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Tour de France 2022: Preview, schedule and riders to watch

As Tadej Pogacar goes for a hat-trick of victories, here's everything you need to know about this year's edition of Le Tour, which starts on 1 July in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Tadej Pogacar celebrates overall victory at 2021 Tour de France

The second Grand Tour of the 2022 men's road cycling season, the 109th Tour de France , begins on Friday 1 July in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will end as usual in Paris on Sunday 24 July.

Tokyo 2020 medallists Tadej Pogacar , Primoz Roglic and Wout van Aert headline the race that will cover a total of over 3,300km across 21 stages. There are five summit finishes, two time trials and six flat stages.

Slovenia's Pogacar is looking to claim the winner's yellow jersey for the third consecutive year, matching a feat most recently achieved by four-time champion Chris Froome (2015, 2016, 2017).

Following a postponement from last year due to a schedule clash with the Euro 2020 football tournament, Denmark will become the 10th country to host the Grand Depart. The 2022 route will also go into Belgium (Stage 6) and Switzerland (Stages 8 and 9), making it the first time since 2017 that four different countries feature in the same edition.

Some 176 riders will take part, eight for each of the 22 teams. That's one fewer team than in the 2021 edition.

The last day of the men's Grand Boucle will coincide with the start of the historic eight-stage inaugural Tour de France Femmes , which replaces the La Course one-day women's race.

Below you can find everything you need to know about one of the world's most gruelling endurance events this year.

2021 Tour de France podium

Tour de France 2022 General Classification men to watch

Tadej Pogacar: The Olympic road race bronze medallist comes into the 2022 Grand Boucle as the overwhelming favourite. The Slovenian has won every stage race he has taken part in this season (UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico, Tour of Slovenia) and is going for a hat-trick of victories on the Tour at just 23 years of age.

Primoz Roglic: The Tokyo 2020 time trial gold medallist came agonisingly close to the GC win in 2020, while he had to abandon the race last year following a crash. The former ski jumper seems to have recovered from a knee injury that affected the first part of his season and is fresh from an overall win at the Criterium du Dauphine.

Daniel Martinez: With 2019 winner Egan Bernal still recovering from a horrific training accident, his fellow Colombian is ready to be the leader of Ineos Grenadiers after taking the Tour of the Basque Country this spring. The British team has won seven of the Tour's last 10 editions and Martinez could share the leadership with 2018 champion Geraint Thomas , who recently won the Tour de Suisse.

Jonas Vingegaard : The 25-year-old Dane finished as a surprise runner-up in 2021, and this season with two second places at the Tirreno-Adriatico and Dauphine has shown he's ready to step up if his Jumbo-Visma teammate Roglic is not fully fit.

Aleksandr Vlasov: Following Jai Hindley 's success at the Giro d'Italia, Bora-Hansgrohe's hopes of winning their second Grand Tour this year lie on the shoulders of the Russian rider riding under a neutral flag. Vlasov took impressive overall victories at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and Tour de Romandie, but he was forced to abandon the Tour of Suisse for Covid when he was leader.

Primoz Roglic: This is for my family

Other key riders at tour de france 2022, green jersey.

Last year's points competition winner Mark Cavendish hasn't been selected by his team Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl (he's been named as a first-reserve rider) and that means that the 37-year-old Manxman will have to wait before being able to surpass the legendary Eddy Merckx for number of stage wins (both are tied on 34).

The Belgian team will be led by Dutchman Fabio Jakobsen , who is hoping to take advantage of the sprint opportunities. Australian Caleb Ewan of Lotto-Soudal and Netherlands' Dylan Groenewegen of the Team Bike Exchange-Jayco also fancy their chances.

The course includes several hilly stages and that might favour puncheurs such as record seven-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan , who recently was back to winning ways at the Tour de Suisse before withdrawing due to a positive Covid test. The three-time world champion made a quick recovery to take his eighth Slovakian national title.

Other contenders for the green jersey will be multi-talented riders Mathieu van der Poel , who wore the leader's pink jersey at the Giro for the first three stages, and Wout van Aert , who took the points classification at both the Criterium du Dauphine and Paris-Nice this season.

Polka dot jersey

Pogacar secured the king of the mountains classification at the last two editions, and in the history of the Tour only four riders have won it more than twice (the record belongs to Richard Virenque with seven).

The Slovenian talisman will probably be challenged by some of the other GC contenders (Roglic, Vlasov, Vingegaard), as well as by Frenchmen Thibaut Pinot , who recently took the queen stage of the Tour de Suisse, and 2019 polka dot winner Romain Bardet , who was forced to leave the last Giro after suffering from stomach issues.

Tour 2022 route and important stages

The 2022 Tour de France begins with a technical 13km time trial along the streets of Copenhagen that will suit the discipline's specialists such as double reigning world champion Filippo Ganna , Stefan Bissegger of Switzerland (EF Education-EasyPost) and two-time world medallist Van Aert.

After two further stages in Denmark, the race will resume in France on Tuesday 5 July and a day later on Stage 5 cobbles will make their return for the first time since 2018. Week one is highlighted by the summit finish on the Super Planche des Belles Filles, with the following two stages foraying into Switzerland, including a finish at the Olympic Stadium in Lausanne .

During the second week the peloton heads deeper into the Alps with two straight gruelling mountain stages. On stage 11 the riders will climb the Col du Telegraphe and Col du Galibier (the highest point of the race at 2,642m) before finishing on the top of the Col du Granon; stage 12 on Bastille Day will be equally testing and will feature a summit finish on the Alpe d'Huez for the first time in five years.

The Tour will then move across the Massif Central towards the Pyrenees with the final rest day in Carcassonne. Two more back-to-back summit finishes on stage 17 (Peyragudes) and 18 (Hautacam) will offer the final chance to specialist climbers to gain ground in the GC before a 40km time trial on stage 20.

The final stage ending in Paris will see sprinters lock horns for one last time on this edition along the Champs-Elysees.

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Day-by-day route of 2022 tour de france.

Fri 1 July: Stage 1 – Copenhagen-Copenhagen (time trial, 13.2 km)

Sat 2 July: Stage 2 – Roskilde-Nyborg (202.5 km)

Sun 3 July: Stage 3 – Vejle-Sonderborg (182 km)

Mon 4 July: Transfer Day

Tue 5 July: Stage 4 – Dunkerque-Calais (171.5 km)

Wed 6 July: Stage 5 – Lille Metropole-Arenburg Porte du Hainaut (157 km)

Thu 7 July: Stage 6 – Binche-Longwhy (220km)

Fri 8 July: Stage 7 – Tomblaine-La Super Planche de Belle Filles (176.5 km)

Sat 9 July: Stage 8 – Dole-Lausanne (186.5km)

Sunday 10 July: Stage 9 – Aigle-Chatel les Portes du Soleil (193km)

Monday 11 July: Rest Day

Tuesday 12 July: Stage 10 – Morzine Les Portes du Soleil-Megeve (148.5km)

Wednesday 13 July: Stage 11 – Albertville-Col du Granon Serre Chevalier (152km)

Thursday 14 July: Stage 12 – Briancon-Alpe d’Huez (165.5km)

Friday 15 July: Stage 13 – Le Bourg d’Oisans-Saint Etienne (193km)

Saturday 16 July: Stage 14 – Saint Etienne-Mende (192.5km)

Sunday 17 July: Stage 15 – Rodez-Carcassonne (202.5km)

Monday 18 July: Rest Day

Tuesday 19 July: Stage 16 – Carcassonne-Foix (178,5km)

Wednesday 20 July: Stage 17 – Saint-Gaudens-Peyragudes (130km)

Thursday 21 July: Stage 18 – Lourdes-Hautacam (143.5km)

Friday 22 July: Stage 19 – Castelnau-Magnoac – Cahors (188.5km)

Saturday 23 July: Stage 20 – Lacapelle-Marival - Rocamadour (time trial, 40.7km)

Sunday 24 July: Stage 21 – Paris La Defence Arena – Paris Champs Elysees (116km)

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How to watch the 2022 tour de france.

The race will be shown live in 190 countries and here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

Belgium – RTBF

Czech Republic – Ceska Televise

Europe – Eurosport

France – France TV Sport and Eurosport France

Germany – ARD

Italy – RAI Sport

Ireland – TG4

Luxembourg – RTL

The Netherlands – NOS

Norway – TV2

Portugal – RTP

Slovakia – RTVS

Slovenia – RTV SLOVENIJA

Spain – RTVE

Switzerland – SRG SSR

The United Kingdom – ITV

Wales – S4C

Canada – Flobikes

Colombia – Caracol TV

Latin America and Caribbean – ESPN

South America – TV5 Monde

The United States of America – NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

Australia – SBS

China – CCTV and Zhibo TV

Japan – J Sports

New Zealand – Sky Sports

Southeast Asia – Eurosport and GCN

Middle East and Africa

The Middle East and North Africa – BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde

Sub-Saharan Africa – Supersport and TV5 Monde

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Stage 18 of the Tour de France 2022 starts in Lourdes and comes to a conclusion at the top of Hautacam.

It seems Tour race director Thierry Gouvenou was keen to keep the back end of the race unpredictable with the mix of tradition, new stuff and a final devilishly hard climbing test. Dramatic GC changes could well be the order of the day.

When is stage 18 of the Tour de France taking place?

The Tour de France stage 18 takes place on Thursday, July 21 starting at 12:40 BST with an anticipated finish time of 16:38 BST. 

How long is stage 18 of the Tour de France?

The Tour de France stage 18 will be 143.2 km long.

Tour de France stage 18: expected timings

Tour de france stage 18 route.

It begins near the grotto shrine in Lourdes, heading west to begin with, before turning south to run up the Ossau valley to Laruns and from there onto the harder northern flank of the Col d’Aubisque. The second most-visited climb behind the Col du Tourmalet, this will be the 74th time it’s been tackled. Rising for 16.4km at 7.1%, that latter figure is a little misleading as the opening half-dozen kilometres aren’t too taxing, while the final 10km average 8.5%. 

From the summit, there’s a short and sometimes hairy descent through the spectacular Cirque du Litor and a short rise to the Col du Soulor, where the riders will swing left and down to the village of Ferrières, beyond which they’ll quickly reach the foot of the Col de Spandelles. This pass has never 5/5 1/5 3/5 featured before, but is sure to make a mark on both riders and fans. It’s as tough as the last 10km of the Aubisque, averaging 8.3% for 10.3km. At the summit, where the thick woodland thins out, there are stunning views, including to the east towards the finale at Hautacam. 

After the descent, the riders will have a short ride across the Argelès-Gazost valley to start the final ascent. Like the Aubisque, it comprises two quite different parts. The first half-dozen of its 13.6km are mostly steady, but the next five are anything but, with long sections above 10%. The gradient – 7.8% for the whole climb – eases towards the top, although it may not feel that way for some

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Tour de France stage 18: what to expect 

This could shape up as a re-run of the previous stage, with lots of climbers keen to get into the break, the King of the Mountains perhaps among them. They’ll be hoping that the GC contenders give them enough leeway to go for the stage win. Whether that happens depends to a large extent on the state of the GC. If it’s tight, the peloton’s tempo is likely to be rapid, and there may even be attacks from the yellow jersey group on the Spandelles, which offers an ideal launch pad for a long-range effort. Ultimately, this stage will confirm who the strongest rider is.

Tour de France stage 18: riders to watch

This deep into the race it’ll be the strongest riders vying for the win, so likely the top three or four on GC. If Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) is going to claim his third Tour de France victory then he's only got two stages left to realistically claw back time on race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). It's going to be a fun day!

The tragic tale of the Otxoa twins

The first mountain stage of the 2000 Tour de France was dismal, a wet and cold July day with low cloud cloaking much of the key action. It was lit up by 25-year-old Basque climber Javier Otxoa, who dropped his breakaway companion Nico Mattan on the Col de Marie-Blanque and rode 155km solo to victory at Hautacam. More than 10 minutes clear of the favourites going onto the climb, his margin at the line was just 42 seconds over the rampant Lance Armstrong.

On February 2001, Otxoa and his twin brother Ricardo, who also raced for the Spanish Kelme team, were preparing for the season near Málaga when they were hit by a car. Ricardo died at the scene, while Javier sustained career-ending injuries including cerebral paralysis. He did eventually return to racing and competed as a Paralympian at the 2004 Games in Athens, winning a gold and a silver medal. He repeated that achievement in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

He died in August 2018 after a long illness that was related to the injuries he received in 2001.

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Peter Cossins has been writing about professional cycling since 1993, with his reporting appearing in numerous publications and websites including Cycling Weekly ,  Cycle Sport  and  Procycling - which he edited from 2006 to 2009. Peter is the author of several books on cycling - The Monuments , his history of cycling's five greatest one-day Classic races, was published in 2014, followed in 2015 by  Alpe d’Huez , an appraisal of cycling’s greatest climb. Yellow Jersey - his celebration of the iconic Tour de France winner's jersey won the 2020 Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cycling Book of the Year Award.

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STAGE 1: COPENHAGEN–COPENHAGEN Friday, July 1; 13.2km (flat, individual time trial)

Rain for everyone.

The stage 1 course is completely flat, and although it has 20 turns it’s not too technical, with most of the 13.2 kilometers raced on wide boulevards and city streets. The trickiest section is two-thirds the way through when the course turns right into Langelinie Park on narrow roads that take the course past Copenhagen’s signature sight, The Little Mermaid, the 4-foot high statue portraying the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. On exiting the park, riders will head past the Amelienborg Castle and alongside the harbor before taking the straightaway to the finish outside the Tivoli Gardens, the world famous 19th century amusement park that was packed with thousands of fans for the team presentation on Wednesday.

Despite wet streets from forecast rain, the stage winner (and first yellow jersey) could beat the Tour’s TT record speed of 55.446 kph, set by Rohan Dennis on a similar course in Utrecht, the Netherlands, seven years ago. Jumbo-Visma’s Aussie is not starting this Tour, so the main candidate to beat the record is world TT champion Filippo Ganna of INEOS Grenadiers. His principal opponents are likely to be Stefan Küng of Groupama-FDJ, Wout Van Aert of Jumbo-Visma (if his recent leg injury is healed enough), Stefan Bisseger of EF Education-EasyPost, Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Deceuninck and Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl. Start times might be key to victory, so most teams have placed their top time trialists in the first half of the list of starters, because the rain is expected to be at its height later in the day; but it’s also likely that the roads will be wet for everyone and that a strengthening wind swinging from south to west could be a bigger challenge. For those targeting overall victory—including Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas, local favorite Jonas Vingegaard and Ben O’Connor—it will be a question of not losing too much time. We’ll see right from the off who’s really up for it.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Start on Nørre Farimagsgade in Copenhagen (0km, first rider, 10 a.m., last rider 12:55 p.m.; Sankt Jakob (time split, 6.6km, 6.6km to go), first rider 10:07 a.m., last rider 1:02 p.m.; Hans Christian Andersen Blvd., Copenhagen (finish, 13.2km), first rider 10:15 a.m., last rider 1:10 p.m.

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STAGE 2: ROSKILDE–NYBORG Saturday, July 2; 202.2km (flat; roads exposed to open sea)

Winds, bridges and echelons.

There’s a reason why there are more than 6,000 wind turbines in Denmark supplying about half the country’s electricity: lots of wind! The chances are that the wind (and the formation of echelons) will greatly influence this first road stage. It starts in Roskilde, a city founded by the Vikings that’s sure to give the Tour a huge sendoff. Tens of thousands attend the eight-day Roskilde rock festival that ends on this weekend with performances from California rapper Tyler, the Creator and New York indie band The Strokes. More crowds will line the 200-plus-kilometer route, which first heads northwest through small towns and villages to the northern coast, with three small Cat. 4 climbs to liven up the first two hours of racing before the day’s bonus sprint at Kalundborg with 75 kilometers remaining. The course then swings south along flat coastal roads, where the forecast southwest winds could see the peloton already splintered before hitting the 20-kilometer-to-go sign at the start of the Great Belt Crossing; this spans the Kattegat Sea via two of the world’s longest bridges (respectively 6.8 and 6.6 kilometers long), with a 2.5-kilometer section across the small island of Sprogø in the middle. There will be no spectators on the bridges and no shelter from those cross-headwinds. “The peloton will be nervous because the wind will have an impact,” says former Tour rider Lars Michaelsen. “This finale will cause some real damage.” The finish line in Nyborg is only 2 kilometers after dropping off the second bridge. The last time the Tour had a similar flat stage exposed to coastal winds, in the Dutch polders seven years ago, the peloton was split into five groups spread over 11 minutes; some favorites lost 90 seconds to a lead bunch of 24. This Danish stage is the sort of one that local boy Mads Pedersen of Trek-Segafredo, who comes from Roskilde, might win should the main bunch sprinters experience problems in those nasty winds.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start, Roskilde Cathedral, 6:15 a.m.; actual start, 6:35 a.m.; Côte d’Asnaes Indelukke (Cat. 4, 140.2km to go), 7:59 a.m.; Côte d’Høve Straede (Cat. 4, 129.7km to go), 8:14 a.m.; Côte de Kårup Strandbakke (Cat. 4, 118.2km to go), 8:30 a.m.; Kalundborg (Sprint, 75.3km to go), 9:28 a.m.; Korsør (join E20 for Great Belt Crossing, 24.2km to go), 10:38 a.m.; Nyborg (finish, 202.2km), 11:11 a.m.

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STAGE 3: VEJLE–SØNDERBORG Sunday, July 3; 182km (flat)

A true field sprint.

After two demanding stages for the Tour’s GC contenders, the sprinters will finally get a chance to go head-to-head in a true mass finish. This stage across the Jutland peninsula opens with a loop that passes the massive Jelling Stones, which date from the 10th century and are regarded as the birthplace of the nation, marking Denmark’s emergence from a pagan to a Christian country. The 182-kilometer route then heads south, almost to the border with Germany, including three more short Cat. 4 climbs for those contesting the polka-dot jersey. The finale is fairly sheltered and so the sprinters’ teams should be able to catch any breakaways. Will former Tour green jerseys Michael Matthews (Team BikeExchange) and Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies) fight out the win? Or will faster finishers Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange), Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) or Alexander Kristoff (Intermarché-Want-Gobert) come out on top? The finish in Sønderborg will mark the end of the most northerly start in Tour de France history. Following the stage, the race entourage will make a 900-kilometer transfer to northern France where racing continues on Tuesday.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start at Strandgade in Vejle at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:15 a.m.; Côte de Koldingvej (Cat. 4, 154.7km to go), 7:52 a.m.; Côte de Hejlsminde Strand (Cat. 4, 99.2km to go), 9:08 a.m.; Christiansfeld (sprint, 91.5km to go), 9:18 a.m.; Côte de Genner Strand (Cat. 4, 58.7km to go), 10:03 a.m.; Sønderborg (finish, 182km), 11:23 a.m.

After the long transfer from Denmark, the next three stages across northern France offer three challenging scenarios: a roller-coaster stage that ends with a windswept finale along the coast; an intricate course featuring 11 sectors of Paris–Roubaix-like cobblestones; and the Tour’s longest stage with a tricky hilltop finish. It’s terrain that will challenge everyone and will almost certainly see some of the GC contenders lose significant time before they even reach the climbing stages. That’s why these are three stages to fear.

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Stage 4 DUNKIRK–CALAIS Tuesday, July 5; 171.5km (hilly)

Hills and a windy finale.

Riders familiar with the venerable Four Days of Dunkirk stage race will feel right at home on this 171.5-kilometer loop that takes in the infamous Mont Cassel in West Flanders before heading west through the Boulogne hills and ending the day along the English Channel coast. It’s a stage that should put the puncheurs in the spotlight. The day’s six categorized climbs, all with a Cat. 4 designations, aren’t that steep, but positioning will be crucial because it’s always windy in the Pas-de-Calais region. And the last part of the stage crosses the coastal headlands of Cap Gris-Nez and Cap Blanc-Nez—a Cat. 4 climb that comes just 10.8 kilometers from the finish in Calais. With a probable northwest wind blowing off the North Sea over the final kilometers, echelons are certain to form, leaving a smallish group to contest the finish. It’s a stage that best suits a sprinter who can stick with the peloton over a succession of short, punchy climbs and has enough teammates to protect him in the windy finale. Those parameters perfectly match Jumbo-Visma’s Wout Van Aert, Lotto-Soudal’s Caleb Ewan, or Trek-Segafredo’s Mads Pedersen. A fast entry and left exit from a large roundabout precede the 500-meter straightaway to the line.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Dunkirk at 7:15 a.m.; actual start, 7:30 a.m.; Mont Cassel (Cat. 4, 140.8km to go), 8:12 a.m.; Lombres (sprint, 108.3km to go), 8:56 a.m.; Côte de Remilly-Wirquin (Cat. 4, 99.7km to go); Côte de Nielles-lès-Bléquin (Cat. 4, 74.3km to go), 9:43 a.m.; Côte de Harlettes (Cat. 3, 68.8km to go), 9:50 a.m.; Côte de Ventus (Cat. 4, 47.9km to go), 10:18 a.m.; Côte du Cap Blanc-Nez (Cat. 4, 10.8km to go), 11:09 a.m.; Calais (finish, 171.5km), 11:24 a.m.

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Stage 5 LILLE–ARENBERG PORTE DU HAINAUT Wednesday, July 6; 157km (flat, with cobblestones)

A mini hell of the north.

The last time there were cobbles to tackle at the Tour, in 2018, there were many sectors, but they were quite short. This time the plan was to have longer sectors because the cumulative distance is less important than the length of each sector. As such, this year’s stage most resembles the course used in 2014. That’s the year when wet, windy weather forced the organizers to eliminate two of the more technical sectors; when defending champion Chris Froome crashed out of the race before the cobbles were reached; and when Vincenzo Nibali engineered the winning breakaway with two others to cement his early GC lead. Even without bad weather, the race will almost certainly split apart over the 11 cobbled sections on this year’s menu. That’s because constant twists and turns will split the field in windy conditions, while four of the last five sectors appear regularly in Paris–Roubaix, including the three longest (from 2.4 to 2.8 kilometers), inside the final 30 kilometers. The last sector, via the infamous Pont Gibus, ends just 5.1 kilometers from the finish in Arenberg—the same finish as eight years ago, when Lars Boom won solo from breakaway companions Jakob Fuglsang and Nibali. With four former Paris–Roubaix champions in the field, along with such classics stars as Kasper Asgreen (Quick-Step), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), we can expect a spectacular and destructive day in this mini Hell of the North.

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SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start on rue Paul Duez in Lille at 7:35 a.m.; actual start, 8:00 a.m.; Mérignies (sprint, 119.8km to go), 8:50 a.m.; pavé No. 11 (77.3km to go), 9:46 a.m.; pavé No. 10 (56.4km to go), 10:14 a.m.; pavé No. 9 (50.5km to go), 10:22 a.m.; pavé No. 8 (46.1km to go), 10:28 a.m.; pavé No. 7 (42.9km to go), 10:32 a.m.; pavé No. 6 (37.4km to go), 10:39 a.m.; pavé No. 5 (30.3km to go), 10:49 a.m.; pavé No. 4 (23.6km to go), 10:58 a.m.; pavé No. 3 (20.1km to go), 11:02 a.m.; pavé No. 2 (13.6km to go),11:11 a.m.; pavé No. 1 (6.7km to go), 11:20 a.m.; Arenberg (finish, 157km), 11:29 a.m.

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Stage 6 BINCHE–LONGWY Thursday, July 7; 220km (rolling)

A “mur” precedes the hilltop finish.

At 220 kilometers, this is the longest stage this year. There are 70 kilometers in Belgium before reaching the Ardennes, the range of hills that straddles the border with France. It’s a day that’s akin to the Flèche Wallonne classic, although it’s also a good one for long breakaways. The last 20 kilometers are hilly, while the finale is perfect for puncheurs like former Flèche winners Dylan Teuns (Bahrain) and Marc Hirschi (UAE) or GC contenders Pogačar, Roglič, and Aleksandr Vlasov (BORA-Hansgrohe). There’s no Mur de Huy, but the Mur de Pulventeux has a 12.3-percent grade for almost a kilometer; and it’s followed by a twisting descent before hitting the hairpin climb, with an 11-percent pitch in the middle, to the finish at the Citadelle in Longwy. This 1.6-kilometer Côte des Religieuses is where Peter Sagan narrowly won a 2017 stage from Matthews and Irish climber Dan Martin. But there was no preceding “wall” five years ago, so don’t expect a sprinter to win this time.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Binche, Belgium, at 6:05 a.m.; actual start, 6:15 a.m.; Belgium-France border (150.5km to go), 7:55 a.m.; Côte des Mazures (Cat. 3, 132.7km to go), 8:19 a.m.; Carignan (sprint, 74km to go), 9:43 a.m.; Côte de Montigny-sur-Ciers (Cat. 4, 14.9km to go), 11:08 a.m.; Mur de Pulventeux (Cat. 3, 5.3km to go), 11:22 a.m.; Longwy, Côte des Religieuses (Cat. 4, finish, 220km), 11:29 a.m.

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STAGE 7 TOMBLAINE–LA SUPER PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES Friday, July 8; 176.4km (rolling, with summit finish)

Super-fight to super planche.

After a week of racing across Denmark, Belgium, and northern France, the 109th Tour’s first mountaintop stage finish has finally arrived. And what a climb it could be! The first half of the 176.3-kilometer stage is flat, with plenty of distance for a breakaway to pick up several minutes before reaching some minor climbs in the Vosges mountains. After crossing the last of these hills, the race drops to the foot of the 7-kilometer climb to the finish. The main part of La Planche des Belles Filles (which translates as the “Plank of the Beautiful Girls”) is where Pogačar stormed to victory in the final time trial two years ago to displace Roglič from the yellow jersey. That part averages 8.5 percent for 5.9 kilometers; and then comes the “super” part, a 1-kilometer extension that’s mostly on dirt and averages 10 percent, with a 24-percent pitch near the top.

The only time the “super” part was used at the Tour, in 2019, the remnants of an all-day breakaway stayed clear to contest the finish, with Dylan Teuns taking the stage win and runner-up Giulio Ciccone donning the yellow jersey. As for the GC favorites that year, they were led home by Geraint Thomas, Thibaut Pinot, and Julian Alaphilippe. There was just a one-minute time spread between the 20 GC contenders; if something similar happens this year, there’s a possibility that the yellow jersey could change hands because there are just 60 seconds between race leader Pogačar and eighth-placed Dani Martínez. And within that minute are three of the Spanish climber’s INEOS Grenadiers teammates, Thomas, Adam Yates, and Tom Pidcock—so, with four strong cards to play, it would be a surprise if the British team doesn’t attempt to put pressure on the Slovenian superstar. Even closer to Pogačar are Jumbo-Visma’s Jonas Vingegaard and EF Education-EasyPost’s Neilson Powless, who could both take advantage of an INEOS assault to launch late counterattacks. Yes, indeed, this could be quite a climb!

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Tomblaine at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:15 a.m.; Gérardmer (sprint, 75.2km to go), 9:36 a.m.; Col de Grosse Pierre (Cat. 3, 68.7km to go), 9:48 a.m.; Col des Croix (Cat. 3, 40.3km to go), 10:26 a.m.; La Super Planche des Belles Filles (Cat. 1, finish, 176.4km), 11:29 a.m.

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STAGE 8 DOLE–LAUSANNE Saturday, July 9; 186.3km (hilly, with hilltop finish)

A classic climb revived.

After stages made tough by cobbles, a “mur” and a summit finish, the sprinters would normally think their time has come. And on a day that ends at the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, a nice flat finish alongside Lake Geneva could have been awaiting them. Instead, the route planners have inserted what is a revival of one of the more famous hill climbs in cycling history, À Travers Lausanne, last held in 2001. This was an end-of-season invitational: a mass-start race followed by a time trial up a 5-kilometer course that ascended from the lakeside port through the city streets, some cobbled, to the plateau where the venerable Olympic Stadium stands. The list of ATL winners included eight Tour de France champions, including Coppi, Merckx, and Pantani. For this year’s Tour stage, the fourth kilometer averages almost 10 percent, including some even steeper pitches. Perhaps it will crown another Tour champion…though the likelihood of a breakaway staying clear to the finish is strong.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Dole at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:20 a.m.; Montrond (sprint, 139.4km to go), 8:25 a.m.; Côte de Maréchet (Cat. 4, 110.7km to go), 9:05 a.m.; Côte des Rousses (Cat. 3, 85km to go), 9:41 a.m.; France-Switzerland border (72.7km to go), 9:58 a.m.; Côte de Pétra Félix (Cat. 4, 49.4km to go), 10:31 a.m.; Côte du Stade Olympique (Cat. 3, finish, 186.3km), 11:40 a.m.

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STAGE 9 AIGLE–CHÂTEL LES PORTES DU SOLEIL Sunday 10 July; 192.9km (mountains)

Into the alps.

Almost entirely on Swiss soil, this 193-kilometer stage features two Cat. 1 climbs in the Alps along with an uphill finish at the French ski town of Châtel. And being the last stage before a rest day there could well be a battle between the GC contenders in the demanding finale. An early breakaway is sure to form on the opening 150-kilometer loop from the UCI headquarters in Aigle that heads west along Lake Geneva and then up through the Gruyère cheese countryside before crossing the easy Col des Mosses and stiffer Col de la Croix before a 20-kilometer-long plunge back to Aigle. The decisive action will take place on the opening 11 kilometers of the Cat. 1 Pas de Morgins, where a dozen switchbacks take the road across a steep mountainside with 8- and 9-percent pitches. This is where, in 1985, race leader Bernard Hinault made an unexpected breakaway with Colombian super-climber Lucho Herrera that resulted in a stage win for Herrera and a four-minute overall lead for Hinault. This year, the course descends for 5 kilometers from the Pas de Morgins to Châtel before turning left up an alpine valley that climbs steadily for 4 kilometers to the finish line at Pas-de-la-Joux. It’s not an overdemanding stage but at the end of what has been a very demanding week, we will surely see some substantial time gaps.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start at UCI World Cycling Centre, Aigle, Switzerland, at 6:30 a.m.; actual start, 6:45 a.m.; Côte de Bellevue (Cat. 4, 155.8km to go), 7:40 a.m.; Semsales (sprint, 136.4km to go), 8:08 a.m.; Col des Mosses (Cat. 2, 84.4km to go), 9:35 a.m.; Col de la Croix (Cat. 1, 61.1km to go), 10:11 a.m.; Aigle, second passage, 39.9km to go), 10:35 a.m.; Pas de Morgins (Cat. 1, 9.8km to go), 11:33 a.m.; Switzerland-France border (7.9km to go), 11:35 a.m.; Châtel (finish at Pas-de-la-Joux, 192.9km), 11:44 a.m.

REST DAY 1 The first full rest day is July 11

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STAGE 10 MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL–MEGÈVE Tuesday, July 12; 148.1km (hilly, with hilltop finish)

Another day for breakaways.

After a rest day, and with two savage days in the mountain ahead, this stage gives the non-climbers a big opportunity to make a successful long-distance breakaway. This part of the French Alps is peppered with some of the Tour’s toughest mountain passes, but they’ve all been avoided on this short stage. It weaves a circuitous route from Morzine to Megève through a grandiose landscape. The pace will be extremely high as the early kilometers head downhill, heading north toward Lake Geneva, making a loop on the balcony roads above the lake where the KOM contenders Simon Geschke and Magnus Cort will both want to get in the break —and hopefully, the INEOS Grenadiers will put one of their top men in the front to make Pogačar’s UAE team work hard prior to the upcoming stages in the high Alps. The stage then winds its way over short climbs and through a series of valleys to the day’s bonus sprint in Passy-Marlioz, at the foot of the 21-kilometer climb to the finish. This uphill may be long, but the opening 14 kilometers average less than 4 percent grade on a wide main road; the last part, with grades up to 7 percent, was used in the final stage of the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné when American Sepp Kuss made a late solo attack to take the win on the steep uphill runway of Megève’s high-altitude airfield. The big difference then was this was the last of eight major climbs on a day of constant attacks. But as on stages 8 and 9, we could again see a last-kilometer sprint between Pogačar, Vingegaard, and the other GC contenders.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Morzine at 7:30 a.m.; actual start, 7:40 a.m.; Côte de Chevenoz (Cat. 4, 124km to go), 8:08 a.m.; Thonon-les-Bains (105.3km to go), 8:31 a.m.; Col de Jambaz (Cat. 3, 78.9km to go), 9:15 a.m.; Côte des Châtillon-sur-Cluses (Cat. 4, 50.9km to go), 9:49 a.m.; Passy-Marlioz (sprint, 24.3km to go), 10:23 a.m.; Montée de l’altiport de Megève (Cat. 2, 2.2km to go), 11:04 a.m.; Megève finish on airfield, 148.1km), 11:08 a.m.

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STAGE 11 ALBERTVILLE–COL DU GRANON Wednesday, July 13; 151.7km (mountains, with summit finish)

Back to the fearsome granon.

Anyone who envisions winning this Tour must have their A-game for this brutal stage in the Alps. For starters, after 50 kilometers on valley roads, the peloton faces the spectacular 3.4-kilometer climb to Montvernier which features 17 tight hairpins scaling an almost vertical mountainside with double-digit grades. Next on the menu is the serpent-like Col du Télégraphe that climbs for almost 12 kilometers at 7 percent, immediately followed by the Tour’s highest peak, the 17.7-kilometer Galibier, which is at its 13-percent steepest just before the 2,642-meter (8,668-foot) summit. Most stages that cross the above-category Galibier in this direction end with a 35-kilometer downhill to Briançon. Not this one. Just before reaching the highest city in France, the course turns sharp left to tackle this year’s toughest climb. The above-category Col de Granon ascends for 11.3 kilometers at a mean 9.2-percent grade with a middle section in the double digits and the steepest pitch of 18 percent. The narrow road is rough and grippy, takes in a dozen tight turns, and tops out at 2,413 meters (almost 8,000 feet) above sea level. In the only other stage to finish up here, in 1986, race leader Bernard Hinault lost his yellow jersey to La Vie Claire teammate Greg LeMond—the first U.S. rider to earn it—after the American responded to an attack on the Izoard descent before Briançon by their nearest challenger, Swiss national champion Urs Zimmermann. Hinault conceded more than three minutes and fell to third place, behind LeMond and Zimmermann. This year, the chances are that Pogačar will increase his overall lead on Vingegaard—but let’s hope for something unexpected by his challengers on the INEOS Grenadiers and Jumbo-Visma teams.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Albertville at 7 a.m.; actual start, 7:15 a.m.; Lacets de Montvernier (Cat. 2, 101.8km to go), 8:32 a.m.; Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (sprint, 93.9km to go), 8:42 a.m.; Col du Télégraphe (Cat. 1, 67.9km to go), 9:36 a.m.; Col du Galibier (Hors Cat., 45km to go), 10:28 a.m.; Col du Granon (Hors Cat., finish, 151.7km), 11:39 a.m.

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STAGE 12 BRIANÇON–ALPE D’HUEZ Thursday, July 14; 165.1km (mountains, with a summit finish)

A legendary stage.

As with the Tour 36 years ago, the Granon stage is followed by an enormous day in the mountains between Briançon and L’Alpe d’Huez. It takes in the Galibier, Télégraphe and Croix de Fer climbs on the way to the Tour’s most famous uphill finish, resulting in the stage with the highest vertical gain: 4,750 meters (15,584 feet). Ironically, in 1986, the most decisive action happened on a downhill—specifically, down the Télégraphe, when Hinault attacked to join a small breakaway that contained La Vie Claire teammate, Steve Bauer, while LeMond then dropped Zimmermann with a sensational descent to join his two teammates. Bauer made a huge effort in the valley to further distance the Swiss rider, while Hinault took over the pacemaking on the Croix-de-Fer that only LeMond could follow. The two of them arrived atop the Alpe five minutes clear of third-place Zimmerman, with LeMond symbolically raising Hinault’s arm in triumph across the finish line. This year, with the stage first going back over the Galibier, we can expect some casualties in the overall standings, while the French fans will be cheering for a home stage victory on their national holiday of Bastille Day—perhaps one for Romain Bardet or Thibaut Pinot. If not, then the 13.8 kilometers and 21 turns of L’Alpe d’Huez will likely see a showdown between the top GC contenders Pogačar, Vingegaard, Thomas, and Adam Yates.

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SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Briançon at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:20 a.m.; Monétier-les-Bains (sprint, 152.7km to go), 7:40 a.m.; Col du Galibier (Hors Cat., 131.9km to go), 8:24 a.m.; Col du Télégraphe (108.5km to go), 8:52 a.m.; Col de la Croix de Fer (Hors Cat., 54.5km to go), 10:41 a.m.; L’Alpe d’Huez (Hors Cat., finish, 165.1km), 12:08 p.m.

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STAGE 13 BOURG D’OISANS–SAINT-ÉTIENNE Friday, July 15; 192.6km (rolling)

Finally, a bunch sprint.

After five days in Alps, including the Tour’s two toughest climbing stages, the GC teams will be looking for a respite. But those who have been riding conservatively in the gruppettos awaiting their time to shine will be eager to shoot for a stage win. This could mean success for a long-distance breakaway even though the sprinters’ teams—notably Lotto-Soudal for Caleb Ewan and Quick-Step for Fabio Jakobsen—will be hoping their teams can keep things together for a rare mass finish. On leaving the Alps, the stage passes through Grenoble, hits a few minor climbs, and then crosses the Rhône valley, where there should be little risk of echelons forming. There’s enough flat terrain and wide roads in the final couple of hours for the sprinters’ teams to get organized and create a spectacular bunch sprint next door to the stadium of Saint-Étienne’s hugely popular football team, Les Verts (“The Greens”)—may be a sign that green jersey leader Wout Van Aert could take his third stage win of this Tour.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Le Bourg d’Oisans at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:20 a.m.; Côte de Brié (Cat. 3, 162.2km to go), 8:00 a.m.; Col de Parménie (Cat. 2, 113.4km to go), 9:06 a.m.; La Côte-Saint-André (sprint, 91km to go), 9:35 a.m.; Côte de Saint-Romain-en-Gal (Cat. 3, 44km to go), 10:38 a.m.; Saint-Étienne (finish, 192.6km), 11:37 a.m.

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STAGE 14 SAINT-ÉTIENNE–MENDE Saturday, July 16 192.5km (hilly, with hilltop finish)

Baking hot in the massif.

This near-200-kilometer stage through the Massif Central is one of those stages that can catch people out. Before the Saint-Étienne-to-Mende stage in 1995, the overall standings looked pretty set after a long time trial and two stages in the Alps. Race leader Miguel Induráin had a 2:27 lead over second-place Alex Zülle, with top Frenchman Laurent Jalabert in sixth overall, more than nine minutes back. This year’s stage route is not the same as then, being 30 kilometers shorter, but it’s just as difficult, with 3,400 meters (over 11,000 feet) of vertical gain. Furthermore, the mercury is forecast to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (and that’s in the shade; it’ll be even hotter out in the sunshine). The opening kilometers have some long hills ideal for attacks where 27 years ago Jalabert began a dangerous breakaway that grew to six strong, two of them his ONCE teammates. They gained 10 minutes, putting Jalabert in the virtual yellow jersey, as the stage passed through Le Puy-en-Velay and climbed to Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas along remote roads made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson in his 1879 book “Travels With A Donkey.” This year’s stage passes through the same towns before a sharp descent leads to gradual climbs across plateaux exposed to the wind. Back in 1995, Induráin’s team got enough support to begin closing the gap. As before, the stage again finishes atop the fearsome Côte de la Croix Neuve (3 kilometers at 10.2 percent) above Mende, where Jalabert won the stage, consolidated his green jersey, finished almost six minutes ahead of the GC leaders, and moved into third overall. Maybe we’ll get a similarly aggressive stage this year, though the heat-wave conditions and constant climbing will test everyone’s resolve. Whatever develops, that ultra-steep final climb will challenge all the riders vying for the yellow jersey—with Pogačar trying another late uphill attack to glean back some seconds on Vingegaard.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Saint-Étienne at 6:15 a.m.; actual start, 6:30 a.m.; Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont (Cat. 3, 178.3km to go), 6:51 a.m.; Côte de Châtaignier (Cat. 3, 153.4km to go), 7:29 a.m.; Yssingeaux (sprint, 141.8km to go), 7:46 a.m.; Le Puy-en-Velay (107.1km to go), 8:38 a.m.; Côte de Grandrieu (Cat. 3, 57.2km to go), 9:53 a.m.; Côte de la Fage (Cat. 3, 30.4km to go), 10:33 a.m.; Côte de la Croix Neuve (Cat. 2, 1.5km to go), 11:16 a.m.; Mende (aerodrome, finish, 192.5km), 11:19 a.m.

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STAGE 15 RODEZ–CARCASSONNE Sunday, July 17; 202.5km (rolling to flat)

Favorable to sprinters—and echelons.

The organizers tried to ensure that this day would smile on the sprinters; but with triple-digit temperatures still around, there won’t be much enthusiasm for chasing down breakaways. Constant ups and downs in the opening hour favor the attackers before a descent into and a climb out of the spectacular Tarn Gorge should consolidate a breakaway’s success. The course then avoids the climbs over the Black Mountains, so if the sprinters’ teams get organized they could close things down prior to the last 10 kilometers on a descending false flat. And with an east wind likely, echelons could even form in the peloton. The finish in Carcassonne will be in the same place as last year, where Mark Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s record for the number of Tour stage wins. This time, a long-distance breakaway should benefit from its gains, but with a rest day coming up the sprinters’ domestiques could sweep the way clear for their fast finishers.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Rodez at 7:05 a.m.; actual start, 7:15 a.m.; Côte d’Ambialet (Cat. 3, 133.6km to go), 8:49 a.m.; Saint-Ferréol (sprint, 55.5km to go), 10:35 a.m.; Côte des Cammazes (Cat. 3, 47.9km to go), 10:46 a.m.; Carcassonne (finish, 202.5km), 11:51 a.m.

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STAGE 16 CARCASSONNE–FOIX Tuesday, July 19; 178.5km (medium mountains)

A winning break, a pogacar attack.

With a full rest day behind them and two of the toughest mountain stages just ahead, don’t expect the GC leaders to make a huge deal of this first day in the Pyrénées. They’ll probably be happy to see a breakaway succeed and reserve their strength for the monster climbs ahead. Even the stage route looks designed for those riders and teams who have so far missed out and are seeking a stage win. The opening 110 kilometers include a couple of Cat. 4 climbs and a sprint that will allow a break to establish an unassailable lead, perhaps 10 minutes or more, while the two Cat. 1 climbs should see the decisive attacks from the break. The Mur de Péguère is very narrow and steep—double digits for the last 3.3 kilometers with pitches up to 18 percent—and access will be prohibited to the public, as was the case in 2017. This might be just the “wall” that Tadej Pogačar needs to drop race leader Jonas Vingegaard; and if he has support from one or two teammates dropping back from the early break he could make any gains stick on the mostly 27 downhill kilometers to the finish in Foix. As for the stage win, look for a survivor from the breakaway, perhaps Alexey Lutsenko, Neilson Powless or Luis León Sánchez.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Carcassonne at 6:30 a.m.; actual start, 6:40 a.m.; Côte de Saint-Hilaire (Cat. 4, 164.8km to go), 7:01 a.m.; Col de l’Espinas (Cat. 4, 141.9km to go), 7:39 a.m.; Lavelanet (sprint, 110.7km to go), 8:23 a.m.; Tarascon-sur-Ariège (81.5km to go), 9:05 a.m.; Port de Lers (Cat. 1, 53.4km to go), 9:56 a.m.; Mur de Péguère (Cat. 1, 27.2km to go), 10:41 a.m.; Foix (finish, 178.5km), 11:11 a.m.

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STAGE 17 SAINT-GAUDENS–PEYRAGUDES Wednesday, July 20; 129.7km (high mountains, with summit finish)

Watch for ineos to attack.

In some Tours, this Pyrenean stage would just see a battle between the GC contenders on the steep summit finish at Peyragudes; but this Tour is very different. With the top GC positions still relatively close, and with INEOS Grenadiers still having a full eight-man squad against the six of Jumbo-Visma and UAE Emirates, the British team has the resources to put key riders in the early break, which will surely form on the 50 kilometers of flat terrain before the day’s four classified climbs. Race leader Vingegaard’s teammates will have to set the tempo on the first two of those climbs, perhaps leaving the yellow jersey isolated on the last two. If INEOS wants to win the Tour, it will need to have Adam Yates or Geraint Thomas make a strong move on the penultimate climb, the grippy 10.7-kilometer Val Louron-Azet, an irregular pass that has a middle section between 8 and 9 percent. Its descent is very fast leading to the early slopes of the Col de Peyresourde prior to what will be a true final challenge: 2.4 kilometers of brutal ascending with pitches as steep as 16 percent leading to the altiport at Peyragudes. This is where Romain Bardet triumphed in 2017, putting 22 seconds into race leader Chris Froome. Coming in the third week of the Tour, these steep percentages could see far bigger damage this time.

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SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Saint-Gaudens at 7:15 a.m.; actual start, 7:25 a.m.; La Barthe-de-Neste (sprint, 96.8km to go), 8:20 a.m.; Col d’Aspin (Cat. 1, 64km to go), 9:14 a.m.; Hourquette d’Ancizan (Cat. 2, 48.1km to go), 9:41 a.m.; Col de Val Louron-Azet (Cat. 1, 20.2km to go), 10:27 a.m.; Peyragudes (Cat. 1, finish, 129.7km), 11:01 a.m.

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STAGE 18 LOURDES–HAUTACAM Thursday, July 21; 143.2km (high mountains, with summit finish)

A classic new mountain stage.

With the introduction of the much-feared Col de Spandelles between the legendary Col d’Aubisque and the always-decisive finishing climb to Hautacam, it’s as if a new classic Pyrenean stage has been born. When the Spandelles was used at the lesser-known Route du Sud 10 years ago, Colombian climber Nairo Quintana broke clear on the Spandelles and soloed to victory, and some 30 riders abandoned because of the stage’s difficulties, which also included the Tourmalet and Soulor passes. Extremely narrow, with rough pavement, 20 turns, and frequent double-digit pitches, the 10.3-kilometer Spandelles was thought to be impassable for Le Tour, but the regional highways department has done work on it to make the descent safer. “The Spandelles could well cause some damage,” says Groupama-FDJ team rider Mathieu Ladagnous. “It’s a wild pass…I know it well because I live just a few kilometers away. It’s a great find.”

As on stage 17, there are more than 50 kilometers to cover before the real climbing begins; but everyone will need to warm up in Lourdes before the stage leaves the pilgrim city. That’s because the stage opens with a stiff 5-kilometer climb on narrow roads, followed by a steeper descent back to Lourdes, before it heads west and south toward the mountains. Again, teams such as INEOS, DSM, Arkéa or Groupama-FDJ will need to get riders in the early break if their team leaders are going to challenge the “unbeatable” duo at the top rather than simply waiting for a showdown on Hautacam. And depending on who is feeling strong—maybe Pogačar, Thomas, Bardet, or Quintana—they should attack on the Spandelles, because the fast, technical 14-kilometer descent takes them straight to the foot of the Hautacam climb—which is well known for favoring lone riders. The five previous stage finishes here have included solo victories for Tour winners Vincenzo Nibali (2014) and Bjarne Riis (1996). With this being the final mountain climb of the 2022 Tour, expect major time deficits behind the stage winner. But remember, the podium might still be open; there’s a long, tricky time trial to come in 48 hours that could well favor Thomas over Vingegaard and Pogačar.

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SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Lourdes at 7:30 a.m.; actual start, 7:40 a.m.; Louvie-Juzon (97.3km to go), 8:45 a.m.; Laruns (sprint, 84.7km to go), 9:04 a.m. Col d’Aubisque (Hors Cat., 66.5km to go), 9:47 a.m.; Col du Soulor (56.9km to go), 9:59 a.m.; Col de Spandelles (Cat. 1, 33.2km to go), 10:41 a.m.; Hautacam (Hors Cat., finish, 143.2km), 11:38 a.m.

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STAGE 19 CASTELNAU-MAGNOAC–CAHORS Friday, July 22; 188.3km (flat to rolling)

A reward for the sprinters.

With the mountains behind them and a time trial to follow, everyone will be looking for some respite on this theoretical sprinters’ stage, one of the flattest this year. In any case, everyone will be tired from the past two weeks of heat-wave weather and repeated climbing. Top sprinters Caleb Ewen (who is lying last on GC) and Fabio Jakobsen (who just made the time cut on Wednesday) have battled more than anyone to survive the first 18 stages, and they will be looking for the reward of a stage win at Cahors. Also in contention could be Mads Pedersen, Peter Sagan, and Michael Matthews—which means that at least five teams will be trying to control the race and shooting for a sprint finish. There will be other teams of course that hope a long-distance breakaway will stick, which will be a difficult task on the flat terrain. In any case, the finish into the center of Cahors drags up from the Lot River on a gradual 5-percent grade that best suits Ewan, Matthews, and Pedersen—and perhaps the Dane will be inspired by the finish at Cahors being close to the Château de Caïx, which belongs to the Danish royal family.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in Castelnau-Magnoac at 7:05 a.m.; start, 7:10 a.m.; Auch (sprint, 149.9km to go), 8:02 a.m.; Valence d’Agen (82.8km to go), 9:34 a.m.; Côte de la cité médiévale de Lauzerte (Cat. 4, 52.6km to go), 10:15 a.m.; Côte de Saint-Daunès (Cat. 4, 35.7km to go), 10:38 a.m.; Cahors (finish, 188.3km), 11:27 a.m.

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STAGE 20 LACAPELLE-MARIVAL–ROCAMADOUR Saturday, July 23; 40.7km (individual time trial)

A tt for the prestige.

Even though minutes, rather than seconds separate riders in the top 10 overall, which deprives this time trial of last-minute suspense, it will be a stage you won’t want to miss. It takes place in the department of Lot, on the edge of the famed Dordogne region, and 90 percent of the 40.7-kilometer course is on narrow country roads that are rarely straight. And tens of thousands will be on hand to greet the riders near the close of one of the best Tours in the modern era. The scenic route starts in Lacapelle-Marival, said to be one of the most beautiful villages in France, with a castle dating from the 13th century; and it ends in Rocamadour, a medieval pilgrimage site whose ancient buildings cover a rocky promontory. Two hills make the final 6 kilometers particularly challenging: the first 1.6 kilometers at almost 5 percent, the one to the finish 1.5 kilometers at almost 8 percent.

It’s a course where even top riders could concede minutes rather than seconds. The rolling, technical nature of the TT course favors a specialist, maybe world champion Filippo Ganna or European champ Stefan Küng; but with the GC pretty much wrapped up and continued scorching weather this TT should be one for the prestige. Tadej Pogačar would love to beat Jonas Vingegaard one last time, and third-placed Geraint Thomas has the incentive of finishing on a stage podium for the first time this Tour. Also in the mix will be the indefatigable Wout Van Aert, if he has recovered sufficiently from his unbelievable breakaway and climbing performances this past week.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Start in Lacapelle-Marival (0km), first rider, 7:05 a.m., last rider 11 a.m.; Aynac (time split 1, 10.6km, 30.1km to go), first rider 7:18 a.m., last rider 11:13 a.m.; Gramat (time split 2, 22.1km, 18.6km to go), first rider 7:31 a.m., last rider 11:26 a.m.; Couzou (time split 3, 32.6km, 8.1km to go), first rider 7:44 a.m., last rider 11:39 a.m.; Rocamadour (finish, 40.7km), first rider 8:04 a.m., last rider 11:49 a.m.

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STAGE 21 PARIS LA DÉFENSE ARENA–PARIS CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES Sunday, July 24; 115.6km (flat)

A double treat.

While the men’s Tour will have been decided after the previous day’s time trial, and their final stage into the Champs-Élysées will likely see a mass-sprint finish in the early evening on Sunday, the first Women’s Tour de France with Zwift gets underway a few hours earlier on the same course. An interesting aspect of the men’s stage 21 is that it starts indoors, just to the west of the French capital, in the Paris La Défense Arena—a French rugby team’s stadium, a major concert venue and what will host the swimming competitions at the 2024 Olympic Games. From there, the men will climb Mont Valérien, head through Versailles and then pick up the same route taken last year. It will pass by the Luxembourg Gardens and in front of the Louvre pyramid, after which the riders will enter the traditional finishing circuit on the Champs-Élysées. As last year, the finish will be 200 meters farther up the avenue than in the past. As a result, the sprinters will need an extra lead-out man. Van Aert could repeat his 2021 stage victory here, but he’ll have plenty of opposition from the likes of Dylan Groenewegen, Jasper Philipsen, and Caleb Ewan.

SCHEDULE (all times EDT): Ceremonial start in the Paris La Défense Arena at 10:30 a.m.; actual start, 10:45 a.m.; Côte du Pavé des Gardes (Cat. 4, 72.3km to go), 11:48 a.m.; entry to Champs-Élysées circuit (56.1km to go), 12:12 p.m.; Paris-Haut des Champs, 3rd passage (sprint, 40.1km to go), 12:35 p.m.; Paris Champs-Élysées (finish, after 9 laps, 115.6km), 1:34 p.m.

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Tour de France 2022 LIVE: Stage 2 result as Fabio Jakobsen wins ahead of Wout van Aert in sprint finish

The Tour de France resumed for Stage 2 today after Yves Lampaert claimed the first Yellow Jersey in the opening time trial in Copenhagen. On a rain soaked circuit yesterday, the Belgian raced to a surprise win beating out defending champion Tadej Pogacar as well as compatriot Wout van Aert after taking a seriously impresssive time of 15 minutes and 17 seconds to complete the 13km course.

Despite the build-up beforehand the wind hardly played a part in a rather sedate Stage 2. A long trek along the Danish coastline started in the town of Roskilde and saw an early breakaway led by Magnus Cort Nielsen as the peloton hit the countryside. This foursome, also featuring Pierre Rolland, Cyril Barthe and Sven Erik Bystrom, stormed out in front and reached the first of three category-four climbs. Nielsen and Bystrom fended off a challenge from the others and raced to the line with Nielsen taking the victory and the first of his three King of the Mountains points. He added two more at the next hills to end the day with the polka-dot jersey and the title.

There was an early preview to the sprint finish as an intermediate sprint 75km from the end was won by Caleb Ewan but the Austrian didn’t feature in the climactic battle. The Great Belt Bridge lived up to it’s majesty but failed to provide the expected drama although Yellow Jersey holder Yves Lampaert crashed on the bridge and had to recover his position. He did, and led the way around the final corner as part of the lead train for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl teammate Fabio Jakobsen.

The stage concluded with a sprint to the line. Mads Pedersen set off with 400m to go and was hauled in by Wout van Aert but Jakobsen managed to win a battle against Peter Sagan to nip around the outside and claim the victory.

Relive all the action from Stage 2 of the Tour de France:

Tour de France 2022 - Stage 2

Yves Lampaert stuns field to win time trial in Copenhagen

Tour de France 2022 - Stage 1 leaderboard and standings

Tour de France 2022 Stage 2 preview: Route map and profile

Fabio Jakobsen wins Stage 2 after sprint finish

Magnus Cort Nielsen takes all three King of the Mountains points

Tour de France standings after Stage 2

Tour de France 2022: Stage 3

17:17 , Michael Jones

Up next: Stage 3, Sunday 3 July: Vejle-Sonderborg, 182km

Stage three looks like a classic breakaway day before a bunch sprint finish between the serious fast men, with the likes of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal), Fabio Jakobsen (Quickstep), Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange-Jayco) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Fenix) sharpening their elbows once again as they battle for the win.

It closes out the Danish jaunt before a transfer day to France.

Tour de France 2022: Fabio Jakobsen wins Stage 2!

17:14 , Michael Jones

Tour de France 2022: Current Tour de France standings after Stage 2

16:53 , Michael Jones

Wout van Aert (Bel) - 4:49’50

Yves Lampaert (Bel) +1’

Tadej Pogacar (Slo) +8’

Filippo Ganna (Ita) +11’

Mads Pedersen (Den) +12’

Mathieu Van Der Pol (Ned) +14’

Jonas Vingegaard (Den) +16’

Primoz Roglic (Slo) +17’

Bauke Mollema (Ned) +18’

Dylan Teuns (Ger) +21’

Tour de France 2022: Top 10 finishers in Stage 2

16:41 , Michael Jones

Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)

Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)

Danny van Poppel (Bora-hansgrohe)

Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck

Peter Sagan (Total Energies)

Jeremy Lecroq (B&B Hotels KTM)

Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange-Jayco)

Luca Mozzato (B&B Hotels KTM)

Hugo Hofstetter Arkea-Samsic

16:36 , Michael Jones

Fabio Jakobsen spoke about his incredible sprint finish and what it was like to recover from his terrible injury and finally win a stage at the Tour de France.

“Today is “ incroyable ” as we would say in French ... for me it was a long process, step by step.” he said, “A lot of people helped me along the way.

“This is to pay them back to see that that it was not for nothing. I’m happy that I can still ride the bike and enjoy racing. I’d like to help everyone who helped me to get to here.

“The team kept me in a good position ... on the final straight ... I was next to Sagan. We kind of touched each other but luckily we stayed upright ... then I just had the final stretch of 150m when I could pass the other two.

“I’m very happy to win. If I tell it like that, it sounds easy, but the legs were in pain. This is what we train for ... I hope everyone enjoyed watching.”

16:33 , Michael Jones

16:28 , Michael Jones

🏆🇳🇱 @FabioJakobsen wins stage 2! 🏆🇳🇱 @FabioJakobsen s’impose ! #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/VHZmCdJom6 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

16:25 , Michael Jones

It’s a fantastic victory for Fabio Jakobsen, his first in the Tour de France. The man who got the nod over Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl teammate Mark Cavendish shows off his skills.

Wout van Aert managed to overhaul Mads Pedersen to finish second becoming the new race leader thanks to the 6sec time bonus he earned for finishing second, the Jumbo-Visma rider will now take a 1sec lead over fellow Belgian Yves Lampaert into Sunday’s stage.

16:19 , Michael Jones

The top five finishers:

1. Fabio Jakobsen2. Wout van Aert3. Mads Pedersen4. Danny van Poppel 5. Jasper Philipsen

Van Aert’s second place is enough to earn him the Yellow Jersey off Yves Lampaert.

16:17 , Michael Jones

It was a messy sprint to the line but the pre-stage favourite, Fabio Jakobsen, wins it just ahead of Wout van Aert. Mads Pedersen was right up there as well but it’s two in two for Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

Tour de France 2022: Stage 2

16:14 , Michael Jones

700m to go and Yves Lampaert leads the way around the final corner to set up the sprint for Fabio Jakobsen. Wout van Aert is with him as is Caleb Ewan.

Who’s going to win Stage 2?

There’s been a massive crash behind the leaders with some Ineos Grenadiers riders involved but they will not lose any time on general classification.

16:12 , Michael Jones

Trek-Segafredo, Bahrain-Merida and Ineos are among the teams powering away at the front. As are Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.

3km to go as the riders come off the bridge into the final section of the race.

This is where the sprinters start to get interested.

16:08 , Michael Jones

The feeling here is that there is a calm before the storm. The race may burst back into life as the riders exit the bridge which ends with a little downhill section.

Up to 50 km/h now with 5km left to go in the stage.

16:05 , Michael Jones

A very good showing from EF Education–EasyPost to get Rigoberto Uran back in touch with the peloton. There’s just under 8 km to go and the riders are travelling into a strong head wind which explains the rather sedate manner of the pack.

About 4.5km of the bridge left to go.

15:59 , Michael Jones

11 km to go and it looks as though the Lampaert crash is going to be the biggest upset on the bridge. A little ways back Uran and teammates are fighting to get back in touch with the main bunch.

They’re 46 seconds off the back of the peloton.

15:51 , Michael Jones

The panic is over for Yves Lampaert as he’s regained his position in the peloton. His Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl teammates dropping back to help out.

💥A crash in the peloton has seen the Yellow Jersey down! He's back off again! 💥🇧🇪 @yveslampaert est victime d'une lourde chute ! Il est vite reparti, mais son @MaillotJauneLCL est en danger #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/6ZLAHgU7U2 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

15:48 , Michael Jones

There were a few involved in that crash and Yves Lampaert saw it unfolding but had no room to manoeuvre. He’s trailing the leading group now and is off the back of the peloton.

He’s got a bit of work to do to return to the pack. 23 seconds behind at present.

15:45 , Michael Jones

20km to go as the peloton starts to head over the bridge. The riders are very nervous as the pace has dropped drastically.

Yves Lampaert is down!

A crash in the pelaton has brough down the Tour de France leader.

15:44 , Michael Jones

Just before the peloton hits the bridge there’s another crash with Rigo Uran, Magnus Cort and Kevin Vermaerke all involved. Uran is back on the bike fairly quickly but Vermaerke needs a bit of medical treatment first.

15:42 , Michael Jones

The peloton is up to around 50km/h. There’s still a few corners to fight for where the teams want to get themselves into the best position to attack the bridge and the finish.

22km to go, two turns to go before the bridge.

15:34 , Michael Jones

The Great Belt Bridge is approaching. 28km of the race still to go.

15:32 , Michael Jones

Bystrom is caught and the peloton immediately ups the pace. Yves Lampaert in his yellow jersey is right in the mix with his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team.

Tom Pidcock is riding up near the front down the left-hand side of the road pushing forward for his Ineos Grenadiers with Geraint Thomas in a decent position too.

Caleb Ewan is sitting pretty behind one of his teammates and keeping himself in prime position for the sprint finish.

15:29 , Michael Jones

Chris Froome has had to stop for a reason currently unknown.

Sven Erik Bystrom has put in a fantastic shift as the last of the breakaway riders but he’s about to be caught. His lead is now down to 10 seconds and it won’t be long before he’s absorbed back into the pack.

The final part of this race is closing in. 32km to go.

15:24 , Michael Jones

Inside the 40km mark and there’s been a crash at the back of the peloton and a few riders are down. Martijn Tusveld, Patrick Konrad and Krists Neilands are all involved.

That’s the first crash of the day.

15:19 , Michael Jones

Bradley Wiggins has ridden ahead of the peloton and is on the upcoming bridge. He says that thw wind is blowing across it and could cause some problems:

“I can feel the wind, it really is blowing from the right hand side. It [the peloton] is going to split to pieces when we hit this bridge. The wind is in exactly the right direction. it’s going to be murder for the riders when the get here.

“Expect some gaps, expect some breaks in that peloton. It’s going to be quite a spectacle, I can’t wait to watch it.”

15:15 , Michael Jones

The distance to the finish line after the end of the bridge is just 3km so there will be some action in the wind as teams try to best position themselves for that final sprint to the line.

Already today the average speed is 43.7km/h which is quite high considering the wind speed.

44km to go.

15:08 , Michael Jones

15:03 , Michael Jones

All the sprinters want to win today according to Caleb Ewan. He spoke to reporters this morning before the stage began and said: “Yeah, you know, I think the first week of the Tour de France is always super nervous. Especially on a day like today, because all the GC riders know they can lose the Tour de France today.

“All the sprinters want to win today, especially because this year we don’t have so many chances.

“So yeah, I think every DS is going to tell the riders to be at the front of the bunch. And obviously, there’s only so much room for people to be at the front of the bunch, so it’s going to make a very nervous race.”

14:59 , Michael Jones

Mads Pedersen stops for a wheel change and it takes a good long while for him to get back on the road. Not a great stop for him there.

14:56 , Michael Jones

Sven Erik Bystrom has taken off on his own as the only member of the initial breakaway to remain ahead of the pelaton. Magnus Cort has dropped back to the pack after claiming his King of the Mountain points.

Bystrom has already opened up a minute’s lead on the rest of the field.

14:48 , Michael Jones

The pelaton is travelling at a fair lick now. Close to 45 mph with 61 km to go.

Here’s a look at Caleb Owen’s ‘win’ in the intermediate sprint earlier on. He’ll no doubt be giving it a go at the end of this race to try and take the stage as well.

💚 Behind the two leaders, @CalebEwan wins the intermediate sprint ahead of @WoutvanAert and @petosagan . 💚 Derrière les 2 leaders, @CalebEwan remporte le sprint intermédiaire devant @WoutvanAert et @petosagan . #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/sZKyIXrDXU — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

14:39 , Michael Jones

69 km to go.

The next big obstacle will be the big bridge which should arrive in about 50km time or around 20km from the finish line. The gap to the breakaway pairing is now only 33 seconds.

There are some 30km/h winds over the bridge, that should be strong enough to cause splits in the pelaton. Whether it’s blowing in the right direction is another matter.

14:35 , Michael Jones

The German national champion, Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) just stopped briefly before the sprint to take a bike change, but he looked quite relaxed about should soon get back into the peloton.

Of course Caleb Ewan only takes third place in the official intermediate sprint results as Sven Erik Bystrom and Magnus Cort completed the zone before him from the breakaway group.

Bystrom took the maximum 20 points, Cort 17 and Ewan 15. Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan were left with 13 and 11 points respectively for finishing fourth and fifth.

14:32 , Michael Jones

The big names mostly get involved. Wout van Aert, Caleb Ewan, Fabio Jakobsen all push through to the front with Ewan coming off the shoulder of Van Aert to take the win!

That’s a signal of intent for the green jersey.

14:28 , Michael Jones

It is very evident that the intermediate is sprint coming up and points are in play.

There is only 46 seconds between the break and the pelaton with about a kilometre to go before the sprint.

Peter Sagan’s men have taken to the front of the pack.

14:20 , Michael Jones

We’re closely approaching the next part of this stage. The mountains are over, the intermediate sprint is next followed by the bridge and the finish.

🏁 85KM The gap is dropping! The break now has a lead of only 2'13" over the peloton! L'écart baisse, l'échappée n'a plus que 2'13" d'avance sur le peloton ! #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/q5gHyr7kIN — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

14:17 , Michael Jones

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl have positioned themselves near the front of the pelaton as expected before the stage kicked off.

UAE Team Emirates are up their too and Peter Sagan of Team TotalEnergies is pushing to the front as well.

There’s a few kilometres before to go before the intermediate sprint.

14:13 , Michael Jones

14:09 , Michael Jones

With 90km to go Dan Lloyd, on commentary for Eurosport, observed that the front two of Cort and Bystrom will try to push on in the hope that there will be some disruption in the crosswinds later which could help them out.

Chances are it’ll be a sprint finish, but anything could happen with these narrow roads and winds. It’s a deliberate ploy from the race organisers to try and set up some excitement.

13:58 , Michael Jones

Inside 100km now which means the riders have passed the halfway stage. The pelaton have caught the two B&B Hotels riders, Cyril Barthe and Pierre Rolland, and are steadily closing the gap on the two Scandinavian leaders.

96km to go.

13:48 , Michael Jones

The last remaining milestone on the route, before the 18km bridge, is the intermediate sprint, which arrives with 75.3km to go.

It’s still a ways off as the riders still have 104km to go in total.

Magnus Cort and Sven Erik Bystrom have opened up a 3 minute 16 second lead over the pelaton but that will be cut completely when the teams start to position themselves for the sprint.

13:37 , Michael Jones

Magnus Cort will wear the polka dot jersey tomorrow.

🤩 @MagnusCort will wear the polka dot jersey tomorrow. And this is what it means to him! ⚪🔴 🤩 @MagnusCort est assuré de porter le @maillotapois demain, et visiblement ça signifie beaucoup pour lui ! ⚪🔴 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/3N3NCqwBDz — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

13:35 , Michael Jones

The crowds are loving it.

13:31 , Michael Jones

Lovely scenes from Magnus Cort Nielsen who bombs in front of Sven Bystrom and powers up the final 100m of the climb to take all three King of the Mountain points.

He raises his arms in celebration to his home crowd as he crosses the line and properly secures the polka dot jersey.

There’s still 116km to go in the stage.

13:26 , Michael Jones

Côte de Kårup Strandbakke is the third and final category-four climb of the day. It’s also the longest one at 1.3km with an averge gradient of 5.8%.

Bystrom and Cort have just hit it and it’ll be another shootout between the pair.

13:23 , Michael Jones

13:16 , Michael Jones

Magnus Cort will wear the maillot à pois – the polka dot jersey – on Sunday. He claims his second mountain classification point of the day and takes an unassailable lead with only one point left to play for.

It will be interesting to see how his team tackle the final half of the race having successful taken the mountain points.

13:13 , Michael Jones

Here we go then, the second King of the Mountains climb. It’s a two-way shootout between Bystrom and Cort. The two B&B Hotels riders are close to 10 seconds behind them.

Cort launches himself in front of Bystrom as they round the corner for the final climb. He opens up one bike length, then two and crosses the line to claim his second KOM point of the day!

13:08 , Michael Jones

133 km to go today. The next climb is around 4km away and is the shortest of the three category-fours today. Côte d’Høve Stræde is an 800m climb with an average gradient of 6%.

The crowds are waiting at the top with Bystrom and Cort heading their way out in front.

13:03 , Michael Jones

The second climb is just 10km away and the gap between the breakaway and the pelaton has now increased. It’s up to 2’45’’ the longest it’s been all day.

Bystrom and Cort have set off on their own, leaving the B&B Hotels boys behind them as they prepare to attack the next hill.

12:59 , Michael Jones

A few mindgames and tactical plans from Rolland and Barthe fail to work for the B&B Hotels boys. Sven Erik Bystrom and Magnus Cort burst ahead of the them before Cort eases in front and wins the KOM point on this first climb!

12:57 , Michael Jones

Here comes the first climb. Pierre Rolland will be having a go for the King of the Mountains here. The climb is 1.1km long and the roads have narrowed quite dramatically.

The pelaton have upped their pace as well. The gap has quickly been closed to 1’46’’.

12:52 , Michael Jones

12:47 , Michael Jones

The leaders are heading swiftly towards the first of the category four climbs. Called Côte d’Asnæs Indelukke, it is a 1.1km climb with an average gradient of 5.4%.

The breakaway quartet of Cyril Barthe and Pierre Rolland (B&B Hotels - KTM) Sven Erik Bystrom (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux) and Magnus Cort (EF Education–EasyPost) should hit it in about 10km’s time.

12:37 , Michael Jones

In a stark contrast to yesterday the weather is perfect for today’s ride. The sun is shining and the roads are dry.

The pelaton has hit 65km/h and has once again closed the gap on the breakaway four to around 1’40’’ with 156km to go.

The tv helicopters are showing of the wondrous views of Denmark, at the minute focusing on the coastline as the riders are about to approach it.

12:31 , Michael Jones

Chris Anker Sørensen was a Danish road bicycle racer who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken, Tinkoff–Saxo, Fortuneo–Vital Concept, and Riwal Platform teams.

He sadly passed away in September last year after being hit by a car whilst out riding.

💛 #ForChris 🙏 A tribute to Chris Anker Sørensen. #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/PrOI34bbpn — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 2, 2022

12:24 , Michael Jones

Magnus Cort isn’t overly chuffed with the effort some of the other members of the break are putting in. He’s just had a word with the two French B&B Hotels p/b KTM riders, Pierre Rolland and Cyril Barthe.

After the chat the breakaway ups the tempo and moves a few more seconds ahead of the chasing pelaton.

Nothing too strenuous but the gap is now up to 1 minute 50 seconds.

12:17 , Michael Jones

A note on the weather. The riders are dealing with a headwind instead of the expected crosswinds which could have caused a bit of trouble.

Of course that may change but a headwind makes things slightly easy for the cyclists who can bunch up behind one another to utilise slipstreams and take some breaks.

170km to go.

12:15 , Michael Jones

Magnus Cort Nielsen moves to the front of the breakaway four who have stabilised a lead of around 1’34’’ ahead of the pelaton. He’s won a Tour stage in 2018, and has six stage wins at the Vuelta a Espana on his palmarès .

So, he’s an experienced head to have in this leading pack.

12:07 , Michael Jones

178km to go for the leading cyclists who are slowly being reigned in by the Pelaton.

12:01 , Michael Jones

The time difference between the leading quartet and the peloton was 2 minutes 15 seconds at the 12km mark but it has gone down to just 1’45’’ at km 17.

The 🇩🇰 breakaway artist seized the first opportunity to go on the move 👊 The numbers that got @MagnusCort in the breakaway ⤵️ #TDF2022 #TDFdata pic.twitter.com/EykksBSKBu — letourdata (@letourdata) July 2, 2022

11:55 , Michael Jones

Bradley Wiggins has outlined how dangerous it could be for the riders today but that there is a fairly relaxed atmosphere amongst the competitiors saying:

“It’s quite relaxed actually, that break went pretty early and some rider just making adjustments to their bikes having swapped from the time trial bikes yesterday to the road ones today.

“The crowds are very, very deep so it’ll be dangerous when they’re up to full speed later on. Lots to look forward to with that.”

11:48 , Michael Jones

Pierre Rolland heading off on the early breaking is a sign that he’ll be going for the will be going for the King of the Mountain points on the three categorised climbs.

Alll three climbs are within the first half of the race today.

195km or so left to go.

11:43 , Michael Jones

Immediately there’s a breakaway from four cyclists but no-one else seems to be tempted by the early attack and the pelaton lets them go.

Sven Erik Bystrom, Cyril Barth, Pierre Rolland and Magnus Cort Nielsen are the men out in front.

11:40 , Michael Jones

Adam Yates of the Ineos Grenadiers has pulled over to the side of the road with a flat tyre. He gets it sorted quickly and rejoins the back of the pelaton.

Finally, they hit the edge of two and Stage 2 is underway!

11:31 , Michael Jones

There is a steady 4.5km run to the Départ Réel.

It’s the first road stage of the Tour and the riders start in the Danish town of Roskilde before cycling 202km to Nyborg.

These early stages will see GC contenders jossling for their ideal position’s in the pelaton and teams setting themselves up in the best places to tackle the expected crosswinds on the coastline and the bridge later in the day.

Tour de France 2022: ‘Everyone wants it’: Tour de France Femmes hailed as big moment for cycling

11:25 , Michael Jones

After years of waiting there is less than a month left until the start of the Tour de France Femmes.

A women’s edition of cycling’s biggest race has been top of the wish-list for many riders for a long time, and it will be granted when the peloton sets off from Paris on July 24 – the final day of the men’s race – reaching a climax on La Planches des Belles Filles a week later.

There have been tokenistic attempts, not least the much criticised La Course held alongside the Tour in recent years, but it has taken until now for a proper eight-day women’s Tour to be born.

“As a cyclist people always ask you, ‘Are you doing the Tour de France?’” former British champion Alice Barnes, a rider for Canyon-SRAM, told the PA news agency. “You’d have to say no and explain it’s because there isn’t one.”

‘Everyone wants it’: Tour de France Femmes hailed as big moment for cycling

Tour de France 2022: Stage 2 Roskilde-Nyborg

11:17 , Michael Jones

There are just three small category-four climbs in today’s stage where a solitary point is up for grabs in the mountains classification atop each one and so should one rider from a breakaway take two, then he will wear the maillot à pois – the polka dot jersey – on Sunday.

If three riders take a point each, then the leader in that particular competition will be determined by their respective standings in the general classification.

Tour de France 2022: The threat of rising Covid cases

11:12 , Michael Jones

The most obvious factor that could upend this Tour is the rise of Covid-19 cases across the continent once again.

The Tour de Suisse, a key warm-up race, was badly hit as almost 30 riders withdrew either because they had contracted the virus, been deemed a close contact, or because their teams pulled out en masse due to cases within their camp.

Already QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl have been forced into a change with key domestique Tim Declerq having tested positive just a few days before the Tour, and there is a real fear there will be more cases in the coming days.

The UCI has tightened its Covid regulations in response, but will it be enough to keep the peloton safe?

11:06 , Michael Jones

Much of this 202.2km trek is barely above sea level with only a couple of tiny climbs yet the jeopardy comes if the wind blows. It could create significant time gaps, particularly in the final 18km over the dramatic – and completely exposed – Great Belt bridges.

Jumbo-Visma and Ineos are masters at exploiting crosswinds, but the real experts are Quickstep-Alpha Vinyl with their sprinter Fabio Jakobsen the favourite to take the stage along with fellow Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen.

11:03 , Michael Jones

The spectators are readying themselves along the 202km route for the second stage of 2022’s Tour de France.

How the British became so successful at the Tour de France

11:00 , Michael Jones

If the average British sports fan knows anything at all about Tom Simpson it’s that he died riding his bike. Ascending the notorious Mont Ventoux in the 1967 Tour de France , he collapsed. That year he was among the favourites for overall victory, the first Briton so heralded. But as the Tour entered its second week Simpson fell ill with diarrhoea. He laboured on. The 13th stage of the race, on 13 July, tackled the 1,909m peak of Ventoux. It was stiflingly hot.

Back in 1967 drugs were commonplace in professional cycling – only officially been banned on the Tour in 1965 – with amphetamine, known for its ability to allow athletes to push their bodies beyond normal limits, the medication of choice. The morning of Simpson’s death, Tour doctor and anti-drug campaigner, Pierre Dumas, had warned cyclists of the dangers of using amphetamine in the extreme heat. As the climb began Simpson fell away from the leading group. The footage of what then happened makes for painful viewing. He began riding erratically, his bike zig-zagging across the road. A kilometre from the summit he fell. His team and spectators rushed to help, suggesting he retire from the race. “Put me back on my bike,” Simpson insisted.

After another half kilometre, a group of spectators grabbed him to stop him from falling again. They carried him to the roadside, unconscious. The medical team gave him mouth-to-mouth and cardiac massage as Dumas arrived with oxygen. It was all too late. The autopsy discovered alcohol (courtesy of a slug of brandy at the foot of Ventoux) and amphetamine in his system and concluded he died of heart failure brought on by heat exhaustion, illness and drug abuse.

The maillot jaune – or yellow jersey – is, of course, one of the most emblematic items of sporting apparel. It is worn by the leader of the Tour de France and 10 years ago this month Bradley Wiggins rode into Paris wearing it as Britain’s first winner of the famous race, after taking the lead on stage 7 and holding it for 15 days, all the way to Paris. It was front-page news, the culmination of a great career on track and road. The average British sports fan knew all about it.

The incredible rise of British success at the Tour de France

Tour de France 2022: Danish police raid cycling team Bahrain Victorious on eve of Grand Depart

10:53 , Michael Jones

Danish police carried out a search at the hotel of cycling team Bahrain Victorious at the request of French authorities on Thursday, Copenhagen Police said in a statement on the eve of the Tour de France Grand Depart.

Authorities searched all team vehicles and the rooms of staff and riders at 5:30 a.m. local time in Brondby. The homes of riders and staff were also searched by police on Monday before their departure for the Tour.

French prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into doping allegations against Bahrain Victorious after police searched the team’s hotel late in last year’s race.

“Based on a request from the French police, as part of an ongoing investigation in France, we have carried out a search at a hotel in Brondby,” Chief Superintendent Dannie Rise said.

Danish police raid team Bahrain Victorious on eve of Tour de France

Tour de France 2022: Bahrain-Victorious investigation

10:45 , Michael Jones

On Monday the Bahrain-Victorious team announced a number of riders and staff had their homes searched by police prior to their departure for Copenhagen.

It comes after police last year raided the team’s hotel during the Tour, with the team saying the latest searches are a continuation of the same anti-doping investigation, though few details are known.

Whether or not more comes to light over the next three weeks remains to be seen.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT https://t.co/9lJTK2dlCL — Team Bahrain Victorious (@BHRVictorious) June 27, 2022

Tadej Pogacar ready to join elite club with hat-trick of Tour de France wins

10:40 , Michael Jones

Tadej Pogacar can join some elite clubs at the Tour de France over the next few weeks but a man still eligible for the young rider’s classification has no time to think about his place in history.

Pogacar, still only 23, is seeking to become only the ninth man to win three or more Tours, and only the seventh to win three in a row. Given the 2020 Tour was delayed until late in the year due to Covid-19, his would also be the quickest hat-trick ever scored if he is wearing yellow in Paris on July 24.

Such achievements would put Pogacar’s name alongside some of the greats in Tour history – five-time winners Eddy Merckx , Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain among them – but the Slovenian will save such thoughts for another day.

Tadej Pogacar: The invisible champion out to win historic third Tour de France

10:33 , Michael Jones

In Monaco, Tadej Pogacar blends into the city. He walks invisibly through the streets and potters freely around his local supermarket. Even in his favourite bike shop, the best cyclist in the world queues among the muggles without being disturbed. “I like to go inside and see what’s new, and of course I don’t mind if there’s customers in front of me, it’s normal,” he says.

By all measures a double Tour de France champion should be one of the most recognisable athletes on the planet, a bonafide global superstar unable to walk through a hotel lobby without dark glasses and an entourage, but somehow Pogacar has not yet transcended the sport. One suspects if he was from cycling’s European heartlands or the US with a name that rolled off the tongue, his profile might be a little different. His “TP” brand with an eagle motif and a “never give up” tagline is yet to take off quite like Roger Federer or Tiger Woods.

But understated and low-key is how Pogacar approaches life and cycling, just riding for the joy of it, an ethos which has brought rich rewards so far. After winning back-to-back Tours de France, an historic third this month would set him firmly on course to becoming one of cycling’s all-time greats, and what makes it all possible is just how little he is driven by his own sporting legacy.

“For me that’s not something that I would enjoy after [my career] too much and brag about it. I work hard to win a lot of races, but for me the priority is just to be a good friend to my friends and have good relations with the people I want in my life.”

Tour de France 2022: Pressure on Jakobsen?

10:26 , Michael Jones

It has long been QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl’s plan that Fabio Jakobsen and not Mark Cavendish would be their man for the sprints this summer, but confirmation of a Cav-less eight-man squad was still met with disappointment.

Cavendish illuminated last year’s Tour with his remarkable run of four victories, a stunning comeback as he matched Eddy Merckx’s all-time record of 34 Tour stage victories, but the Manxman will not be adding to that tally as the ruthless Patrick Lefevere favours the younger man this time.

After Cavendish’s superb display in last weekend’s British national road race, Jakobsen – who has fought back from a life-threatening crash at the 2020 Tour of Poland – must surely be feeling the pressure to prove his boss’s decision was right.

He’ll have the chance to prove himself today though. If QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl can position themselves well coming off the bridge, Jakobsen should be set up nicely for the 700m sprint to the finish line.

Tour de France 2022 Stage 2 start time

10:20 , Michael Jones

The next stage of the Tour de France is scheduled to begin at around 11:15pm BST and should finish around 4:10pm BST.

Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4 before highlights typically at 7pm each day. ITV’s website lists timings here .

10:15 , Michael Jones

Stage 2 promises spectacular imagery and, if the wind picks up, plenty of action on the road as the peloton traces the Danish coastline before crossing the majestic Great Belt Bridge.

One of the beauties of the Grand Depart going on Tour is that it throws up totally unknown routes and almost anything could happen on a day like this one. Fierce crosswinds could split the pack and put a serious dent in the hopes of those who come out on the wrong side.

The route is a long 202.5km, with three categorised climbs dotted in the middle, before eventually reaching the bridge.

Fabio Jakobsen and Dylan Groenewegen eye Stage 2 win at Tour de France

Tour de France 2022 - Stage 1 result and leaderboard

10:08 , Michael Jones

Yves Lampaert (Bel) QuickStep-AlphaVinyl 00:15:17

Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:05

Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:07

Filippo Ganna (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:10

Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck 00:00:13

Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:15

Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:16

Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 00:00:16

Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:17

Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain Victorious 00:00:20

Tour de France 2022: How to watch on TV and online

10:00 , Michael Jones

Tour de France coverage can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).

Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and the GCN+ coverage here .

It is also being shown on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast info here .

Yves Lampaert claims surprise win on opening Tour de France stage in wet Copenhagen

09:49 , Michael Jones

Yves Lampaert took the first yellow jersey, seven seconds ahead of defending champion Tadej Pogacar , as the 109th Tour de France started under clouds both real and metaphorical in Copenhagen.

QuickStep-Alpha Vinyl’s Lampaert won a damp and treacherous 13.2km opening time trial around the Danish capital in a time of 15 minutes 17 seconds to beat fellow Belgian Wout van Aert by five seconds, with Pogacar finishing third to make an early statement in his bid for a third consecutive title.

Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard conceded nine seconds to Pogacar, while an overdressed Geraint Thomas , who forgot to take his gilet off before the start, finished 18 seconds down on the defending champion.

That put the Welshman third within his own team as Adam Yates and Tour debutant Tom Pidcock impressed on their return from Covid-19, finishing two and one seconds ahead of Thomas respectively.

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  • Date: 08 July 2022
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Tour de France 2024 Contender Power Rankings

Three and a half months out from the start of the men’s Tour de France, we ranked the top yellow jersey threats in the peloton.

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This is the first edition of Bicycling’ s Power Rankings for the 2024 Men’s Tour de France, where we rank the top contenders leading up to July’s race. This continuously updated list will give you an in-depth look at the riders that have the best shot to stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour—and how they’re performing in the races leading up to July.

These rankings will be constantly refreshed, so you can see who’s up and who’s down on the road to the 2024 Tour de France.

This year’s Tour is expected to bring together the sport’s four best grand tour riders: Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), winner of the last two Tours de France; Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), winner of the 2020 and 2021 Tours de France; Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), winner of the 2022 Vuelta a España; and Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe), a 3-time winner of the Vuelta and the winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia.

Each rider is taking a different path to the Tour de France, with each mixing race days with extended periods of time spread all over Europe at training camps–either alone or with their teammates. And while some of their paths will cross at certain races throughout the first half of the season, they won’t all race together until the Tour. We’ll keep checking-in regularly as they continue compete—either alone or against one another.

Below, you’ll find the first edition of Bicycling ’s Men’s Tour de France Power Rankings.

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Race Days : 11

Race Wins : 7

Best Result : 1st-place, General Classification - Tirreno-Adriatico

Next Race : Tour of the Basque Country, April 1-6

Less than a week after Pogačar demolished the field to win Strade Bianche after an 81-kilometer solo breakaway, the two-time defending Tour de France champ held serve with a race-breaking solo attack of his own on Stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico, an important early-season stage race. 

Like Pogačar, the Dane capped off some super work by his teammates, attacking on the steepest section of the San Giacamo climb, 29K from the stage finish. He won the stage by over a minute, seizing control of the General Classification. As if to emphasize his strength, Vingegaard then won Stage 6, another mountain stage, this time finishing atop Monte Petrano. By the end of the day, he led the Italian stage race by 1:24, a gap that he maintained through the end of the race one day later. 

Vingegaard’s season was already off to an impressive start: in late-February he dominated Spain’s Gran Camiño, winning three of four stages and the General Classification in a repeat of his performance last year. 

And to make matters worse for the riders and teams looking to defeat him, Vingegaard’s teammates are looking (almost) as strong as their captain. American Matteo Jorgenson–new to the team this year–defeated two of the men on this list to win Paris-Nice, Belgium’s Cian Uijtdebroeks–another new signing–worked hard for the Dane at Tirreno and still finished seventh overall.

At this point, the only knock against Vingegaard is the fact that he looks too strong for early-March. The Tour is still months away, how can he possibly maintain or even better increase his current form? If he truly isn’t yet at his best, then good luck to anyone hoping to beat him in July. But if he and his team have peaked too soon, they could be setting themselves up for a major upset. 

But if the next month plays out like the last, we could soon be talking about one main contender to win the Tour, followed by a second–and maybe even third–tier of riders fighting to stand beside him on the podium.

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Race Wins : 1

Best Result : 1st-place, Strade Bianche

Next Race : Milano-Sanremo, March 16

Vingegaard’s Tirreno performance was perhaps a response to Pogačar’s ride at the previous Saturday’s Strade Bianche, an one-day event raced on the white gravel roads of Tuscany. Perhaps looking to make a statement in his first race of the season, the Slovenian attacked 82K from the finish line in Siena—and won. Alone.

At first it looked like he was just accelerating as a means of stretching his legs, or perhaps to see which of his rivals (and admittedly there were few that day) would come along with him. But once he saw that he had a solid gap, Pogačar forged on to build a lead that at one point approached 4 minutes. He was gone.

Like Visma-Lease a Bike at Tirreno less than a week later, Pog’s team had done a wonderful job of setting up their captain’s attack, culling down the leading group prior to his acceleration—the rain and wind helped—so that by the time the Slovenian did make his move, there was little anyone could do about it.

That said, while the performance should be added to the long list of Pogačar’s masterpieces, it’s not enough to put him ahead of the Dane in our power rankings.

 The Slovenian has lost the last two Tours to France to Vingegaard, which means he enters the season firmly behind the Danish rider in the pecking order of Tour de France contenders. So he’ll need to do something truly incredible–or the Dane will have to experience an extraordinary setback–in order to leapfrog his rival. 

Pogačar’s next race is Milan-Sanremo, where he hopes to win one of the only two Monuments still missing from his palmares. Then he’ll race the Volta Catalunya in Spain, which will likely be his final stage race before the Giro in May, his first major goal of the 2024 season, which also means that his program is much different from the other riders on this list. 

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Remco Evenepoel

Race Days : 14

Race Wins : 4

Best Result : 2nd place, General Classification - Paris-Nice

Since winning the 2022 Vuelta a España, Evenepoel hasn’t won another grand tour. He was leading last year’s Giro d’Italia after one week of racing, but tested positive for COVID-19 on the eve of the Giro’s first Rest Day and went home. 

Despite the early exit, he stuck to his pre-season plan and skipped the Tour de France, but returned to the Vuelta in the hopes of defending his title. Unfortunately, a bad (really bad) day in the Pyrenees put those plans to rest, so he settled for winning three stages and the King of the Mountains competition. 

Now he’s set to final race the Tour de France, and all of Belgium is abuzz in the hopes that Evenepoel can become the first Belgian to win the Tour since 1976.

So far, so good for the 24-year-old in 2024. He won his first race of the season, a minor Spanish road race, then took home the Volta ao Algarve, a tough early season stage race in Portugal. 

Next came last week’s Paris-Nice, where a few hiccups kept him off the stop step of the podium. First, his team had a late start time in Stage 3’s team time trial, which meant they had to race in the rain. Their time suffered as a result.

Then Evenepoel hesitated when a dangerous breakaway went up the road near the end of Stage 6. Jorgenson attacked, pulling away Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) and the United States’ Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates). The trio went on to finish 52 seconds ahead of Evenepoel, which cost him a chance to win the race overall.

Escaping along with Jorgenson on the final day, Evenepoel did win Stage 8 and moved up to second overall by the end of the week. But it wasn’t a performance on par with Vingegaard or Pogačar. 

The shame about Evenepoel is the fact that the better he does in the run-up to the Tour, the greater the pressure will be once he gets there. And for a rider who seems to have some marginal gains still to be made in terms of the mental game one needs in order to win a pressure-filled race like the Tour de France, that’s a big hill to climb. (In addition to the lapse that saw him lose so much time on Stage 6, he took a swipe at a former teammate after Tuesday’s team trial because he believed–wrongly–that the rider had impeded the team while it was still out on the course.)

His next race is the Tour of the Basque Country, a hilly stage race in northern Spain. There he’ll face Vingegaard for the first time this season, a clash that will go a long way toward telling us if Evenepoel is a true Tour contender or not.

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Primož Roglič

Race Days : 8

Race Wins : 0

Best Result : 3rd place, Stage 7, Paris-Nice

After losing the captaincy of Visma’s Tour de France squad to Vingegaard, the 34-year-old Slovenian transferred to BORA-hansgrohe this past off-season in the hopes of finally winning the Tour de France. 

He’s playing the long game–and he can afford to given BORA’s deep roster–which means he’s racing minimally in his build-up to the Tour de France. Paris-Nice was his first race of the season, and he looked, well, rusty.

But he got better as the race progressed, with the highlight of his week being a third-place finish atop La Madone at the end of Stage 7. He hung with the race favorites right until the end, crossing the line in a 4-man group containing Evenepoel, Skjelmose (who might work his way onto this list by July), and Jorgenson, the eventual race winner. 

Perhaps most importantly, he came out of the race healthy, which means he can head back to his training and continue to build for his next race, the Tour of the Basque Country, which will be his first head-to-battle against Vingegaard, his former teammate. If he hasn’t taken another step forward in his preparation, expect him to move further down our ranking.

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Egan Bernal

Race Days : 20

Best Result : 3rd place, General Classification - Gran Camiño

Next Race : Volta a Catalunya, March 18-24

The previous four riders are the men mentioned most as the main GC contenders for the 2024 Tour de France, but we’ve got our eyes on one more–one who could upset the applecart in a big way. 

Back in 2019, Egan Bernal became the third-youngest Tour de France winner in the history of the race. And we all thought the Colombian was poised to dominate the race for the next decade. But then Pogačar won the race in 2020, becoming the second-youngest rider to ever win the Tour, and then he won it again in 2021. Then Vingegaard won in 2022, and defended his title in 2023. 

Bernal won the Giro d’Italia in 2021, but then suffered a life- and career-threatening crash in early 2022 while training Colombia. No one was sure if he’d ever race again, let alone be a contender. 

Well, after spending much of 2023 just getting back to being a rider again–which saw him earn a spot on INEOS’ Tour de France team–he’s now showing signs that he might once again be a grand tour challenger. 

He started his season in Colombia, where he finished sixth and third in his national time trial and road race championships. Then he finished fifth overall at the Tour of Colombia, and third overall at the Gran Camiño. 

Next came Paris-Nice, where he made one move that really caught our eye: the Colombian attacked late in Stage 1–in terrible weather conditions–gaining a handful of bonus seconds in the process. By the end of the race, those seconds were meaningless: he finished the race seventh overall. But what the result doesn’t show is the fact that Bernal looks like a racer again, someone with tenacity and grit needed to once again–maybe–win a grand tour. 

At the rate he’s going, we could be talking about Bernal as a podium contender by the time the Tour de France arrives. For a rider a little more than two years removed from the crash that nearly ruined his life, that’s an incredible–and exciting–prospect.

Under Consideration

For now, we’re capping our ranking at just five riders, as there aren’t many more with a reasonable chance of actually winning the Tour or contending for a spot on the final podium in Paris. But that could change over the coming weeks, and there are a few riders who might crack the top-5.

We mentioned Mattias Skjelmose (LIDL-Trek) a few times earlier in the ranking. The Dane won a stage at Paris-Nice and finished fourth overall. His next race is also the Tour of the Basque Country, and a good showing there should get him into the top-5. The biggest knock against the 23-year-old right now is the fact that he’s only raced two grand tours and never finished inside the top-10. Expect that to change this year.

Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) was INEOS’ best-placed at last year’s Tour. The 23-year-old finished fifth in last year’s and has enjoyed a quiet start to the season; so far he’s finished the Gran Camiño and Paris-Nice.

We’re also keeping our eyes on American Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike), Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar), and Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost).

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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Tour de France 2022: 10 best riders as Jonas Vingegaard misses out on top spot - Blazin’ Saddles

Felix Lowe

Updated 26/07/2022 at 12:42 GMT

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard was a fitting winner of a Tour de France that started in Copenhagen – but was the 25-year-old even the best rider in the race? With the dust now settled on the Champs-Elysees, Felix Lowe takes a look back at an intense three weeks and picks out the best riders of a pulsating 109th edition of the world’s biggest bike race.

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First French stage win… by Jumbo-Visma!

Christophe Laporte avoided the hosting country to be left with no stage win like in the 1926 and 1999 Tour de France as he powered to victory almost 2km before the finishing line of stage 19 in Cahors. He surprised pure sprinters Jasper Philipsen and Alberto Dainese who came second and third. He got the green light from Wout van Aert to go and get the fifth stage victory in this Tour de France, his personal first one at the age of 29 after he transferred from Cofidis to Jumbo-Visma, the Dutch team that keeps dominating the overall classification with Jonas Vingegaard two days before reaching Paris.

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MOHORIC, VAN DER HOORN, HONORÉ AND SIMMONS IN THE LEAD

139 riders took the start of stage 19 in Castelnau-Magnoac, the village of rugby player Antoine Dupont, at 13.09. Mikkel Honoré (Quick Step), Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) and Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert) rode away at km 4, quickly joined by Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) and Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe). They got a maximum advantage of 1’30’’ as sprinters’ teams like Lotto-Soudal, Alpecin-Deceuninck, BikeExchange-Jayco and DSM kept them on a leash, riding fast with a three-quarter tailwind. Simmons won the intermediate sprint at Auch (km 38.4) where a tribute was paid to the late Nicolas Portal who was the head sport director of Team Sky. The breakaway group was almost reeled in at Fleurance, km 53. Politt sat up but Honoré relaunched the move and Simmons, Mohoric and Van der Hoorn went with him. Cyril Barthe (B&B Hotels-KTM) escaped from the peloton but failed to bridge the gap by a mere five seconds. The Frenchman got brought back and the advantage of the quartet went up again: 1’ at km 80.

POGACAR ON THE ATTACK! Philippe Gilbert led the bunch for most of the race for Lotto-Soudal, with other sprinters’ teams like BikeExchange-Hayco, Alpecin-Deceuninck and DSM also involved in the chase. Simmons attacked up the hill to the medieval town of Lauzerte. Mohoric went with him to sprint for the cat. 4 KOM price in a spectacular manner. Simmons continued solo with 48km remaining. He was brought back 13km further. Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM) counter-attacked and the next rider who tried to escape from the peloton after having had a bike change due to a mechanical was no less than… Tadej Pogacar! Wout van Aert reacted quickly. Gougeard was joined in the lead by Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) with 32km to go.

VAN AERT PAVES THE WAY FOR LAPORTE The trio rode into the last 20km with 30’’ lead over the peloton led mostly by TotalEnergies. Lotto-Soudal took over with Brent Van Moer. Stage favourites Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco) pulled the peloton as they were racing for Christophe Laporte and Dylan Groenewegen respectively. Wright sped up but 1.5km before the end, Laporte was the first rider to catch the trio and he put the hammer down. He accelerated a second time 500 meters before the end. He continued his effort till the finishing line at the end of a slightly uphill road to take the first French stage victory of the 109th Tour de France while Pogacar sprinted to fifth place.

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A day after completing the Paris-Nice stage race Remco Evenepoel stayed in the region to prepare for the final stage of the Tour de France which also ends in Nice this year.

The 24-year-old has long been seen as a potential winner of the Tour de France but even if that does not come this year, the time trial world champion will at the very least hope to finish the race with a bang.

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Remco Evenepoel's Tour de France Shift

Because of the Olympic Games in Paris, the Tour avoids the French capital for the first time in its 121-year history and ends instead on the Riviera with a spectacular time-trial along the winding Corniche between Monaco and Nice.

"We started in Monaco, and saw the first climb twice," explained Klaas Lodewyck, sports director of Evenepoel's Soudal Quick-Step outfit.

"Then we saw the descent several times, which was similar to the one of Sunday's Paris-Nice stage, but we were able to discover more today, in better weather," he said in reference to the driving rain that accompanied the last day of racing on Paris-Nice where Evenepoel came second.

"It is a nice time trial course, but very demanding, even more so as it comes on the last day of the Tour. It will be a beautiful race on a spectacular backdrop," he said.

"Many teams were also there looking at the course so we know that others will be well prepared and it will be a great race come July. It was a very useful day."

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Tour de France 2024 Finale On The Riviera

The Tour de France has never finished outside Paris before and organisers wanted something special to replace it, and the Riviera town of Nice has been a popular choice in the cycling community.

"It's difficult to replace Paris, so what better scenery could we give than a dazzling Monaco to Nice time-trial," said Christian Prudhomme at the route unveiling in October.

The Tour starts from Florence in Italy on June 29 and features four high altitude finishes as it crosses the Alps twice and squeezes in two time trials, including the potentially dramatic final run from Monaco to Nice on July 21.

The last stage evokes memories of the 1989 Tour, when American Greg LeMond started a rare final-day time trial 50 seconds behind French leader Laurent Fignon and ended up winning the race by eight seconds.

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Remco Evenepoel's Most Important Month Of July

Evenepoel says it will be the "most important month" of his life, featuring his debut at the Tour de France and aiming for gold at the Olympics. He acknowledges the challenges he'll face against top riders like Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Primoz Roglic.

He's preparing for a significant challenge, facing "the gods of Grand Tour racing" and is focused on achieving high ambitions at both the Tour and the Olympics. He also mentioned his dream of securing two medals in Paris, reflecting his high aspirations for the season.

Beyond his ambitions for the Tour and Olympics, Evenepoel is also setting his sights on winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège for a third time.

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Tour de France 2024 - The GC favourites form guide

E verybody takes a different path to the Tour de France , but all the contenders for overall victory in Nice have now started their seasons. Jonas Vingegaard got off to a thunderous start with wins at O Gran Camiño and Tirreno-Adriatico, while Tadej Pogačar delivered yet another performance for the ages at Strade Bianche .

Elsewhere, Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglič met at Paris-Nice , even if Visma-Lease A Bike issued an ominous warning about their strength in depth when Matteo Jorgenson carried off final overall victory.

Making comparisons between riders lining out in different races never makes for an exact science, but clashes between the ‘Big Four’ of favourites will be infrequent between now and July.

With that in mind, we present the first 2024 instalment of our ranking of the favourites for Tour victory. 

1. Jonas Vingegaard  

  • Team: Visma-Lease A Bike
  • Tour Experience: Winner in 2022 and 2023, runner-up in 2021
  • 2024 results: 1st & three stage wins at O Gran Camiño, 1st & two stage wins at Tirreno-Adriatico

The 2022 and 2023 Tour de France winner avoided a showdown against Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič at Paris-Nice, but he perhaps regretted it after dominating Tirreno-Adriatico with a show of superb early-season form.

The Dane won both mountain stages in the Italian stage race, surging away from Juan Ayuso, Jai Hindley et al when he felt like it to win alone and gain significant time. He was clearly on another level.

“The season is not only about the Tour de France. It’s better to try to do something now, win some races and win as much as possible,” Vingegaard suggested, clearly happy and at ease after riding so well at Tirreno-Adriatico.

“I was in shape last year but for some other things, I didn’t perform that well, but I always believed in myself and my form. I think my level is still improving and I hope I can improve more for the Tour de France. I know I can peak in July.”

Vingegaard confirmed he is unlikely to ride the Ardennes Classics. Itzulia Basque Country is next but without a spell at altitude beforehand.

“I’m looking forward to racing those two guys too,” Vingegaard said of Roglič and Evenepoel, with genuine enthusiasm and a sense of a challenge.

“It was a good peloton here, but they are some of the best riders in the world, so you have to compare yourself against them. To be the best rider in the world, you have to beat those guys.”

2. Tadej Pogacar

  • Team: UAE Team Emirates
  • Tour Experience: Winner in 2020 and 2021, runner-up in 2022 and 2023
  • 2024 results: 1st at Strade Bianche

Tadej Pogačar has different ambitions from his Tour de France rivals and different characteristics as a rider, so he has a very different race programme from everyone else.

He is targeting the Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double and so is racing less in the spring to stay fresh and prepare to be at his best in May and then again in July.

The UAE Team Emirates leader dominated Strade Bianche with his 81 km solo attack but then skipped Tirreno-Adriatico, making Milan-San Remo his second race day of the season. The Volta a Catalunya will be the only stage race of the spring, with Liège-Bastogne-Liège his last race coming after an altitude camp before starting the Giro d’Italia in Turin on May 4.

“I have a really nice programme. I can be excited for each race,” Pogačar said after his Strade Bianche win, confirming he has enjoyed a productive pre-season and is already on great form and on track for his Giro-Tour double attempt.

“I’ve got back all the confidence that I maybe lost after the crash last year. It was a really great winter for me, I had really great preparation and I’ve got confirmation that all is good.”

A one-day race is no confirmation of Tour de France form, but Pogačar appears happier than ever after several months at home. He has a spring in his step and a smile on his face, a terrible sign for his rivals of what is likely to come in 2024.

3. Remco Evenepoel

  • Team: Soudal-QuickStep
  • Tour Experience: Debutant
  • 2024 results: 1st at Figueira Champions Classics, 1st & stage win at Volta ao Algarve, 2nd & stage win at Paris-Nice

Remco Evenepoel started his year in a similar manner to Vingegaard and Pogačar by delivering a remarkable solo exhibition at the Figueira Champions Classic. Later in the week, he ran through his scales on very familiar terrain at the Volta ao Algave, winning the race for the third time and in the usual manner, by dominating the time trial and tracking everything on the two summit finishes.

From the friendly confines of Portugal, Evenepoel moved on to new ground in March. Prior to this year, Evenepoel’s lone excursions across the Franco-Belgian border had come at the Chrono des Nations. With his Tour debut on the horizon, Evenepoel figured he might as well spend a bit more time on French roads, and so he opted for Paris-Nice over Tirreno-Adriatico or the Volta a Catalunya.

The Race to the Sun didn’t go entirely to plan for Evenepoel, though it was far from a disaster either, as he picked up second place overall and a stage win in Nice . His overall challenge was ultimately undone by the tactical error that allowed Matteo Jorgenson out of his sight on stage 6, but it will surely be a nagging concern that one of Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease A Bike domestiques dealt so ably with his onslaught on the final stage.

“It’s not yet the best Remco, but we’re getting there,” said Evenepoel, who will measure himself against Vingegaard at Itzulia Basque Country before an anticipated head-to-head with Pogačar at Liège-Bastogne-Liège.

Unlike his rivals, Evenepoel hasn’t yet trained at altitude in 2024, and he won’t do so until after the Ardennes. By his reckoning, there is still ample margin for improvement before July. “We can already be very positive with the feeling that we now have without altitude.”

4. Primoz Roglic

  • Team: Bora-Hansgrohe
  • Tour Experience: Runner-up in 2020, fourth in 2018, three stage wins
  • 2024 results: 10th at Paris-Nice

Primož Roglič remains in our top four on pedigree rather than performance, given that his 10th place at Paris-Nice marked his worst finish in a stage race of any description since he placed 15th overall at the same event in 2021. That statistic doesn’t tell the full story, of course, as Roglič crashed on the final day of that edition of Paris-Nice while wearing the yellow jersey.

In reality, then, this was Roglič’s most subdued outing in a stage race since he placed 29th overall at the 2018 Tirreno-Adriatico. In his subsequent 27 stage race appearances, Roglič crashed out on four occasions (three times at Grand Tours), but he finished on the podium 20 times out of his 23 finishes. The exceptions came at the 2018 Tour de France (4th), 2021 Paris-Nice (15th) and 2022 Itzulia Basque Country (8th).

What does this mean for Roglič’s prospects of Tour victory in July? Probably less than you think. His showing here was entirely in keeping with the vision Bora-Hansgrohe performance manager Rolf Aldag laid out at the team’s media day in January. In his Jumbo-Visma era, Roglič tended to win early and often. At Bora, Aldag insisted, the Tour is the only win that matters, and his programme has been designed accordingly.

“Where we want to clash with the ‘Big Four’ is at the Tour de France,” Aldag explained back then, with Roglič adding that it would be a “bonus” if he got victories before July. The Slovenian certainly looked a long way short of his usual March sharpness at Paris-Nice, but perhaps that’s just all part of the grand design for his fresh approach to the Tour.

Roglič never appeared in any undue difficulty during the week either, though as Philippa York pointed out, Bora-Hansgrohe’s tactical approach to the team time trial left much to be desired . For now, the 34-year-old appears content to fly under the radar, but Itzulia Basque Country will give a better indication of his progress.

5. Juan Ayuso

  • 2024 results: 2nd at Ruta del Sol, 1st at Faun Ardéche Classic, 2nd at Faun Drôme Classic, 3rd at Trofeo Laigueglia, 2nd overall & stage win at Tirreno-Adriatico

Juan Ayuso’s career has always been on a fast track and will accelerate even more this summer when he makes his Tour de France debut alongside Tadej Pogačar. He will be the Slovenian’s understudy, his apprentice and domestique. If Pogačar struggles during or after the Tour de France, then Ayuso will be ready to step up and play an even bigger role.

UAE Team Emirates also have Adam Yates and João Almeida in their 2024 Tour de France long list, but Ayuso arguably offers more potential. He is still only 21 but was third in the 2022 Vuelta a Espana and fourth last year after a disrupted season.

He was unable to match Jonas Vingegaard on the Tirreno-Adriatico climbs but that only gave him more motivation for the four months before this year’s Tour de France.

“If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. To have these opportunities to race against the best riders in the world is very nice and motivating,” Ayuso told Cyclingnews in Italy.

“I wanted to get to know the Tour this year, the team thought it was a good idea, so that's the plan for 2024.

“The Tour is the biggest dream cyclists can have, and I think I moved one step forward last year. I’m a bit closer now to the guys that are at the top. With the winter and during the season before the Tour, I hope I can climb another big step and be ready.

6. Adam Yates

  • Tour experience: 7 appearances. 3rd overall in 2024, 4th overall in 2016
  • 2024 results: 1st & stage win Tour of Oman. DNF UAE Tour

Yates’ podium finish at last year’s Tour demonstrated that he is more than simply a luxury domestique, but a potential auxiliary leader should mishap befall Pogačar.

The Briton enjoyed a career year in his first season at UAE Team Emirates, winning the UAE Tour, Tour de Romandie and the Grand Prix de Montréal, and he started his 2024 campaign on a similarly buoyant note by conquering Green Mountain to take overall victory at the Tour of Oman.

The concussion sustained in a crash at the UAE Tour , however, has since arrested Yates’ progress. UAE Team Emirates took Yates out of that race as soon as the extent of his injury became clear, and, sagely, they also kept him out of the line-up for Tirreno-Adriatico.

It’s not yet certain when Yates will return to action. With Pogačar leading the line for UAE at the Volta a Catalunya, the Briton might be held back for Itzulia Basque Country or even the Tour de Romandie.

7. Simon Yates

  • Team: Jayco-AlUla
  • Tour experience: 6 appearances. 4th overall 2024. Two stage wins in 2019
  • 2024 results: 7th at Tour Down Under, 1st & stage win AlUla Tour

Like his brother, Simon Yates picked up a win on the Arabian Peninsula in February with a sponsor-pleasing victory at the Alula Tour . As ever in Saudi Arabia, there wasn’t considerable depth in the field, but winning is a useful habit nonetheless, and Yates overcame UAE’s strength in numbers to claim the concluding stage and final overall victory.

Having begun his campaign early with seventh overall at the Tour Down Under, Yates opted against racing Paris-Nice or Tirreno-Adriatico. Instead, the Briton will ride both the Volta a Catalunya and Itzulia Basque, giving himself a chance to measure himself against all of the ‘Big Four’ across the two events.

Vingegaard, Pogačar et al may be on a different level from Yates, but the 31-year-old remains a consistent yet strangely underrated performer. Expect him to be in the mix in late March and April.

8. Sepp Kuss

  • Tour experience: Four appearances. 12th overall in 2023. Stage winner in 2021
  • 2024 results: 6th at Clásica Jaén, 8th at Volta ao Algarve, DNF at Strade Bianche

Victory at last year’s Vuelta a España has surely changed Kuss’ ambitions for the summer, but it doesn’t appear to have unduly altered his approach to the early season.

While others at Visma-Lease A Bike – chiefly Vingegaard, Matteo Jorgenson and Jan Tratnik – have made fast starts to 2024, Kuss has been solid rather than spectacular in his first outings of the new campaign.

Kuss was sixth at the Clásica Jaén and he looked assured on the explosive summit finishes at the Volta ao Algarve, though a poor time trial restricted him to eighth overall. He was rather less impressive in abandoning Strade Bianche a week later, but the gravel event was something like bonus territory for the American.

A truer indication of his form will come when he races on familiar terrain at the Volta a Catalunya. In the absence of Vingegaard, it’s also a clear opportunity for Kuss to take the reins of leadership before he links up with the Dane for the first time this season at next month’s Itzulia Basque Country. 

The chasing pack

The 'Big Four' dominate pre-Tour discussion, but the early weeks of the season have again suggested that the road to victory in July will again run through two teams - Visma-Lease A Bike and UAE Team Emirates. For most of the rest of the peloton, there is a gap to be bridged.

Carlos Rodríguez is nominally Ineos’ leader for the Tour after his fifth place finish last year, but the Spaniard has been anonymous in the opening weeks of the season, placing 31st at O Gran Camiño and 28th at Paris-Nice.

His teammate Egan Bernal has been much more impressive. After impressing for the Colombian national team at the Tour Colombia, he proceeded to place third overall at O Gran Camiño and seventh at Paris-Nice. It’s not clear if Bernal will even ride the Tour, far less lead Ineos there, but it is heartening to see his steady, upward trajectory two years on from his life-threatening training crash.

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), on the other hand, will be feeling the pressure after a disastrous Paris-Nice. Twelve months ago, the Frenchman raised his expectations for the Tour by placing second overall in Nice. This time out, his race unravelled when he crashed on the penultimate climb towards Mont Brouilly, and he was a non-starter on the final day. He will hope his season finally ignites at Itzulia Basque Country.

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) was mightily impressive at the Tour Colombia, winning the toughest stage to the Alto del Vino, but the Olympic champion has not yet caught the eye in Europe, finishing well off the pace at O Gran Camiño and crashing out at Tirreno-Adriatico. He usually times things just right for Grand Tours, mind, and he has designs on making an impression at the Ardennes Classics this Spring.

Enric Mas (Movistar) made his season debut at Tirreno-Adriatico, though he was nowhere to be seen when Vingegaard started running through his repertoire later in the week. The Spaniard ended the race in 12th overall, but he will hope to be more prominent at the Volta a Catalunya.

The most impressive member of the chasing pack, however, has been Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe). The Australian is set for a luxury domestique role in Roglič’s service at the Tour, but his performance and third place overall at Tirreno-Adriatico suggested a man ready to step into a leadership role if required. The 2022 Giro champion will head to Itzulia Basque Country next month with real intent.

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Michael Matthews takes solo win in Mende on Tour de France stage 14

Bettiol comes in second from breakaway group as Meintjes moves up in GC after breakaway given long leash

Michael Matthews gave BikeExchange-Jayco their second Tour de France stage win of the year in stage 14, showing incredible grit and determination on the steep ascent to the Mende Aerodrome.

The Australian held onto a stinging acceleration from Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost) on the steepest pitches and, as the road began to level off, he sprinted past the Italian and powered to his first Tour stage win in five years.

"I think it's the story of my career. I've had so many rollercoasters up and down. But my wife, my daughter, they kept believing in me. How many times I've been smashed down and all the time get back up - this was for my daughter today.

"I was thinking of my daughter on the final climb the whole way up to the finish and my wife, how much they sacrifice for me to make my dreams come true. Hopefully, today I showed them the reason why."

Matthews said he was targeting stages 13 through 15 and was disappointed to miss the move yesterday.

"Yesterday was a really good stage for me, but it went so bad for me - the team rode in the final to bring back the sprint for Dylan [Groenewegen] and we were too late. Today, I just knew it would probably be my last chance. [The stage] into Lausanne was a good opportunity and I came up second. Then the other stage when I was second again to Tadej [on stage 6 to Longwy ]. I wanted to show everyone I'm not just a sprinter, I can ride like I rode today."

Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) dashed away from the rest of the breakaway riders to take third on the day.

The long, hilly stage through the Massif Central started with former race leader Tadej Pogačar smashing the race apart on the first climb. Yellow jersey holder Jonas Vingegaard and his Jumbo-Visma team maintained control and nullified the move and let the escape gain over 14 minutes mid-stage.

More than 12 minutes after the breakaway were done and rehydrating at the team buses, the yellow jersey battle recommenced on the finishing climb. Pogačar attacked but Vingegaard closely followed as the rest of the overall contenders were left behind.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) was the last to lose touch and chased with Adam Yates. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) bridged across and then attacked, while Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) clawed his way up to Thomas.

Thomas caught Gaudu and, while he lost 17 seconds to the two dominant riders, he gained some time on Romain Bardet (DSM).

The biggest change in the top 10 was the insertion of escapee Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), who climbed into seventh after making the day's winning move. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) lost 1:10 to the race leader and slid to ninth, with Movistar's Enric Mas in 10th at 10 minutes. Mas, Bardet and Vlasov finished the stage together 26 seconds behind Vingegaard.

Pogacar attacks

The 192.5km stage was a long, undulating route southwest into the summer heat of central France with just 120km of flat roads.

The finish on the Mende Aerodrome always inspires attacks and everyone knew it from the start.

When the flag dropped on the outskirts of Saint-Étienne, the attacks came thick and fast as riders fought to get in the break.

12 riders got away and then they became 18 on a slight descent before the Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont after 14.2km provided the perfect launchpad for something more serious. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) and Chris Juul Jensen (BikeExchange-Jayco) surged away but then suddenly the race for the yellow jersey exploded behind.

Primoz Roglic was caught out of place and suddenly, as the Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont hurt everyone, Pogačar attacked. He blew the peloton apart and forced Vingegaard to chase. However, he only had Wout van Aert to help. It was an intense moment with 180km still to race.

Pogačar was soon caught but he attacked again and then again. Fortunately for Vingegaard, Van Aert was strong and kept stitching the peloton back together.

Powless and Juul Jensen reached the top of the climb together but it was chaos behind, with Caleb Ewan quickly dropped and in pain after his stage 13 crash.

Surprisingly Roglič was also distanced and caught in a chase group. That left Vingegaard with only half his team.

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Finally, the breakaway goes

The Côte da Châtaignier after 40km offered another opportunity to get away, with the 50-rider peloton unable to chase every surge as Jumbo-Visma were concerned about being isolated and exposed.

Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels) kicked off the decisive attack. With the yellow jersey group in full flight on the climb and Roglič's group 2:45 behind, mountains leader Simon Geschke (Cofidis) led the charge, catching the B&B Hotels-KTM rider 200m before the summit to take the maximum points.

That surge pulled away a group that would eventually form the day's enormous move. Dani Martinez and Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) attacked to bridge with Lennard Kämna (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost).

A total of 23 riders made the move, with most teams represented as Jumbo-Visma blocked the road to allow the Roglič group to return. Only Alpecin-Deceuninck, Arkéa-Samsic, Astana, Jumbo Visma, QuickStep-AlphaVInyl, Team DSM and TotalEnergies missed the breakaway.

It contained: Marc Soler (UAE Team Emirates), Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers), Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-Citröen), Felix Großschartner, Lennard Kämna and Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar), Simon Geschke (Cofidis), Luis Leon Sanchez (Bahrain Victorious), Stefan Küng and Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty Gobert), Alberto Bettiol, Neilson Powless and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost), Andreas Kron (Lotto-Soudal), Bauke Mollema and Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), Jakob Fuglsang, Krists Neilands and Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech), Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco) and Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels-KTM).

By the time the breakaway hit the intermediate sprint with 142km to go, they had 4:41 in hand and Matthews claimed the 20 points available in Yssingeaux ahead of Neilands and Großschartner.

With 97km to go the gap was out to 10 minutes as the rest of the peloton rode a steady tempo and tried to stay cool amid the heat of the Massif Central. Ewan and his teammates were still fighting to stay within the time limit 20 minutes behind the leaders.

With Meintjes the best-placed of the move at 15:46, they weren't given much more of a lead and the gap would remain stable through the next point of interest, the Côte de Grandrieu (category 3), where Geschke again took the maximum points.

Directly after the climb, Simmons attacked and was tracked closely by Powless and, as the road continued to head up after the KOM, the bearded Trek-Segafredo rider continued to force it but Bora-Hansgrohe shut it down.

Matthews sparks the end game

As the road levelled and the race hit a nice tailwind, Matthews launched a move and although no one joined him immediately, having a carrot ahead of the Côte de la Fage, Kron led the desperate scramble to get across, joined by Sánchez and Großschartner, while EF-EasyPost led the effort behind.

The chasers made it to the Australian with 41km to go and as Meintjes edged closer to the virtual maillot jaune , 13 minutes behind Vingegaard.

At the Côte de la Fage, Matthews led the four leaders over the top as Soler attacked from the chasing group, and soon Bettiol and Kämna joined him, then Martínez scrambled across but Meintjes - with over 14 minutes on the yellow jersey group, pushed forward.

On a quick descent, Kron suffered a front puncture and almost crashed into some spectators and was out of the lead, while Meintjes' group shut down the attackers and Jumbo-Visma set a light tempo 14:35 behind.

With 10km to go, the trio were 40 seconds ahead of the chasing group while finally Wout van Aert picked up the pace in the Vingegaard group and started to reduce the gap to Meintjes. But then, on the final climb to Mende, Woods put in a vicious surge and the gap to the trio tumbled.

Matthews attacked with 3.5km to go and neither Sánchez nor Großschartner could match him. As the chasers approached, Bettiol surged, passed the dropped duo and set off in pursuit of Matthews. He made contact before the summit and Matthews held on for dear life as the former Tour of Flanders winner accelerated.

Matthews survived and when the gradient eased, he left Bettiol behind just as Pinot launched a move further down the climb. It was far too late for the Frenchman and Matthews celebrated his first Tour stage win in five years.

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Volle Attacke: Beim Schotterrennen Strade Bianche raste Tadej Pogacar der Konkurrenz davon und beendete ein 81-Kilometer-Solo als Sieger.

Der Klassiker Mailand-Sanremo soll für Tadej Pogacar der Auftakt zu einer besonderen Saison werden: Sein Ziel ist Doppelsieg aus Giro d'Italia und Tour de France - was zuletzt in der Superdopingphase vor 26 Jahren gelang.

Der 160 Meter hohe Poggio di Sanremo gilt in der Radsporthistorie als legendärer Berg, kein Witz. Grund ist, dass sich am Poggio, mehr ein Hügelchen, der Frühjahrsklassiker Mailand-Sanremo entscheiden könnte, am Samstag ist es wieder so weit, zum 115. Mal. Zu diesem Anlass fühlte sich jemand dazu ermutigt, unweit des Ortsschilds von Poggio einen im echten Leben 176 Zentimeter hohen Radfahrer als Riesen an eine Betonmauer zu malen. Gemalt - oder gesprayt - wurde der Slowene Tadej Pogacar , ein filigraner, fast graziler Mann, wie gemacht für Rundfahrten mit wahrhaftigen Bergen. In der Interpretation auf Beton sieht Pogacar indes gar nicht schmächtig aus, sondern auffällig kräftig. Wie ein Zielsprinter, ein Mann für Eintagesrennen und Etappen.

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Nicht alle Radwege führen nach Rom, aber viele nach oder durch Italien. Die für Samstag zu bewältigende Strecke verläuft der Tradition folgend von Mailand nach Sanremo. Mit 288 Kilometern ist "La Primavera" das längste Eintagesrennen des Rennkalenders und der erste ganz große Test des Frühjahrs. Auch für die Schwergewichte - und zu denen zählt längst Tadej Pogacar, der in Poggio so schwergewichtig in Szene gesetzt wurde. Das passt bei 66 Kilo auf der Waage zwar kaum, irgendwie aber doch, denn zumindest seine Worte waren zuletzt von Wucht.

Für Pogacar soll die Saison eine ganz besondere werden. Der Slowene zählt seit Beginn des Jahrzehnts zu den Ausnahmekönnern seines Sports. Zweimal hat er bereits die Tour de France gewonnen, den Höhepunkt des Jahres, dazu diverse Klassiker. Aber zuletzt hat er bei der Frankreich-Rundfahrt zweimal dem Dänen Jonas Vingegaard den Vortritt lassen müssen. Und nun will er nicht nur bei der Tour Vingegaard bezwingen. Sein Jahresziel ist vielmehr der Doppelsieg aus Giro d'Italia (4. bis 26. Mai) und Tour de France (29. Juni bis 21. Juli), wie Meisterschaft und Champions League im Fußball.

Das ist in der langen Historie des Radsports erst sieben Fahrern geglückt und zuletzt vor 26 Jahren dem 2004 gestorbenen Marco Pantani in der Superdopingphase. "Jeder will das Double schaffen. Es ist eine der härtesten Sachen, dies zu erreichen", sagt Pogacar. "Es ist genügend Zeit zwischen den beiden Rundfahrten zu regenerieren."

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Kann der 25-Jährige das wirklich schaffen? Ab der "Classicissima" an diesem Samstag werden die Hinweise gesammelt. Noch nie stand Pogacar bei Mailand-Sanremo (Eurosport 2/Dazn, 9.50 Uhr) auf dem Podest der besten Drei - das soll sich jetzt ändern. Für seine Trainingsfahrten begab Pogacar sich zuletzt aus seiner Wahlheimat Monaco über die Grenze nach Italien, um die Schlüsselstellen zwischen Mailand und Sanremo zu inspizieren, wie eben den Poggio - und die Cipressa, den vorletzten Anstieg auf 239 Höhenmeter, nicht minder von Mythen umrankt wie von Geäst.

Zwischen Olivenbäumen, Pinien und Zypressen geht es fünfeinhalb Kilometer mit einer durchschnittlichen Steigung von 4,1 Prozent hinauf, ein kurzes Steilstück hat 9,0 Prozent. Der Poggio: noch kürzer und flacher, vier Kilometer mit im Schnitt 3,7 Prozent. Als Anstiege spielen sie selbst für Hobbyrennradler keine besondere Rolle. Aber bei Mailand-Sanremo sind es diese beiden Stellen, die alles entscheiden.

Pogacar hat schon in Lüttich (2021), Flandern (2023) und bei der Lombardei-Rundfahrt (2021 bis 2023) alle hinter sich gelassen. Reüssiert er auch bei Mailand-Sanremo, wäre von den fünf Monumenten, den bedeutsamsten Eintagesrennen der Szene, nur noch die Tortur über die Kopfsteinpflaster von Paris-Roubaix offen, wenn auch eher nicht für dieses Jahr.

"Radsport ist nicht nur die Tour de France" - eine kleine Spitze gegen Rivale Jonas Vingegaard

Dass sich der Slowene so gierig in die Eintagesrennen im Frühling stürzt, unterscheidet ihn von seinem Dauerrivalen bei der Frankreich-Rundfahrt. Der Däne Jonas Vingegaard, Tour-Sieger 2022 und 2023, ist traditionell erst im Hochsommer gefräßig, bei Mailand-Sanremo ist der 27-Jährige nicht am Start. " Radsport ist nicht nur die Tour de France", sagt indes Pogacar, was als kleine Spitze gegen Vingegaard verstanden werden kann - der ihm bei besagter Tour zuletzt mehr als eine Radlänge voraus war.

Ob es Pogacar helfen wird, dass ihm in Frankreich diesmal bereits der Giro in den Knochen stecken wird? "Eine Karriere auf höchstem Level dauert nicht so lange. Du musst zu 100 Prozent fokussiert bleiben. Danach habe ich immer noch Zeit, Dinge zu genießen", erklärt Pogacar.

Vor dem Giro plant er selbst (nur) noch die Katalonien-Rundfahrt und den Klassiker Lüttich-Bastogne-Lüttich. Dort hatte Pogacar im Vorjahr bei einem Sturz einen Kahnbeinbruch erlitten, was ihn womöglich die Tour-Form gekostet hat. "Ich habe mein ganzes Selbstvertrauen zurück, das ich letztes Jahr nach meinem Sturz verloren habe", sagt Pogacar, der im Winter Dinge verändert hat: Er wechselte den Trainer, Javier Sola ersetzte Inigo San Millan. Manchmal, so Pogacar, seien "ein Systemschock und eine Veränderung gut".

Pogacars Mentoren sind schlecht beleumundet

Das System, in dem er sich bewegt, ist in den vergangenen Jahren immer wieder Thema gewesen. Pogacars Mentoren haben, gelinde gesagt, nicht den besten Leumund. Einer wurde einst gesperrt, weil seine Vitalwerte Blutdoping nahelegten. Und die beiden Lenker von Pogacars Rad-Equipe machten Karrieren in Teams, die oft Dopingfälle hervor spülten. Aber: Pogacar ist nie etwas nachgewiesen worden.

In Form ist der Slowene in jedem Fall: Beim Schotterrennen Strade Bianche düpierte er zuletzt mit einem 81-Kilometer-Solo die Konkurrenz. Gut möglich, dass er sich am Samstag lange im Peloton aufhält und so am Meer entlang auf die Cipressa zu düst. Der Anstieg beginnt knapp 30 Kilometer vor dem Ziel, in scharfem Tempo kann es dort für die Sprinter schwierig werden: Potenzial für Attacken ist also, auch wenn der Weg von der Cipressa bis ins Ziel zu weit ist.

Andernfalls gäbe es da noch den Poggio-Hügel, wo Pogacar kürzlich die Stelle mit dem Betonfresko passierte und sich trotz der wuchtigen Statur wiedererkannte. Volle Attacke hier? Oder er muss im Schlusssprint zeigen, dass der Freskenmaler von Poggio mit seiner Interpretation gar nicht so daneben lag.

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