Croix de la Serra, which averages 4.1%, and he\u2019s still alone.<\/p>\n

Poor old Arnaud de Lie meanwhile is already in serious trouble 1\u201920\u201d off his lead and nearly a minute down on the peloton.<\/p>\n

The Van Aert group has been reeled in and now Foss has another go… and Healy has another go too but knocks it off quickly, with plenty of riders straight on him. <\/p>\n

Flo Clifford26 July 2025 11:35<\/p>\n

<\/a>Asgreen out solo<\/p>\n

173km to go: EF tell Asgreen to keep going. The Dane is out in front, hammering on the pedals, and has a 36 seconds lead over the peloton.<\/p>\n

His teammate Ben Healy was part of an attack, along with Jonas Abrahamsen, Mauro Schmid and Raul Garcia Pierna, but that didn\u2019t seem to cooperate properly.<\/p>\n

Now Wout van Aert hits the front, with Julian Alaphilippe and Tobias Foss right behind him. The trio get a gap, with an Arkea rider just behind them.<\/p>\n

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