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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pogacar on how he bounced back from Stage 11 crash
Tadej Pogacar reflects on winning the first mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France, explaining how he was able to rebound from his Stage 11 crash and pick up his 20th Tour de France stage victory.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Tour de France: Arensman wins 14th stage, Pogacar retains yellow jersey with second
Dutch rider Thymen Arensman assisted with his bike after winning the 14th stage of the 2025 Tour de France. Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO Dutch rider Thymen Arensman gave his Ineos-Grenadiers team something to cheer about as he won the 14th stage of the Tour de France after a superb solo ride in the 182.6km mountain trek between Pau and Superbagneres on Saturday (France time). Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in a two-man sprint finish, one minute 12 seconds behind Arensman, the first rider from the British outfit to win on the Tour in two years. Ineos Grenadiers have been facing questions about one of their team carers, who is at the centre of allegations involving alleged message exchanges in 2012 with a doctor connected to the notorious Operation Aderlass doping scandal, which rocked the sporting world in 2019. Bradley Wiggins won the Tour in 2012 with the team, which was then known as Team Sky before Chris Froome went on to win another four for the squad. Although no formal charges have been brought, the development has cast a shadow over the team's Tour campaign, with the carer nowhere to be seen in recent days. "Ineos Grenadiers Cycling Team is aware of recent media allegations relating to the 2012 season and a member of its staff. These allegations have not to date been presented to the team by any appropriate authority," the team said in a statement. The team added that it had formally requested information from the International Testing Agency (ITA) and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy regarding doping violations. Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates - XRG on the podium with the yellow jersey during stage 13 of this year's Tour de France. Photo: Vincent Kalut The ITA told Reuters it would not further comment on the matter. Operation Aderlass, which began with a raid during the 2019 Nordic World Ski Championships in Austria, implicated athletes and medical personnel across several sports, including cycling. The doctor at the centre of the case, Mark Schmidt, was later convicted and sentenced to prison for administering illegal blood transfusions. On the Tour, defending champion Pogacar extended his lead over Dane Vingegaard in the general classification by six seconds to 4:13 at the end of the Pyrenean stage, but the day belonged to Arensman, however, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde (7.1 km at 7.8 percent) before his team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman never looked back and held firm on his way up to Superbagneres (12.4 km at 7.3 percent) as Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar. But the world champion did not flinch and easily beat his rival in the final metres to further cement his dominance. "I can't really believe it. I got sick after the Giro, but I had a good preparation going into my first Tour. I had to be patient and wait for the mountains to try my luck. This is unbelievable, the way I did it today," Arensman said. "I had amazing legs and I'm in the shape of my life. I thought with Tadej and Jonas in the favourites group three minutes behind, I was not sure I had enough, but I held them off." New Zealand rider Lawrence Pithie finished 77th in the stage, and is 95th in the general classification standings. - Reuters
The Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Thymen Arensman delivers Tour de France relief for Ineos as Tadej Pogacar grows lead in yellow jersey
Thymen Arensman of Ineos Grenadiers won stage 14 of the Tour de France after a stunning solo attack timed to perfection on a rainy, foggy183km mountain route between Pau and Superbagneres. Tadej Pogacar retained the leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard, in a two-man sprint finish 1min 12sec behind Dutch rider Arensman. Defending champion Pogacar extended his lead over Dane Vingegaard in the general classification by six seconds to 4min 13sec at the end of the Pyrenean stage. The day belonged to Arensman, however, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde (7.1 km at 7.8%) before his team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman never looked back and held firm on his way up to Superbagneres (12.4 km at 7.3%). "I can't really believe it,' said Arensman. 'Going to my first Tour, I just wanted to experience everything. I had to be really patient the first week because it was really bunchy until the mountains. Then the first opportunity I got I was second on stage 10. It was already an amazing experience on my first Tour but this is unbelievable.' His Ineos teammate Geraint Thomas said: 'It's great for Thymen and great for the team, I'm super happy. It will relieve a bit of pressure [on the team], we have been there or thereabouts and it hasn't quite clicked, but we have certainly been trying all the time, so it's great to get the win.' Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar on the final climb. But the world champion did not flinch and easily beat his rival in the final metres to further cement his domination with bonus seconds. The race moves on to flatter ground on Sunday with a hilly route that could set up a bunch sprint at the finish in Carcassonne. 'I am glad [to see the back of the Pyrenees],' said Thomas, who retires this year. 'I don't think I'll be riding much here again! I'll come here on holiday with a few beers, but not riding.'
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Thymen Arensman goes solo to take Tour de France Stage 14 win
Thymen Arensman of Ineos Grenadiers claimed victory in Stage 14 of the Tour de France after a superb solo ride in the 183km mountain trek between Pau and Superbagneres. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retained the yellow jersey as he took second place, beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in a two-man sprint finish to come home 1 minute 12 seconds behind Arensman. Ireland's Ben Healy put in a heavy shift to stick with the general classification leaders up to the last few kilometres of the HC climb to the finish. The 24-year-old finished the stage seventh, 2′46 behind Arensman, to return to the top 10 in the GC. Healy now sits ninth in the GC, 18′41 back on Pogacar, and fourth in the race for the white jersey, awarded to the top rider under 26. READ MORE Ireland's Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) during Stage 14 of the Tour de France from Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres. Photograph: TimDefending champion Pogacar extended his GC lead over Vingegaard by six seconds to 4′13 at the end of the Pyrenean stage. But the day belonged to Arensman, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde before his team car hit a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman held firm on his way up to Superbagneres as Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar. But the world champion did not flinch and easily beat the Dane in the final metres to further cement his domination. There was also a surprise early in the stage as Remco Evenepoel, who had been third in the GC at the outset of the day, abandoned the race midway through the first climb. The 25-year-old Belgian had struggled on the last two stages, most notably Friday's time trial, and was dropped by the peloton in the early stages of Category 1 climb.
CNA
4 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Arensman soloes to Tour stage victory as Pogacar edges Vingegaard for second
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France :Thymen Arensman of the Netherlands won the 14th stage of the Tour de France after a superb solo ride in the 183-km (113-mile) mountain trek between Pau and Superbagneres on Saturday. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader's yellow jersey as he took second place by beating chief rival Jonas Vingegaard, in a two-man sprint finish 1 minute 12 seconds behind Ineos Grenadiers rider Arensman. Defending champion Pogacar extended his lead over Dane Vingegaard in the general classification by six seconds to 4:13 at the end of the Pyrenean stage. The day belonged to Arensman, however, as the Dutchman went solo from the day's breakaway in the penultimate climb to the Col de Peyresourde (7.1 km at 7.8 per cent) before his team car hit and knocked down a spectator amid the usual roadside chaos on the Tour. Arensman never looked back and held firm on his way up to Superbagneres (12.4 km at 7.3 per cent) as Vingegaard attacked several times in an attempt to drop Pogacar.
