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2022 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 5 RESULTS

Chaos on the cobbles as Simon Clarke won a photo finish on stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France. 96 miles of racing came down to inches as Clarke sprinted to the line alongside his breakaway companion Taco van der Hoorn, just ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen and Neilson Powless. Powless moved into second overall just 13 seconds behind Wout van Aert.

Jumbo Visma had a challenging stage as a mechanical had Jonas Vingegaard lose 13 seconds to Tadej Pogacar and a late crash took Primoz Roglic 2:08 behind Pogacar. Wout Van Aert was also involved in a crash early in the stage but was able to recover and assist Vingegaard in his pursuit of Pogacar.

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Hindley wins Tour de France stage five as Vingegaard outguns Pogacar on climb

• Hindley takes first mountain stage of race and yellow jersey
• Adam Yates’ lead evaporates as Vingegaard goes second

Jai Hindley of Australia won the first mountain stage of the Tour de France after the cruel climb of the Col de Marie Blanque saw Adam Yates’s race leadership evaporate and then exposed the frailties of his UAE Emirates teammate, the former Tour champion, Tadej Pogacar.

As Hindley, of Bora-Hansgrohe, rode alone over the climb and sped down into Laruns, to win the stage and take the maillot jaune of overall race leadership, the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard , left Pogacar in his wake, 1km from the summit. It may yet prove a definitive moment in this year’s race.

Hindley, riding his first Tour, seemed stunned by his solo success. “I didn’t really expect this when I rolled about of bed this morning,” the 27-year-old said. “I’ve been watching the Tour since I was six and never thought I’d find myself in the yellow jersey.”

Hindley was one of a group of 17 riders that formed over the top of this year’s first major ascent, the “beyond category” Col de Soudet, before descending through the Pyrenean mist to the foot of the next climb, the Col d’Ichère.

Although he had spoken earlier this week of the need to ride conservatively, Hindley proved quick to seize the day. “If an opportunity presented itself, I was going to make the most of it,” he said.

Among those alongside him in the breakaway was the former world road race champion, Julian Alaphilippe, of Soudal-Quickstep, Wout Van Aert, Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team-mate, and Felix Gall, a former junior world champion, riding for AG2R Citroen.

In the ebb and flow of the day’s breakaway, Hindley and Gall were the constants and as the stage reached a climax, their consistency paid off, as the pair moved clear towards the top of the Marie-Blanque.

But it was Hindley who made the decisive move, attacking on the steepest ramps to leave Gall behind. The Australian admitted that his reconnaissance of the stage had paid dividends. “I did have a look at this stage,” he said. “I know the last 90km pretty well, the run-in, the descent and the final climb.”

Behind him, Vingegaard too was seizing the day, attacking Pogacar and quickly opening up a significant gap. “The main focus for Jonas today was to avoid Pogacar taking too many seconds,” the Jumbo-Visma team manager Merijn Zeeman said, “and also to make it hard for UAE Emirates. We smelled the chance on the Marie Blanque. It was a good day to make it hard.”

“I don’t really think Pogacar cracked,” he added, “but Jonas was stronger today. And UAE didn’t have the numbers on the Marie Blanque.”

But Zeeman does not underestimate Hindley. “He’s a Giro winner and he’s one of the few to have won a Grand Tour. He’s very strong. He had the balls to do it, so big respect to him.”

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Pogacar, meanwhile, was worrying about matters beyond the Tour, after hearing that his partner and fellow professional, Urska Zigart, had crashed in the Giro Donne, the women’s Tour of Italy, and may have a concussion. “That’s more sad than losing one minute to Jonas,” Pogacar said.

Vingegaard, the Slovenian said, had spotted he was struggling on the Marie Blanque. “For the last two kilometres on the climb, I was on the limit. He could see I was going full gas and tried to attack. I couldn’t follow.”

By the finish, Vingegaard, the Jumbo-Visma leader, had significantly eroded a chunk of Hindley’s advantage and struck a blow to Pogacar’s morale, taking more than a minute from the winner of the Tour in 2020 and 2021.

Five stages in and already it feels like the die may have been cast. Vingegaard has already put Pogacar to the sword, much as he did on the Col du Granon alpine stage a year ago. After all the speculation over Pogacar’s fitness, following his wrist injury, it now seems clear Vingegaard is the rider to beat in this year’s Tour.

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Tadej Pogacar cracks and loses over a minute to Jonas Vingegaard as Jai Hindley takes yellow

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

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

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

With bonus seconds applied, Hindley now leads overall by 47 seconds from Vingegaard with Giulio Ciccone in third, 63 seconds back.

The Australian may be making his Tour de France debut, but given Hindley has twice stood on the podium of the Giro it was a huge surprise to see how easily he got into the break.

“I’m a bit lost for words to be honest,” the Bora-Hansgrohe rider said. “I can’t believe it. I was pretty surprised to find myself in that group. I just sort of slipped into it. I was sort of having fun, then looked back and there was no group behind so I thought, ‘I guess we’re in for a bike race’.

“The gap grew out initially and I was just trying to maybe get a bit of a buffer on the GC guys and then I started to think about the stage win.”

Pogacar, utterly unable to respond when Vingegaard launched his own move on the Marie Blanque, lost more than a minute to Vingegaard and slipped to sixth, one minute and 40 seconds off yellow. Adam Yates is now fifth and his twin brother Simon seventh.

The first real mountain battle of the Tour turned into a fascinating tactical battle as Hindley slipped into a strong breakaway that got clear during a frantic start to the 163km stage out of Pau.

Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates were unable to shut it down and got no help from any of their rivals, watching the advantage balloon to four minutes as they climbed the hors categorie Col de Soudet midway through the stage.

Hindley would have been hoping to gain a bigger lead given the time gaps that had been seen, but when Vingegaard made a late dig of his own he quickly distanced Pogacar and kept himself within reach of the yellow jersey. PA

Tour de France, stage five: As it happened...

Live reporting, general classification after stage five.

1. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) 22hrs:15mins 12secs

2. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +47secs

3. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +1mins 03secs

4. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 11secs

5. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +1mins 34secs

6. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +1mins 40secs

7. Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula) +1mins 40secs

8. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +1mins 56secs

9. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) Same time

10. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ)

The thoughts of Jonas Vingegaard

"During the day we were wondering whether we should pace" Daniel asked Jonas Vingegaard whether he's worried about Jai Hindley 🇩🇰🐝 #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/jDkXuvkZdm — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

Today's winner and leader Jai Hindley

"This is for everyone that's supported me my entire career" 🥰 Jai Hindley was almost speechless after winning his first Tour de France stage in his debut Tour and taking the yellow jersey 🟡🇦🇺 #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/lpuiKYFXek — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

Stage five results

1. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) 3hrs:57mins 07secs

2. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +32secs

3. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroen) Same time

4. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe)

5. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +34secs

6. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +1mins 38secs

7. Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) Same time

8. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

9. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ)

10. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers)

Yates' time in yellow over

Adam Yates held the maillot jaune for the first four days but Jai Hindley takes over that jersey.

What a moment for Jai Hindley!

☝️ First Tour de France stage victory 💛 First Tour de France yellow jersey A 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲 in the career of Jai Hindley ⭐️ @BORAhansgrohe | @JaiHindley | #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/SOk6zLkD73 — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 5, 2023

Pogacar loses time

Pogacar comes in around a minute down on Vingegaard and a minute and a half behind Hindley.

Vingegaard fifth on the day

Jonas Vingegaard comes in fifth on the stage and around 30 seconds behind Hindley. He is going to put some big time between himself and his biggest rival Tadej Pogacar.

Hindley wins!

A great day and ride from Jai Hindley, who wins stage five in Laruns! He moves into yellow!

Hindley is into the final kilometre and what a stage win this will be for the Australian, who won the Giro d’Italia in 2022.

Pogacar seems to be falling further behind. He has dropped back into a bigger group which could help him more than riding into the finish on his own.

Hindley is inside the final 4km here and looks certain to win stage five. How many seconds can he finish ahead of Vingegaard?

Vingegaard’s group has caught Gall. It is Ciccone and Buchmann in this group as well. They are 50 seconds behind the leader Hindley.

Provisional king of the mountains standings after Marie-Blanque: 

1. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citröen), 28 

2. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), 19 

3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), 18 

4. Neilson Powless (EF-Education EasyPost), 18 

5. Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers), 15

The Vingegaard group have nearly caught up to Gall, who is now 44 seconds behind Hindley. Pogacar is continuing to lose time on Vingegaard. He is now a minute behind the Dane.

Result at Marie Blanque:

1. Jai Hindley, 10 points + 8’’ 

2. Felix Gall, 8 + 5’’ 

3. Giulio Ciccone, 6 + 2’’ 

4. Emanuel Buchmann, 4 

5. Jonas Vingegaard, 2 

6. Jack Haig, 1 

At 1’40’’: 

Tadej Pogacar 

Adam Yates, David Gaudu

Felix Gall is second on the road at the moment, around 30 seconds behind Hindley.

Vingegaard is now within a minute of the leader Hindley. Pogacar is around 45 seconds behind Vingegaard.

As it stands, Pogacar has no response. This is phenomenal from Vingegaard. Could the Dane catch Hindley?

Hindley is just going over the top of the Col de Marie Blanque. A great ride from the Australian but the attention turns to the defending champion Vingegaard, who is racing up the climb.

Wow! Vingegaard just motors away from Pogacar and the Slovenian has no response. This could be a huge moment on this year’s Tour and we are only on stage five!

Vingegaard attacks Pogacar!

💥 Jonas Vingegaard attacks 🔙 Tadej Pogacar goes backwards IT'S ALL HAPPENING! 😲 #TDFF2023 pic.twitter.com/mw6WFy6Y1Z — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 5, 2023

Hindley is just 1km from the summit and he seems to be going from strength to strength. He is just under two minutes ahead of Vingegaard and Pogacar.

Current leader Adam Yates has been dropped by a very small peloton, which is now down to just three riders; Sepp Kuss and Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma and Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates. Pogacar is isolated here, what can Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma do here?

The peloton is now down to a select group. van Aert could not last long with his team-mates. At the front Hindley has attacked and Gall cannot react. What a day this is turning out to be for Hindley.

van Aert is now back into the peloton and Jumbo-Visma will be hoping he can do some work to help Jonas Vingegaard.

Hindley, last year’s Giro d’Italia winner, is the virtual maillot jaune and the gap back to the peloton is just over two and a half minutes.

The breakaway has exploded on Col de Marie Blanque 🏔️💥 🇦🇺Jai Hindley and 🇦🇹Felix Gall are in front and the Aussie is in virtual yellow 💛 https://t.co/sJSAnImGrK #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/dlTVngAdsS — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

Two riders have broken away. AG2R’s Felix Gall, who earlier topped the Col de Soudet first, and Bora-Hansgrohe’s Jai Hindley are pressing on. This could be a great day for the Australian Hindley.

The group at the very front is a very select group now. It has been whittle down quickly early on this climb. Only seven riders left in this group.

van Aert has been dropped by the lead group. Today will not be a stage victory for the great Belgian.

The Hindley group has caught up the leading trio early on in this climb. The peloton is under three minutes behind the lead group now.

The leading trio are at the foot of the Col de Marie Blanque, a category one climb over 7.7km.

Here we go, the Col de Marie Blanque 🏔️ Wout van Aert is in the virtual yellow jersey and the UAE driven peloton is 3'11" behind 💛🇧🇪 https://t.co/sJSAnImGrK #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/bxLkMQs3tY — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

Neilands, van Aert and Alaphilippe have a 20-second advantage over the Hindley group and just over three minutes over the peloton. The leading trio are about to hit the final climb up the Col de Marie Blanque.

King of the mountains result at Col d’Ichère: 

1. Krists Neilands, 2 points, 

2. Wout van Aert, 1pt

We now have three riders at the front of the race; Neilands, van Aert and Alaphilippe. The peloton is three and a half minutes behind the leaders.

Neilands has just gone over the top of the Col d’Ichère and right behind him now is van Aert and Alaphilippe. The Hindley group is just over 20 seconds behind.

Just 16 seconds behind Neiland now is Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe. The group involving Jai Hindley is a further 25 seconds back.

One man who is set to gain hugely in the general classification today is Bora-Hansgrohe’s Jai Hindley. Let’s hear the thoughts of Philippe Gilbert on Eurosport:

"He's the one who's made the best move of the day" 💨 @PhilippeGilbert on Jai Hindley's encouraging progress on Stage 5 📈 #TDF2023 | @TeamEmiratesUAE | @JaiHindley pic.twitter.com/4ZNUHJv6OE — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 5, 2023

Neilands has reached the foot of the Col d’Ichère, which is a 4.2km climb. His advantage over the chasing group is around 20 seconds.

Current standings of the king of the mountains competition: 

1. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citröen), 20 

2. Neilson Powless (EF-Education EasyPost), 18 

3. Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers), 15 

4. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), 13 

5. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), 10 

6. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), 8 

7. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), 7 

8. Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), 6 

9. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), 4 

10. Jack Haig (Bahrain-Victorious), 4

Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) has attacked from the lead group and has a 20 second advantage. The peloton are currently four minutes behind.

Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) is one of three more riders to join this lead group.

There are currently 14 riders in this lead group motoring down the descent: Omar Fraile, Daniel Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Rigoberto Uran (EF-Education EasyPost), Jack Haig (Bahrain-Victorious), Jai Hindley, Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Felix Gall (AG2R-Citröen), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), Wout van Aert, Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma) and Gregor Mühlberger (Movistar)

van Aert is now back onto the front group. The pace on this descent is rapid so any poor or nervy descenders will be exposed here. Jai Hindley, who is just 22 seconds off current leader Adam Yates, is setting the pace at the front.

Result at the top of the Col du Soudet (king of the mountains classification): 

1. Felix Gall, 20 points 

2. Dani Martinez, 15 

3. Giulio Ciccone, 12 

4. Emanuel Buchmann, 10 

5. Jai Hindley, 8 

On this foggy descent the group at the front has come back together. Wout van Aert is still not back with this group but he is closing in. These are treacherous conditions on the descent, especially in light of recent events in the world of cycling after the death of Gino Mader on a descent at the Tour de Suisse.

Gall goes over the top of the Col de Soudet and he is likely to go into the king of the mountains jersey with maximum points on that climb. Neilson Powless’ run in that jersey is set to end at the end of today. He scores 20 points in the KOM classification, Dani Martinez takes 15 points and Giulio Ciccone takes 12.

The breakaway summits the Col du Soudet 🏔️🌫️ 🇦🇹Felix Gall takes the maximum 20pts and moves into the virtual lead of the King of the Mountains classification ⚪️🔴 #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/KpTRDf3G5O — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

Gall’s explosive attack has given him a decent lead at the moment. As predicted and reported earlier, there is a significant amount of fog at the top of the climb.

Felix Gall of AG2R has attacked and only a few riders including general classification contenders Ciccone and Jai Hindley can hold on. Gall attacks again with under 2km to go to the summit. At this moment no-one else reacts.

The big breakaway group is splitting up with Giulio Ciccone of Lidl-Trek leading this group. Ciccone is within a minute of current general classification leader Adam Yates.

van Aert and Campenaerts have been caught by the substantial breakaway group with around two and a half kilometres on this climb to go.

Pedersen has now been dropped out of the back of the second breakaway group. They are 19 second behind van Aert and Campenaerts. The peloton are over three minutes down on the leading duo.

One man who might look to go for a stage win today is Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers). Let’s hear his thoughts ahead of today’s stage:

"I feel like [UAE] will ride for the stage" Tom Pidcock spoke to Daniel about potentially being able to win stage 5 and how an easy day yesterday will affect the racing 🇬🇧 #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/3QLMqP4Mxr — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

With 80km to go, the front two of van Aert and Camepnaerts are over halfway up the Col de Soudet. They are just over 20 seconds ahead of the chasing group and around three minutes clear of the peloton.

Tadej Pogacar won a very similar stage to today’s back in 2020. Let’s hear from the 2020 and 2021 Tour de France winner:

"That was something totally crazy" Tadej Pogačar spoke at the start about his first Tour stage win in Laruns in 2020, the finish today 🇸🇮 #TDF2023 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/MMT8eMg5FE — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 5, 2023

More and more sprinters are dropping out of the back of the peloton on this tough climb. The likes of Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan), Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quick Step) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) have all been dropped.

The big breakaway group has already swallowed up Pedersen and is catching up to van Aert and Campenaerts. They are 15 seconds behind the duo. The peloton is nearly three minutes behind the front of the race.

Meanwhile back in the peloton Pogacar has had a change of bikes.

🚲 Bike change for @TamauPogi on the Col de Soudet 🚲 Crevaison pour @TamauPogi qui change de vélo dans l'ascension ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/YRAEDPkPVL — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 5, 2023

Pedersen has been dropped right at the front by van Aert and Campenaerts with just over 10km to go on this climb up the Col de Soudet.

The peloton are now onto the climb as well. Meanwhile the second breakaway group is just 30 seconds behind the front trio.

Van Aert, Pedersen and Campenaerts have just started climbing the Col de Soudet. The climb is just over 15km in length and has an average gradient of around 7%.

The front trio of van Aert, Campenaerts and Pedersen currently have an advantage of around one minute 50 seconds over the second breakaway group. The peloton are a further minute and 20 seconds behind that.

At the top of the Col de Soudet currently it is extremely foggy. According to Eurosport, the last 4km of the climb are foggy and there is visibility of about 50 metres.

102km to go

The front three of van Aert, Pedersen and Campenaerts have an advantage of nearly a minute over the next breakaway group. The peloton are nearly three minutes now behind this trio.

108km to go

Result of the intermediate sprint at Lanne-en-Barétous: 1. Bryan Coquard, 20 pts  

2. Mads Pedersen, 17 pts  

3. Wout van Aert, 15 pts  

4. Victor Campenaerts, 13 pts  

At 20’’ 5. Remi Cavagna, 11 pts  

6. Rigoberto Uran, 10 pts

111km to go

There is group of three at the front at the moment: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Mads Pederson (Lidl-Tek) and Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny). They have around 30 seconds back to the next breakaway group. The peloton are currently over two minutes behind the front of the race.

114km to go

The smaller group in the breakaway are approaching the intermediate sprint. Van Aert does not go for it but there are two other sprinters who do in the form of Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek). Pedersen looks like he might get it but it is Coquard who gets the maximum 20 points on the line. 

115km to go

The big breakaway group has been split into two as a smaller group of four has gone away. This small group includes Wout van Aert, who might be eyeing up points in the points classification in the upcoming intermediate sprint.

122km to go

There are 32 riders in this breakaway, including Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Rigoberto Uran (EF Education EasyPost), Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step). Some huge names and big general classification contenders in this group.

125km to go

There is a crash in the peloton. American Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) has gone down and has landed pretty heavily, especially on his shoulder. There is also blood running down his left leg and left elbow. That looked very painful. He is back up and running but what state is he in?

126km to go

We have just heard over the Ineos Grenadiers’ team radio that their riders have been told to wake up because there are general classification contenders in that breakaway.

129km to go

The peloton will be concerned here as Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) is in the breakaway and he is only 22 seconds off the current leader Adam Yates. Hindley has also a few team-mates in this breakaway so this is a dangerous move. Will Yates’ team UAE Team Emirates react quickly? They certainly need to.

131km to go

There is a big group that has broken away from the main peloton. A group that includes Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step). Will this group manage to break away? There are a lot of quality riders in this current breakaway.

137km to go

Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) has been dropped off the back of the peloton but he is surrounded by a number of team-mates.

139km to go

Tadej Pogacar casued a few moments of concern for the other general classification contenders as he broke away from the main peloton in a fairly sizeable group but the peloton is back together again. There are a lot of attacks early doors.

141km to go

No sooner had that select group caught Latour has the peloton now caught that group as well. It is difficult for a breakaway to get away at the moment.

142km to go

Pierre Latour has been caught by a small group that has broken away from the front of the peloton. That group includes Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step).

147km to go

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) has attacked off the front of the peloton alongside Alberto Bettiol (EF-Education EasyPost). Pieree Latour is still out in the lead at the front. Concerns already for Soudal-Quick Step’s sprinter Fabio Jakobsen, who has been dropped. Remember he was one of many riders who crashed in the final stages of yesterday’s stage. His team-mate and main lead-out man Michael Morkov is there to help him through on what is going to be a long day for the Dutchman.

152km to go

The nerves will have calmed down in the Lidl-Trek team as Skjelmose is back in the peloton and looks unhurt.

153km to go

There is a crash in the peloton. Danish rider Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl-Trek, who is a top 10 contender in the general classification, has gone down. Skjelmose won the Tour de Suisse recently.

155km to go

Neilson Powless (EF-Education EasyPost) again attacks off the front but is followed by a number of riders. Latour is still out in front but he has just a handful of secons over the peloton.

158km to go

TotalEnergies’ Pierre Latour has attacked but as of yet no-one has joined him. He is on his own at the moment and it is not a big gap yet.

160km to go

From the outset the man who currently leads the king of the mountains classification, Neilson Powless, is right at the front. Speaking ahead of the stage, he was speaking about the number of points available today in that classification.

The flag has dropped and stage five is underway. As expected moves straight away off the front of the peloton.

Big stage in the Pyrenees

The 2023 Tour de France is going to explode today with a huge amount of climbing on stage five in the Pyrenees. Let’s see what the Eurosport team are thinking ahead of an exciting day:

In today's instalment of The Breakaway team bus, @AdamBlythe89 talks tactics with @INEOSGrenadiers on what could be a BIG day for @tompidcock 🗣 #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/ZVcgDshQuN — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 5, 2023

State of play

Here is a reminder of the state of play going into stage five:

Non-starters

There are two riders in the peloton who have abandoned the race following crashes yesterday: Luis León Sánchez (Astana Qazaqstan) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Lotto-Dstny). They both broke a collarbone in the closing stages yesterday. Guarnieri also has broken ribs.

Into the Pyrenees we go

It was a slow burner on stage four yesterday. Most of the stage was fairly quiet until we reached the final few kilometres when it exploded into life as they entered onto the Paul Armagnac motor racing circuit in Nogaro, where chaos ensued. Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen won for a second day in succession and four sprints in a row dating back into last year’s Tour. Philipsen finished ahead of Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious). Chasing a record-breaking 35th stage win, Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) finished fifth. 

A number of riders went down in the closing stages yeesterday including Soudal-Quick Step’s Dutch sprinter Fabio Jakobsen as well as one of Cavendish’s key team-mates Luis León Sánchez, who is out of the Tour with a suspected broken collarbone. The sprinters will likely have to wait for their next opportunity of a stage win until Friday when stage seven finishes in Bordeaux.

Yesterday was all about the sprinters. Today’s stage is all about climbing as we head into the Pyrenees. This stage is very similar to stage nine in 2020, when a certain Tadej Pogacar won his first stage at the Tour. Stage five begins in Pau and ends in Laruns after 163km of riding, including a 15.2km climb to the top of the Col de Soudet. There is plenty of climbing for the riders today. UAE Team Emirates’ Adam Yates retains the leader’s yellow jersey. He is six seconds ahead of his twin brother Simon and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar.

A great day in store!

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Tour de France 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

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

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

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

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

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

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

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

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

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

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 9hr 09'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +6"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +6"
• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) +12"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +16"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +22"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +22"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +22"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +22"

• Jul 3, 2023 Foto del lunes del pedalista del Alpecin–Deceuninck Jasper Philipsen celebrando tras ganar la tercera etapa del Tour de Francia REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

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

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

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

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

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

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

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

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

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

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

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

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

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

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

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

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

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

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

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

Asia Pacific

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

Middle East and Africa

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

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Elevation reenters the Tour as a factor as the peloton heads back to the mountains.

Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns (162.7km) - Wednesday, July 5

After two hard days of hills in the Spanish Basque Country, Stage 5 offers no rest for the weary with the first of two stages in the Pyrenees. We usually don’t see mountains like this at this stage of the Tour, but the Tour’s opening weekend meant a first-week “jaunt” through the mountains that form the border between France and Spain was most feasible.

This is a relatively short stage (162.7km), and it starts rather gently, with about 70km of flat to rolling roads as the race heads southwest out of Pau and toward the intermediate sprint in Lanne-en-Barétous, where we should the Tour’s green jersey contenders do their best to score maximum points behind whomever has managed to escape by this point in the day.

And there’s good reason for him to go on the attack: the first of the day’s three categorized climbs is the hors catégorie Col de Soudet–the first “beyond category” climb of the 2023 Tour de France–and 20 points go to the first rider to its summit. 15.2km in length and with an average gradient of 7.2 percent, it’s the toughest climb the riders have faced so far, but with its summit more than 75km from the finish line in Laruns, the Soudet unlikely to have huge impact on Stage 5 beyond softening everyone’s legs before the finale.

The final 40km are where this stage really gets interesting, first with the Category 3 Col d'Ichère (4.2km at 7 percent) and then in a big way with the Category 1 Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km at 8.6 percent). The second half of the Marie Blanque is super-steep with pitches in the 12-13 percent range. And with its summit just 18.5km from the finish line, it’s likely to determine the stage winner.

This is a tough stage to call. It’s built in a fashion similar to Stages 1 and 2, with a tough climb (with time bonuses at the summit) relatively close to the finish line. We could see a larger peloton hit the base of the Marie Blanque together, the UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma riding tempo on the lower slopes to set up their leaders for attacks as the climb steepens, with an elite group pulling away to contest the finish in Laruns.

The General Classification is still pretty tight at the top, which means any breakaway given a long enough leash to fight for the stage win will need to contain riders too far down the GC to not pose a serious threat. That doesn’t mean the yellow jersey won’t change hands, but if it does it won’t be someone that UAE Team Emirates or Jumbo-Visma think can win the Tour.

There’s a chance of scattered thunderstorms throughout the afternoon could make things interesting on the descent of the Marie Blanque.

Riders to watch

We’ve seen lots of stages for the Tour’s puncheurs, riders who excel on short, steep climbs–climbs like the Col du Marie Blanque. Despite the fact that he’s in the yellow jersey, don’t be surprised if Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) gets in the mix, alongside his brother Simon (Team Jayco AlUla). Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Spain’s Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious), Canada’s Michael Woods (Israel-PremierTech), and Belgium’s Dylan Teuns (Israel-PremierTech) are all good bets to win a stage like this one.

If a breakaway goes the distance, our pick is American Mateo Jorgenson (Movistar), who finished fourth on a stage with a similar finale in last year’s Tour. The 24-year-old has lost enough time so far that he’s not considered a GC threat. This is the perfect opportunity for him to take his first grand tour stage victory.

And of course, given how eager they’ve been to renew their rivalry, keep an eye on Pogačar and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). With time bonuses available at the top of the Marie Blanque, we could see them go on the attack as they did at the end of Stages 1 and 2, possibly setting-up someone else to win the stage in the process.

When to Watch

With another explosive finale expected , this is a stage you won’t want to miss. We’ll be tuning in around 10:35 a.m. EDT to see the riders hit the Category 3 Col d'Ichère which serves as a fitting prelude to the Col du Marie Blanque about 10km later. The stage is expected to finish about an hour later.

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Tour of Turkey: Frank van den Broek takes Queen stage and overall lead

Frank van den Broek won stage 6 of the Tour of Turkey on the 14km Spil Dağı climb, giving Dsm-firmenich PostNL their fourth stage win of the race and van den Broek the race lead.

The 23-year-old Dutch rider sat behind Paul Double (Polti Kometa) as the British rider led in the final two kilometres and closed down later attacker Merhawi Kudus (Terengganu Cycling Team). Double then faded in sight of the finish line and van den Broek surged to the line to hold off Kudus.

Thanks to time bonuses, Van den Broek also took the overall race lead, four seconds ahead of Kudus and nine seconds ahead of Double, with just two flat stages to race until the finish in Istanbul on Saturday.

Five riders formed the early break of the 160.1km stage, with Negasi Haylu Abreha (Q36.5) the last to be caught as his teammate Filippo Conca attacked and joined him with ten kilometres to climb.

Conca was then joined by Samuele Zoccarato (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè) but Harold Lopez (Astana Qazaqstan) soon jumped across and surged then surged away.

Merhawi Kudus (Terengganu Cycling Team) attacked from the reduced front group to catch and pass Lopez on the steepest section of the climb. Britain’s Paul Double (Polti Kometa) led the chase across with Frank van den Broek (Dsm-firmenich PostNL) but generously rode on the front, allowing van den Broek to have his effort for the finish.

Van den Broek is a WorldTour neo-pro but earned his place in Dsm-firmenich PostNL’s squad by winning a stage at the 2023 Tour of Qinghai Lake and impressive rides in other races, including victory in the Ronde de l'Oise stage race in France.

“We’ve already won three stages and now a fourth, it’s amazing,” van den Broek said.

“I didn’t expect to win but the team put a lot of trust in me, they did a lot of work in the beginning of the stage and Julius van den Berg did a lot of work on the front of the peloton, so that gave me a lot of confidence. I’m very happy to win.”

He was confident of his chances after surviving the 10% section of the climb and staying with Double as he chased down Kudus.

I knew I had a chance to win when we went over the steepest part of the climb. It was a kind of flat-run-in and I knew I had an OK sprint,” Van den Broek said.

“The next two days are again a big chance for us with Fabio Jakobsen and our sprint train.

“It should hopefully be pretty easy for me to hold onto the leader’s jersey. I just need to finish in the main bunch. I also think I can even help with the leadouts. We’ll see.”

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It is the biggest cycling race in the world: a national event that France cherishes almost as much as its Eiffel Tower and its 360 native cheeses! Every year in July, the Tour de France sets off on the roads of France and crosses some of its most beautiful landscapes. Here’s everything you should know in advance of the 2018 race…

‘La Grande Boucle’

In over a century of existence, the Tour has extended its distance and passed through the whole country. Almost 3,500 kilometers are now covered each year in the first three weeks of July, with 22 teams of 8 cyclists. The 176 competitors criss-cross the most beautiful roads of France in 23 days, over 21 stages. More than a third of France’s departments are passed through, on a route that changes each year.

A little tour to start

The first ever Tour de France took place in 1903. It had just six stages – Paris-Lyon, Lyon-Marseille, Marseille-Toulouse, Toulouse-Bordeaux, Bordeaux-Nantes and Nantes-Paris – and 60 cyclists at the start line. At the time, the brave cycled up to 18 hours at a stretch, by day and night, on roads and dirt tracks. By the end, they’d managed 2,300 kilometers. Must have had some tight calves!

Mountain events are often the most famous and hotly contested. Spectators watch in awe as the riders attack the passes and hit speeds of 100 km/h. In the Pyrenees and the Alps, the Galibier and Tourmalet ascents are legendary sections of the Tour, worthy of a very elegant polka dot jersey for the best climber…

The darling of the Tour

In terms of the number of victories per nation, France comes out on top, with 36 races won by a French cyclist. In second place is Belgium with 18 wins, and in third is Spain with 12. The darling of the Tour remains Eddy Merckx, holding the record of 111 days in the yellow jersey. This Belgian won 5 times the Great Loop as Jacques Anquetil, Bernard Hinault and Michael Indurain.

‘Le maillot jaune’

The yellow jersey is worn by the race winner in the general classification (calculated by adding up the times from each individual stage). This tradition goes back to 1919. It has nothing to do with the July sunshine or the sunflower fields along the roads; it was simply the colour of the pages of newspaper L’Auto, which was creator and organiser of the competition at the time.

The Tour de France is the third major world sporting event after the Olympic Games and the World Cup, covered by 600 media and 2,000 journalists. The race is broadcast in 130 countries by 100 television channels over 6,300 hours, and is followed by 3.5 billion viewers.

The Champs-Élysées finish

Each year the Tour departs from a different city, whether in France or in a neighbouring country. Since 1975, the triumphal arrival of the cyclists has always taken place across a finish line on Paris’ Champs-Élysées. It’s a truly beautiful setting for the final sprint.

And the winner is…

Seen from the sky and filmed by helicopters or drones, the Tour route resembles a long ribbon winding its way through France’s stunning landscapes: the groves of Normandy, the peaks of the Alps, the shores of Brittany and the beaches of the Côte d’Azur. In 2017, it was the Izoard pass in Hautes-Alpes that was elected the most beautiful stage, at an altitude of 2,361 metres. Which one gets your vote?

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Tour of Turkey: Tobias Lund Andresen wins stage 5 to retain overall lead

Fabio Jakobsen takes second behind DSM-Firmenich-PostNL teammate

Tobias Lund Andresen (DSM-Firmenich-PostNL) took back-to-back wins at the Tour of Turkey after navigating the technical finale on stage 5 and powering to the line ahead of teammate Fabio Jakobsen.

The Dane timed his sprint perfectly, only hitting the front in the final 50 metres after the narrow, winding finish left the leadout trains fractured heading into Kuşadası.

Jakobsen was able to sit up and celebrate his teammate's win as they crossed the line for a great 1-2 finish ahead of Iúri Leitão (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA). It’s the Dutch team’s third win of the week and Lund Andresen’s second at professional level after his maiden victory yesterday.

Andresen also extended his lead at the head of the GC with more bonus seconds gained on the line. He takes a 14-second lead over Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-Kometa) heading into tomorrow’s summit finish stage from Kuşadası to Manisa where the overall standings will be completely changed and the climbers will take over.

“It’s unbelievable man. We were going for Fabio but he told me with 2km to go that I should just go with my own sprint,” a delighted Andresen said post-race. 

“I had to open up early and it came so much as a shock that I almost forgot to celebrate. Then it's just incredible, I go over the finish line and I see Fabio come around me for second place.

“The whole team did amazing and we did amazing as planned. It just shows a new class to this team how we rode today.”

The fifth day of racing in Turkey saw a seven-man break again go up the road with 156km to go, Antonio Polga (Novo Nordisk), Mauro Verwilt (Tarteletto-Isorex), Oliver Mattheis (BIKE AID), Jacob Scott (REMBE Pro Cycling Team Sauerland), Genki Yamamoto (Kinan Racing), Michał Pomorski and Konrad Czabok (Mazowsze Serce Polski).

A more simple chase ensued for the peloton than on the previous stages with Bora-Hansgrohe and Astana Qazaqstan taking up most of the mantle along the 177.9km route from Bodrum to Kuşadası.

While the gap gradually came down throughout the mainly flat route, the break attacked itself over one of the final uncategorised climbs as riders tried to be the last men standing from the early move, but without much success. 

Mattheis was the most active and last to be dragged back with 5km to go. Polti-Kometa put on the pace on each and every rise to try and dull the legs of pure sprinters Welsford, Cavendish and Jakobsen and give stage 3 winner Giovanni Lonardi the best chance. 

A late attack was launched curiously by Danny van Poppel for Bora-Hansgrohe as they entered the very technical finishing sector where twists and turns strung out the peloton. But he was quickly pegged back by Bram Welten (DSM-Firmenich PostNL).

Andresen was originally on Welten’s wheel as he chased down the Dutchman but dropped himself back into the bunch to ensure he didn’t sprint too early. He stayed in the wheels until Rory Townsend (Q36.5) and Martijn Budding (TDT-Unibet) hit out for the line before he opened up behind. 

With shoulders barging and the road narrowing at the front, the Dane stayed patient and eventually found a lane to sprint before speeding past a tiring Van Poppel and Budding with Jakobsen in his wheel.

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