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
Stage 6 is one for the Emerald Isle/Birmingham Ben Healy, the Irishman from Kingswinford near Dudley, scored a memorable victory from the breakaway on Stage 6 of the 2025 Tour de France. As well as Healy, the break featured Quinn
Aerodynamic Belgian Best on Stage 5 ITT As expected, time trial World Champion Remco Evenepoel won Stage 5 of the Tour de France 2025, a race against the clock from Caen to Caen. Eduardo Affini set a good early time.
King of the Hill in Rouen on Stage 4 Stage 4 of the Tour de France 2025 ended with a series of punchy hills approaching the finish in Rouen. Van der Poel and Pogacar were the favourites, and on the
The Wrong Belgian Wins Stage 3 Stage 3 was a run to Dunkerque, with Alpecin Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen the favourite. Unfortunately there was trouble for Philipsen at the intermediate sprint. A little movement from Jonathan Milan sent Bryan Coquard right