3 w. ago Tour de France: Alaphilippe celebrates on stage 15 but discovers Wellens won long before him

Radio damage meant Alaphilippe unaware of Belgian’s winWellens had crossed line over a minute before FrenchmanFrench stage wins in the Tour de France are increasingly rare, so when they do happen, there are wild celebrations. Julian Alaphilippe, the former world road race champion, raised his arms in triumph in Carcassonne, thinking he had won, only to be told seconds later that he had in fact finished third behind two Belgians.Ahead of the crestfallen Alaphilippe, Tadej Pogacar’s teammate Tim Wellens took a solo win on stage 15 of the Tour, well ahead of compatriot Victor Campanaerts, a teammate to Jonas Vingegaard. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Tim Wellens goes solo to win stage 15 amid Alaphilippe confusion – as it happened

The 34-year-old Belgian rider won his first-ever stage before Julian Alaphilippe, in third, crossed the line thinking he had won143km to go. The peloton is about one minute behind Pogacar’s group. A slightly chaotic start to stage 15 which has limited any breakaway threats.146km to go. The peloton is back together at the front, but there are some gaps further back. UAE Team radio has just been played on the broadcast requesting that Pogacar slow the front of the race as a Vingegaard was caught in the crash incident. It’s not clear whether or not the Dane was involved in the crash itself. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tim Wellens completes set of Grand Tour victories with solo win on stage 15

The Belgian sealed the biggest win of his career with an audacious attack from a strong four-man breakaway

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Tim Wellens goes solo to win stage 15 amid Alaphilippe confusion – live

Rolling updates from 169km ride in south-east FranceStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Tom a mail143km to go. The peloton is about one minute behind Pogacar’s group. A slightly chaotic start to stage 15 which has limited any breakaway threats.146km to go. The peloton is back together at the front, but there are some gaps further back. UAE Team radio has just been played on the broadcast requesting that Pogacar slow the front of the race as a Vingegaard was caught in the crash incident. It’s not clear whether or not the Dane was involved in the crash itself. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: Arensman holds off Pogacar and Vingegaard for solo stage win

Ineos rider holds off rivals after going two minutes clearPogacar retains the overall leader’s yellow jerseyThymen Arensman rescued an otherwise anonymous Tour de France for Ineos Grenadiers with a solo stage victory in the final Pyrenean stage, to Superbagnères in the Haute Garonne.The Dutch rider, a close second to Simon Yates on the stage to Puy-de-Sancy, entered the final five kilometres almost two minutes ahead of his closest rivals and, despite being pursued by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard, was able to hang on to take his first stage win in the Tour. Pogacar added 4sec to his overall lead, and is now 4min 13sec ahead of Vingegaard.This report will be updated shortly Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Race leader Tadej Pogacar makes history with fourth stage win of this Tour de France

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar took back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees to extend his lead in the Tour de France

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4 w. ago Tour de France stage 13 preview: Route map, profile and start time on brutal Pyrenees time trial

Can Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel bounce back - or will Tadej Pogacar seal another Tour de France stage win?

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4 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 12 result and standings as Tadej Pogacar soars to victory on Hautacam

Tadej Pogacar demolished his rivals to storm back into the lead of the Tour de France with his 20th career stage win

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4 w. ago Tour de France: Pogacar demolishes rivals with devastating stage 12 win in Pyrenees

Slovenian shows his dominance a day after going downPogacar takes more than two minutes out of VingegaardA devastating attack from Tadej Pogacar on first Tour de France’s first day in the Pyrenees helped the defending champion reclaim the yellow jersey and leave his rivals trailing after stage 12.Many wondered if the three-time champion would suffer any ill effects from his crash on Wednesday but Pogacar put himself in prime position for his fourth Tour victory with a decisive break on the stage-ending climb to Hautacam. The Slovenian finished the stage more than two minutes ahead of his main rival Jonas Vingegaard.Jeremy Whittle’s stage 12 report to follow Continue reading...

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