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The Sun
15 hours ago
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- The Sun
Pogacar shares Tour de France week two expectations and strategy
TOUR DE FRANCE: Defending champion Tadej Pogacar has shared his thoughts on the crucial second week of the Tour de France, describing it as fast-paced and decisive despite being shorter than the first. Speaking on the rest day, the Slovenian cyclist revealed his expectations, rival assessments, and personal goals for the upcoming stages. Pogacar, who currently sits second overall, 29 seconds behind leader Ben Healy, acknowledged the intensity of the opening week. 'Explosive, nervous, stressful, and super-hard,' he said, also pointing to the heat and Visma team's tactics as challenges. He expects the next phase to be quicker but equally demanding. The 26-year-old highlighted the unpredictability of this year's race, with new contenders like Healy and Kevin Vauquelin shaking up the competition. 'The field is packed, it's going to be a huge fight even for the podium and especially for the yellow jersey,' Pogacar said. He anticipates a shift in leadership, particularly on the Hautacam climb, where he hopes to reclaim the yellow jersey. Looking ahead, Pogacar pinpointed the uphill time-trial to Peyragudes as a key moment. 'I'm really looking forward to this week, especially the uphill time-trial,' he said, hinting at his confidence in the stage. While he remains cautious about rivals, Pogacar emphasized that the pressure is on others to attack. 'In the coming days I'm under no pressure to attack, it's up to them if they want to get ahead of me,' he stated. With Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard trailing, the battle for supremacy is set to intensify. - AFP
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Tour de France Stage 10 results, standings: Simon Yates wins, Ben Healy nabs yellow jersey
The first mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France led to a shake up in the race for the yellow jersey at cycling's most prestigious event. Simon Yates of Great Britain won Stage 10, which featured eight different ascents and challenged riders with climbs totaling nearly 14,600 feet. But it was the jockeying for position going on behind him amongst those challenging for the overall lead that provided the most drama. Advertisement Ben Healy, who represents Ireland and won Stage 6 last week, grabbed the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogačar. Healy finished in third place during the stage, 31 seconds behind Yates but more than 4 minutes, 20 seconds ahead of Pogačar. Healy started Monday's race ‒ a 165.3-kilometer course that began in Ennezat and ended on Puy de Sancy mountain ‒ outside of the top 10 in the chase for the yellow jersey. He'll now keep it for at least two days, with the first rest day of the 2025 Tour de France scheduled for Tuesday, July 15. Pogačar sits in second place in the overall standings and trails Healy by 29 seconds. Here's a look at the complete stage 10 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Monday, July 14, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: TOUR DE FRANCE RECORDS: Who has most wins in iconic cycling race? Advertisement Stage 10 results Final results of the 165.3-kilometer Stage 10 from Ennezat to Puy de Sancy at the 2025 Tour de France on Monday, July 14. Pos. Rider Team Time Gap B 1 Simon Yates Team Visma | Lease a Bike 04h 20' 05'' - B : 10'' 2 Thymen Arensman Inios Grenadiers 04h 20' 14'' 00h 00' 09'' B : 6'' 3 Ben Healy EF Education-Easypost 04h 20' 36'' 00h 00' 31'' B : 4'' 4 Ben O'Connor Team Jayco Alula 04h 20' 54'' 00h 00' 49'' - 5 Michael Storer Tudor Pro Cycling Team 04h 21' 28'' 00h 01' 23'' - 6 Joseph Blackmore Israel-Premier Tech 04h 24' 02'' 00h 03' 57'' - 7 Anders Johannessen Uno-X Mobility 04h 24' 43'' 00h 04' 38'' - 8 Lenny Martinez Bahrain Victorious 04h 24' 56'' 00h 04' 51'' - 9 Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates XRG 04h 24' 56'' 00h 04' 51'' - 10 Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike 04h 24' 56'' 00h 04' 51'' - Tour de France 2025 standings Ben Healy, Ireland: 37h, 41' 39'' Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 37h 42' 18'' (29 seconds behind) Remco Evenepoel, Belgium: 37h 43' 18'' (1 minutes, 29 seconds) Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 37h 43' 35'' (1 minute, 46 seconds) Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 37h 43' 55'' (2 minutes, 6 seconds) Kevin Vauquelin, France: 37h 44' 15'' (2 minute, 26 seconds) Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 37h 45' 13'' (3 minutes, 24 seconds) Florian Lipowitz, Germany: 37h 45' 23'' (3 minutes, 34 seconds) Primoz Roglic, Slovenia: 37h 45' 30'' (3 minutes, 41 seconds) Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 37h 46' 52'' (5 minute, 3 seconds) 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Yellow (overall race leader): Ben Healy, Ireland Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy Polka dot (mountains): Lenny Martinez, France White (young rider): Ben Healy, Ireland Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France? In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) — and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia. 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 11 is a 156.8-kilometer course on flat terrain through Toulouse on Wednesday, July 16. Tour de France riders have a scheduled rest day in Toulouse on Tuesday, July 15. Advertisement This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France Stage 10 highlights: Ben Healy takes yellow jersey
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Tour de France Stage 10 results, standings: Simon Yates wins, Ben Healy nabs yellow jersey
The first mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France led to a shake up in the race for the yellow jersey at cycling's most prestigious event. Simon Yates of Great Britain won Stage 10, which featured eight different ascents and challenged riders with climbs totaling nearly 14,600 feet. But it was the jockeying for position going on behind him amongst those challenging for the overall lead that provided the most drama. Ben Healy, who represents Ireland and won Stage 6 last week, grabbed the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogačar. Healy finished in third place during the stage, 31 seconds behind Yates but more than 4 minutes, 20 seconds ahead of Pogačar. Healy started Monday's race ‒ a 165.3-kilometer course that began in Ennezat and ended on Puy de Sancy mountain ‒ outside of the top 10 in the chase for the yellow jersey. He'll now keep it for at least two days, with the first rest day of the 2025 Tour de France scheduled for Tuesday, July 15. Pogačar sits in second place in the overall standings and trails Healy by 29 seconds. Here's a look at the complete stage 10 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Monday, July 14, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: TOUR DE FRANCE RECORDS: Who has most wins in iconic cycling race? Stage 10 results Final results of the 165.3-kilometer Stage 10 from Ennezat to Puy de Sancy at the 2025 Tour de France on Monday, July 14. 💪 @SimonYatess held off @ThymenArensman. A look back at the final km of this 10th stage of the #TDF2025.💪 @SimonYatess a résisté à @ThymenArensman. Retour sur le dernier km de cette 10ème étape du #TDF2025. Tour de France 2025 standings 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France? In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) — and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia. 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 11 is a 156.8-kilometer course on flat terrain through Toulouse on Wednesday, July 16. Tour de France riders have a scheduled rest day in Toulouse on Tuesday, July 15.
USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Tour de France Stage 7 results, standings: Tadej Pogacar wins, reclaims yellow jersey
Tadej Pogačar didn't give up the yellow jersey at the 2025 Tour de France for long. The defending champion and three-time winner of cycling's preeminent test sprinted past Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel and top contender Jonas Vingegaard near the finish line to win Stage 7 on Friday, July 11 and take back the overall lead at this year's Tour de France. Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands entered the race with the yellow jersey after finishing Stage 6 with a one-second lead over Pogačar, who was the pre-Tour favorite. Stage 7 also featured a late crash involving multiple riders, most notably Pogačar's teammate with UAE Team Emirates XRG, João Almeida. Mattia Cattaneo, one of Evenepoel's teammates with Soudal Quick-Step, also withdrew from the race about 70 kilometers into Friday's 197-kilometer course from Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan. Pogačar also took over first place in the chase for the green jersey during Friday's stage win and moved closer to Belgium's Tim Wellens, another UAE Team Emirates XRG teammate who will enter Stage 8 on Saturday with the polka dot jersey as the best climber thus far at the 2025 Tour de France. Here's a look at the complete stage 7 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Thursday, July 10, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: TOUR DE FRANCE: Legend Greg LeMond reaps Congress's highest civilian honor. Stage 7 results Final results of the 197-kilometer Stage 7 from Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan at the 2025 Tour de France on Friday, July 11. Tour de France 2025 standings 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France? In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) — and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia. 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 8 is a 171.4-kilometer course on flat terrain from Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval on Saturday, July 12.
The Irish Sun
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tour de France fans slammed as ‘disrespectful' after spectators spotted climbing on GRAVES to catch glimpse of the race
TOUR DE FRANCE fans blasted spectators who appeared to stand on GRAVES to catch a glimpse of riders at a vantage point of the race. Stage two of the world's biggest annual cycling event rounded off in Boulogne-sur-Mer, located in the north of the France. 2 Tour de France fans slammed as 'disrespectful' after spectators spotted climbing on graves 2 Mathieu van der Poel has the leader's yellow jersey after two rounds The race saw Mathieu van der Poel beat Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish to give the Dutchman the leader's yellow jersey. And some people were so eager to see the drama for themselves, that they seemingly disregarded their surroundings to watch it live. With 8.6km remaining until the finish line, fans gathered on the edge of a cemetery to be as near the action as possible on Sunday. Hundreds of people seemed to trample on graves along the side of the road, behind advertising boards. READ MORE CYCLING NEWS That provoked outrage among many cycling fans, who felt the onlookers showed a lack of respect for the dead. One fan wrote on X: "They no longer even see that they're standing on graves. Not out of hatred, but because they no longer know what respect is." A second said: "No respect for neither the living nor the dead." A third added: "This is so disrespectful. I hope they're standing on ground between the graves and the road." Most read in Cycling CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS A local said: "It's shameful to the people of my town." Two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard finished third behind reigning champion Pogacar, while Britain's England cricket stars forced to arrive to West Indies Test match on lime bikes amid 'shambles' at The Oval Earlier on Sunday, French team Cofidis said that 11 bikes were stolen from their team truck after the opening stage. In a statement, the team said that the door of their equipment truck was forced open, and their Look bikes were taken "despite the security measures put in place". Each bike stolen is estimated to be worth around £11,200. All riders at the Tour generally have at least three bikes - their preferred one and two spares. Monday's third stage is a 178km run to Dunkirk, where a mass bunch sprint is expected. Stage two results Mathieu Van der Poel (Ned-Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hrs 45mins 41secs Tadej Pogacar (Slo - UAE Team Emirates) Same time Jonas Vingegaard (Den - Visma-Lease a Bike) Romain Gregoire (Fra - Groupama-FDJ) Julian Alaphilippe (Fra - Tudor) Oscar Onley (GB - Picnic PostNL) Aurelien Paret-Peintre (Fra - Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea - B&B Hotels) Simone Velasco (XDS Astana) Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto)
