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The Guardian
24-07-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Tour de France 2025: stage 18 from Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze
Update: Date: 2025-07-24T09:30:11.000Z Title: Preamble Content: Today's stage doesn't ask the riders for much, unless you count 5,450m of climbing across three hors catégorie mountains on the 171km route. Perhaps the more significant figure is 14,000: the sum total in metres of vertical ascent in four stages remaining (4,550m tomorrow, 2,990m on Saturday and 1,100m on Sunday, added to 5,450m today). It will be gruelling, brutal, epic, punishing, attritional – take your pick. It might even be dramatic if Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease A Bike can isolate the race leader, Tadej Pogacar, and take a chunk or two out of his commanding 4min 15sec lead in the general classification. The Col du Glandon, Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Loze must all be tackled by the peloton today: the sheer length and difficulty of the stage promises another rich self-contained narrative within the context of one of the toughest Tours in history. No doubt, Vingegaard's team have created a plan for how they might launch attacks on Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates most effectively. A successful Visma counterattack is not beyond the bounds of possibility but given Pogacar's flying form, it feels more likely the reigning champion will roll with the punches, yet again, and take another significant step towards glory in Paris. This being the Tour de France there will be subplots aplenty. The battle to form the breakaway will be fierce, with the 15 teams that remain empty-handed particularly motivated, while the race for the podium and top 10 in GC is very much on. Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek, who won yesterday to forge a 72-point lead over Pogacar in the green jersey standings, will merely be aiming to make the time cut, hoping a stage win for the Slovenian doesn't reignite the points classification race. It's going to be emotional. Are you ready? Allez! Stage start: 11.20 UK time / 12.20 local time
New York Times
24-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
INEOS team leader Carlos Rodriguez abandons Tour de France after pelvis fracture
INEOS Grenadiers team leader Carlos Rodriguez has abandoned the Tour de France after crashing in the final kilometre of stage 17. The Spanish climber came down in a multi-rider crash mostly involving the sprint teams. Last year's green jersey Biniam Girmay looked to have been the worst affected, but avoided any fractures. Advertisement Rodriguez, however, was diagnosed with a fractured pelvis after being taken to hospital for scans. His INEOS Grenadiers team confirmed his abandonment on Thursday morning. The 24-year-old had struggled this year compared to his fifth and seventh place finishes in 2023 and 2024. He was sitting 10th in the general classification. 'Carlos Rodríguez will regrettably not take the start of stage 18 today following his crash in the final moments of yesterday's stage,' a team statement read. 'Hospital scans have confirmed a fracture of the pelvis. Carlos is in good spirits and remains under the close supervision of our medical team. 'He will now return home to focus on recovery and the rehabilitation process.' Frenchman Jordan Jegat now moves into the top 10 overall. Stage 19 is the Queen stage of the Tour, with the riders going over the Col du Glandon and Col de la Madeleine before finishing on the Col de la Loze. Jonas Vingegaard memorably cracked Tadej Pogacar on that climb in 2023, but the Slovenian holds a four minute and 15 second lead in GC.
The Independent
23-07-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney recalls ‘unforgettable' 2024 Tour de France Femmes win
This summer's Tour de France Femmes will be only the fourth edition since its relaunch but it feels like the race already boasts an all-time classic thanks to Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney. No-one who watched her take the biggest win of her career 12 months ago will forget the drama of the final day. Niewiadoma-Phinney started the stage to Alpe d'Huez with an advantage of one minute 15 seconds over pre-race favourite Demi Vollering, but the Dutchwoman attacked on the Col du Glandon, building a lead of over a minute on her way to the stage win. Behind, Niewiadoma-Phinney wrestled her bike up the Alpe, crossing the line and collapsing to the floor exhausted, still unaware if she had done enough. When the calculations were done, Niewiadoma-Phinney had won by just four seconds – the smallest margin of victory in the history of the women's or the men's Tour de France. 'It was euphoric and unforgettable,' the Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto rider told the PA news agency. 'I think it's proof of hard work and persistence and never giving up. 'I was lucky. I didn't have to go through all the nerves and second counting. I was just doing my best. I was just on the bike fighting for my life. 'It's fun listening to people's stories, what they went through watching the race and how it affected them and how they were able to resonate with the pain I was experiencing.' Victory in the biggest race on the calendar was a major breakthrough for the 30-year-old, who was third in both 2022 and 2023, in keeping with a career in which she has always been a major contender but rarely on the top step herself. 'For many years there were many occasions where I knew I was the strongest, I was making others suffer, but I was not able to finish it because in racing…there are so many variables and different factors,' she said. 'I feel like I always had confidence…because I knew I could make them suffer, but something else had to happen for me to cross the finish line first. I was never hard on myself because I knew the reality.' Niewiadoma-Phinney was crowned Polish champion in late June, but her 2025 season has been hampered since a heavy crash at Strade Bianche in March. It was not until the Tour de Suisse that she showed real form with third place overall. The last few weeks have been spent at altitude camp in Andorra, making the final preparations for her title defence. Many riders struggle with the isolation of these remote training camps, but not Niewiadoma-Phinney. 'It's not the lifestyle I want to continue for the rest of my life, but when I have a big goal I'm more than happy to dive into this monk's lifestyle,' she said. 'When you do that, you see the progress quickly.' This year's Tour has grown to nine stages, starting in Vannes on Saturday and heading east across France to a conclusion in the Alps. Memories of last year will fuel Niewiadoma-Phinney's search for more glory. 'Celebrations like that really make you tremble,' she said. 'I feel like we are hungry for more.'
