9 d. ago Mascots, dogs, and cogs: the Tour de France Femmes 2025 – in pictures

The fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes has come to an end with Pauline Ferrand-Prévot taking the yellow jersey after nine gruelling stages. We take a look at the best images from the last two weeks Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tour de France Femmes 2025: stage nine concludes in the mountains at Châtel – live

Latest updates as the battle for the yellow jersey concludesStage eight: race report from Jeremy Whittle | Mail AmyHere is another description of today’s stage, this time via the Tour race centre:The ninth and final stage begins with a long descent, promising sparks from the first kilometres. Three major climbs will then provide further fireworks on this 124.1km Haute-Savoie course: the Côte d’Arâches-la-Frasse (category one, 6.2km at 7.1%), the Col de Joux Plane (Hors Categorie, 11.6km at 8.5%), and the Col du Corbier (category one, 5.9km at 8.5%).Of course, Joux Plane is the biggest challenge with its gradient that sometimes reaches 11%. At the summit, there are still 58km and the Corbier to cover, the summit of which will still be quite a long way from the finish (29km). The finale takes the form of an interminable uphill false flat littered with delicious changes in slope. The slightest failure will be dearly paid for.Yellow jersey: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), 2...

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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 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 live: Stage 15 result and standings as Tim Wellens wins with late solo attack

UAE Team Emirates-XRG domestique Tim Wellens sealed victory on stage 15 of the Tour de France with a canny solo attack

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 15 route and updates with breakaway specialists battling for glory on chaotic day

Stage 15 of the Tour de France sees the route flatten out - but will the sprinters have recovered enough to contest the finish?

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 15 from Muret to Carcassonne – live

Rolling updates from 169km ride in south-east FranceStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Tom a mailWe’re about an hour away from the peloton rolling out of Muret and then it’ll be another 10 minutes to KM0 where the racing will get underway.General classification Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 15 route and updates with breakaway specialists and sprinters set to do battle

Stage 15 of the Tour de France sees the route flatten out - but will the sprinters have recovered enough to contest the finish?

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Result and standings as Ineos’s Thymen Arensman wins brutal stage 14 with solo attack

The Tour de France continued with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs

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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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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 14 sets blockbuster mountain test in Pyrenees – live

Updates from 182km ride, Pau to Luchon-SuperbagnèresStage-by-stage guide | And you can drop Luke a mailWe approach the départ réel, the reality of a heavy day in the saddle dawns. Here we go!In Pau, the rain is coming down but that’s cooled the temperature down to 19 degrees. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 14 route updates as peloton takes on epic climbs in Pyrenean high mountains

The Tour de France continues with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 14 route and updates from epic climbs in Pyrenean high mountains

The Tour de France continues with the toughest stage of this year’s race, featuring four mammoth Pyrenean climbs

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3 w. ago Tour de France peloton faces famous Tourmalet climb on brutal stage 14 – ‘there’s no easy way up’

The first and most common climb in Tour de France history is can be ‘make or break’, former Ineos Grenadiers’ road captain Luke Rowe tells The Independent

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3 w. ago Your Guardian sport weekend: Tour de France, the Open and Women’s Euro 2025

The first Lions Test, a golf major at Royal Portrush, a Euro 2025 quarter-final and heavyweight boxing are just some of our offerings this weekend Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 result and standings as Tadej Pogacar hammers rivals on Peyragudes time trial

Tadej Pogacar extended his advantage over his Tour de France rivals as he won his fourth stage of this year’s race

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3 w. ago Tour de France: Pogacar pulls more than four minutes clear with stage 13 victory

Defending champion eases to time-trial triumphVingegaard finishes second with Roglic in thirdTadej Pogacar continued his charge towards an anticipated fourth Tour de France title when he stretched his overall lead to over four minutes by winning the 13th stage, a lung-busting 10.9km uphill time trial on Friday.The defending champion dominated the eight-kilometre climb at 7.9% to clock 23mins and beat Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard by a massive 36secs, a day after leaving his closest rival shattered in the first major mountain stage in the Pyrenees.Jeremy Whittle’s report to follow Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 route and updates as GC favourites target mountainous time trial

Will Tadej Pogacar extend his advantage over his Tour de France rivals - or will his crash on stage 11 hamper him on today’s brutal time trial?

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3 w. ago Tour de France 2025: stage 13 time trial sends riders up climb to Peyragudes – live

Live updates on 10.9km ITT stage to PeyragudesStage-by-stage guide | And mail Amy your thoughtsHere is the stage route and profile of stage 13:The first rider, Mattéo Vercher (TotalEnergies), has rolled down the ramp in Loudenvielle to kick of today’s time trial stage. On TNT Sports, they’re excited about the “first true mountain time trial in 21 years”. Continue reading...

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