France’s New Valentine First Up Mont Ventoux on Stage 16 Valentin Paret-Peintre won the Stage 16 summit finish at Mont Ventoux from the breakaway, beating Ben Healy in an uphill sprint. Santiago Buitrago came in third. Pogacar resisted Vingegaard’s attacks,
Monopolies Commission Investigating Stage 15 Another day, another UAE win, but it wasn’t Pogacar on Stage 15 of the 2025 Tour de France. This was a day for the breakaway. With the stage profile resembling a two-humped camel, the smart
Superb Solo Win on Stage 14 Stage 14 of the Tour de France 2025 belonged to Thymen Arensman, who attacked the breakaway on the Col de Peyresourde to get a lead, then looked strong all the way up the final
Yellow Jersey Found Guilty of Pedalling Fast in Stage 13 Time Trial Stage 13 of the Tour de France 2025 was a 10.9km individual time trial, finishing on the steep slope of the altiport at Peyragudes. As expected, Pogacar was
Breakthrough Ride for Lipowitz on Stage 12 Stage 12 of the 2025 Tour de France came down to a battle on the final climb to Hautacam. Pogacar attacked 12km from the finish and dropped everyone instantly. He went on to
Uno-X Upwardly Mobile on Stage 11 Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2025 came down to a sprint between two riders who were the best of the day’s breakaway – Mauro Schmid of Jayco Alula in the Swiss champion’s
Yates Takes Flight on Stage 10 Simon Yates took a brilliant solo victory from the breakaway on Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2025. His erstwhile breakaway companion Thymen Arensman was second on the stage, and Ben Healy was
Tim-ing Is Key on Stage 9 Timing was key in the sprint to the line on Stage 9, and Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) got it right. The Belgian beat Jonathan Milan into second place, with Arnaud de Lie third. Mathieu
Milan the Height of Fashion on Stage 8 Stage 8 ended in the bunch sprint that the parcours was designed to produce, and it was won by Jonathan Milan of Lidl Trek. Wout van Aert was Milan’s main challenger, but
The Third Man is Scottish on Stage 7 Scot Oscar Onley was third on the well-known Mur de Bretagne finish on Stage 7 of the Tour de France 2025. He was only 2s behind the Big Two – Pogacar, who