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Tour de france: jai hindley wins stage 5 as vingegaard drops pogacar in pyrenees.

Australian moves into yellow jersey after day-long attack

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) won a tumultuous stage 5 of the Tour de France in Laruns to move into the yellow jersey, but Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is now the clear favourite for overall victory after he dropped Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the Col de Marie Blanque, gaining more than a minute on his rival in the process.

Vingegaard is now up to second overall, 47 seconds behind Hindley, and the Dane is already some 53 seconds ahead of Pogačar after an ominous show of force on the Tour’s entry into the Pyrenees. Paris is still two and a half weeks away, but the road to overall victory very clearly runs through Vingegaard.

The Basque Grand Départ meant the first high mountains of this Tour arrived much earlier than normal, but there was nothing cagey about the peloton’s approach to a day that produced spectacle from start to finish, with Hindley part of a dangerous split that went clear before the road had even started to climb.

Powered by strongmen that included Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), that sizeable group built up a maximum lead of four minutes over the top of the Col de Soudet and they still had 2:30 in hand at the base of the Col de Marie Blanque.

Four kilometres from the top of the Marie Blanque, Hindley tracked an acceleration from Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën) and the 2021 Giro d’Italia winner then proceeded to drop the Swiss rider to crest the summit alone and drop to the finish in Laruns as the stage winner.

“I was sort of improvising out there and enjoying bike racing and I just managed to find myself in that group,” said Hindley, who is making his Tour debut. “I enjoyed it out there today. It's really incredible. I have no words – I really have no words.”

Further down the mountain, Jumbo-Visma had taken over the pace-making in the yellow jersey group from UAE Team Emirates, and when Sepp Kuss went into overdrive on the upper slopes of the Marie Blanque, only Vingegaard and Pogačar could follow.

Vingegaard was clearly encouraged by what he saw. 1500m or so from the summit, he delivered a familiar acceleration that Pogačar simply could not match. While Pogačar battled to limit his losses, Vingegaard zoomed ahead into the mist, picking off the remnants of the break as he set about closing the gap to Hindley.

“We didn’t think this was the perfect stage for me, but, yeah, then when they started riding on the last climb, I had the feeling I had good legs,” Vingegaard said. “I said to Sepp that maybe he goes on the front. He did and I decided to attack as well.”

As simple and as complicated as that. The defending champion crested the summit 1:05 down on Hindley but 36 seconds clear of Pogačar, and he continued to improve his position on the 18.5km that remained to the finish in Laruns.

Vingegaard caught Gall, Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) in the closing kilometres, coming home fifth on the stage, 34 seconds behind the Australian.

Pogačar, meanwhile, waited for overnight leader and teammate Adam Yates on the descent off the Marie Blanque, but the damage was still considerable by the finish. In the Basque Country at the weekend, Pogačar picked off the bonus seconds, but the momentum of the race is suddenly all with Vingegaard, who confessed that he was surprised by his gains.

“Actually, yes,” Vingegaard said. “I wanted to test him a bit. And my legs were good and I’m super happy with where I am. I’m super happy with taking a minute, that’s a good time gain for me.”

How it unfolded

The opening instalment of the Pyrenean doubleheader saw the race encounter its first hors categorie ascent, but in keeping with the anarchic, ‘new normal’ of the modern Tour, the first defining moment of the day came even before the climbing had even begun.

The flat terrain after the start Pau encouraged a rapid start, and the peloton split after 15km or so during which Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) was always prominent towards the head of the bunch.

Once the dust settled, Van Aert was part of a 35-strong front group that also included Jumbo-Visma teammates Tiesj Benoot and Christophe Laporte, as well as GC dangerman Hindley, who had quality support in the form of German champion Emanuel Buchmann. The 37-strong group would proceed to amass a lead in excess of two minutes over the bunch before the Col de Soudet.

The UAE Team Emirates squad of Pogačar and yellow jersey Adam Yates took up the reins of pursuit, given that Vingegaard teammates up ahead, but their efforts failed to prevent the leaders from stretching their advantage to four minutes over the top of the mist-shrouded Soudet after Van Aert had briefly gone off the front with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek).

Gall attacked atop the climb to nab the mountains points, with Hindley looking very comfortable indeed, and the front group split up still further over the other side. Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) would slip away, later joined by Van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) over the Col d'Ichère, but they were pinned back by the rest of the break at the base of the final climb, the Col de Marie Blanque.

At that point, the Hindley et al had 2:30 in hand over the UAE-led peloton, but the AG2R contingent were keen to press on the pace on behalf of Gall. When the Swiss rider attacked 4km from the summit, only Hindley could follow. After working together for a time, the Australian opted to proceed alone.

At that point, the question seemed to be whether UAE Team Emirates could make inroads into Hindley’s buffer or indeed whether Pogačar would take matters in hand himself. Instead, it was Jumbo-Visma who laid down a marker in the yellow jersey group once Van Aert had dropped back, and their forcing created a selection that saw Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich) and Ben O’Connor (AG2R-Citroën) among those quickly distanced.

Adam Yates, Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) were the next to go, and once Sepp Kuss came to the front on the upper reaches of the climb, only Vingegaard and Pogačar were able to follow. It was a striking selection given that this was still only the fifth day of the Tour, and an even starker message arrived shortly afterwards when Vingegaard pressed clear of Pogačar to strike the first telling blow of their prize fight.

It is far too soon, of course, to couch this as a knock-out blow, but Vingegaard’s early advantage on the scorecard is a sizeable one all the same. Pogačar, meanwhile, found himself relying on help from the undercard to stay in the contest, reaching Laruns in a group that included the Yates brothers, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos).

Others suffered even more sobering afternoons, including Ben O’Connor (AG2R-Citroën), who lost 1:57, Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), who conceded 2:55, and Egan Bernal (Ineos), who shipped 3:22.

The day and the jersey belonged to Hindley, who confirmed his credentials as a contender for the biggest prize, but Vingegaard already looms with intent. “We’ll just do our best,” the Dane said at the finish. “We’ll see what it ends with in Paris.”

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Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation , published by Gill Books.

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Jai Hindley emerged as the winner of stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France , earning his first-ever yellow jersey on July 5.  

Jasper Philipsen had won two stages in a row entering stage 5, but the sprinter's streak was snapped as the stage 5 course included more climbs.

The Australian Hindley caught the attention of the Tour when he was the first to arrive at the Col de Marie Blanque, t he first category 1 summit to be featured in the 2023 Tour de France route . 

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With only 15 kilometers to go,  Hindley and Felix Gall broke off from the leading pack. Gall followed close behind Hindley but was unable to close the 34-second gap. 

2023 Tour de France

Hindley takes the yellow jersey from Adam Yates, who had worn it ever since winning stage 1 on July 1. Yates led by just six seconds entering the fifth stage but dropped to fifth-place. 

Defending champion,  Jonas Vingegaard  has yet to win a yellow jersey in this year's race.  On stage 5 he gained a 1-minute lead over his rival,  Tadej Pogačar  leaving him in the  8th place. Vinegaard is just 32 second behind Hindley and tied with Felix Gall for second. 

Tour de France 2023 Results Stage 5

• J. HINDLEY - 03h 57' 07''
• G. CICCONE - 03h 57' 39''
• F. GALL - 03h 57' 39''
• E. BUCHMANN - 03h 57' 39''
• J. VINGEGAARD - 03h 57' 41''
• S. JENSEN - 03h 58' 45''
• D. MARTINEZ POVEDA - 03h 58' 45''
• T. POGAČAR - 03h 58' 45''
• D. GAUDU - 03h 58' 45''
• C. RODRIGUEZ CANO - 03h 58' 45''
• J. HAIG - 03h 58' 45''
• S. KUSS - 03h 58' 45''
• S. YATES - 03h 58' 45''
• V. MADOUAS - 03h 58' 45''
• A. YATES - 03h 58' 45''
• B. O'CONNOR - 03h 59' 04''
• T. PIDCOCK - 03h 59' 04''
• R. BARDET - 03h 59' 04''
• M. WOODS - 03h 59' 04''
• T. PINOT - 03h 59' 04''
• J. ALAPHILIPPE - 03h 59' 04''
• M. JORGENSON - 03h 59' 04''
• T. BENOOT - 03h 59' 04''
• J. LOPEZ PEREZ - 03h 59' 04''
• C. BERTHET - 03h 59' 45''
• G. MARTIN - 04h 00' 02''
• P. BILBAO LOPEZ - 04h 00' 02''
• S. CRAS - 04h 00' 02''
• M. LANDA - 04h 00' 02''
• L. MEINTJES - 04h 00' 02''
• C. HAMILTON - 04h 00' 02''
• W. KELDERMAN - 04h 00' 02''
• E. BERNAL - 04h 00' 28''
• C. HARPER - 04h 00' 30''
• J. CASTROVIEJO - 04h 00' 31''
• O. FRAILE MATARRANZ - 04h 00' 34''
• D. TEUNS - 04h 03' 56''
• N. SCHULTZ - 04h 03' 56''
• K. NEILANDS - 04h 03' 56''
• R. ALMEIDA GUERREIRO - 04h 03' 56''
• M. BURGAUDEAU - 04h 03' 56''
• W. VAN AERT - 04h 05' 21''
• H. TEJADA CANACUE - 04h 05' 21''
• B. JUNGELS - 04h 05' 21''
• R. URAN - 04h 05' 21''
• A. PARET PEINTRE - 04h 08' 15''
• K. GENIETS - 04h 08' 15''
• T. GALLOPIN - 04h 08' 15''
• K. VERMAERKE - 04h 08' 15''
• L. CALMEJANE - 04h 08' 15''
• M. VAN GILS - 04h 08' 15''
• W. BARGUIL - 04h 08' 15''
• G. ZIMMERMANN - 04h 08' 15''
• D. DE LA CRUZ - 04h 08' 15''
• R. MAJKA - 04h 08' 15''
• G. CRADDOCK - 04h 08' 15''
• G. MÜHLBERGER - 04h 08' 15''
• A. PEDRERO - 04h 08' 15''
• A. PEREZ - 04h 10' 17''
• W. POELS - 04h 10' 17''
• D. VAN BAARLE - 04h 10' 17''
• M. DINHAM - 04h 10' 17''
• L. VAN DEN BERG - 04h 10' 17''
• N. PETERS - 04h 10' 17''
• H. HOULE - 04h 10' 17''
• S. KÜNG - 04h 10' 17''
• Q. PACHER - 04h 10' 17''
• I. IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI - 04h 10' 17''
• S. GESCHKE - 04h 12' 17''
• G. WILSLY - 04h 12' 17''
• J. CHAVES - 04h 13' 59''
• R. COSTA - 04h 13' 59''
• V. FERRON - 04h 13' 59''
• C. CHAMPOUSSIN - 04h 13' 59''
• M. HALLER - 04h 13' 59''
• M. KWIATKOWSKI - 04h 13' 59''
• T. JOHANNESSEN - 04h 13' 59''
• S. CLARKE - 04h 13' 59''
• F. GROSSSCHARTNER - 04h 13' 59''
• E. BOASSON-HAGEN - 04h 14' 22''
• J. ABRAHAMSEN - 04h 14' 22''
• A. BETTIOL - 04h 14' 22''
• N. OLIVEIRA - 04h 14' 22''
• V. CAMPENAERTS - 04h 14' 22''
• N. VAN HOOYDONCK - 04h 14' 22''
• P. EENKHOORN - 04h 14' 22''
• J. SHAW - 04h 14' 22''
• S. DEWULF - 04h 14' 22''
• G. IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI - 04h 14' 22''
• B. TURNER - 04h 14' 31''
• A. LUTSENKO - 04h 14' 31''
• F. WRIGHT - 04h 16' 08''
• M. NIELSEN - 04h 19' 08''
• C. LAPORTE - 04h 19' 08''
• N. ARNDT - 04h 19' 31''
• N. POLITT - 04h 19' 31''
• M. LOUVEL - 04h 19' 31''
• S. GUGLIELMI - 04h 19' 31''
• S. DILLIER - 04h 19' 31''
• Q. HERMANS - 04h 19' 31''
• M. BJERG - 04h 19' 31''
• V. LAENGEN - 04h 19' 31''
• A. ARANBURU DEBA - 04h 19' 31''
• M. SOLER - 04h 19' 31''
• A. AMADOR - 04h 19' 31''
• N. POWLESS - 04h 19' 31''
• J. JENSEN - 04h 19' 31''
• A. DELAPLACE - 04h 19' 31''
• D. OSS - 04h 23' 09''
• R. CAVAGNA - 04h 24' 26''
• A. ZINGLE - 04h 24' 26''
• D. SMITH - 04h 24' 26''
• A. PETIT - 04h 24' 26''
• A. KIRSCH - 04h 24' 26''
• M. TEUNISSEN - 04h 24' 26''
• A. KRISTOFF - 04h 24' 26''
• K. ASGREEN - 04h 24' 26''
• C. STRONG - 04h 24' 26''
• V. LAFAY - 04h 24' 26''
• N. EEKHOFF - 04h 24' 26''
• J. DEGENKOLB - 04h 24' 26''
• M. GOGL - 04h 24' 26''
• M. PEDERSEN - 04h 24' 26''
• O. NAESEN - 04h 24' 26''
• D. VAN POPPEL - 04h 24' 26''
• G. BOIVIN - 04h 24' 26''
• J. STUYVEN - 04h 24' 26''
• M. VAN DER POEL - 04h 24' 26''
• F. VERMEERSCH - 04h 24' 26''
• M. TRENTIN - 04h 24' 26''
• J. MEEUS - 04h 24' 26''
• A. EDMONDSON - 04h 24' 26''
• J. PHILIPSEN - 04h 24' 26''
• R. TILLER - 04h 24' 26''
• P. SAGAN - 04h 24' 26''
• Q. SIMMONS - 04h 24' 26''
• S. WELSFORD - 04h 24' 26''
• B. GIRMAY - 04h 24' 26''
• A. CHARMIG - 04h 24' 26''
• S. KRAGH ANDERSEN - 04h 24' 26''
• A. RENARD - 04h 24' 26''
• O. LE GAC - 04h 24' 26''
• L. PICHON - 04h 24' 26''
• B. COSNEFROY - 04h 24' 26''
• L. MOZZATO - 04h 24' 26''
• P. KONRAD - 04h 24' 26''
• T. TRÆEN - 04h 24' 26''
• B. COQUARD - 04h 24' 26''
• J. BIERMANS - 04h 24' 26''
• J. RICKAERT - 04h 24' 26''
• L. DURBRIDGE - 04h 26' 13''
• L. MEZGEC - 04h 26' 13''
• E. REINDERS - 04h 26' 13''
• D. GROENEWEGEN - 04h 26' 13''
• M. MOHORIC - 04h 26' 13''
• S. WÆRENSKJOLD - 04h 26' 13''
• A. TURGIS - 04h 26' 13''
• P. LATOUR - 04h 26' 13''
• J. DE BUYST - 04h 30' 57''
• M. MØRKØV - 04h 30' 57''
• T. DECLERCQ - 04h 30' 57''
• R. SINKELDAM - 04h 30' 57''
• C. BOL - 04h 30' 57''
• M. CAVENDISH - 04h 30' 57''
• F. FRISON - 04h 30' 57''
• Y. FEDOROV - 04h 30' 57''
• P. BAUHAUS - 04h 30' 57''
• C. EWAN - 04h 30' 57''
• G. MOSCON - 04h 30' 57''
• D. DEVENYNS - 04h 30' 57''
• Y. LAMPAERT - 04h 30' 57''
• F. JAKOBSEN - 04h 30' 57''

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Tour de France 2023 stage 5: Result and winner from stage 5 today

J ai Hindley won stage five of the Tour de France in Laruns to take the yellow jersey from Adam Yates and Jonas Vingegaard rode clear of rival Tadej Pogacar as an early trip to the Pyrenees ripped up the general classification.

Hindley, winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, marked himself out as a major contender with a breakaway victory but surely more important was the sight of defending champion Vingegaard leaving behind two-time winner Pogacar on the final climb to make his case as the favourite to be in yellow come Paris.

Vingegaard set off in pursuit of Hindley on the descent into Laruns, coming home in fifth place a little over 30 seconds down.

Follow all the latest updates from stage five below:

Tour de France 2023 - Stage Five

• Jai Hindley takes the yellow jersey after a superb stage-five ride
• Defending champion Vingegaard rode clear of Pogacar to gain over a minute on main rival

18km to go - Hindley leads charge over climb as Vingegaard attacks

75km to go - gall launches attack to collect maximum king of the mountain points.

• Stage five sees a 163km route from Pau to Laruns

Jai Hindley wins Tour de France stage five to take yellow jersey

Jai Hindley won stage five of the Tour de France in Laruns to take the yellow jersey from Adam Yates and Jonas Vingegaard rode clear of rival Tadej Pogacar as an early trip to the Pyrenees ripped up the general classification.

Having gone clear from the last of his fellow escapees on the final climb of the Col de Marie Blanque, Hindley soloed into Laruns to take the win by 32 seconds, with Vingegaard coming home at the back of a four-strong group that was second on the road.

For the full stage-five report, click below:

Stage six preview

Well, we should have an exciting race in store for tomorrow. Only time will tell but you’d suspect a big response from Team UAE Emirates and Pogacar as they look to make up some of that time on Vingegaard that they lost today.

But it will be a tough route from Tarbes to Cauterets. It’s a 145km route that takes on the double trouble of the category one Col d’Aspin (12km, 6.5%) followed by the monstrous hors categorie Tourmalet (17.1km, 7.3%), before a fast ascent and a final climb to the summit finish at Cauterets (16km, 5.4%).

For the full stage preview, click below:

Stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France route

Jersey standings after stage five

After stage five, there has been plenty of change in the jersey standings with both the yellow and polka-dot jersey changing hands.

Yellow: Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe)

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Green: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Polka Dot: Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citroën)

The combativity award for stage five goes to Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert, so he’ll have the red number for tomorrow’s stage.

Tadej Pogacar speaking to Europsort

“It was not such a difficult day but it was just that Jonas [Vingegaard] went so, so fast on the climb. I lost my legs on the last kilometre of the climb. But I feel good so I hope the next few days go better.

On losing Hindley early: “It was a bit hectic over the small climbs. Everybody wanted to go and break so it was one moment where we couldn’t close the gap immediately and the big group went away. It was not the best and Jai can take the yellow but we hope for a better result in the final climb.

“I think now I know my limit so my motivation is pretty high. I think we can go day-by-day pretty strong.

Jonas Vingegaard speaking to Eurosport

“The guys did great today. We didn’t have to pull in the bunch which was good for us and then on the final climb, I felt good and I said to Sepp [Kuss] that he should go to the front and start pushing and he did and then I was able to attack.

“I know Tadej [Pogacar], he never gives up so it will be a fight all the way to Paris. I’m super happy with my 53-second [lead over Tadej] - it’s super nice.

“Of course, we have to look to Jai Hindley. During the stage, we were thinking should we put a guy at the front. We decided not because being in the break takes a lot of energy but of course, we have to think about Jai as well now.

“I think I had a super good day.”

General classification standings after stage five

And here are the new GC standings. Hindley takes the yellow jersey but the big story is the huge gap that defending champion Vingegaard now has over two-time champion and main rival Tadej Pogacar.

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 22:15:12

Jonas Vingedaard (Jumbo-Visma) +47

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +1:03

Emmanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:11

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +1:34

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +1:40

Simon Yates (Team Jayco-UlUla) +1:40

Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +1:56

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:56

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +1:56

Top ten from stage five

Before we get into the all-crucial general classification standings, here are the top ten from today’s stage:

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 03:57:07

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +32

Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citroën) +32

Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) +32

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +34

Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +1:38

Daniel Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:38

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +1:38

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +1:38

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +1:38

HINDLEY WINS STAGE FIVE!

The victorious Jai Hindley speaking to Eurosport: “I was just improvising out there and enjoying some bike racing and I managed to find myself in that group - enjoyed it out there today.

“It’s really incredible, I have no words. The guys on the radio were screaming about riding to the line. I couldn’t really hear what was happening but I just wanted to gain as much time as possible and get the stage win. Now I’ve found myself in the yellow jersey which is pretty cool.

“I didn’t really know what to expect, it’s my first Tour. It’s hard to come here with such massive ambitions already but I want to be competitive and have some form of success.

“This one’s for my girlfriend, my family, all the support, all the fans back home. Everyone that has supported me throughout my whole career. I’m really thankful for everyone.”

After Hindley, it’s Ciccone who comes through in second. Gall and Buchmann follow him with Vingegaard having to settle for fifth after a small sprint for the finish.

The Jumbo-Visma rider won’t mind all that much, though. His devastating attack today gained him 64 seconds over his main rival, Pogacar, who ends the race today in eighth. That could be absolutely fatal for the chances of the two-time champion.

A special ride by the Bora-Hansgrohe rider and 2022 Giro champion who will take the yellow jersey off Adam Yates. It’s his first appearance in the Tour but he leads after just five stages and he’s fully deserved it.

He was part of the breakaway group all day and timed his attack up the final climb to perfection. Only time will tell if he can hold on to this lead with Vingegaard and Pogacar bearing down his neck but that’s a problem for another day - right now, it’s time to celebrate a special performance which inserts him right into the mix.

1km to go - Hindley on course for victory

It will be a procession for the last kilometre and his race today will have thrown the Tour de France wide open. He may not end up winning but his surge today caused Vingegaard to attack and that has left Pogacar with a huge task over the remaining stages.

5km to go - No help for Vingegaard

Hindley is closing in on a superb victory which will see him take the yellow jersey.

Behind him, Vingegaard, Ciccone and Buchmann have caught up with Gall. The Jumbo-Visma rider is leading the quartet but turns around asking for support. There’s none forthcoming from the other three who have been ahead grinding in the breakaway groups all day.

10km to go - Vingegaard extends lead over Pogacar

The defending champion is unlikely to catch up Hindley at the front but the Jumbo-Visma rider will have is eyes on one thing - extending his lead over his main rival Tadej Pogacar.

He left him for dead on the Col de Marie Blanque climb with a devastating attack and now leads him by around a minute.

15km to go - Hindley leads Vingegaard by a minute

The Bora-Hansgrohe rider begins his descent but Vingegaard is in hot pursuit alongside Ciccone and Hindley’s team-mate Buchmann.

Between them is Felix Gall who is 30 seconds behind Hindley.

What a ride this has been by Jai Hindley and he surges clear of Felix Gall to get to the top of Col de Marie Blanque climb in first.

Further back Vingegaard, Kuss and Pogacar break free from the peloton...but now Vingegaard attacks on his own and Pogacar doesn’t stay with him! Dramatic turn of events and what a message to send to his main rival. The defending champ is now under 90 seconds behind Hindley.

20km to go - Peloton catches up strugglers

The main group is now just 2 minutes behind the main two, Hindley and Gall, as many including Van Aert drop back into the peloton.

Jumbo-Visma are now beginning to come to the fore of the peloton as they look to chase down Hindley ahead.

22km to go - climb splinters lead group

This category one climb has really splintered this main group. Van Aert, Alaphilippe and Neilands have all been dropped after they were caught and now it’s Hindley and Gall who break ahead as a two but the Australian has team-mate Buchmann nearby him a few seconds back.

30km to go - Col de Marie Blanque climb upcoming

The final climb of the day is the category one climb, Col de Marie Blanque. It’s 7.8km at an average gradient of 8.5%. The peloton have cut the lead to Hindley’s group to about three minutes but with that climb coming up, they’ll have to work really hard to cut further into the lead before the finishing kilometres.

35km to go - leaders complete Col d’Ichère climb

Neilands crosses the category three climb in first to take the two points. Van Aert crosses in second to take the remaining point on offer.

Van Aert and Alaphilippe have now caught up the Latvian on the downhill but Hindley’s chasing group are now under 20 seconds behind them.

The peloton remains over three minutes back with just 35km to go.

40km to go - Van Aert and Alaphilippe break away

Neilands remains in the lead but finally two riders decide to try and close the gap to the Latvian and it’s Van Aer and Alaphillipe who are those two.

They are only 17 seconds behind Neilands and have a 30-second lead over Hindley and the rest of the breakaway riders.

44km to go - Col d’Ichère climb coming up

It’s far less intimidating than the Col de Soudet earlier. But it’s a category three climb so KOM points are available. It’s 4.2km at 6.2%.

50km to go - breakaway group beginning to splinter

Krists Neilands makes a burst out of the breakaway group and the Israel-Premier Tech rider has a 25-second lead now from the main breakaway group.

A few have also begun to fall off from that main breakaway group, one of which is Victor Campenaerts who lead such a good charge with Van Eart and Pedersen up the Col de Soudet earlier.

Felix Gall is eventually caught by the chasing group who is now 17-riders strong. Their lead continues to move past four minutes with Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) doing his best to widen that even further.

70km to go - Four-minute lead for first group

This has been a fantastic stage so far for Jai Hindley. He’s got Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Emanuel Buchmann with him in this first chasing group. They are only a few seconds behind Felix Gall but he has a mammoth four-minute lead over the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in the peloton.

If Team UAE and Jumbo-Visma weren’t concerned before, they should be now.

Just as quickly as the lead group is brought together and Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citroën) launches an attack. Jai Hindley lets him go and the Austrian will summit the Col de Soudet first and should take the polka-dot jersey off Neilson Powless at the end of this stage.

Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) crosses in second to take 15 points with Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) third taking 12 points.

The visibility is terrible at the top of the climb and real caution will be needed especially from the peloton.

77km to go - leaders caught

Finally, the leaders in Van Aert and Campenaerts are caught. There is now a 25-man group in the lead with Jai Hindley the main GC contender amongst them - they have just 2km to the top of the Col de Soudet.

From there, it’s three minutes back to the peloton.

The leading two continue to maintain their slender lead over the first chasing pack but a few are beginning to fall out of that. One is Pedersen but another, more intriguingly, is Marc Soler. However, it appears that the Team UAE rider is merely following team orders and waiting for the peloton.

Perhaps a sign that they are getting a bit concerned by the lead that the first chasing group have over them and Soler will no doubt be asked to do some of the heavy lifting involved to get them back closer to them.

83km to go - Pedersen dropped

The Dane decided enough is enough for him and he drops out of the leading back and falls back to the first chasing group which is fronted by Lidl-Trek’s Juanpe Lopez. Van Aert and Campenaerts still have a lead of just over 20 seconds from them but their chasing group is moving nicely.

The peloton is still being headed up by Team UAE Emirates and Matteo Trentin but they are now over three minutes back from the leading pair.

87km to go - first chasing group closes gap

Remi Cavagna and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) have taken to the front of the first chasing group who are behind our leading three. The pace increases immediately and there’s clearly a desire to close that gap which is now down to around 30 seconds.

Behind the three leaders, we have a first chasing group of 33 riders. Here is the full list of those:

Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma), Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), Felix Grosschartner (UAE), Marc Soler (UAE), Omar Fraile (Ineos), Dani Martínez (Ineos), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Esteban Chaves (EF), Rigoberto Uran (EF), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep), Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep), Remi Cavagna (Soudal-QuickStep), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Juanpe López (Lidl-Trek), Berthet (AG2R), Felix Gall (Ag2R), Aurelien Paret-Peintre (AG2R), Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar), Chris Hamilton (DSM), Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech), Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AIUIa), Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic), Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny), Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan), Torstein Traen (Uno-X), Mathieu Burgaudeau (Total-Energies).

The front three (Van Aert, Pedersen and Campenaerts) have over a minute ahead of the second breakaway group - they now have under 100km to go.

Still no real effort from Pogacar and Team UAE in the peloton to get up to Jai Hindley in that second breakaway group. Will they launch an attack later on the climbs or are they happy to lose the yellow jersey for now?

105km to go - Col de Soudet upcoming

Coquard drops back to the second breakaway group leaving just Van Aert, Pedersen and Campenaerts in the lead. They have a 35-second advantage over that bigger breakaway group and are more than 2 mins 30 secs ahead of the peloton.

The lead riders are now about 15km away from the foot of today’s first climb, the Col de Soudet. It’s over 15km at an average gradient of 7% and the first proper mountain and all-category climb of this year’s Tour.

112km - Coquard takes maximum points in the sprint

The Cofidis rider gets the better of Mads Pedersen in the intermediate sprint to take the maximum 20 points on offer and move second in the green jersey standings.

Pedersen takes 17 while Wan Aert and Campenaerts take 15 and 13 points respectively.

115km to go - Intermediate sprint upcoming

The Lanne-en-Barétous intermediate sprint is coming up with Wout van Aert and Mads Pedersen breaking away from the original lead group as they eye up points for the green jersey.

Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) join them and these four will be the main contenders for maximum points.

125km to go - 1 minute gap for breakaway group

This large breakaway group have suddenly opened up a nice lead of just over a minute. 2022 Giro D’Italia champion, Jai Hindley is a real GC contender and he’s got support in the form of team-mates Emanuel Buchmann and Patrick Konrad in this lead group

That could well be a cause for concern for Team UAE back in the peloton who look to be trying to close the gap.

Towards the back, Lidl-Trek Quinn Simmons has a nasty fall but looks to be back on his bike.

130km to go

Remi Cavanga (Soudal-Quick Step) and Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar) briefly moved into a two-man breakaway but were swiftly caught and the jostling for the breakaway group continues. There’s now a 36-man group including GC contender Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) who have a small gap from the peloton.

142km to go - Latour back to the peloton

You have to feel for the Frenchman who launched a solid early attack but had no support from any other rider. He’s eventually chased down by a breakaway group and before you know it the peloton are back together again.

148km to go

Alberto Bettiol is the next to launch an attack to try and get up Latour. He’s joined by Jumbo-Visma’s Wout van Aert amongst others.

We are only 15km in but sprinter Fabio Jakobsen has already been dropped by the peloton. The Soudal-Quick Step rider had a nasty crash yesterday and is clearly still feeling the effects of it.

153km to go

There’s an early crash for Lidl-Trek’s Mattias Skjelmose who might have fancied his chances today. The Dane is back up and appears unharmed as he makes his way back to the peloton. Mathieu van der Poel makes briefly looks to make an attack but quickly comes back to the peloton.

159km to go

The initial attack falls apart but another is launched now by Pierre Latour with nobody following the TotalEnergies rider so far.

Tour de France - Stage Five

The yellow flag is raised and we are underway as Lotto Dstny make an early move. Neilson Powless mentioned earlier in an interview that he needed to be in any breakaway group today and the American is on the second wheel behind Victor Campenaerts.

We have 1km to go until the official starts but some quick news on a couple of withdrawals. Both Leon Sanchez (Astana-Qazaqstan) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Lotto Dstny) fell in the sprint yesterday, both breaking their collarbones meaning their Tour is done for this year.

Today promises to be a fast start with teams looking to get in a good position before the first climb. The riders have begun their neutralised rollout before the official start.

Britain’s Adam Yates won the first stage to take the yellow jersey and the Team UAE Emirates rider still has the maillot jaune as we enter the fifth day. Here is a reminder of the general classification standings:

Adam Yates (Team UAE Emirates): 18:18:01

Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE Emirates): +6 secs

Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula): +6 secs

Victor Lafay (Cofidis): +12 secs

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma): +16 secs

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): +17 secs

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe): +22 secs

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) has enjoyed a stellar start to this Tour with an 11-point lead in the King of the Mountain standings. Stage five will be a very different day and with seconds on offer at the top of today’s first climb, the American will have to fight hard to maintain the jersey.

Speaking to Eurosport earlier, he said: “I need to be in the breakaway today for more points. I think me and 130 other riders want to be in that breakaway so it’s going to be a really tough fight. It might be the hardest for me wearing this jersey.

“I think a lot of other guys that maybe want the polka-dot as well are going to show their hands, show their cards today so it’s going to be a big fight for sure but I’m already wearing the jersey so that’s already really motivating.

“On a day like today, anything is possible because there are bonus seconds on offer on the final climb and again at the finish so maybe someone like Tadej Pogacar thinks he can get more seconds over Jonas Vingegaard. But yeah, there’s so many riders that want to go in the breakaway that it’s going to be hard for anyone to control.”

Here’s a reminder of the full list of jersey wearers today. Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R Citroën) has the coloured numbers after winning Stage Four’s combativity prize.

Yellow: Simon Yates (UAE Team Emirates)

Polka Dot: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

How Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to his fierce rivals and loyal teammates

It wasn’t to be for Mark Cavendish on stages three and four as the Manxman saw opportunities at both sprint stages pass him by.

In what is his final Tour de France, Cavendish goes in search of his record-breaking 35th stage win which would see him surpass the great Eddy Merckx’s tally.

But how did we get to this point? Lawrence Ostlere spoke to some of Cavendish’s fiercest foes and closest allies to find out what makes the Manx Missile a Tour de France legend.

How Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to rivals and teammates

Tom Pidcock earmarked three Tour de France stages to win. This is one of them

When Tom Pidcock assessed the 2023 Tour de France with his leadership team at Ineos Grenadiers, they pored over the opening nine stages before the first rest day and earmarked three they thought he could win.

The first was stage one, a hilly route through the Spanish Basque Country with the promise of the yellow jersey at the finish in Bilbao. It didn’t go to plan – Pidcock couldn’t keep pace with the elite group over the steep Cote de Vivero climb and he lost contact, eventually coming in 30 seconds behind the winner, fellow Briton Adam Yates. He was frustrated by how it played out.

The second was stage two, another lumpy day en route to San Sebastian. This time he did keep up with the fastest few, but he could not out-sprint the supreme Wout van Aert or two-time champion Tadej Pogacar, and anyway, none of them had accounted for the surprise solo attack of Victor Lafay . Pidcock finished fourth.

The third was today’s stage five .

Read the full article and interview with Pidcock below:

Tour de France 2023 - Stage Four Recap

It was another day for Jasper Philipsen yesterday in Nogaro and another missed opportunity for Mark Cavendish as he hunts down that elusive 35th stage win.

Jasper Philipsen and Caleb Ewan reached the line together on the Circuito Paul Armagnac, a motor racing track here in south-west France, after a crash-riddled drag race along the 700m home straight. They lunged, and Philipsen pipped Ewan by centimetres to claim back-to-back stage wins and cement his position as the alpha sprinter at this Tour de France .

Read the full report from Lawrence Ostlere below:

‘I knew I couldn’t win’: Cavendish dissescts finish as Philipsen wins against at Tour

Tour de France - Stage Five Route Map and Profile

Welcome back to another day of Tour de France action. After two sprint days which saw Jasper Philipsen take back-to-back victories, today is one for the general classification riders.

The riders have a 163km route from Pau to Laruns which is flat for the first 70km, but then comes the first hors categorie climb of this year’s race, the Col du Soudet (15.2km at 7.2%). It is a long and gruelling drag to the top, and we can expect plenty in the peloton to get dropped here as the leaders crank up the pace.

That means two-time winner Tadej Pogacar , who is looking to win again after being dethroned last year, and reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard will likely go head to head and we could see some attacks here in the middle of the stage.

For the full stage five preview, click below:

Tour de France stage 5 preview: Yellow jersey showdown in the Pyrenees

Tour de France 2023 – stage five

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Tour de France 2023 Stage 5 recap – Triumphant Jai Hindley in yellow as Vingegaard breaks Pogacar

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Updated 05/07/2023 at 17:30 GMT

• - VINGEGAARD DROPS POGACAR WITH DEVASTATING ATTACK
• - HINDLEY DROPS GALL IN PURSUIT OF STAGE WIN AND YELLOW JERSEY
• - GALL AND VIRTUAL YELLOW HINDLEY GO CLEAR ON FINAL CLIMB
• - GALL GOES CLEAR NEAR SUMMIT OF COL DE SOUDET
• - COQUARD WINS INTERMEDIATE SPRINT TO GO SECOND IN GREEN JERSEY STANDINGS

Daring Hindley into yellow with epic Stage 5 win as Vingegaard cracks Pogacar

05/07/2023 at 17:24

Hindley takes 'spectacular' win on Stage 5 as Vingegaard distances Pogacar

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Results and Highlights From the 2023 Tour de France

Stage-by-stage updates, results, and highlights from this year’s race.

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Read below for stage-by-stage updates, results, and highlights from each stage of the 2023 Tour de France

Stage Winner : Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe)

Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) was a surprise winner of Stage 21 of the 2023 Tour de France. Meeus won a sprint finish on the Champs-Élysées over the Tour’s top sprinters, Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen, and Mads Pedersen.

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) enjoyed some champagne on the ride in and was officially crowned winner of the Tour de France for a second year, winning by 7 minutes, 29 seconds over second place Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)—by the largest margin of victory since 2014.

Final General Classification Standings

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma): 82:05:42
• Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates): -7:29
• Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates): -10:56
• Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla): -12:23
• Carlos Rodríguez (INEOS Grenadiers): -13:17

Stage Winner : Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won Stage 20 of the 2023 Tour de France. Pogačar was able to outsprint Jonas Vingegaard and a few other strong riders at the on the flat drag at the top of the Col du Platzerwasel. The win was Pogačar’s second stage win of the this Tour and his 11th career Tour stage win. Vingegaard was third to Pogačar (Stage 17 winner Felix Gall was second), losing just a few bonus seconds, and maintaining his lead in the yellow jersey competition heading into the mostly ceremonial final Stage 21.

The Winner of the Day

He won’t win the yellow jersey in this year’s Tour de France, but Tadej Pogačar was able to go out with a bang on Saturday. Pogačar won a sprint to the finish on a mountain stage—something he’s done many times in the Tour de France. But this win comes only a few days after Pogačar cracked on Stage 17 and effectively lost the GC to Vingegaard. Pogačar never lost faith, securing his 11th TdF stage win and his fourth white jersey of his still very young career.

The Other Winner of the Day

Of course, we be remiss not to mention Jonas Vingegaard, who did exactly what he needed to do on the penultimate stage to win the 2023 Tour de France—barring a Sunday disaster. Stage 20, in fact, mirrored a lot of what Vingegaard was able to do during the middle portion of the Tour, prior to his big gains on the Stage 16 TT and the Stage 17 mountain stage. He hung right with Pogačar and never let his top rival’s advantage on a given stage swell too much. Vingegaard, of course, is a worthy champion that will enjoy some champagne on the Champs-Élysées.

And One More Winner of the Day

Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Lidl) earned maximum points on the first four categorized climbs of the stage, and with it, claimed the King of the Mountains classification at the 2023 Tour de France (as long as he crosses the finish on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday). Ciccone seized the polka dot jersey on Stage 15 and rode brilliantly to pick up points where he could throughout the Tour’s final week. Ciccone becomes the first rider to win the KOM and not win the GC in the same Tour since Romain Bardet in 2019. Sometimes it’s more fun when we spread the wealth.

Best Moment of the Day

It wasn’t a big surprise to see Thibaut Pinot get in the breakaway on the last mountain stage of his storied Tour de France career. And I guess it’s not much of a big surprise that Pinot launched a solo attack with over 30K to go in the stage. The three-time TdF stage winner put on a show for the home fans in France on Stage 20, and what a sight it was to see his supporters on his solo ride up the Petit Ballon. The dream wasn’t to be though, as the yellow jersey group caught Pinot up the Col du Platzerwasel. Merci, Thibaut. Merci.

Stage Winner : Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious)

It doesn’t get any closer than that! Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) took a sprint finish to win Stage 19 of the 2023 Tour de France. Mohorič got in a breakaway that included many of the top sprinters and classics riders. That breakaway included the likes of Jasper Philipsen and Mads Pedersen, so Mohorič knew he had to make a move early and that’s exactly what he did, breaking free, along with Stage 18 winner Kasper Asgreen and Ben O’Connor, of that breakaway with 30K to go in the stage.

Despite a good effort by the chasers—including Philpsen, his Alpecin teammate Mathieu van der Poel, and Pederson—to try and bring back the three attackers, they ultimately couldn’t gain ground and seemed to lack full cooperation. But the pure strength of Mohorič, Asgreen, and O’Connor showed through. Down the final stretch, O’Connor, knowing his speed couldn’t match that of Mohorič or Asgreen, made his move, but that was quickly answered by the pair and it was a drag race between Mohorič and Asgreen, who gapped O’Connor and made their dash for the line. It was a photo finish, but Mohorič narrowly edged out Asgreen for the stage win.

Stage Winner : Kasper Asgreen (Soudal Quick-Step)

Kasper Asgreen won Stage 18 of the Tour de France in dramatic fashion. Asgreen got in the original breakaway of the day at kilometer zero. On a stage that seemed destined for a sprint finish out of the peloton, Asgreen and the others in the break managed to fend off the hungry peloton. Asgreen outsprinted Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto-Dstny) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) for the win at line.

The Biggest Winner of the Day

It’s no secret that it’s been a rough Tour de France for the Soudal Quick-Step team. The team’s top sprinter, Fabio Jakobsen, withdrew from the race after Stage 12. The squad’s top stage hunting threat, Julian Alaphilippe, has struggled to be a factor in any stage. But Asgreen got Soudal Quick-Step off the schneid Thursday, winning in the most unlikely of ways. Asgreen got himself in the early break and held out just long enough to claim the Stage 18 victory—the first grand tour stage win of his career.

The Biggest Loss of the Day

This goes to anyone from the peloton that was hoping to get the stage win today. The flat stage was tailor-made for the pure sprinters, but the peloton struggled to pull back the four-man breakaway. It seemed in the last 10K that a catch was inevitable, but the break stayed strong and held out just long enough. Alpecin-Deceuninck, which has already racked up four stage wins this Tour, is the team that loses the most on the day. Their top sprinter Jasper Philipsen—responsible for those four wins—was fourth on the stage and the top finisher from the peloton. It would have been his stage to win—if the peloton caught the break, that is.

Stage Winner: Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën)

Felix Gall won Stage 17 of the Tour de France, a stage that ended up being the craziest of the 2023 Tour so far. Gall made his move from the breakaway and rode away from a talented group of riders to claim the first grand tour stage win of his career.

Meanwhile, there were plenty of fireworks behind Gall. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) cracked on the stage losing well over five minutes to Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow jersey. Vingeagaard placed fourth on the stage and gained a significant amount of time that will likely carry him to Paris in the maillot jaune.

We’ll get to the stage winner shortly, but first we must acknowledge that Vingegaard won the 2023 Tour de France on Wednesday. First, Pogačar massively cracked on the Col de la Loze, then Vingagaard went on the offensive to deliver the dagger. Vingegaard finished fourth on the stage, 1:52 back of the stage winner Gall, but more importantly, he gained 5:45 on the man that was by his side for the first 15 stages of the Tour, Pogačar. With just four stages remaining, Vingegaard now leads by a whopping 7:35 over Pogačar. Assuming he stays upright, Vingegaard will win his second straight Tour de France on Sunday.

The Other Biggest Winner of the Day

Felix Gall has been one of the Tour’s revelations, and on Wednesday he confirmed that he’ll be a force to be reckoned with for the future in the WorldTour. The 25-year-old, who entered the day in 10th place in the GC, conquered the Col de la Loze and rode to the win on the stage that many have called “the hardest of the Tour.” Gall emerged on the radar after he took the polka dot jersey after Stage 5 of this year’s Tour. But now he earned his signature moment, winning on an absolutely brutal day in France. Gall moves up the eighth in the GC, but more importantly, he’s etched his name into TdF history forever.

After losing over a minute and a half to the yellow jersey on Tuesday, Pogačar effectively lost the 2023 Tour de France on Wednesday. Pogačar didn’t ride a bad individual time trial on Tuesday’s Stage 16, despite losing 1:38 to Vingegaard. But on Wednesday’s Stage 17, Pogačar had the worst day we’ve ever seen the 24-year-old have at the Tour de France. “I’m gone. I’m dead,” Pogačar said to his team over the radio during the stage after he cracked and lost over five minutes to Vingegaard ending what was a terrific GC battle through the first 16 stages of the Tour.

Other Notable Gains from a Wild Stage

Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla) made the day’s biggest jump within the top 10 of the GC. While he was second on the stage for the second time this Tour (though this time it was to someone other than his twin brother), Yates moved from eighth to fifth. He’s 12:19 behind the yellow jersey, but just 18 seconds behind Carlos Rodriguez for fourth place in the GC. Simon’s twin brother Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates), meanwhile, was able to further solidify his spot on the podium. Adam Yates is in third place with a 1:16 advantage on Rodriguez, who lost time today.

Stage Winner : Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) roared to the Stage 16 win in the 2023 Tour de France’s lone individual time trial. Vingegaard put down an incredible TT over 22.4km and he won the stage by 1:38 over second place Tadej Pogačar, who also happens to be his biggest rival in the GC battle. Vingegaard earned his Jumbo-Visma team its first stage win of the Tour, and more importantly, he made the most significant time gains of the Tour so far.

Jonas Vingegaard is the clear winner of the stage and quite likely the entire 2023 Tour de France after Tuesday. Vingegaard, the defending Tour champion, put down the individual time trial of his life on Tuesday—a day after the rest day—providing further evidence of the Magic of the Yellow Jersey. Vingegaard’s hold on the yellow jersey was just 10 seconds entering Stage 16, but it ballooned all the way to 1:48 after the time trial—a margin that will most likely prove decisive in the battle for the maillot jaune. After a lot of back and forth between Vingegaard and Pogačar in the mountains during the first 15 stages, Vingegaard dealt Pogačar the first major blow of this Tour.

Tadej Pogačar had the second best time of the day on Stage 16—a minute and 13 seconds ahead of Wout Van Aert!—but he may have lost the 2023 Tour de France Tuesday. Very little has separated Vingegaard and Pogačar during the first two weeks of the Tour, but Vingegaard tacking 1:38 in addition to his 10-second advantage on the individual time trial may prove to be decisive in the GC battle. It’s, of course, never over until it’s over. Pogačar will have two significant mountain stages before the Tour reaches Paris on Sunday, so the chances are there. But psychologically, it will be tough for Pogačar to regroup after Tuesday’s time trial.

While it’s clear that Jumbo-Visma’s energy at the 2023 Tour de France has been focused on helping Vingegaard win the yellow jersey—something they’ve been very successful at!—it was still surprising to see the Dutch superteam without a stage win through the first two weeks of the Tour. That changed on Tuesday, thanks to the maillot jaune himself. Vingegaard rode an unbelievable TT to Stage 16 to claim the stage win by 1:38. Surely, the GC gains are the most important, but Jumbo-Visma won’t be too upset to finally snag a TdF stage win in 2023.

Stage Winner : Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious)

Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) won Stage 15 of the 2023 Tour de France, capturing the win from the breakaway and beating a talented group to claim the first TdF stage victory of his career.

Poels spent a lot of time in the breakaway on Sunday, but his strength showed throughout the entire day. He stayed patient in the break and joined an attacking group with around 35K to go in the stage. That quartet included Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), and Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates). In the early parts of the final climb of the day—Mont Blanc—Poels made his move on Van Aert and extended his lead from there.

The Biggest Loser of the Day

Normally we call this section”The Biggest Loss of the Day” because it sounds nicer. But we’ll throw that out of the window for this one. The biggest loser of the day on Sunday was the fan that interfered with the peloton early in Stage 15, causing a massive crash.

It’s got to be the fans! Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) battled up the Mont Blanc and finished together at the finish of Stage 15. Vingegaard’s yellow jersey advantage remains at 10 seconds as we enter the rest day on Monday before the final week of the Tour de France. The margins couldn’t be closer, and who doesn’t love a tremendously close GC battle in the Tour de France? Fans will enjoy an action-packed—and surely attack-filled—final week of this Tour.

Stage Winner : Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers)

Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) won Stage 14 of the 2023 Tour de France during a wild day in the GC. Rodriguez was dropped on the final climb up the Joux Plane, but he was able to return on the ensuing descent, and gap the two GC leaders and ride to the stage win—the second in as many days for INEOS—and improve his own GC positioning.

We expected to see GC fireworks on Stage 14 and we got exactly that. But at the end of the stage, there ultimately wasn’t a ton of change at least as far as the top two in the Tour were concerned. So therefore, the biggest winner of the day is Carlos Rodriguez and his INEOS Grenadiers team. Rodriguez capitalized on Pogačar and Vingegaard focusing on the overall GC situation. He seized his opportunity on the descent in the run-in to the finish and claimed victory on the day and moved into the podium, now sitting in third place overall in the GC, 4:43 back of the yellow jersey.

As we watched the absolute most thrilling stage of the 2023 Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar had Jonas Vingegaard on the ropes and was ready to launch an attack as they approached the top of the Col de Joux Plane. But that plan was foiled. Pogačar attacked, but was forced to stop his acceleration when the motorbikes got in the way. Eventually, Vingegaard was the one to attack and gain the time bonuses on offer at the top of the climb. You can blame the fans. You can blame the motorbikes. But maybe your blame should go to the race organizers, who should have had barrier set up to remove the chance of any interference with the battling riders.

The Other Biggest Loss of the Day

With 146K to go in Stage 14, a massive crash involved a majority of the peloton, leading to the abandonment of five riders. The race was also neutralized—a good decision by the race officials given that there wasn’t even a breakaway formed at the time of the crash. After losing GC hope Richard Carapaz, EF Education EasyPost’s Esteban Chaves and James Shaw were caught up in the crash and forced to abandon the Tour. Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Antonio Pedrero (Movistar) and Romain Bardet (Team dsm-firmenich) also abandoned.

And How About One More Winner of the Day

Despite the motorbikes/fans/race organizers spoiling what could have been a perfect day for Pogačar, the Solvenian’s ability to withstand the torrid pace set all day long by the Jumbo-Visma squad is a big win. Ultimately, Pogačar lost one second to Vingegaard and now trails by 10 seconds in the GC standings, but he’s shown that he may hold a slight advantage in form over Vingegaard. It’s going to be a wild last week of racing.

Stage Winner

Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski (INEOS Grenadiers) won Stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France, The 33-year-old won the stage atop the “Beyond Category” Grand Colombier after spending all day in the breakaway and then attacking what was left of it on the lower slopes of the final climb. It was clear throughout most of the 137.8km ride from Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to the summit of the Grand Colombier that UAE Team Emirates wanted to set-up Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar for the win. But Kwiatokoski, a super-domestique with an impressive resume of his own, proved too strong to catch, holding-off Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Soudal) and then Pogačar to take the second Tour de France stage victory of his career.

Biggest Winner of the Day

While they didn’t win the stage, UAE Team Emirates has to be feeling good about its chances of winning its third Tour de France in four years. The team rode an impressive race from start to finish, lined-up at the front of the peloton throughout much of the day and setting a ferocious pace on the final climb to whittle down the yellow jersey group. But that was just an amuse bouche, as Great Britain’s Adam Yates attacked the group about 2 kilometers from the summit, drawing out Vingegaard’s teammate Sepp Kuss, and then Vingegaard and Pogačar themselves. Pogačar saved his own attack for the final ramp to the finish line, and while Vingegaard was able to follow at first he soon succumbed to the Slovenian’s acceleration. Jumbo-Visma clearly thinks the Alps will prove to be the Tour’s most important battlegrounds, but UAE is confident, strong, and looks to have all the firepower they need to win the Tour.

Gutsiest Ride of the Day

Kwiatkowski seems to have been given a free role at INEOS, chasing breakaways despite the fact that the team has two riders, Spain’s Carlos Rodríguez and Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock, in the top-10 overall. The 33-year-old rewarded the team’s faith today, ensuring that no matter what happens with its young GC riders, the team won’t go home from the Tour empty-handed.

Unsung Hero/Head-Scratcher

If you watched earlier seasons of the Movistar documentary “The Least Expected Day” on Netflix, then Spain’s Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates) should be a familiar name to you. (And if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?) The mercurial rider is immensely talented, but he often gave his directors and teammates headaches by making some bone-headed decisions from time to time. After transferring to UAE Team Emirates after the 2021 season, the 29-year-old is now one of Pogačar’s most important domestiques, which he showed with his pace-setting midway up the Grand Colombier. But just for good measure, he also showed why Movistar found him so frustrating: once he pulled off from the yellow jersey group, he caught back on to the back of it, which meant he must have had a little left in the tank that he could have given while he was on the front. His directors will certainly discuss this with him before tomorrow’s stage.

What Were They Thinking?

Intermediate sprints are usually designed for, um, sprinters. But today’s came in the town of Hauteville-Lompnes, midway up a long, gradual climb. We get that these are business decisions (towns pay lots of money to host the Tour’s intermediate sprints), but we can’t help but wonder what the Tour organizers were thinking today. Our best guess is that there were few bidders to host the sprint, leaving ASO with no other choice but to put it on a plateau.

Biggest Loser of the Day

Today was Bastille Day and the French were out in force on the Grand Colombier–so much so that the ascent was closed to anyone hoping to climb it early in the morning. But they had little to cheer for thanks to a lackluster showing from the Tour’s French riders. Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ) did his best, attacking on the lower slopes of the Grand Colombier only to be caught by Kwiatkoski and others a little while later.To make matters worse, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Romain Bardet (DSM-firmenich) were both dropped from the yellow jersey group thanks to the pace set by UAE Team Emirates, leaving David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) as the home nation’s best chance for a high finish in Paris (although that’s a bit of stretch given the fact that he’s ninth overall and almost 7 minutes beyond Vingegaard).

Best North American

Sepp Kuss rode valiantly on behalf of Vingegaard, covering Yates’ attack near the top of the Colombier and then hanging on to finish twelfth on the stage. He’s now back into the Tour’s top-10 overall, but will likely sacrifice himself for the sake of Vingegaard in the Alps, where his team thinks the race will be decided.

Rookie of the Day

Riding his first Tour de France and only his second grand tour, Rodríguez maintained his position on the Tour’s General Classification, ending the day fourth overall, 4:48 behind Vingegaard. INEOS is happy to let the 22-year-old (and Pidcock) follow wheels in the yellow jersey group, giving them the space and the freedom to ride their best Tours possible without any pressure from the team.

There’s still a lot of race left, but Rodríguez looks to be a true podium contender–if he can somehow overcome the nearly two minutes that separate him from Australia’s Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe), who currently sits third overall.

Another Two Bite the Dust

Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan (Lotto Destny) was dropped about 55km from the end of the stage and abandoned the Tour soon after. Ewan barely survived the time cut on Stage 13 and was seen clutching his abdomen after getting dropped. Once thought to be a rider who would dominate Tour field sprints for years, Ewan now hasn’t won a stage at the Tour since 2020. INEOS also lost one its domestiques: Great Britain’s Ben Turner. It’s a good thing Kwiatkowski won a stage today, because without Turner, the team will need him to stay back and support Rodríguez and Pidcock in the Alps.

Stage Winner : Ion Izagirre (Cofidis)

Make it two stage wins for the Cofidis team in the 2023 Tour de France. That’s thanks to a brilliant Stage 12 ride by Ion Izagirre. With 30K to go on the final climb of the day, Izagirre broke free of the breakaway that included the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, riding to the day’s stage win. For Izagirre, it’s his second career stage win—he won

Let’s hear it again for Cofidis! The French team ended a 15-year Tour de France stage win drought on Stage 2 when Victor Lafay rode to the victory. But they weren’t finished there. Izagirre made his move on the Mathieu van der Poel and the rest of the breakaway at the perfect time and rode clear to the win. Cofidis also had Gui Martin positioned nicely in that select breakaway as a backup plan. It was terrific execution on the day during what has been a dream Tour for Cofidis.

Thibaut Pinot was surely going for a stage win on Thursday; it was not to be. But the 33-year-old from Groupama-FDJ, riding in his final Tour de France, made the move into the top ten of GC. He shot up from 15th overall, 9:36 behind the yellow jersey to tenth overall, 6:30 down. It’s likely not the last we’ve seen of Pinot’s stage win attempts in this year’s Tour, but regardless, it’s cool to see the veteran in the top ten overall.

The Heartbreak of the Day—and the Whole Tour (So Far)

It’s been a strong couple weeks for American Matteo Jorgensen. But unfortunately for the Movistar rider, he doesn’t have a stage win to show for it. Few riders—if any—have spent more time in the breakaway during the first 12 stages of the Tour, but the big win has been just out of his grasp. No defeat was more heartbreaking than Sunday’s Stage 9 on the Puy de Dôme. On Stage 12, Jorgensen appeared to be the strongest rider in the group chasing Izagirre, but he left it too late. He launched a number of (ultimately futile) attempts to try and bridge the gap, but it wasn’t to be. The good news for the American is that there are plenty of pro-breakaway stages remaining for him to try and claim his well-deserved glory.

Stage Winner : Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Jasper Philipsen won Stage 11 of the 2023 Tour de France, picking up his fourth stage win so far and continuing to assert his dominance in the sprints. It was a wet and technical finish in Moulins on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop Philipsen, who sprinted past Dylan Groenewegen in the closing meters to claim win No. 4 of the Tour.

Philipsen has proven himself to be the king of the sprints in this year’s Tour de France, capturing his fourth stage victory in the first 11 stages. Additionally, he improved upon his lead in the green jersey points competition. He now leads that by a staggering 145 points. What’s perhaps most impressive about his Stage 11 victory was that he did it without the aid of his top Alpecin-Deceuninck comrade Mathieu van der Poel, who was not spotted up front in the run in to the finish. Philipsen has proven that he can win in multiple different ways and he could be well on his way to a second straight Stage 21 victory in Paris.

Another day, another goose egg in the stage win column for Soudal-QuickStep. The QuickStep team was right at the head of the peloton for much of the ride into the finish in Moulins, working for Fabio Jakobsen, but in the final sprint, Jakobsen was a non-factor sitting on the back of the bunch and ultimately finishing 16th on the day. Jakobsen crashed during the tricky Stage 4 finish, and it appears the sprinter hasn’t fully recovered from those injuries.

The Close Call of the Day

Well, that could have been bad. As the pace ramped up with just over 5K to go in the stage, the Jumbo-Visma train was at the front with Soudal Quick-Step’s Julian Alaphilippe sandwiched in between then. The yellow jersey of Jonas Vingegaard made his way along the edge of the road next to Alaphilippe and—perhaps not noticing him—Alaphilippe drifted towards Vingegaard and the pair nearly collided. Thankfully, nothing happened and Alaphilippe gave the maillot jaune an apologetic tap of the back and the run into the finish continued.

Stage Winner : Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious)

Pello Bilbao won a sprint out of the breakaway to claim the Stage 10 victory after a thrilling of racing.

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) takes his first Tour de France stage win at 33-years-old. This is the first win by a Spanish rider in 100 stages. He also slides into the top 5 for the overall standings. Bilbao rode an incredibly smart sprint, shielding himself with Zimmermann and O’Connor as long as possible before throwing the hammer down. Bilbao becomes the 5th first-time stage winner of the tour. In his post-ride interview he dedicated his ride to Gino Mäder, who died recently after suffering a terrible crash in the Tour de Suisse.

Krists Neilands (Israel–Premier Tech) rode a perfectly aggressive race, earned the KOM points on Côte de la Chapelle-Marcousse (Cat 3), and just kept building his lead in front of the two chase groups. With 10 km to go, the team radio told him, “It’s the day of your life, the day of your life, let’s go.” But with less than a kilometer to go, he couldn’t hold off the chasers. He put up an incredible battle and came away with 4th place.

Biggest Villain(s) of the Day

The road and the heat. Man-eating speed bumps, loads of gravel, and chipped pavement all made fast descents even more dangerous than usual. And by the end of the race, temperatures soared to 97-degrees and riders had a hard time staying hydrated. Groups of 4-5 stuck together just to survive.

Newest Race Strategy?

Sometimes race leaders wait until the last mile to make their move. And sometimes they do it with 100 miles to go. Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard went on the attack early in the race to split the peloton. That set the pace for an aggressive day. Still with 48 miles to go there was a 14-man breakaway that took off. The pace throughout the stage was bonkers, making it difficult for such riders as Wout van Aert, who always wants to be the one to set an ambitious pace. Riders started dropping like flies with 30 km to go.

The peloton eventually calmed down and came together, led entirely by Jumbo-Visma.

Cutest Couple

Frenemies and cyclocross stars Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert worked together for a bit to attack out of the peloton with 40 km to go. They broke up after 10 km of riding together as Wout dropped Mathieu to ride on. They proved that when conditions are tough, working with anyone is better than no one.

Stage Winner: Mike Woods (Israel-PremierTech)

Canada’s Mike Woods (Israel-PremierTech) won Stage 9 atop the Hors Categorie (“Beyond Category”) Puy de Dôme, one of the most famous climbs in Tour history. The 36-year-old from Toronto paced himself from the base of the climb, catching four riders on his way to his first Tour de France stage victory.

France’s Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) finished second and Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) finished third. After an aggressive day of racing from the breakaway, American Neilson Powless held on to finish sixth on the Puy de Dôme, extending his lead in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition. He’ll wear the polka dot jersey into the first rest day and to start the Tour’s second week

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) clawed back 8 more seconds, and now sits just 17 seconds behind Denmarks’ Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) on the Tour’s General Classification. It seems like an eternity since the two-time Tour winner lost over a minute to Vingegaard at the end of Stage 5, and he’s now regained almost all the time he conceded. More importantly, after gapping the Dane on Stage 6 and Stage 9’s summit finishes, he clearly has a mental edge of his biggest rival to win the Tour.

American Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) attacked the 14-rider breakaway with about 40km to go, heading up the road on his own and slowly extending his lead. Helped by the fact that the four riders chasing him weren’t working well together, it looked for a while as if the 24-year-old from Boise, Idaho was about to take his first Tour de France stage win.

But as the climb steepened, word came that Woods was steadily closing the gap from further down the mountain, and before we knew it, there he was. Jorgenson was clearly running on fumes as first Woods and then France’s Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) caught the American. He ended the day one spot away from the podium, a painful result considering how close he came to winning–and his two fourth-place finishes in last year’s Tour.

Best Mathlete

American Neilson Powless went on the attack again today, joining the breakaway in an attempt to pad his lead in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition. Well, Powless needs to send a thank you note to his elementary school math teacher (or at least his director sportif): by winning each of categorized climbs in the middle of the stage, Powless ensured that he had enough points to keep the polka dot jersey–no matter what happened on the Puy de Dôme, which awarded 20 points to the rider who was first to the summit. Powless’ sixth-place finish on the stage earned him another six KOM points, extending his lead even more.

Powless now leads Austria’s Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) by 18 points and with only 16 points available between Stages 10 and 11, the American is guaranteed to wear the jersey through Thursday. Look for him to continue his polka dot assault: Gall might be given more freedom to fight for the jersey himself after his captain, Australia’s Ben O’Connor, lost more time at the end of Stage 9, meaning his team might be shifting its goals to fight for stage wins–and the King of Mountains prize.

Unsung Hero

American Sepp Kuss and Belgian Wout van Aert get all the prestige as Vingeggard’s top two domestiques (deservedly so), but let’s take a minute to recognize the pace-setting done by Dutchman Wilco Kelderman (Jumbo-Visma). Today he took over after van Aert pulled off and before Kuss took his turn, shedding more riders from the GC group. It’s too bad that Pogačar seems to be profiting from the hard work being done by Vingegaard’s team. Perhaps we won’t see so much of Kelderman, Kuss, van Aert, and co. at the front during the Tour’s second week.

Eeriest Moment

One of the conditions of the agreement that allowed the Tour to revisit the Puy de Dôme was that fans would not be allowed to line the climb’s upper slopes, which meant an eerie almost awkward silence as the riders tackled the final portion of the ascent. In a Tour that’s already seen overzealous fans cause some mayhem, the silence was likely a welcome treat for riders annoyed by fans getting in their faces during the Tour’s most important–and painful–moments.

Worst Luck?

Jorgenson needed a bottle at about 33km to go, but was unable to get one because the cars and motorbikes had been moved out of the gap as his pursuers dangled close behind. On a sweltering day that asked a lot of the riders in terms of hydrating and fueling, those few minutes without a bottle–and without his team car–might have made the difference between winning and losing the stage.

A day after they won Stage 8, today could have been another chance for Lidl-Trek, with Denmark’s Martin Skjelmose and Italy’s Giulio Ciccone contenders to win on the Puy de Dôme. But the team missed the move, a tactical blunder that cost them a chance to take a historic victory. To his credit, Skjelmose tried to bridge up to the move after it escaped, but he was joined by Italy’s Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost), who already had Powless up the road and was ordered not to work with the Dane.

And to the idiot gentleman who brought a clothesline to the roadside of the Tour de France: Please leave your laundry at home!

Stage Winner : Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) won a Stage 8 sprint, holding off Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to win his first stage of the 2023 Tour de France. The run-in to the finish saw some punchy climbs, but the top sprinters were all there and Pedersen took the win in the end.

Pedersen claimed his second career Tour de France stage win. It was stage that was designed nicely for his strengths with some climbs near the end and a technical finish. The Lidl-Trek team was perfectly positioned to springboard Pedersen to the finish. Alpecin-Deceuninck had a strong leadout train as well, putting Philipsen in good position to win his fourth stage of the Tour. But Pedersen had the advantage from the start of the sprint and was able to hold off Philipsen in what seemed like an impossibly long final stretch to the line.

Stage 8 saw the withdrawal of Mark Cavendish, one of the all-time great Tour de France riders. Cav suffered a collarbone injury and was forced to abandon , ruining his chance of breaking the all-time TdF stage wins record. It’s an especially hard pill to swallow for Cavendish and cycling fans alike, with the crash coming a day after the Manx Missile nearly captured his record-breaking stage win were it not for a mechanical issue in the closing meters. Although he announced his retirement at the end of the season in May, maybe there’s a chance

Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla) was the lone GC rider to lose time on Saturday, crashing with about 6K to go in the stage—outside of the 3K safe zone where riders don’t lose any time for crashes.. Simon Yates entered the stage in fourth place in the GC, 3:14 off the yellow jersey and now he sits in sixth place, 4:01 back and now behind Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) and his twin brother Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates).

The Run-Through-A-Brick-Wall Moment of the Day

How about the reaction from the Lidl-Trek team car after Pedersen’s epic Stage 8 win? Listen for yourself and get pumped up on this Saturday.

This was a stage that had cycling fans screaming at the top of their lungs at the finish. After a long, sleepy, and mostly flat stage, all the action was crammed into the last 3K. Why all the screaming? Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) came this close to winning the stage and breaking the TdF stage wins record, only to be passed by the seemingly unstoppable Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) with 500 meters to go.

Philipsen was once again positioned perfectly for the win by his leadout ace during this year’s Tour, Mathieu van der Poel, in what he referred to as the team’s “dream Tour” during post race interviews. Cavendish, however, made it very clear that he is more than capable of winning a stage this year, with a second place finish being his best one yet. If Cav keeps getting stronger as he seems to be, there will very likely be more screaming fans tomorrow.

Biggest Winners of the Day

The Alpecin lead out train offered another masterclass in how to win stages in this year’s Tour, with Mathieu van der Poel delivering Jasper Philipsen to another stage win. The other big winner for us during this stage was the one and only Mark Cavendish, who almost made it to the line first before Philipsen overtook him at the last moment. The fact that the Manx Missile’s finish position has come closer and closer to number one with every sprint stage, we think he has the power and form necessary to win number 35 this year. For today, Philipsen keeps the green jersey for another day.

Biggest Surprise of the Day

On a stage that often resembled a recovery ride until the last 10km as the riders gave their legs a bit of a break after two stages in the Pyrenees, the commentary surrounding Wout van Aert and whether he’s on the wrong team was loud and impossible to miss. Christian Vande Velde openly questioned on air what Wout would be able to do if he were on a team he could lead during the Tour instead of having to work for Jonas Vingegaard. With persistent media speculations about tension between Van Aert and Vingegaard on the Jumbo-Visma squad, the riders have routinely denied that anything is amiss, but the questions about whether that’s true have never been this blunt.

Gutsiest—Erm, or Maybe Stupidest—Ride of the Day

With approximately 20K to go, French riders Pierre Latour, the white jersey winner of 2018, and Nans Peters, a 2020 Tour stage winner, took off, working together in an attack that it seemed impossible to hold to the line. This didn’t seem to phase these two, as they spiced up an otherwise sleepy stage, putting up to 40 seconds on the peloton. Eventually Latour went solo in an all out effort, putting the sprinters on notice before blowing up with 3.5K to go.

Strongest American Rider of the Day - Nielsen Powless

Polka Dot Powless kept the King of the Mountains jersey for another day after recapturing it yesterday. The California native has become the de facto team leader for EF Education-EasyPost after Richard Carapaz crashed during Stage 1 and was forced by his injuries to leave the race. Powless went after the KOM competition right out of the gate during this year’s Tour, and so far he’s worn polka dots six out of the seven stages.

Tadej Pogačar won Stage 6 of the 2023 Tour de France, and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) took the yellow leader's jersey during an busy day in the Pyranees. While Vingegaard took over the GC lead, Pogačar made the biggest statement of the day, passing and gapping Vingegaard on the final climb of the day. Pogačar won the stage and narrowed the gap to Vingegaard.

Tadej Pogačar, who made us think that maybe he was playing with us all day. He saved it all for the last 2 km. taking even Jonas Vingegaard by surprise. He took back much of his deficit on the yellow jersey today. He put himself back in the race.

With 2.5K to go on the climb to Cauterets up the Plateau du Cambasque, Tadej Pogačar attacked Vingegaard with a huge surge. Today’s final stretch hints that this whole tour might come down to seconds. Pogačar ended up 24 seconds ahead of Vingegaard on the stage.

Wout van Aert can lead a race forever. The super-domestique did so much work to set the pace for this entire stage. The pacemaking was literally perfect, many times looking like the only one working. With 4.4 km. to go he finally pulled over and left it up to Vingegaard looking like he had given it every ounce of his being.

Strongest American Rider(s) of the Day

Neilson Powless (EF Education–EasyPost) had a very strong day earning the overall KOM on the climbs.

And Sepp Kuss has been wildly consistent through the tour so far. Today, as usual, he dropped every one of his competitors to bring Jonas Vingegaard up the climbs. He’s easily one of the most valuable riders for Vingegaard.

Stage Winner : Jai Hindley (Bora–Hansgrohe)

Jai Hindley won Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France, claiming the yellow leader’s jersey along with it. It was an eventful first day in the Pyrenees as the top climbers in the world shined and shook up the GC in a big way. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl–Trek) was second in the stage and Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) came across third on the day. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe) was fourth and Jonas Vingegaard was fifth on the stage. Ciccone, Gall, and Buchmann were all 32 seconds behind Hindley and Vingegaard was 34 seconds behind the stage winner.

Jai Hindley put himself in the right breakaway and made all the correct moves on Stage 5 to rocket himself to the stage victory and the yellow jersey. It was an absolutely brilliant day in the saddle for the Australian, who said after the race that he was merely “improvising.” Hindley is no stranger to wearing the leader’s jersey at a Grand Tour; he won the 2022 Giro d’Italia. This may not necessarily be just one quick day in yellow tomorrow for Hindley. More on that in a bit.

When Jonas Vingegaard attacked off the wheels of his teammate Sepp Kuss on the Col de Marie Blanque with 19K to go in the stage, it was our first opportunity of the Tour to see if co-favorite Tadej Pogačar had the legs to match him. He did not. Vingegaard blazed ahead up the climb and maintained that advantage even on the descent of the Col de Marie Blanque. All told, Vingegaard finished 1:04 ahead of Pogačar on the stage, and is 53 seconds up on him in the GC.

Pogačar is in a tough position after Stage 5, now 53 seconds behind the reigning Tour champion Vingegaard. Pogačar, who won the Tour de France in 2020 and 2021, has a lot of work to do over the next few weeks to attempt a comeback on Vingegaard. Pogačar suffered a fractured wrist in April and lost some time on the bike while he recovered. Is that lost fitness the difference maker here?

Could it be the 47 seconds that Vingegaard surrendered to Hindley? Hindley is, of course, a former Grand Tour winner and not a rider to be taken lightly. It may have been a bit surprising that the Bora–Hansgrohe rider was allowed to get in the breakaway that eventually launched Hindley to the win. But that was the calculation that the Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates squads made. It’s possible that Thursday’s stage—once again in the Pyranees— is Hindley’s lone day in the yellow jersey. It’s also possible that Hindley is in yellow for much longer than that. Never doubt the power of the maillot jaune.

The Moment of the Day

The official Tour de France YouTube has made some great highlight videos. But they’ve also been great about showing fans the terrific raw—erm, unedited—emotion that the Tour brings out. Take the above video of Hindley after the stage as evidence.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) claimed his second stage win of the 2023 Tour de France, sprinting to the Stage 4 victory on Tuesday. It was a crash-marred last 5K after a very slow day in the peloton. Philipsen’s Alpecin-Deceuninck team once again delivered a great leadout and Philipsen had the legs at the end to hold off a hard-charging Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny). Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) was third across the line to make for the same three men on the podium as Stage 3 (just flip Ewan and Bauhaus).

Alpecin-Deceuninck continued to assert its dominance, claiming the stage win for a second straight day. But Stage 4 was a lot different than Stage 3, despite both days being relatively flat stages. The Stage 4 finish on the motorsport track, Circuit Paul Armagnac created plenty of chaos, which saw three different crashes in the final 2K. But the Alpecin team once again held strong and Mathieu van der Poel emerged at just the right moment to deliver Philipsen to his second win in as many days.

Jasper Philipsen won Stage 3 of the Tour de France, capturing a sprint victory over Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny). Philipsen received a terrific leadout from his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Mathieu van der Poel and was delivered to the finish in great position to use his power to take the stage win.

It was a bit of a controversial finish, as race organizers took a little while after the finish before declaring Philipsen as the stage winner officially. There was some question about whether Philipsen drifted into Wout Van Aert’s line in the closing meters of the finish. Ultimately, there would be no relegation and Philipsen was given the stage victory.

Winner of the Day

It’s Alpecin-Deceuninck. Who is going to be able to beat this team when Mathieu freakin’ van der Poel is providing a picture perfect leadout? Meanwhile, Philipsen’s speed these days seems to be the best in the world. Between Philipsen and MVDP, we likely haven’t seen the last stage win for Alpecin in this Tour.

Biggest Loss of the Day

This goes to Wout Van Aert and Jumbo-Visma for a second straight day . After a miscalculation in the sprint finish on Sunday’s Stage 2, Van Aert missed out on another good opportunity to grab a stage win on Monday’s Stage 3. This sprint, however, was a little different—and maybe he has a complaint for the ASO. Neck and neck with Philipsen in the closing meters, Van Aert looked to be running out of room between Philipsen and the barriers. Van Aert let up—possibly to avoid a crash?—and Philipsen rode to the stage win (though there was a fairly lengthy delay before race officials declared Philipsen the winner). Did Philipsen impede Van Aert? Watch for yourself and you be the judge.

Touching Moment of the Day

This came from the Arkéa–Samsic team car as the lone holdout of the breakaway, Laurent Pichon, rode solo through the streets of Spain. Over the radio the team told Pichon: “I’m so proud of you. You are a warrior. You give us so much great emotion. Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy! I love you very much.”

Pinchon, for his efforts on the day, was given the combativity award—and rightfully so. How can you not get emotional about the Tour de France?

Celebration(s) of the Day

Nothing against Philipsen’s fist pump as he crossed the finish line of Stage 3, but let’s give it up for Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost). The American, once again, spent the majority of the day in the breakaway to gain precious King of the Mountains points to retain his polka dot jersey. He summiting all four climbs first and gave the fans a nice waving of his arms at the top—a rare mid-race celebration that we can all appreciate! Powless claimed the maximum seven KOM points on offer on Stage 3 and extended his lead in the competition as we head into another sprint stage on Tuesday.

Stage Winner : Victor Lafay (Cofidis)

Victor Lafay won Stage 2 of the 2023 Tour de France. The Cofidis rider broke free of the lead group of riders that included many of the race favorites with 1K to go in the Tour’s longest stage (208.9K). It was a surprise victory for Lafay, who managed to hold off a hard-charging Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar in the waning meters to capture his first-career stage win.

Victor Lafay and the whole Cofidis team are easily the biggest winners of the day. It’s been 15 years since the French team has won a stage in the Tour de France, and on Sunday, Lafay came through in thrilling fashion to get Cofidis the win on the day. With Van Aert in the reduced peloton coming to the finish, Lafay knew his only shot of taking the stage would be by launching an early attack. He went with 1K to go, and thanks to a bit of misjudgement on Van Aert’s part and some pure guts on Lafay’s part, he won the sprint and earned the first stage win for Cofidis since Sylvain Chavanel in 2008.

It’s unquestionably Wout Van Aert and the Jumbo-Visma squad for missing a surefire opportunity at a stage win. Jumbo had both the numbers and the speed in the reduced peloton for the bunch sprint at the end. But the tactics just weren’t there for the Dutch superteam. Van Aert made his emotions known just as he crossed the finish line, slamming his handlebars, knowing full well he left it too late to take his tenth career TdF stage win.

Another Big Day for the American

Neilson Powless will keep the polka dot jersey for another day—and it’s been well-earned. The American riding for EF Education-EasyPost got himself in the break and banked key King of the Mountains points. Powless was first over four climbs that offered points and he now holds a four-point lead over Tadej Pogačar in the KOM competition. It looked for a time that Powless might be able to hold out for the stage win—and perhaps a shot at the yellow jersey. But a motivated peloton brought him back on the last major climb of the day.

Carapaz Abandons

After a Stage 1 crash involving Enric Mas (Movistar) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) forced Mas to abandon the 2023 Tour de France, Carapaz was able to limp to the finish of the opening stage. But unfortunately for the Ecuadorian national champion, he wouldn’t start Sunday’s second stage, suffering a fractured kneecap. It’s never fun to see two of the peloton’s top stars leave the Tour after just one stage.

Stage Winner : Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)

Adam Yates (UAE team Emirates) claimed Stage 1 of the 2023 Tour de France, winning an unusually difficult opening stage and claiming the race’s first yellow jersey. Adam Yates outlasted his twin brother, Simon Yates (Jayco–AlUla), as the two riders broke free after the final climb of the day.

It’s gotta be the Yates family, right? There simply cannot be a better feeling for Adam and Simon’s loved ones than watching the two twin brothers battle it out for not only a stage win in the Tour de France, but also the maillot jaune.

Who Was the Other Biggest Winner of the Day?

We’ve never seen a Grand Départ this tough before—and we’re better for it. An opening stage prologue or short time trial always felt like a bit of a tease. It was always the Tour, but was it really the Tour?

Instead this year, we didn’t have to wait too long for the fireworks. There was a nervousness in the peloton that is normally reserved for later in the race. With the prize of a guaranteed yellow jersey for the stage winner at the end, anything could happen. The punchy climbs of the Basque region of Spain—particularly the last three—provided some terrific Stage 1 excitement.

The downside of an action-packed first stage is the inevitability of a crash and that’s just what we saw on the descent of the Côte de Vivero. Enric Mas (Movistar Team) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) went down with around 23K to go in the stage. Mas entered the Tour as a top podium threat and was ultimately forced to abandon, while Carapaz managed to get back on his bike and finish the stage, but lost enough time to take him out of podium contention.

Top American of the Day

Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) will become the first American to wear the polka dot jersey since Nate Brown in 2017. Powless, who very nearly claimed the yellow jersey at the Tour last year, was first across the top of the second category Côte de Vivero. Powless figures to be a major player in the mountains classification—and Saturday marks a strong start for him.

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Tour de France 2023: Daily stage results and general classification standings

The latest updates on the winners of each stage and the top contenders for the coveted yellow jersey in the 110th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July.

Jonas Vingegaard claimed back-to-back Tour de France titles beating main rival Tadej Pogacar into second place in a repeat of the 2022 result.

Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) produced the best result of his career, winning the final stage on his Le Tour debut. He triumphed in a photo finish beating Jasper Philipsen and Dylan Groenewegen into second and third place, respectively.

The 2023 Tour de France , the second and most prestigious Grand Tour of the year in the men’s road cycling season , started in Bilbao on 1 July.

Check out the daily results and the general classification standings after each stage right here.

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Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées, 115.1 km

The final stage of the 2023 Tour de France came to a climactic end with Belgium’s Jordi Meeus claiming a surprise victory in a sprint for the line on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Meeus won by the narrowest of margins in a photo finish edging Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) and Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco Alula) into second and third place, respectively.

Meeus celebrated an emphatic end to his debut while Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard claimed a second consecutive Tour de France title. Vingegaard finished seven minutes, and 29 seconds ahead of Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar with Adam Yates of Great Britain taking third overall.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 21 Results - Sunday 23 July

Saint-quentin-en-yvelines - paris champs-élysées, 115.1 km.

• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA-hansgrohe) 2h 56’13’’
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco-AIUla) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, LidI-Trek) +0"
• Cees Bol (NED, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ER, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) +0"
• Søren Wærenskjold (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZ, Israel-Premier Tech) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Arkéa-Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 82h 05'42"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:29"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:56"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:23"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +13:17"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:27"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +14:44"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:09"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +23:08"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +26:30"

Saturday 22 July: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km

Despite failing to regain the yellow jersey he won in 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogacar  ended his Tour de France on a high note.

In his last Tour de France mountain stage before retirement, home favourite Thibaut Pinot went on a solo attack to the delight of the French fans.

But the climbing specialist was unable to stay in front with first Tom Pidcock and Warren Barguil catching him before Pogacar made his bid to bridge the gap.

Overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard covered the move with Felix Gall , and the three forged clear on the closing Col du Platzerwase climb.

As things became tactical at the front, the Yates brothers - Adam and Simon - made it a lead group of five.

Vingegaard made his bid for the stage win with 250m to go, but Pogacar was too strong this time with the Dane losing second to Gall on the line.

Pinot received a hero's welcome as he crossed the line in seventh place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 20 Results - Saturday 22 July

Belfort - le markstein fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3h 27'18"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +7"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +33"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +33"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +33"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +50"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 79h 16'38"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:57"

Friday 21 July: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny, hilly, 172.8 km

Matej Mohoric denied Kasper Asgreen a second consecutive win at the 2023 Tour de France after a thrilling photo-finish sprint in Poligny.

The two riders emerged from a three-man breakaway and outsprinted Australia's Ben O'Connor, with Mohoric narrowly beating Asgreen to the finish line.

Throughout the 172.8km stage, there were numerous fragmented attacks across the field, leading to an intense pursuit among different breakaway groups in the final 20km.

Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard finished with the main peloton and kept his seven-and-a-half-minute lead on Tadej Pogacar in the general classification (GC) with just two stages remaining

2023 Tour de France: Stage 19 Results - Friday 21 July

Moirans-en-montagne - poligny, hilly, 172.8km.

• Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain-Victorious) 3h 31'02"
• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroen Team) +4"
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +39"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +39"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +39"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +39"
• Alberto Bettiol (ITA, EF Education-EasyPost) +39"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +39"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 75h 49'24"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:35"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:45"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:01"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:19"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +12:50"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +13:50"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:11"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +16:49"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:57"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 19 - Moirans-En-Montagne to Poligny - France - July 21, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Matej Mohoric crosses the finish line to win stage 19

Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse, flat, 184.9 km

Kasper Asgreen surprised the sprinters and claimed stage 18 of the Tour de France after a long day in the breakaway.

Following several mountain stages in the Alps, a flatter stage awaited the peloton on Thursday. A breakaway of four rider with Kasper Asgreen , Jonas Abrahamsen , Victor Campenaerts, and later Pascal Eenkhoorn managed to just stay clear of the sprinters that were breathing down their necks on the finish line.

Asgreen of Denmark proved to be the fastest of the riders in the breakaway, and he secured his team Soudal Quick Step their first stage win of this year’s Tour de France.

Jonas VIngegaard held on to the leader's yellow jersey and maintains his 7:35 advantage to Tadej Pogacar .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 18 Results - Thursday 20 July

Moûtiers to bourg-en-bresse, flat, 184.9 km.

• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) 4h 06'48"
• Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +0"
• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 67h 57'51"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Moutiers to Bourg-En-Bresse - France - July 20, 2023 Soudal–Quick-Step's Kasper Asgreen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 18 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km

Felix Gall claimed a dramatic queen stage of the Tour de France 2023, where Jonas Vingegaard cracked Tadej Pogacar to gain more than five and a half minutes on the Slovenian. The Dane is now seven minutes and 35 seconds clear in the overall lead, and looks very likely to win his second consecutive Tour de France.

The stage winner Gall attacked his breakaway companions with six kilometres remaining of the final climb Col de la Loze. Simon Yates tried to chase down Gall, but the AG2R Citroën Team rider managed to maintain a small gap to the Brit, and he crossed the finish line solo.

The general classification leader Vingegaard dropped Pogacar 7.5 kilometres from the summit of Col de la Loze, and while the Slovenian tried to limit his losses, last year’s winner did what he could to gain as much time as possible. His lead seems unassailable with four stages remaining.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 17 Results - Wednesday 19 July

Saint-gervais mont-blanc to courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km.

• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) 4h 49'08"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +34"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +1:38"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +1:52"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +2:09"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +2:39"
• Chris Harper (AUS, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Wilco Kelderman (NED, Jumbo-Visma) +3:49"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel - France - July 19, 2023 AG2R Citroen Team's Felix Gall celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 17 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km

Jonas Vingegaard took a big step toward reclaiming his Tour de France title, as the Danish rider triumphed on this year’s lone time trial.

The yellow jersey wearer gained an astonishing one minute and 38 seconds to his biggest rival Tadej Pogacar , who finished second on the stage.

Before Wednesday’s queen stage, the Dane now has an advantage of 1:48 to his Slovenian rival.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 16 Results - Tuesday 18 July

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 32:26
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:38"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:51"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +2:55"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:58"
• Rémi Cavagna (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step )+3:06"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:12"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:21"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN Lidl - Trek) +3:31"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:31

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 63h 06'53"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:48"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +8:52"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +8:57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +11:15"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +12:56"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:06"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +13:46"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:38"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +18:19"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 16 - Passy to Combloux - France - July 18, 2023 Team Jumbo–Visma's Jonas Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey crosses the finish line after stage 16 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 16 July: Stage 15 - Les Gets les Portes du Soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, mountain stage, 179 km

Wout Poels took the first Tour de France stage win of his career, as he crossed the finish line alone at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on stage 15.

The 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner dropped his breakaway companions Wout van Aert and Marc Soler 11 kilometres from the finish and managed to maintain his advantage.

Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar fought another alpine duel, but neither rider could get the better of the other, and they crossed the finish line together.

The yellow leader’s jersey therefore remains with Vingegaard. His advantage to Tadej Pogacar is 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 15 Results - Sunday 16 July

Les gets les portes du soleil to saint-gervais mont-blanc, mountain stage, 179 km.

• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) 4:40:45
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:08"
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +3:00"
• Lawson Craddock (USA, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:10"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3:14"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:14"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +3:32"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:43"
• Simon Guglielmi (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +3:59"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +4:20

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 62h 34'17"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +5:21"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:40"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +6:38"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +9:16"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +10:11"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +10:48"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +14:07"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +14:18"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 15 - Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - France - July 16, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Wout Poels celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 15 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km

Carlos Rodriguez claimed the biggest victory of his career, marking the second consecutive win for his team INEOS Grenadiers, on stage 14 of the 2023 Tour de France after crossing the finish line alone in Morzine.

The 22-year-old Spaniard took advantage of the mind games between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, who were the strongest riders during the ascent on the Col de Joux de Plan.

The Slovenian secured second place, beating his Danish rival, but now trails Vingegaard, who picked up an extra bonus second, by 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 14 Results - Saturday 15 July

Annemasse - morzine les portes du soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km.

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) 3:58:45
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +5"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +5"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:46"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +1:46"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3'19"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3'21"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +5'57"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 46h 34'27"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +4:44"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:20"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +8:15"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +8:32"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +8:51"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +12:26"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +12:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 14 - Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil - France - July 15, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Carlos Rodriguez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 14

Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km

Michael Kwiatkowski of INEOS Grenadiers secured a remarkable solo victory on stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France, conquering the iconic Grand Colombier.

The Polish rider made a decisive move with 11km to go annd successfully maintained his lead over the pursuing riders, securing his third career stage win at La Grande Boucle.

Tadej Pogacar launched a late but blistering attack to finish third and narrow the gap to overall leader Jonas Vingegaard , with the Danish rider now leading by just nine seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 13 Results - Friday 14 July

Châtillon-sur-chalaronne - grand colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km.

• Michal Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) 3:17:33
• Maxim Van Gils (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +47"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +50"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +54"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) 1'03"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 1'05"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) 1'05"
• Harold Tejada (COL, Astana Qazaqstan Team) 1:05"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) 1'14"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 1'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +9"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:51"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:22"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:03"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +5:04"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +5:25"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:35"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:52"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +7:11"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 13 - Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier - France - July 14, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 13

Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km

Ion Izagirre of Cofidis claimed a stunning solo victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France 2023. The 34-year-old Spaniard made a daring move from the breakaway 30 kilometres before the finish line and successfully fended off the chasing pack to claim his second stage win in the prestigious French grand tour. The Basque won his first stage in 2016.

Mathieu Burgaudeau took the second spot on the stage, while Matteo Jorgenson was third.

Jonas Vingegaard maintained his hold on the yellow leader's jersey, with the Danish rider maintaining a 17-second lead over  Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 12 Results - Thursday 13 July

Roanne to belleville-en-beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km.

• Ion Izagirre (ESP, Cofidis) 3:51:42
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +58"
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA, Movistar Team) +58"
• Tiesj Benoot (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +1:06"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +1:11"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:13"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +1:13"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +1:27"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +1:27"
• Victor Campenaerts (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +3:02"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:40"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:36"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:41"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:46"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:28"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:01"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:47"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 12 - Roanne to Belleville-En-Beaujolais - France - July 13, 2023 Cofidis' Ion Izagirre Insausti celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 12 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins, flat, 179.8km

Jasper Philipsen secured his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France, as the Belgian once again proved to be the fastest rider of the peloton in a bunch sprint.

The green jersey wearer Philpsen won ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus .

Jonas Vingegaard is still in the yellow leader’s jersey, after a stage that saw no changes in the top ten of the general classification.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 11 Results - Wednesday 12 July

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4:01:07
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Phil Bauhaus (GER, Bahrain - Victorious) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (FRA, Cofidis) +0"
• Alexander Kristoff (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Peter Sagan (SLK, TotalEnergies) +0"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Sam Welsford (AUS, Team dsm - firmenich) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:24"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins - France - July 12, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 11 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km

Pello Bilbao of Bahrain-Victorious claimed the first Spanish Tour de France stage win in five years as he outsprinted his breakaway companions in a thriliing finale on stage 10.

Prior to the sprint finish, Krists Neilands of Israel-Premier Tech was caught just three kilometres from the finish line after the Latvian tried to go solo 30 kilometres earlier.

Several riders from the breakaway attacked in the final, where Bilbao broke free with Georg Zimmermann of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroën Team managed to bridge accross right before Bilbao launched his sprint.

Neither Zimmerman nor O’Connor could respond, and the 33-year-old Spaniard could take his first-ever Tour de France stage win. A victory he dedicated to his former teammate Gino Mäder, who tragically lost his life last month after a crash at the Tour de Suisse.

In the general classification, Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line alongside the other favourites, and he retains his 17-second advantage over Tadej Pogacar in second place. Bilbao advanced from 11 th to fifth position in the overall standings.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 10 Results - Tuesday 11 July

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious 3:52:34
• Georg Zimmermann (GER, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Krists Neilands (LAT, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Esteban Chaves (COL, EF Education-EasyPost) +0"
• Antonio Pedrero (ESP, Movistar Team) +3"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +27"
• Michał Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) +27"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +30"
• Julian Alaphilippe (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step) +32"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 42h 33'13"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:34"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:44"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:26"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:45"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 10 - Vulcania to Issoire - France - July 11, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Pello Bilbao Lopez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 10 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme, 182.4km

The iconic finish at Puy de Dôme , a 13.3 km stretch at 7.7% average gradient, returned to the race for the first time since 1988.

The stage was forecast to be a battle between overall leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar but it turned into a heartbreaking loss for Matteo Jorgenson. The U.S. rider who was stung by a wasp and needed to be attended to by the race doctor with 72km to go, produced a brave 50km solo effort and was caught 450m from the finish by Canada's Michael Woods.

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

2023 Tour de France: Stage 9 Results - Sunday 9 July

Saint-léonard-de-noblat to puy de dôme, 182.4km.

Michael Woods (CAN, Israel Premier Tech) 4:19:41

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

Neilson Powless (USA, EF Education-EasyPost) +1:23

Alexej Lutsenko (UKR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 1:39

Jonas Gregaard (DEN, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:58

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

David de la Cruz (SPA, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 2:34

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 38h 37'46"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +6:58"

Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges, hilly, 200.7km

Mads Pederson held off triple stage winner Jasper Philipsen and Wout van Aert to clinch stage eight of the Tour de France in 4:12:26.

Van Aert had looked to be in a position to take the stage but was forced to apply the brakes after getting blocked by his own Jumbo-Visma teammate Christophe Laporte . The Belgian was able to recover to catch third.

Earlier in the race, joint record holder for stage wins Mark Cavendish was forced to abandon his 14th and expected last Tour after he was caught in a crash with 63km to go.

The Manx Missile appeared to have injured his shoulder after a touch of wheels in the peloton forced him off his bike and onto the tarmac.

It's been a heartbreaking 24 hours for Cavendish who was denied a record win yesterday (Friday) after suffering a mechanical issue in his sprint showdown with Philipsen.

In the GC, Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey, while Great Britain's Simon Yates slid two places into sixth following his crash with just 5km of the race left to go.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 8 Results - Saturday 8 July

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

• Mads Pederson (DEN, Lidl - Trek) 4:12:26
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin - Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Nils Eekhoff (NED, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Jasper De Buyst (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Rasmus Tiller (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 34h 10'03"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +25"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:34"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +3:30"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:40"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:01"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +4:03"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +4:43"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +5:28"

Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux, flat, 169.9km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck got his hat-trick, as he claimed his third sprint victory on stage 7 of the 2023 Tour de France.

The points classification leader won ahead of Mark Cavendish of Astana Qazaqstan Team and Biniam Girmay of Intermarché - Circus - Wanty.

A breakaway tried to challenge the peloton for the stage win, but it was inevitable that the sprinters were going to battle it out in the end.

The GC favourites, including Jonas Vingegaard , crossed the finish line in the peloton, and the Jumbo-Visma rider retained the yellow leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 7 Results - Friday 7 July

Mont-de-marsan to bordeaux, flat, 169.9km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3hr 46'28"
• Mark Cavendish (GBR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ERI, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 29h 57'12"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:14"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux - France - July 7, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 7 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Emirates won the mountainous stage 6 in the Pyrenees ahead of reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard , who took over the leader’s jersey.

The first part of the stage was dominated by Jumbo-Visma and Vingegaard, who put pressure on the penultimate climb Col du Tourmalet. First, overnight leader Jai Hindley  was dropped by the pace of Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma).

Shortly after, Vingegaard attacked on climb, and only Pogacar could follow. The Dane’s teammate Wout van Aert got into the early breakaway and was waiting on the descent to pilot his captain into the final kilometres of the last climb - Cauterets-Cambasque.

Defending champion Vingegaard attacked again on the final climb with 4.5 kilomtres to the finish, but Pogacar stayed in his wheel. Two kilometres later, the Slovenian opened up a gap to the Dane. The two-time Tour de France winner managed to stay and claim his tenth Tour de France stage win.

In the GC, Vingegaard now leads by 25 seconds to Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 6 Results - Thursday 6 July

Tarbes to cauterets-cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3hr 54'27"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +24"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:22"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +2:06"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) +2:15"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:39"
• Carlos Rodríguez (SPA, INEOS Grenadiers) +2:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:39"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:11"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +3:12"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma)
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +4:43"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque - France - July 6, 2023 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 6 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns, high mountains, 162.7km

General Classification podium contender Jai Hindley of BORA-Hansgrohe claimed the first mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. He also took over the leader’s yellow jersey from Adam Yates . Australian rider Hindley had sneaked into a big breakaway, where he attacked on the last categorised climb, Col de Marie Blanc. Hindley managed to maintain a gap to the GC favourites to take his first ever Tour de France stage.

Behind the stage winner, reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard had dropped two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar and others on the last steep climb, and the Dane started the final descent with a 40-second advantage to the Slovenian.

Vingegaard crossed the finish line in fifth place, 34 seconds behind Hindley but gained more than a minute on his biggest rival for the overall win, Pogacar. Last year’s winner moves up to second place in the GC, 47 seconds behind Hindley, who was awarded 18 bonus second on the stage. Pogacar is in sixth place, 1:40 behind the leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 5 Results - Wednesday 5 July

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 3hr 57'07"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +32"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +32"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +32"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +34"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:38"
• Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:38"
• Carlos Rodríguez (ESP, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 22hr 15'12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +47"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +1:03"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +1:11"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +1:34"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:40"
• Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla) +1:40"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:56"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +1:56"
• David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) +1:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns - France - July 5, 2023 Bora–Hansgrohe's Jai Hindley celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 5 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax to Nogaro, flat, 181.8km

Jasper Philpsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinted to his second consecutive stage win on stage four of this year's Tour de France. In a close sprint finish, the Belgian threw his bike at the finish line to win right ahead of the Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny).

A few crashes on the final kilomtres did not change anything among the GC favourites. Adam Yates crossed the finish line within the peloton, and the UAE Emirates rider retained the yellow leader's jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 4 Results - Tuesday 4 July

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 25'28"
• Caleb Ewan (AUS, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Danny van Poppel (NED, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 9hr 09'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +6"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +6"
• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) +12"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +16"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +22"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +22"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +22"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +22"
• Jul 3, 2023 Foto del lunes del pedalista del Alpecin–Deceuninck Jasper Philipsen celebrando tras ganar la tercera etapa del Tour de Francia REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, flat, 193.5km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed the first sprint stage finish of the 2023 Tour de France, as the peloton left Spain to finish in Bayonne, France. It was the third Tour de France stage win for the Belgian sprinter.

The leader's yellow jersey stayed with Adam Yates, who came through the stage unscathed. He has a six-second lead to UAE Emirates teammate Tadej Pogacar.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 3 Results - Monday 3 July

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 43'15"
• Fabio Jakobsen (NED, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +22"

Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien, hilly, 208.9km

Frenchman Victor Lafay (Cofidis) timed his attack to perfection pulling away from the peloton with a kilometre left to sprint to a maiden Tour de France stage win in Saint-Sébastien.

Lafay’s brave sprint to the finish gave Cofidis their first win since 2008 with Wout van Aert finishing a few bike lengths behind him in second place.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to Jonas Vingegaard last year, again crossed the line in third place for second in the general classification.

First-stage winner, Adam Yates , held onto the yellow jersey finishing the stage in 21st place, one spot behind brother Simon .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results - Sunday 2 July

Vitoria-gasteiz to saint-sébastien, medium mountains, 208.9km.

• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) 4hr 46'39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, Ineos Grenadiers) +0"
• Pello Bilbao Lopez (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +0"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora - Hansgrohe) +0"
• Steff Cras (BEL, Totalenergies) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

Saturday 1 july: stage 1 - bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

Britain's  Yates twins  pulled away from the lead group inside the last 10km of the Grand Départ with  Adam  easing clear of  Simon  inside the final kilometre to take his first Tour de France stage win in Bilbao.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to  Jonas Vingegaard  last year, won the sprint for third and punched the air as he celebrated gaining a four-second time bonus on his rivals as well as a stage win for his UAE Team Emirates colleague in northern Spain.

Thibaut Pinot  was fourth with reigning champion Vingegaard safely in the lead group in ninth place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 1 Results - Saturday 1 July

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 4hr 22'49"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +4"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +12"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +12"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +12"
• Skjelmose Mattias Jensen (DEN, Lidl-Trek) +12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +12"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +8"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +18"
• Thibault Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +22"

Day-by-day route of the 2023 Tour de France

• Saturday 1 July: Stage 1 - Bilbao-Bilbao (182km)
• Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz - Saint-Sebastian (208.9km)
• Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta - Etxano-Bayonne (187.4 km)
• Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax - Nogaro (181.8 km)
• Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau - Laruns (162.7 km)
• Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9 km)
• Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux (169.9 km)
• Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges (200.7 km)
• Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme (182.4 km)
• Monday 10 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire (167.2 km)
• Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins (179.8 km)
• Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8 km)
• Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier (137.8 km)
• Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil (151.8 km)
• Sunday 16 July Stage 15 - Les Gets les portes du soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (179 km)
• Monday 17 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux (22.4 km individual time trial)
• Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc - Courchevel (165.7 km)
• Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9 km)
• Friday July 21: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny (172.8 km)
• Saturday July 22: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering (133.5 km)
• Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées (115.1 km)

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

The Tour de France will be shown live in 190 countries. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

• Basque Country - EiTB
• Belgium - RTBF and VRT
• Czech Republic - Česká Televize
• Denmark - TV2
• Europe - Eurosport
• France - France TV Sport and Eurosport France
• Germany - Discovery+ and ARD
• Ireland - TG4
• Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport
• Luxemburg - RTL
• Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS
• Norway - TV2
• Portugal - RTP
• Scandinavia - Discovery+
• Slovakia - RTVS
• Slovenia - RTV SLO
• Spain - RTVE
• Switzerland - SRG-SSR
• United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV
• Wales - S4C
• Canada - FloBikes
• Colombia - CaracolTV
• Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
• South America - TV5 Monde
• United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

• Australia - SBS
• China - CCTV and Zhibo TV
• Japan - J Sports
• New Zealand - Sky Sport
• South-East Asia - Global Cycling Network and Eurosport

Middle East and Africa

• The Middle East and North Africa - BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde
• Subsaharan Africa - Supersport and TV5 Monde

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The standings will play an important role in how the race unfolds. For instance, is the race leader ready to give the yellow jersey away to save energy, or is it someone who relishes in leading the most important cycling race on the planet? In the first case an obvious scenario would be for the breakaway to give such a long leash that the stage winner is sure to be at the front. And maybe the new race leader as well.

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The first classified climb appears more than 70 kilometres into the race. It’s the Col de Soudet, 15.2 kilometres long and averaging 7.2%. The riders descend onto a flat phase of some 15 kilometres and tackle the Col d’Ichère. The 4.2 kilmetres climb at 7% is the penultimate climb of the day.

The Col de Marie Blanque is the pièce de résistance on the fifth day of Le Tour. The 7.7 kilometres ascent is averaging 8.6%. Which is not for the faint of heart, especially since the second half goes up at 11.5% – on average!

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After reaching the valley in Bielle, the final 7 kilometres are as good ad flat.

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5 years after the crash: chris froome holding out for a tour de france return, a half decade after the crash that forever marked froome's career, the desire to return to the tour de france pushes him on: 'i am doing everything i can to get myself ready.'.

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SAINT POURCAIN-SUR-SIOULE, France (Velo) — Chris Froome steps out of the Israel-Premier Tech bus to a gaggle of autograph-seekers and a few journalists hanging around for a quote at the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné .

His lithe, sinewy physique at first glance looks eerily similar to his Tour-crushing profile when it was the blunt instrument at the sharp end of the “Sky Train” that ruthlessly dominated the Tour de France for nearly a decade.

Now 39, Froome is no longer the Tour king.

Instead, he’s like a lot of other mid-pack riders at this Dauphiné who are chasing a starting spot for July.

For Froome, he knows a strong ride this week at the Dauphiné is his only hope of earning a spot on Israel-Premier Tech’s “Tour 8” in what could be his last chance to return to the race that he once dominated.

“We’ll see what my chances are of going to the Tour de France or not,” Froome tells Velo . “I will get a pretty clear indication of that after this week of racing.”

The Dauphiné is the race where everything changed for Froome, and he admits it’s a bit strange returning to this early June Tour primer that forever altered his career trajectory.

Going into Wednesday’s individual time trial, it is nearly five years to the stage that Froome was left a crumpled mass of broken and twisted bones, and he’s never been the same racer since.

Speaking exclusively to Velo , Froome refuses to look back at that career-changing crash in June 2019 with bitterness.

“I stop myself from getting disappointed or having a negative mindset from not being able to find my previous condition, because I can remind myself how lucky I am,” Froome told Velo . “Basically I can still do what I love doing.”

Despite a pessimistic post-crash prognosis five years ago, Froome refused to quit, and he pushed through months of painful rehabilitation to return to racing. In 2020, he competed 44 days, and even completed the Vuelta a España.

There was a glimmer of hope.

And if you ask Froome this week during this key Tour de France warmup race, there still is.

Froome remains very much the down-to-earth yet ambitious bulldozer who once was the peloton’s most feared grand-tour crusher, and nearly five years to the day of his career-altering crash, Froome refuses to give up on his racing dreams.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Froome during this Dauphiné, and his obsession to return to the Tour to have perhaps one more fleeting moment of glory hangs in the balance .

If he’s left off the squad, it would be just one more frustrating chapter in the closing pages of his once-spectacular racing career.

‘That crash could have been career-ending’

Froome remains a draw with autograph-seekers and fans who pile into the start and finish towns of rural central France.

He still receives big cheers on the morning sign-on protocols, and his legacy speaks for itself.

With seven grand tour victories, including four yellow jerseys, two Vuelta’s, and one Giro, Froome is the most successful grand tour rider still active in the peloton.

Froome once seemed unstoppable, then everything changed for Froome during the 2019 Dauphiné in one horrific moment.

It was a cloudy morning in early June that Chris Froome found out he was once again going as the team leader at Le Tour. #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/Zsb2mNfHe5 — Anna Mac (@AnnamacB) June 3, 2024

On a late-morning recon ride on June 12, 2019, just hours ahead of the Dauphiné’s time trial stage, a gust of wind caught Froome off-guard. The high-impact crash left him broken in pieces and the crash might have left him disabled or perhaps even killed him.

Despite the setbacks and the loss of his Tour dominance, Froome feels like a reborn man.

“Every time I am reminded of that, I am still grateful to be here racing, doing what I love,” Froome tells Velo . “That crash could have been career-ending for a lot of people.

“I am really glad to still be doing what I love, and I feel fortunate that I can do that pain-free.”

Instead of chasing a record-tying fifth yellow jersey in the summer of 2019, Froome was instead looking down the gauntlet of retirement by injury, the nightmare finale for any elite athlete.

Froome doggedly refused to give in, and it’s a testament to his willpower, his natural-born abilities, and his work ethic that he’s been able to continue racing professionally.

Yet the years are ticking by — his last pro win was the overall title in the 2018 Giro — and there are plenty of loud mouths on social media or sometimes alongside the road who say Froome should save his legacy and pack it in.

Froome blissfully and perhaps blindly pushes on, insisting that he’s enjoying racing now nearly as much as when he was the undisputed king of the grand tour universe.

“Sure, I certainly haven’t reached my previous level where I left off at,” Froome told Velo . “But I am incredibly grateful to have had this opportunity.

“I think if I was still continuing having medical problems and still in pain, then I think it would be a very different story,” he said. “I am pain-free, I am able to work hard, and do my job. That’s motivating for me.”

Chasing one last Tour dance

The 2019 Dauphiné forever marked Froome, representing a clear separation from his glorious past to a frustrating present and an unfulfilled future.

There’s no hiding in the peloton and no gifts for anyone, especially for legends on the mend. The brutal truth is that the results are not there. And they haven’t been since his crash.

He’s never quite pinpointed why he’s not be able to recover his winning edge, but has admitted he won’t be winning the Tour again . A devastating injury for a rider in his mid-30s is atrociously different than an athlete in their early 20s.

Remco Evenepoel fell into a ravine at the 2020 Il Lombardia at age 20, and he’s been able to fully recover and emerge as one of the “Big 4” in today’s hierarchy.

In contrast for Froome, who crashed at 35, there’s been an endless string of frustrating setbacks. Other peers, such as Geraint Thomas and Mark Cavendish, remain competitive, but unfortunately for Froome, he’s never been able to claw back to the top of the ever-evolving tip of the peloton.

It’s been a string of one-step-forward-two-steps-back as he chases the elusive and magical “form” that delivered him seven grand tour victories in a eight-year span from 2011 to 2018.

Back on the road with the broken scaphoid in a splint. Not ideal but I’m able to get the job done #onward #cycling pic.twitter.com/VJ2jqpOanA — Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) March 18, 2024

Over the ensuing years, Froome’s searched out experts, trainers, and leading specialists, and he’s also occasionally looked for excuses of why his performance isn’t there.

The latest speed bump was a broken wrist suffered in a spill in the opening stage at Tirreno-Adriatico in March. Froome was forced to abandon, and wore a brace for nearly two months.

He returns to action this week at the Dauphiné hunting for race-speed in his legs and the outside chance to return to the Tour.

“The scaphoid took a lot longer to heal than I expected,” Froome told Velo outside the team bus. “That was frustrating because it was during that spring period when you wanted to be doing as much racing as possible and doing that intensity in the legs.

“So I feel very light on racing this year,” Froome said. “I’ve come off a block of altitude and it is nice to blow out the cobwebs hopefully this week. I am looking to get as much racing as possible into the legs, and see where that leads me by the end of this week.”

‘I am doing everything I can to get myself ready’

Oddly enough, Froome was back in the headlines Monday when L’Equip e reported that he was left off the 2023 Tour selection at Israel-Premier Tech in what the French sports daily said was due to an internal power struggle with Michael Woods.

Woods — won a Tour stage last year but won’t be returning to the race this year — and Froome were quick to deny the report, as did team management.

Israel-Premier Tech boss Rik Verbrugghe said Froome’s exclusion in 2023 was strictly business.

The Belgian ex-pro said there are no guarantees for any rider  on the team’s long list that for 2024 also includes Dylan Teuns, Tuesday’s stage-winner Derek Gee, George Bennett, Hugo Houle, Jakob Fuglsang, Stephen Williams, and others.

“We won’t make any decisions until after the Tour de Suisse,” Verbrugghe told Velo . “Chris is like any of the other riders on the Tour list. We will take the riders we think are the fittest and who can contribute most to our goals.”

Froome saddled up to the line in Monday’s second stage only to get popped in the intense finale, and crossed more than 14 minutes behind the leaders. He lost more time Tuesday.

Happy Birthday Chris Froome 4 x TDF 2 x Vuelta ❤️❤️ 1 x Giro pic.twitter.com/xpxQ6UWaLi — Pro Cycling Trumps (@procycletrumps) May 20, 2024

Going into this Tour de France, everyone is buzzing about the prospect of Tadej Pogačar chasing the Giro-Tour double, and facing off against the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Primož Roglič.

There have been a glimpses of his former self, including a third place out of a breakaway on the road to Alpe d’Huez in the 2022 Tour won by the UK’s new cycling superstar Tom Pidcock.

It’s that buzz and that love for the game that pushes him on.

Froome knows he is no longer the front of the peloton uncorking elastic-snapping attacks, and today he’s far away from the center of the conversation about the yellow jersey.

Yet despite the long odds, Froome keeps digging in and vows he’s doing the work.

“I am doing everything I can to get myself ready,” he told Velo . “I’ve spent a lot of time at altitude, so hopefully that’s put me in good stead. We’ll find out at the end of this week.”

Froome won’t give up, at least not yet.

Froome insists he’s racing for the love of the sport, the joy of racing, and the process of training that keeps him going. He wants to keep pushing so long as he’s able to, even if that means he’s no longer the Tour-killer he was a half-decade ago.

Perhaps his close call five years ago might have ended his Tour-winning days, but it ironically might have extended his racing career, even if it means riding mostly anonymously in the middle of the pack.

For Froome — who joined Israel Premier Tech on a long-term contract that carries into 2025 — that’s enough for right now .

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