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The Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Bizarre moment Tour de France rider snatches cardboard sign off stunned fan… but had brilliant reason for doing it
THIS is the baffling moment a cyclist snatched a cardboard sign off a stunned fan during the Tour de France. In one of the highlights of an unremarkable Stage 14, Julian Alaphillippe was forced to take decisive action on Saturday. But Alaphilippe, 33, had a brilliant reason for grabbing it. The home hero nicked it to keep himself warm in the brutal conditions on the savage slopes of the Col du Tourmalet. The spectator, who had scribbled of encouragement to his rival Wout van Aret, had reached for a cheeky handshake. But it was the sign that Alaphilippe was after, with the cardboard tearing in half as the Frenchman disappeared up the rainy road. He calmly placed the placard across his handlebars, ripped it into two smaller pieces, while tossing the scraps away. Alaphilippe was then spotted unzipping his Tudor Pro cycling trisuit, before stuffing the sign inside, in a last ditch attempt to preserve body heat. Former stage winner Zdenek Stybar said: "Julian is really suffering from the cold". The Tourmalet, the first of four brutal climbs, was living up to its fearsome reputation. And around 30km later, after the worst of the conditions had passed, Alaphilippe flagged down the camera motorbike. He appeared to issue a roadside apology, before handing over the soggy remains of the sign. It has since been revealed that Alaphilippe apologised to the fan later while meeting her and offering her a gift. The two-time world champion Frenchman said: "In the end the story ended well, I apologised to the woman whom I took it from. "I gave her a bib, and she took a picture with Wout. In the end, thanks to this, she had a better time compared to what she would have experienced at the top of the Tourmalet." 4 It was a rare moment of drama on an otherwise savage day in the mountains, where Remco Evenepoel abandoned the race on the first climb. Alaphilippe ultimately finished in 50th place, way behind maiden stage winner Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), who held off Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike). who finished the stage second, marginally extended his commanding overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard. Meanwhile, Alaphilippe was among a group of riders to receive medical attention after being caught up in a big crash on Stage 15 on Sunday.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Martinez climbs through fans and fog in Stage 14
Watch Lenny Martinez climb during Stage 14 of the Tour de France, where the French rider had to power through brutal weather conditions and a chaotic sea of fans.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Tour de France results, standings: Race outlook after Thymen Arensman wins Stage 14
Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar did not win Stage 14 on July 19's race, but was still able to extend his lead vs. the field. Pogačar finished 1 minute and 8 seconds behind Thymen Arensman for his runner-up position. That was, however, good enough to extend his lead over Jonas Vingegaard to 4 minutes and 13 seconds through the 14 stages. The defending Tour de France champion is seeking his fourth title in the biggest race in cycling. Arensman finished with a best-of-the-day time of 4 hours, 53 minutes, 35 seconds to win the 37-kilometer (23-mile) race, considered one of the hardest in the tour. For Arensman, it was his second Grand Tour stage win, with the other coming in the 2022 Spanish Vuelta. Remco Evenepoel retired from the race early in Stage 14, despite leading as the best young rider and placing third in the overall standings. Here's a look at the complete stage 14 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Saturday, July 19, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: 2025 TOUR DE FRANCE: When does Tour de France end? Full schedule for 2025 Tour de France Tour de France Stage 14 results Here are the final results of the 10.9-kilometer Stage 13 individual time-trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes in the French Pyrenees at the 2025 Tour de France on Friday, July 18 (with position, rider, team, time): Thymen Arensman, INEOS GRENADIERS: 4 hours, 53 minutes, 35 seconds Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates XRG, 4 fours, 54 minutes, 43 seconds Jonas Vingegaard, Team Visma/Lease a Bike, 4 hours, 54 minutes, 47 seconds Felix Gall, Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team, 4:54.54 Florian Lipowitz, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, 4:55 Oscar Onley, Team Picnic Postnl, 4:55.44 Ben Healy, EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST: 4:56.21 Primoz Roglic, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, 4:56.21 Tobias Johannessen, UNO-X MOBILITY: 4:56.34 Kevin Vauquelin, ARKEA-B&B HOTELS: 4:56.43 Tour de France 2025 standings Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 50 hours, 40 minutes, 28 seconds Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 50:44.51 (4 minutes, 13 seconds behind) Florian Lipowitz, Germany: 50:48.21 (7 minutes, 53 seconds) Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 50:49.46 (9 minutes, 18 seconds) Kevin Vauquelin, France: 50:50.49 (10 minutes, 21 seconds) Primoz Roglic, Slovenia: 50:51.02 (10 minutes, 34 seconds) Felix Gall, Austria: 50:52.28 (12 minutes) Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 50:53.01 (12 minutes, 33 seconds) Ben Haley, Ireland: 50:59.09 (18 minutes, 41 seconds) Carlos Rodriguez, Spain: 51:03.25 (22 minutes, 57 seconds) 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Yellow (overall race leader): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy Polka dot (mountains): Lenny Martinez, France White (young rider): Florian Lipowitz, Germany 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 15 of the 2025 Tour de France is a 160.3-kilometer hilly course from Muret to Carcassonne on Sunday, July 20. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Arensman wins Tour de France Stage 14 race; Pogačar extends lead
SBS Australia
20-06-2025
- Sport
- SBS Australia
Race Centre is the place for all things Tour de France on SBS
SAINT-LARY-SOULAN PLA D'ADET, FRANCE - JULY 13: (L-R) Pavel Sivakov of France, Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - Yellow Leader Jersey and Mikel Landa of Spain and Team Soudal Quick-Step compete during the 111th Tour de France 2024, Stage 14 a 151.9km stage from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet 1653m / #UCIWT / on July 13, 2024 in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, France. (Photo by) Source: Getty /The place to watch the Tour de France - LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE - plus the fourth edition of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is right here on SBS or via the SBS On Demand Hub. As we continue to count down the days to the start of the 2025 editions of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, it's crucial to know where you can find everything to help you follow every pedal-stroke. That's why the Race Centre on the SBS Sport website is a Le Tour fan's new best friend, no matter if you're a life member of the couch peloton or just want to see who's winning while on the train to work in July. Launching prior to Stage 1, Race Centre will feature a detailed startlist with every team and rider participating, route profiles of all the stages and up to date stats and rankings throughout the event. Fans will also be able to tap into every kilometre of the action on the road with a live race tracker, where a real-time map of the route will show the peloton's progress from first to last kilometre and a timeline of the key events as they happen. Post-stage results, highlights, interviews and more will be available after the riders cross the line. Make sure to bookmark the Race Centre once it's available, or this article, so you don't miss a single moment of the biggest cycling race in the world while watching along on SBS and SBS On Demand. Watch now Share this with family and friends The SBS Cycling Podcast is a punchy podcast covering the world of professional cycling, coming to you during the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Giro d'Italia Stage 14 preview: Race visits neighbouring Slovenia with late climbs set to test sprinters
Stage 14 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia provides one of the few remaining chances for the fast men of the bunch before a mountainous final week. It's on the longer side for this year's race, at 195km from Treviso to Nova Gorica in neighbouring Slovenia. Rolling through the Veneto valleys, the route then diverts into Slovenia for the first time with around 140km of racing done, with one full lap of a late circuit taking the riders back to the finish line in Nova Gorica. It's almost the reversal of stage 12, which was hilly in the first half before pan-flat in the second. Stage 14's profile is basically horizontal until around 50km to go, at which point the terrain rolls over three category four climbs in quick succession, along with another couple of uncategorise ramps. That climbing - one time up the Goniace/San Martino climb, two ascents of the Saver - takes place in the homeland of race favourite Primoz Roglic - could he be tempted to put in a late dig for a stage victory on home roads? It seems unlikely, with the roads flattening out in the final kilometres but plenty of urban furniture keeping the riders on their toes as they approach what will presumably be a bunch sprint. Stage 14 starts at 12.45pm local time (11.45am BST) and is set to finish at 5.15pm local time (4.15pm BST). After the Visma-Lease a Bike masterclass on stage 12 into Viadana it feels hard to bet against Olav Kooij. The young Dutchman took his second career Giro stage win then, helped by an incredible turn of pace by lead-out man Wout van Aert, to take his career tally to 40. On paper and now in reality he's the fastest man in this race, so it'll be a case of positioning to get him ready for the sprint, and with confidence high in the Visma camp it seems all the elements are there for another stage win. Casper van Uden also impressed on stage 12, taking second after a long lead-out, while stage six winner Kaden Groves should be a threat in the final again too.
