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The Guardian
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tour de France 2025: stage 11 updates as race resumes around Toulouse
Update: Date: 2025-07-16T10:36:35.000Z Title: Stage 11: Toulouse to Toulouse, 156km Content: Here's a look at today's stage, Wednesday 16 July: Toulouse to Toulouse, 156.8km, with William Fotheringham's preview: This could go either of three ways: full bunch sprint, reduced bunch sprint, or break. The finale with its series of little hills might burn off a fast man or two, and will certainly make a coordinated chase difficult. This could be the last full bunch sprint of the Tour, so let's plump for Philipsen; if the break goes and the sprinters' teams tire in the finale the wily Dane Magnus Cort is a good bet. The preview was written before the Tour, so Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) won't be in the mix today after having to withdaw from the race on stage three. Update: Date: 2025-07-16T10:30:52.000Z Title: Preamble Content: After a rest day on Tuesday, the Tour riders are back for stage 11: a 156.8km loop, starting and ending in Toulouse. It's classified as a flat stage with 1,750m of elevation gain, but there are a few bumps for the peloton to navigate: four category four climbs and a category three climb at the end. Sprinters such as, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick-Step) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) will be eyeing up this stage, which could very well end in a bunch sprint. However, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has speed and strength that could come in handy for a flat stage with some lumps. It'll also be interesting to see what Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) does, wearing the yellow jersey that he grabbed off Tadej Pogačar's (UAE Team Emirates XRG) shoulders on stage 10. As always, I'd love to get your thoughts, so please email via the link above. Before the action starts at 1.15pm CEST (12.15pm BST), here's a reminder of how stage 10 played out:
Qatar Tribune
6 days ago
- Sport
- Qatar Tribune
Philipsen doesn't blame Coquard for heavy crash at Tour de France
Toulouse: Belgian sprint star Jasper Philipsen said he doesn't blame Bryan Coquard for his heavy crash at the Tour de France. 'It was just a racing incident,' he said during an online news conference on Tuesday. 'I know what it's like to be criticized and labelled the 'bad guy.' In this case, Coquard was singled out, but there was really nothing he could've done differently.' During the third stage, Philipsen crashed at 61 kilometres per hour in an intermediate sprint when he collided with Frenchman Coquard. He suffered a displaced collarbone fracture and at least one broken rib. The 10-time Tour stage winner, who claimed victory on the opening stage in Lille, had briefly worn the yellow jersey but now faces a long road to recovery. 'Given the circumstances, things are moving in the right direction. My wounds have healed, and that shows the body was in top condition - it bounces back faster,' he said. 'Winning the first stage definitely softens the blow - and no one can take the win or that yellow jersey away from me. But I had big ambitions and was in great shape. That's the brutal side of this sport, but it's part of the deal.' The jury of the International Cycling Union (UCI) penalized Coquard for the crash. (DPA)
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tour de France 2025 - stage guide and results
The 112th edition of the Tour de France is under way, with the three-week race ending on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday, 27 July. The riders tackle six mountain stages, including trips to the Pyrenees and Alps, during the gruelling 3,320km (2,063-mile) race. Advertisement There are also two individual time trials, with the second featuring the steep climb up to the Altiport in Peyragudes. BBC Sport looks at all 21 stages of La Grande Boucle analysing where it could be won and lost. This page will be updated throughout the Tour with the winner and a brief report following each stage. Saturday, 5 July - stage one: Lille Metropole - Lille Metropole, 184.9km Jasper Philipsen became the first sprinter to claim the yellow jersey on the opening day since 2020 [Reuters] Winner: Jasper Philipsen Report: Philipsen wins stage one to claim first yellow jersey Jasper Philipsen was the first rider to wear the yellow jersey this year - claiming the maillot jaune for the first time in his career. Advertisement A sprint finish was expected after a flat stage beginning and ending in Lille, and Alpecin-Deceuninck's lead-out train delivered the 27-year-old in the perfect position to claim his 10th stage win. Crosswinds contributed to a chaotic opening day, which saw the peloton split about 17km from the finish, with most of Philipsen's team-mates in the lead group. Sunday, 6 July - stage two: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 209.1km Mathieu van der Poel won his second ever stage at the Tour de France [Getty Images] Winner: Mathieu van der Poel Report: Van der Poel pips Pogacar in stage two sprint finish Mathieu van der Poel edges out Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the leader's yellow jersey. Advertisement The Dutch rider, who also won the same stage in 2021, holds off the three-time Tour champion on the line after surging to the front with 500 metres to go on the longest stage in this year's race, a rolling 209.1km route from Lauwin-Planque to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Monday, 7 July - stage three: Valenciennes - Dunkirk, 178.3km Tim Merlier won his only previous stage at the Tour in 2021 [Getty Images] Winner: Tim Merlier Report: Merlier pips Milan in crash-marred stage three of Tour Tim Merlier pips Jonathan Milan on the line in a sprint finish to win a crash-marred stage three of the Tour de France. The Belgian edges the Italian by the slenderest of margins with Germany's Phil Bauhaus in third on a day when Mathieu van der Poel retains the race leader's yellow jersey and stage one winner Jasper Philipsen is forced to abandon. Advertisement Tuesday, 8 July - stage four: Amiens Metropole -Rouen, 174.2km Tadej Pogacar is aiming for his fourth triumph at the Tour de France [Getty Images] Winner: Tadej Pogacar Report: Pogacar claims 100th victory on stage four of Tour Defending champion Tadej Pogacar outsprints Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard as he claims his 100th professional victory on stage four. The result leaves the Slovenian level on time with Dutch rider at the top of the general classification with Van der Poel retaining the leader's yellow jersey on count-back. Wednesday, 9 July - stage five: Caen - Caen, 33km Remco Evenepoel is the world and Olympic time-trial champion [Reuters] Winner: Remco Evenepoel Report: Evenepoel wins stage five as Pogacar claims yellow jersey Advertisement Remco Evenepoel wins the individual time trial on stage five of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar takes the yellow jersey from Mathieu van der Poel. The Belgian rider averages 54kmh to finish 16 seconds quicker than Slovenia's three-time champion Pogacar, with Italy's Edoardo Affini, third, 33 seconds back. Meanwhile, Denmark's two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard has a day to forget, losing more than a minute to Pogacar in the general classification. Thursday, 10 July - stage six: Bayeux - Vire Normandie, 201.5 km Ben Healy's only previous Grand Tour stage win came at the Giro d'Italia in 2023 [EPA] Winner: Ben Healy Report: Healy claims first Tour win as Van der Poel regains lead Advertisement Ireland's Ben Healy produces a stunning solo attack to win his first Tour stage while Mathieu van der Poel regains the yellow jersey. Healy and Van der Poel spend most of the hilly stage in an eight-man breakaway before the EF Education-EasyPost rider goes clear with 42km remaining. Van der Poel does enough to regain the race lead by one second from Tadej Pogacar, who eased in at the front of the peloton with his main general classification rivals. Friday, 11 July - stage seven: Saint-Malo - Mur-de-Bretagne Guerledan, 197 km Pogacar beat rival Jonas Vingegaard to the line [Getty Images] Winner: Tadej Pogacar Report: Pogacar wins stage seven to regain race lead Advertisement Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar regains the race lead as he wins stage seven. Mathieu van der Poel reclaims the yellow jersey from Pogacar by one second after a gruelling day for the Dutch rider on Thursday. Stage seven has the same finish as it did in 2021, when Van der Poel claimed his first stage win on the iconic Mur-de-Bretagne climb. But he is unable to challenge Pogacar here as the three-time winner edges out Jonas Vingegaard in a sprint for the line, with British rider Oscar Onley completing the podium. Saturday, 12 July - stage eight: Saint-Meen-le-Grand - Laval Espace Mayenne, 171.4 km A largely flat stage with an occasional gentle rise plus a relatively straight final three kilometres in towards the finishing line marks this as a day for the sprinters. Advertisement Sunday, 13 July - stage nine: Chinon - Chateauroux, 174.1km When you think of Chateauroux one rider immediately springs to mind - Mark Cavendish. The first of the Manx Missile's record 35 stage wins arrived in the city in 2008 and he repeated that success on the Avenue de la Chatre in 2011 and 2021. And with a relatively simple parcours a bunch sprint will almost certainly be on the menu when the peloton embarks from the historic town of Chinon which is known for its wine. Monday, 14 July - stage 10: Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, 165.3 km While the 4,400m of elevation gain across seven category-two climbs and a category-three ascent is likely to put the sprinters in trouble almost from the start, the general classification contenders are likely to keep their powder dry on a stage that looks made for the breakaway specialists. Advertisement There will likely be a strong posse of home riders trying to get in any group heading up the road with the objective of becoming the first French stage winner on Bastille Day since Warren Barguil in 2017. The first trip into the mountains should provide a decent shake up of the GC standings although it unlikely to cause any of the main favourites issues. Wednesday, 16 July - stage 11: Toulouse - Toulouse, 156.8km Following a rest day, stage 11 offers a gentle return to racing although the concluding 16km contains two kickers that could alter the composition of any fast finish to the line on Boulevard Lascrosses. Advertisement Thursday, 17 July - stage 12: Auch - Hautacam, 180.6km The first real big day in the mountains could see fireworks in the GC race. The route up to the ski resort at Hautacam on the roads above Lourdes takes the peloton on the route where five-time champion Miguel Indurain tore the race (and his rivals) apart in 1994. More recently, Jonas Vingegaard rode away from Tadej Pogacar in 2022 on his way to his first overall Tour victory. Friday, 18 July - stage 13: Loudenvielle - Peyragudes 10.9km An individual time trial takes the riders from the valley floor up to the runway of Altiport 007 in Peyragudes. Advertisement After a flat start, there will be over 8km uphill and no hiding place for the GC favourites in the race of truth. A gradient of 7.8% ramps up to a punishing 13% in the final kilometre and it could provide a strong indicator of who will be wearing the yellow jersey in Paris. Saturday, 19 July - stage 14: Pau - Luchon-Superbagneres, 182.6 km A classic and mouth-watering mountain stage in the Pyrenees arrives at the end of week two. Nearly 5,000m of elevation gain is packed into climbs up the mighty hors-categorie Tourmalet followed by the Col d'Aspin and Col de Peyresourde. On a day when the GC riders will be need to be at their very best, the strongest climbers will have their focus on the fight for the King of the Mountains jersey and hope to contest the stage on the pull up to the ski resort of Luchon-Superbagneres. Advertisement The gruelling 12.4km slog at 7.3%, which rises up to 10% in a couple of sections, should be the scene for an epic battle in the race for yellow. Sunday, 20 July - stage 15: Muret - Carcassonne 169.3km A transitional stage arrives as the race heads from the Pyrenees towards the Alps, which looks suited to the strongman sprinters who can cope with some climbing. The likes of Wout van Aert and Biniam Girmay should view this a potential chance triumph in the medieval finishing town of Carcassonne. Tuesday, 22 July - stage 16: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux, 171.5km Stage 16 is a flat route until one of the most legendary mountains in Tour history comes into view at the end with the potential to turn the race on its head. Advertisement With no categorised climbs all day before Mont Ventoux, and the intermediate sprint featuring 112km into the stage, it would be no surprise if the peloton remains largely intact until then. In 2016, strong winds meant the finish was moved to Chalet Reynard halfway up the climb as Thomas de Gendt won from the breakaway and drama unfolded on the slopes behind with the yellow jersey, Chris Froome, initially running up the mountain after a crash. Wednesday, 23 July - stage 17: Bollene - Valence, 160.4km With two big Alpine tests still to come the GC teams will probably play second fiddle to the sprint teams when it comes to trying to rein in any breakaways. Advertisement The last three winners of a Tour stage in Valence were Mark Cavendish (2021), Peter Sagan (2018), and Andre Greipel (2015) and the only thing likely to prevent a bunch sprint is the mistral winds that can be fierce in the Rhone Valley. Thursday, 24 July - stage 18: Vif - Courchevel Col de la Loze, 171.5km This year's queen stage comes with more than 5,500m of elevation across 171.5km of racing and three legendary climbs which makes it arguably the toughest run of the entire Tour. All three ascents fall under the hors categorie, with the Col du Glandon, a 21.7km drag with with sections at double digits just for starters. Advertisement The Col de la Madeleine, is shorter but steeper and the while there is a rapid descent and the rises in the road come sharply again on the monstrous Col de la Loze, a climb of over 26km with gradients hitting 11% as the Tour reaches it's highest point. Friday, 25 July - stage 19: Albertville - La Plagne, 129.9km The last real mountain stage represents the final opportunity for those high in the GC standings to make a play for the yellow jersey. The route from Albertville to La Plagne covers almost 130km, and includes five leg-sapping ascents. Plenty of points will be up for grabs again in the race for the the polka-dot jersey points available but this is really a last-chance saloon in terms of the overall race. Advertisement Whoever is leading at end of the day will be confident, that barring an unforseen disaster, they will be stood atop the podium, draped in yellow on the Champs-Elysees. Saturday, 26 July, - stage 20: Nantua - Pontarlier, 184.2km The penultimate stage sees the race snake over the hills of the Jura towards Pontarlier. The rolling terrain should favour an escapee triumphing, while the GC teams protect their leaders. Sunday, 27 July, - stage 21: Mantes-la-Ville - Paris Champs-Elysees, 132.3km The Tour returns to it's traditional Paris finish after relocating to Nice last year due to the Olympics. However, it does so with a twist, given the cobbled climb up to the Sacre-Cœur Basilica features three times in a throwback to the road race in the 2024 Paris Games. Advertisement It's a 1,1km ascent at a gradient of 5.9% added to the original finishing circuit in the French capital designed to whittle down the field before a high-speed finish albeit possibly without some of the pure sprinters.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tour de France Stage 3 results, standings: Tim Merlier wins race featuring serious crash
Stage 3 of the 2025 Tour de France featured a gruesome crash by one Belgian cyclist and came down to a massive sprint to the finish line won by one of his countrymen. Tim Merlier edged out Italian Jonathan Milan to win Monday's stage, which ended with a dramatic sprint that was extended from 3 km to 5km with a large peloton throughout the mostly flat terrain over the more than 178 km between Valenciennes and Dunkirk. Advertisement Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, who began Monday wearing the green jersey and ranked seventh in the overall chase for the yellow jersey, suffered a serious crash that forced him to withdraw from the Tour de France two days after winning its opening stage. He fell hard from his bike after contact with Bryan Coquard during the intermediate sprint portion of the stage won by Milan, who replaced Philipsen as the green jersey leader with 81 points. Philipsen had his jersey ripped in several places, suffered bloody scrapes and was attended to by the race doctor shortly afterward, according to Reuters. Mathieu Van der Poel of the Netherlands, who won the sprint to end stage 2 on Sunday, kept the yellow jersey. Tim Wellens of Belgium claimed the polka dot jersey and the only available climbing point during stage 3 when he finished first over to the summit of Mont Cassel. Here's a look at the complete stage 3 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Monday, July 7, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: 2025 TOUR DE FRANCE: How to watch, schedule, stages for cycling's top race Advertisement Stage 3 results Finals results of the 175.5-kilometer Stage 3 from Valenciennes to Dunkirk at the 2025 Tour de France from Monday, July 7. Pos. Rider Team Time Gap B 1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step 04h 16' 55'' - B : 10'' 2 Jonathan Milan Lidl-Trek 04h 16' 55'' - B : 6'' 3 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain Victorious 04h 16' 55'' - B : 4'' 4 Sohren Waerenskjold Uno-X Mobility 04h 16' 55'' - - 5 Pavel Bittner Team Picnic Postnl 04h 16' 55'' - - 6 Biniam Girmay Intermarché-Wanty 04h 16' 55'' - - 7 Kaden Groves Alpecin-Deceuninck 04h 16' 55'' - - 8 Pascal Ackermann Israel-Premier Tech 04h 16' 55'' - - 9 Amaury Capiot Arkea-B&B Hotels 04h 16' 55'' - - 10 Alberto Dainese Tudor Pro Cycling Team 04h 16' 55'' - - Tour de France 2025 standings Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands: 12h 55' 37'' Tadej Pogacar, Slovenia: 12h 55' 41'' (4 seconds behind) Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 12h 55' 43'' (6 seconds) Kevin Vauquelin, France: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds) Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds) Enric Mas, Spain: 12h 55' 47'' (10 seconds) Joseph Blackmore, Great Britain: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds) Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds) Ben O'Connor: Australia: 12h 56' 18'' (41 seconds) Emanuel Buchmann, Germany: 12h 56' 26 (49 seconds) 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy Polka dot (mountains): Tim Wellens, Belgium White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France? In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia. Advertisement 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 4 is a 174.2-kilometer route over hilly terrain from Amiens to Rouen on Tuesday, July 8. Contributing: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Sports, Reuters This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France stage 3: Tim Merlier wins, Jasper Philipsen crash
Tom's Guide
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Tom's Guide
Tour de France 2025 LIVE: watch FREE from abroad, stage 5, route, build-up, updates
The 2025 Tour de France has endured a crash-ridden opening few days, with green jersey favorite Jasper Philipsen already abandoning the tour. Today marks stage five, a key time-trial that promises to be a thrilling showdown between top yellow jersey contenders. Tadej Pogacar is among the favorites but will face fierce competition from the likes of Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard. Cycling fans in the U.K. and Australia are in luck — they can catch stage five for free on ITVX and SBS respectively. So stick with us as we bring you live action from Caen on day five of the 2025 Tour de France. Outside the U.K.? Use a good VPN to unblock ITVX when visiting the U.S., Canada and beyond. We've tried VPNs and Nord works great – making it essential for TdF fans abroad. Try NordVPN 100% risk-free Traveling outside the U.K.? Use NordVPN to unblock the free Tour de France live stream. Try it now (30-days risk free) and get our bumper deal package... ✅ FREE Amazon gift card worth up to $50/£50✅ 4 months extra FREE!✅ 76% off usual price✅ Unblocks free streams
