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What Is A General Classification Rider - How Does A Cyclist Win The Tour De France?

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What does a pro cyclist need to win the Tour de France? Daniel Lloyd explains what characteristics a general classification rider has. Follow GCN on YouTube: http://gcn.eu/gcnsubs

A general classification rider is a pro cyclist who competes for the biggest prizes in cycling. Each year, the general classification specialists take the biggest wins in the sport at the Grand Tours and are usually contenders at the World Championships and hillier one-day races too.

But, what makes a true Grand Tour contender? All must be good at both climbing and time trialling. Those who are weaker time triallists must rely on extraordinary climbing ability, whereas those who are stronger at time trialling can chose to maintain and hold their own once the race turns to the mountains. A general classification rider must also have incredible amounts of focus; arguably more so than any other pro cyclists. GC riders must maintain training focus all year round, and then have their mind focussed on the task at hand for an entire 3 week race. Any slip in focus can result in a loss of position in the bunch, and lost time overall. Nowadays, a strong GC rider also has a strong team around them. After Lance Armstrong and Discovery Channel bought other overall favourites to the team to work for the former 7-time Tour winner, other teams have followed suit, and it's not unusual to see riders who may have a claim to be an overall leader at another team working for a podium contender.

Who do you think is the greatest GC rider of all time? We think Chris Froome is in with a shout if this year is anything to go by.

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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.

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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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Tour de France for dummies: a beginner’s guide

Around this time of the year, the Tour de France keeps popping up in my conversations with non-cycling friends. Despite how little someone knows or cares about cycling, everyone’s at least heard of Le Tour.

At first, it surprised me how little people know about the Tour de France. Basic concepts like “how do you win?” aren’t commonly understood. I guess keen cyclists who live and breathe the sport take that stuff for granted. It can be confusing to the uninitiated.

With that in mind, here’s a simple explanation of the Tour de France for non-cyclists, presented in a FAQ format. I’ll strip out as much of the jargon and complexity as I can, keeping strictly to the basics. After reading this, anyone will be able to follow what’s going on in the race, at least at a rudimentary level.

Here is a beginner’s guide to watching and understanding the Tour—a “Tour de France for dummies”.

What is the Tour de France?

The Tour de France is an annual bike race that goes for three weeks. It takes place mainly in France, but often traverses into other countries. For example, this year’s race starts in Belgium. It always finishes in Paris.

How do you win the Tour de France?

The Tour is made up of 21 separate “ stages “; one stage per day. Think of each stage as a standalone race.

In each stage, all of the riders start at Point A and ride to Point B. The first person to reach Point B wins that stage and gets a prize. The next day, everyone starts at Point C and races to Point D, and so on. Winning a stage is a big deal in itself. It can be a career-defining moment for some cyclists.

But how does one win the whole Tour de France? It’s decided by time. You add up the time each rider takes to finish each stage. Whoever finishes all 21 stages in the lowest cumulative time wins the overall Tour de France—also known as winning the “ General Classification “.

Who rides in the Tour de France?

The race is contested by professional teams. Riders represent their team, not their nation.

The Tour de France is for men only. Currently, there is no equivalent race for women.

This year, there are 22 teams of 8 riders each, meaning 176 riders will start the Tour de France. However, there can only be one winner—despite being a team sport, the Tour is won by an individual. Their teammates help them along the way by using tactics, sacrificing their own interests to help that individual to win.

There are tactics? Don’t you just ride as hard as you can?

Nope, it’s much more interesting than that!

Because of air resistance, you save a lot of energy when cycling behind another rider. If you simply rode as hard as you could from Point A to Point B, a competitor could just ride behind you (in your draft) waiting for you to get tired before overtaking you. Across three weeks of hard racing, saving energy is very important.

That’s where team tactics come in. Among the 176 starters, only a handful are strong enough to have a realistic chance of winning the General Classification. The rest will have different goals. Some will be trying to win a stage, some will try to win one of the other sub-competitions (more on that later), while the rest ride as teammates to help their team leader achieve their goals.

A common tactic, for example, is to ride in front of your team leader, taking the wind for them so they save energy. That’s why you’ll often see long rows of teammates riding in a line. Another example of teamwork is fetching water bottles for your teammate.

How does terrain affect the race?

Some stages cover flat roads. Others are a little hilly. Some are downright mountainous.

Flat stages tend to end in a bunch sprint, with a huge mass of riders rushing at the line together. This is because of the aforementioned air resistance: on a flat road, it’s easy to sit behind other riders, so it’s very hard to escape from the big bunch of riders (called the “ peloton ”). Flat courses favour “sprinters”—bigger riders who can put out a lot of power in the final few hundred metres of a stage.

Hilly and mountainous stages can end with a small group or even just a lone individual reaching the finish line first. On climbs, aerodynamics plays a smaller role, so heavier riders can get dropped from the peloton before the finish, leaving only the lighter, fitter riders in contention.

Why is there always a small group up ahead?

Although everyone starts together at Point A, a few riders will try to break away from the peloton early on. They may do this for one of many reasons, such as:

• They are bad at sprinting, so breaking away early is their best chance of winning the stage.
• They want to get TV exposure for their team’s sponsors.
• By getting up the road, they force other teams to chase while their own teammates rest within the peloton.

Sometimes, riders in the peloton will react, chasing hard to bring those riders back into the bunch before they get too far away.

Since it’s such a long race, nobody has the energy to keep accelerating and chasing forever. As a result, eventually the action settles down with a “ breakaway ” group of riders ahead and everyone else in the main peloton behind. The main drama of the stage is to see whether or not the peloton can organise a chase to gradually reel in the breakaway before the finish.

Sometimes, the breakaway manages to stay away all the way to the end of the stage. The winner outsprints their breakaway companions close to the finish or is strong enough to ride away beforehand.

What are these stages where they ride one at a time?

There are a few special stages where, instead of all starting together a Point A, the riders start one by one. These are called “individual time trials”. Each rider rides that stage alone and against the clock. There is no drafting and no teamwork. The person who completes that stage in the shortest time wins the stage. Certain riders tend to do well in time trials because of their physiology.

There is a similar stage called a “team time trial”. Each team starts at Point A as a group of eight riders. There is drafting within the individual riders of the same team, but no drafting between teams. The team that covers the course in the shortest time wins that stage.

What does it take to win the Tour de France?

It’s very difficult. Winning the Tour de France is the pinnacle of our sport.

To do it, you must be strong across all kinds of stages and terrains. In particular, you must be able to climb mountains well and ride a strong time trial. Otherwise, you will lose too much time to your rivals across the three weeks.

Flat stages are less important to the General Classification because riders can comfortably ride in the protection of the main peloton and won’t lose any time (noting that, for safety reasons, riders who finish a stage in the same group are given the same time, regardless of whether you were at the front of the group or at the back).

If you are a genuine contender to win the General Classification, your team’s plan for most of the race will be to save your energy. This will leave you fresh and ready to gain time on your rivals at key points of the race, such as on mountain climbs or in the time trials, where aerodynamics are less of a factor.

Consistency is key. Three weeks is a long time, and mishaps like crashes or mechanical incidents can ruin a contender’s chance of winning the Tour de France. So you’ll need a little luck, too.

What’s the prize for winning?

The person who is leading the General Classification during the race wears the famous yellow jersey, the maillot jaune .

The overall winner earns the right to wear the yellow jersey after the final stage. They also get a trophy and prize money of 500,000 euros, though in practice the money is shared among the winner’s team.

What are the other special prizes and jerseys?

As well as the General Classification and winning stages, there are several sub-competitions within the Tour de France that some riders will be targeting as their goals.

Points Classification

Throughout the Tour, riders can earn points for placing highly on stages and at intermediate sprint points. At the end, the rider with the most points wins the points competition.

Time is irrelevant in this competition. The winner of the points classification is usually a sprinter, as they can usually place highly in all the flat stages (despite losing many minutes of time on the mountainous stages).

The leader of the points classification wears the green jersey.

King of the Mountains (KOM) CLASSIFICATION

Throughout the race, there are “classified climbs” where points are awarded to the first few riders who reach the top of the climb. The rider with the most KOM points at the end of the Tour de France wins this competition.

Often, this classification is won by a rider who is good at climbing uphill and gets in a lot of breakaways to collect KOM points before the peloton arrives.

The leader of the KOM classification wears the polka-dot jersey.

Young riders classification

This is won by the best-placed rider on the General Classification under the age of 26. The leader wears the white jersey.

Most aggressive prize (most combative)

This is a subjective prize awarded after each stage. A panel of judges decide which rider was the most aggressive and exciting during that stage. Usually, it goes to someone in the breakaway. The judges tend to favour French riders.

As well as cash prize, that rider gets to wear special red race numbers during the next stage.

At the end of the Tour de France, the judges decide who was the most aggressive rider over the whole race. That person wins the “super-combativity” prize.

Teams classification

The team classification is calculated by adding up the times of the three best-placed riders from each team per stage. The three riders can be different from stage to stage; it’s just the three riders from your team who happened to cross the line first on each given stage.

The team with the lowest cumulative time wins this classification. The leading team wears special yellow numbers during the race.

Lanterne Rouge

This isn’t an official prize, but the rider who finishes the Tour de France in last place on General Classification is called the “lanterne rouge” (red lantern). This sounds easy enough on paper, but the key requirement is that you have to actually finish every stage of the Tour. If you crash and end up in hospital, you’re out of the race entirely.

Oh, and did I mention there’s a time limit? On every stage, there is a time limit calculated based on a percentage of the stage winner’s time. If you are unable to complete the stage within that time, you are kicked out of the race.

So, merely finishing the Tour de France is a pretty big achievement in its own right.

The Tour de France is the world’s biggest bike race and the biggest annual sporting competition.

Now, when you change channels to SBS this July, you’ll know enough to follow the action. Armed with this knowledge, you can appreciate the drama and excitement of what otherwise looks like just a bunch of oddly-dressed men trundling across France.

Or, I guess, you could always watch it for the scenery.

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How the Tour de France works

Bike racing can be dumb and confusing. Here's an explainer for your non-cycling friends this summer.

If you read this website regularly, this article might not be for you. But if you find yourself watching the Tour de France with friends and family this July who are just getting into cycling, this may be of use.

The Tour de France is complicated. Three weeks, flat stages, mountain stages, individual time trials, 21 winners but also one winner, and then other winners of other categories too? And a team wins? But also nobody really cares which team wins. Polka dots are involved somehow? And what on earth is a horse category?

There are a million and one “What the Tour de France Jerseys Mean” stories out there as most bicycle websites have a top-secret Search Engine Optimization chophouse in the shed out back because many people are googling that phrase every summer. We don’t have such a chophouse, and this isn’t the start of one. What we do have are many friends who just watched Tour de France: Unchained and have lots of questions.

If you, too, have such friends, feel free to send them this. We’re going to start basic and then go real deep.

How does the Tour de France work?

The simplest version: Each stage, one per day, is its own race. The whole Tour de France is a championship of sorts, totalling up those daily races. The yellow jersey is the champion, and the winner of it is decided by the fastest total time, not points.

To win the Tour de France, a rider must complete the 21 days of racing in the least amount of time. Each rider’s total time for each day, or stage, is added up as the race goes on, and whoever has the lowest rolling total after a given stage wears the yellow jersey ( maillot jaune , in French), the next day. This rolling total is called the General Classification, or GC, or even sometimes the overall classification. Many words. Same thing.

If you have the lowest cumulative time at the end of the final stage, and thus are the best-placed rider on the General Classification, you win the Tour de France. You get a big stuffed lion, some champagne, and stand on a podium on the Champs-Élysées as the sun sets behind the Arc de Triomphe and do a speech thanking your teammates and family. Well done!

There are other things you can win along the way. Each stage has a winner, too. Winning a stage is a huge deal, particularly for those riders who don’t have the right body type (AKA, skinnier than the already skinny average rider) or just aren’t quite good enough (sad) to fight for the yellow jersey.

What about the other jersey colors?

The yellow jersey, as mentioned, is for the overall winner, and whoever is leading throughout the race. Most other riders are in the jerseys of their teams, or sometimes a special jersey for being a national champion of their country. There are three exceptions.

The green jersey ( maillot vert ) is the points jersey. The green jersey is won by whoever has the most points at the end of the race, and during the race it’s worn by whoever has the most cumulative points so far.

Points are awarded at finish lines, particularly flat finish lines, as well as at little fake finish lines in the middle of each stage, called intermediate sprints. Riders sprint for these finish lines, real or fake, and accumulate points. There are more points available on flat stages – which favor sprinters – than there are on mountain stages. For that reason, it is sometimes known as the sprinter’s jersey, because that tends to be the type of rider who contests for it.

For mountain stages, there are a different type of points available. These are for the King of the Mountains competition, and those points accumulate to determine who wears the polka dot jersey ( maillot à pois ) . The points for this jersey are awarded in roughly the same way as for the green jersey, except riders gain points by reaching the tops of mountains ahead of their competitors. The bigger the climb, the more points on offer, with the highest amounts for summits that also serve as finish lines for a stage.

You’ll see riders targeting this competition engage in seesaw battles over multiple stages in the mountains. One day, one rider will attack and take a big haul of points to go into the lead, and the next day someone else will do the same. Since it’s hard to attack multiple days in a row, riders have to pick the days they think offer the best chance for them to score points.

Finally, we have the white jersey ( maillot blanc ). This is for the best young rider. It is awarded in exactly the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders under the age of 25 qualify. Lately, that has meant the yellow jersey and white jersey are often won by the same rider because the winners of the Tour have been so unbelievably young. A rider can’t wear two jerseys of course, and the yellow jersey takes precedence. So whoever is in second place in the young rider competition gets to borrow the jersey until the finish. This is true of all special jerseys; there is an order of importance that is adhered to.

Is cycling a team sport?

Yes and no. Mostly yes.

Only one rider wins the Tour de France. That rider’s team plays a crucial role, though. It is technically possible for a solo rider to win the Tour (if all seven teammates got sick, or something), but it is extremely unlikely. So it is a sport with collective team sacrifice but without collective team victory.

(There is a Teams Classification, where the times of the top three riders from each team are tallied up each day and then added up at the end of the race. The only teams that care about this are the ones that can’t win the yellow jersey. The general cycling public mostly ignore it.)

There are 22 teams in the Tour de France, each comprised of eight riders. Each team has corporate sponsors, and the most important of those sponsors make up the team name. Hence all the weird team names (e.g. what is a Soudal?)

Of those eight riders, each holds a different role. Precisely how these roles are divided out changes with each team based on that team’s goals in the race. To put it in soccer (football) terms, some teams rock up with three defenders, some might go with five.

Fundamentally, cycling is a team sport because of drafting.

So what is drafting?

Drafting is riding behind another rider, which saves a significant amount of energy. A rider who is drafting simply doesn’t have to pedal as hard as the rider in front because of wind resistance.

This is the premise upon which cycling tactics are built. Boiled down, cycling tactics are primarily focused on figuring out how to draft more than everybody else and then choosing the right moment to stop drafting and go it alone.

Drafting is so effective because wind resistance is the number one force a rider has to overcome. The faster a rider is going, the more wind resistance they face, which further increases the importance of drafting.

This is why mountains are so important to the Tour de France. When climbing mountains, riders are mostly overcoming gravity, not wind resistance. This makes drafting less effective. That means it’s easier to attack and separate yourself from the other riders – they can’t just follow in your slipstream, taking an easy ride.

On a flat road at high speeds, the second rider in a group may be using more than 30% less energy than the first rider. On a climb, that difference could be 5% or less. So if you’re the first rider and want to ride away from a second rider, probably smart to do so on a climb. Hence, the importance of mountains.

Are substitutions allowed?

Nope. If a rider has to leave the race due to injury or illness, the team continues on without a replacement.

What’s a breakaway and why do they exist?

A breakaway is a group of riders, anywhere from one to a few dozen, that splits off from the front of the main peloton. They literally break away by sprinting away to establish a gap and then staying ahead further up the road from the rest for some period of time. The purpose of this changes depending on the stage in question and the dynamics of the race, but most breakaways fall into one of three categories.

Doomed/French: Some stages of the Tour de France are almost impossible for a breakaway to win. These are flat, fast sprint stages, where the larger peloton has a big advantage (more riders = more drafting = more speed). Yet a breakaway will still split off. Why? These breaks are doomed.

They are generally full of lower-level teams, often French, that are just looking for TV time. They are a rolling billboard for the day, and will almost surely be caught before the finish. Yet they continue to try. We salute them.

Optimistic: There are other stages where a breakaway has a good chance of survival to the finish line, so any rider in the break has a chance at a stage win. These are usually hilly or mountain stages deeper into the race, where the contenders for the yellow jersey have little incentive to keep the peloton together. At this point in the race, many riders are far behind in the GC, so they are allowed to form a breakaway and fight for a stage win. They are no threat to the yellow jersey.

The key subtext here is that winning a Tour de France stage is incredibly difficult. Most riders will never do it. And for most riders, winning out of a breakaway is the only way they will win a stage. Competing with only a small handful of other riders instead of nearly 200 improves their odds.

On these days, the precise makeup of the breakaway is carefully monitored by the leading teams. They want the right mix of riders – nobody close to the yellow jersey will be allowed. Once the right mix is found (this can take more than an hour of hard racing), the break is “allowed” a bit of a time gap.

There is a rhythm to these sort of Tour de France stages. After the start, the fight for the breakaway begins. That small, manageable group is then left to dangle in front of the peloton for much of the day, before being chased back (or sometimes not) before the finish. Traditionally, the peloton and the breakaway call a bit of a truce in the middle hours of a long stage before the chase resumes near the finish, the breakaway is caught, and the peloton fights for the stage win.

Earned: On the hardest stages, often those with big mountains, a breakaway might simply be the strongest riders in the race riding away from everybody else. This is hardly even a breakaway anymore, since by definition a breakaway is breaking away from the focal point of the race. But if the top contenders are all breaking away together, they are still the focal point of the race. In this scenario, everyone else is just dropped .

A rider is leading everybody, but they are apparently not winning. What gives?

Being first is generally a bad thing in bike racing. Right up until the finish line, that is.

The rider at the front of the peloton at most points throughout the Tour de France is quite intentionally not winning. They are working for somebody else. This comes back to drafting. Whoever is on the front of any group is doing an extraordinary amount of extra work. They are pedalling way harder than everybody behind them. When things really heat up, they will already be tired and will get dropped. That means that the position on the very front is a sacrificial one. Any rider who finds themselves there long before the finish is doing a job for their leader.

What’s the deal with time trials?

Ahh, contre la montre . Against the clock. That’s what time trials are.

Most Tours de France have at least one time trial. A time trial is a stage where riders start one at a time, rather than as a large group, and are timed from start to finish. They call it the “race of truth” because there is no drafting, no teamwork, just a rider against the course.

Since the Tour de France is won by accumulating time, these stages are always important to winning the yellow jersey.

Team time trials are also a thing. These fall under the same rules but each team is set off as a group. They work together (drafting!) to get to the finish as quickly as possible.

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What do the Tour de France leaders jerseys mean? Yellow, green, polka dot and white jerseys explained

How to win the Tour de France general, sprint, mountains and youth classifications

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Colin Henrys

To a first-time viewer, the Tour de France can be a minefield. The winner is not simply decided by which rider crosses the finish line first in Paris.

How can a rider win multiple stages and not wear the yellow jersey? What is that polka dot jersey about? And what's with all the jargon they use?

Here’s our full guide to how the Tour de France is won: the classifications, the jerseys and the previous winners.

Tour de France classifications explained – what do the different jersey colours mean?

The Tour de France consists of four classifications that individual riders can win. The different classifications are signified by coloured cycling jerseys :

• The general classification (GC) – yellow jersey
• Mountains classification – polka dot jersey
• Points classification – green jersey
• Young rider classification – white jersey

The leader of each classification at the end of each stage wears the jersey on the following day.

If they continue to lead, they continue to wear the jersey until someone knocks them from the top of the classification. The leader of the classification at the end of the race is the overall winner of that particular classification.

There is also a team classification, but no coloured jersey is awarded for this.

What is the Tour de France general classification (GC)?

The general classification is the oldest and most coveted classification in the Tour de France, and is led by the rider with the shortest cumulative time.

Each rider’s time is recorded on every stage and the GC ranks the entire field. The leader of the general classification after the final stage in Paris is the overall winner of the Tour de France.

Tour de France yellow jersey explained

The GC comes with the coveted yellow jersey – or maillot jaune in French – which is worn by the leader of the classification until their overall cumulative time is bettered by another rider at the end of a stage.

The yellow jersey then passes on to the new leader of the GC, and so on.

Previous Tour de France winners

Jonas Vingegaard (Team Jumbo-Visma) won his first Tour de France in 2022, beating Tadej Pogačar (Team UAE Emirates), winner of the previous two editions of the Tour de France.

Egan Bernal's success in 2019 marked Team Ineos-Grenadiers' (formerly Team Sky) seventh Tour de France title in eight years.

Geraint Thomas won in 2018 and Chris Froome claimed four editions before that, after Bradley Wiggins had set the ball rolling in 2012.

Since the beginning of the Tour, four riders have won the general classification five times: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain.

Meanwhile, Fabian Cancellara is the rider who has worn the yellow jersey for the most days without ever winning the Tour (29).

Julian Alaphilippe held the jersey for 14 days in 2019, but fell away in the general classification in the final few stages.

Tour de France mountains classification

What is the mountains classification.

The mountains classification was introduced in 1933 as a secondary competition within the Tour de France.

The first riders to reach the top of categorised climbs in the Tour are awarded a certain number of points according to their position across the summit.

The climbs are categorised by a number, from 1 (difficult) to 4 (least difficult) based on factors such as the climb’s length and gradient.

Climbs that are more difficult than category 1 are called h ors catégorie – "a class of their own" in French.

Hors catégorie climbs carry the most points. Summit finishes – stages that finish atop a climb – and category 1 climbs are the next most lucrative followed by category 2 and so on.

The first rider to reach the Col de la Loze, the highest peak of the 2023 Tour de France, on stage 17 will earn double points.

The rider with the highest cumulative points total leads the mountains classification and wears the polka dot jersey. The exception is if they are also leading another classification, such as the general. In that case, the second rider in the rankings wears the jersey.

At the end of the Tour, the overall winner of the classification is the King of the Mountains.

Tour de France polka dot jersey explained

The mountains classification is signified by a white jersey with red polka dots (known as the polka dot jersey or maillot à pois ).

Vicente Trueba was the first winner of the King of the Mountains competition in 1933. The polka dot design wasn't introduced until 1975 when Bernard Thévenet won the classification.

Previous Tour de France mountains classification winners

Jonas Vingegaard added the King of the Mountains jersey to his maillot jaune in 2022.

Tadej Pogačar took the mountains classification in 2021 and 2020, following Romain Bardet in 2019 and Julian Alaphilippe in 2018.

Another Frenchman, Richard Virenque, won the title seven times in his career between 1994 and 2004, while both Federico Bahamontes and Lucien Van Impe have won it six times, from 1954 to 1964 and 1971 to 1983 respectively.

Eight cyclists have now won the mountains classification and general classification in the same year:

• Gino Bartali
• Sylvère Maes
• Fausto Coppi
• Federico Bahamontes
• Eddy Merckx
• Carlos Sastre
• Chris Froome

Pogačar, Bartali, Coppi and Merckx have all done it twice.

Tour de France points classification

What is the points classification.

The points classification was introduced in 1953 as an incentive for sprinters, with Fritz Schär being the first rider to win it.

The first 15 riders to complete each stage are awarded points, with the most points going to the first rider and the following 14 receiving successively fewer points.

More points are on offer for flat stages, again as an incentive to the sprinters. Riders can also gain points by winning intermediate sprints (sprints that take place at designated points part-way through a stage).

Tour de France green jersey explained

The leader of the points classification is indicated by a green jersey ( maillot vert ). Green matched the logo of the first jersey sponsor, La Belle Jardinière clothing store.

The overall prize is awarded to the rider with the most points at the end of the Tour.

Previous Tour de France points classification winners

The green jersey went to Wout van Aert in 2022 and Mark Cavendish in 2021.

In previous years the award had become synonymous with one man: Slovakian superstar Peter Sagan. He claimed the prize for a record-breaking seventh time in 2019.

Tour de France young rider classification

What is the young rider classification.

The young rider classification was introduced to the Tour in 1975. Classics great Francesco Moser was its first winner.

This year it applies only to cyclists born on or after January 1, 1998 (under the age of 26).

Just like the general classification, it’s calculated using each rider's cumulative overall time but is aimed at rewarding young riders in the early stages of their careers.

Tour de France white jersey explained

The youth classification is signified by a white jersey, and much in the same way as the other categories, the rider currently topping the classification wears it until someone else overtakes their lead.

Previous Tour de France young rider classification winners

Beaten into second in the GC, Tadej Pogačar was still the fastest young rider in 2022.

The Slovenian had become the sixth man to win both the white and yellow jersey in the same year when he rode to victory at the 2020 Tour de France, joining Egan Bernal (2019), Laurent Fignon (1983), Jan Ullrich (1997), Alberto Contador (2007) and Andy Schleck (2010). He then repeated the feat in 2021.

Pierre Latour won the young rider classification in 2018, while British twins Adam and Simon Yates were triumphant in the previous two years.

What is the Tour de France team classification?

The team classification has been part of the Tour de France since 1930 but awards no coloured jersey. Instead, the team is given race numbers with a yellow background, rather than white.

It’s not considered to be as important as the individual classifications. Teams don’t normally set out with an ambition to win it. But they may change their tactics during the race if they are in a good position to do so.

The team classification takes the time of each squad's top three finishers on every stage. The team with the lowest cumulative time leads the classification.

Previous Tour de France team classification winners

Movistar Team has dominated the classification in recent years, topping the team rankings in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. This is despite none of its riders winning the Tour in those years.

Generally, the team with the rider leading the Tour will be more inclined to sacrifice teammates to protect the individual's lead, making winning both the individual and team classification – as Team Sky did in 2017 – a rare feat.

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As stage 19 concluded in a sprint finish won by Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) , there would be minimal changes in the standings at the Tour de France 2022 . 

Tadej Pogačar finished fifth on the day to steal back four seconds on the Danish rider who still holds a strong advantage over the second-overall Slovenian.

Yesterday Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) cemented his overall lead of the Tour de France by winning stage 18 at Hautacam . 

The stage was the second of two summit finishes in the Pyrenees, finishing at Hautacam before the final three stages of the action this year.

By taking another stage victory this afternoon, Jumbo-Visma proved their huge strength in depth within the Dutch squad as Laporte got in on the action.

In the points classification, Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) has all but won the green jersey and will wear it in Paris unless he abandons the race. The Belgian leads the competition by more than 200 points, and has held the jersey for nearly the entire race. Despite the best efforts of Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) yesterday, Jonas Vingegaard now leads in the King of the Mountains classification after winning the final mountain stage of the race. 

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Pogačar is firmly in control of the youth classification, with Tom Pidcock 30-05 behind. Barring disaster, he will retain the white jersey for the remainder of the Tour. 

Finally, Ineos Grenadiers continue to dominate the teams classification, aided by having three riders all within the top ten overall. 

Tour de France 2022 stage 19 results: Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors (188km)

1. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma, in 3-52-04 2. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck, at 1s 3. Alberto Dainese (Ita) Team DSM, 4. Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl, 5. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 6. Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic, 7. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco, 8. Hugo Hofstetter (Fra) Arkea-Samsic, 9. Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco, 10. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal, all at same time

Tour de France 2022 standings: General Classification after stage 19

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma, in 71-53-34 2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, at 3-21 3. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, at 8-00 4. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, at 11-05 5. Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkea-Samsic, at 13-35 6. Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux, at 13-43 7. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe, at 14-10 8. Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM, at 16-11 9. Aleksey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan, at 20-24 10. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers, at 20-32 

Tour de France 2022: Green jersey after stage 19

1. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma, 460 pts 2. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 236 pts 3. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix, 235 pts 4. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma at 171 pts 5. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo, 158 pts

Tour de France 2022: Mountains jersey after stage 19

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma, 72 pts 2. Simon Geschke (Deu) Cofidis, 64pts 3. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 61pts 4. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, 61 pts 5. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma, 59 pts

Tour de France 2022: Young rider jersey after stage 19

1. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, in 75-49-05 2. Tom Pidcock (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers, at 51-26 3. Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates, at 1-22-39

Tour de France 2022: Teams classification after stage 19

1. Ineos Grenadiers, in 227-39-23 2. Groupama-FDJ, at 32-37 3. Jumbo-Visma, at 42-16

Classifications at the Tour de France

Key riders at the Tour de France will be eyeing up a selection of brightly coloured jerseys . Namely, a yellow one (the General Classification leader), a spotty one (the King of the mountains), a green one (leading sprinter) and a white one (best young rider).

The yellow jersey is worn by the rider who has completed all of the stages - so far - in the shortest period of time. Therefore, after stage one, the winner will pull in the yellow jersey for stage two - but it's quite likely to change hands after that.

The King of the Mountains (KoM) will be picking up 'points' awarded at the top of key climbs - the number of points changes depending upon the classification of the climb. On HC climbs, first over the line gets 20 points, 1st Cat climbs it's 10, 3rd it's two, and 4th cat climbs earn just one point.

The Henri Desgrange and Jacques Godet prizes are awarded to the first rider over the race’s highest point (in 2022, that's Port d’Envalira on stage 15)  and the Col du Tourmalet (stage 18 in 2022) respectively. These are prizes of €5,000 and carry no extra points for the KoM jersey.

Points for the green jersey are awarded at the end of each stage and at the intermediate sprints. Race organisers ASO classify stages as either flat, hilly or mountainous and this impacts the points awarded, with more on offer for the flat stages to favour the sprinters. 

On flat stages, the winner gets 50 points. On hilly stages, it's 30, whilst on mountain stages, it's 20. There are also points for intermediate sprints, with the first-placed rider scooping up a further 20. 

In 2022, the young rider classification is open to riders born after January 1, 1997. The highest placed rider on GC wears the white jersey.

Finally, the team classification is calculated by adding the times of the three best riders on each team on every stage, and the leading team have the honour of wearing yellow race numbers.

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Tour de France 2022 standings: results (general classification)

The 2022 Tour de France was the 109th in history and took place between July 1 and July 24 . It started in Copenhagen, Denmark, and ended in Paris, France. This race is one of the most prestigious in the world and is considered one of the “Grand Tours” alongside the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España.

The winner of this edition was Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard , who rode for the Jumbo-Visma team. He beat the previous champion, Slovenian Tadej Pogačar , who finished second. British cyclist Geraint Thomas came in third.

The Tour de France features a mix of stages over three weeks, including mountainous, time trial, and flat stages. The overall winner is the cyclist with the shortest combined time after all stages. It’s a highly anticipated and exciting event in the world of cycling.

YELLOW JERSEY, GREEN JERSEY, WHITE JERSEY and POLKA-DOT JERSEY

• Overall Winner (Yellow Jersey): The overall winner of the Tour de France 2022 was Jonas Vingegaard from Denmark, representing the Jumbo-Visma team.
• Points Classification (Green Jersey): The winner of the Points Classification and the green jersey was Wout van Aert from Belgium, who was part of the Jumbo-Visma team. This classification is based on the accumulation of points from stage finishes and intermediate sprints.
• King of the Mountains Classification (Polka Dot Jersey): The polka dot jersey, awarded to the best climber and winner of the King of the Mountains Classification, went to Jonas Vingegaard, the overall winner of the race.
• Best Young Rider (White Jersey): Tadej Pogačar, who finished second in the general classification, also secured the White Jersey, signifying the best-placed rider under the age of 25.

GENERAL RANKING – TOUR DE FRANCE 2022:

The most coveted prize in the Tour de France is the yellow jersey, also known as the “maillot jaune.” The overall winner is determined based on the cumulative time taken by each rider to complete all the stages. The rider with the lowest total time wears the yellow jersey and is declared the overall winner of the Tour de France.

1º Jonas Vingegaard ( Yellow Jersey – General Classification, Red Polka Dot Jersey – Mountains Classification) – DEN, Denmark, Team : Jumbo-Visma, Time : 79 hours 33 minutes 20 seconds;

2º Tadej Pogačar ( White Jersey ) – SLO, Slovenia, Team : UAE Team Emirates, Gap : +2 minutes 43 seconds;

3º Geraint Thomas – GBR, United Kingdom, Team : Ineos Grenadiers, Gap : +7 minutes 22 seconds;

4º David Gaudu – FRA, France, Team : Groupama-FDJ, Gap : +13 minutes 39 seconds;

5º Aleksandr Vlasov – RUS, Russia, Team : Bora-Hansgrohe, Gap : +15 minutes 46 seconds;

6º Nairo Quintana – COL, Colombia, Team : Arkéa-Samsic ( Disqualified );

7º Romain Bardet – FRA, France, Team : Team DSM, Gap : +18 minutes 11 seconds;

8º Louis Meintjes – RSA, South Africa, Team : Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux, Gap : +18 minutes 44 seconds;

9º Alexey Lutsenko – KAZ, Kazakhstan, Team : Astana Qazaqstan Team, Gap : +22 minutes 56 seconds;

10º Adam Yates – GBR, United Kingdom, Team : Ineos Grenadiers, Gap : +24 minutes 52 seconds;

11º Valentin Madouas – FRA, France, Team : Groupama-FDJ, Gap : +35 minutes 59 seconds;

12º Bob Jungels – LUX, Luxembourg, Team : AG2R Citroën Team, Gap : +45 minutes 23 seconds;

13º Neilson Powless – USA, United States, Team : EF Education-EasyPost, Gap : +46 minutes 57 seconds;

14º Luis León Sánchez – ESP, Spain, Team : Bahrain Victorious, Gap : +49 minutes 18 seconds;

15º Thibaut Pinot – FRA, France, Team : Groupama-FDJ, Gap : +50 minutes 25 seconds;

16º Patrick Konrad – AUT, Austria, Team : Bora-Hansgrohe, Gap : +56 minutes 54 seconds;

17º Thomas Pidcock – GBR, United Kingdom, Team : Ineos Grenadiers, Gap : +1 hour 1 minute 15 seconds;

18º Sepp Kuss – USA, United States, Team : Jumbo-Visma, Gap : +1 hour 2 minutes 29 seconds;

19º Dylan Teuns – BEL, Belgium, Team : Bahrain Victorious, Gap : +1 hour 11 minutes 30 seconds;

20º Brandon McNulty – USA, United States, Team : UAE Team Emirates, Gap : +1 hour 31 minutes 19 seconds;

21º Matteo Jorgenson – USA, United States, Team : Movistar Team, Gap : +1 hour 33 minutes 57 seconds;

22º Wout van Aert ( Green Jersey – Points Classification, Red Bib – Combative Rider) – BEL, Belgium, Team : Jumbo-Visma, Gap : +1 hour 35 minutes 55 seconds;

23º Nick Schultz – AUS, Australia, Team : BikeExchange-Jayco, Gap : +1 hour 39 minutes 41 seconds;

24º Hugo Houle – CAN, Canada, Team : Israel-Premier Tech, Gap : +1 hour 42 minutes 14 seconds;

25º Bauke Mollema – NED, Netherlands, Team : Lidl – Trek, Gap : +1 hour 45 minutes 57 seconds.

STAGE WINNER:

The Tour de France consists of multiple stages, each with its own winner. These stages can vary in type, including flat stages, hilly stages, mountain stages, time trials, and more. The winner of each stage is the rider who crosses the finish line first in that specific stage. Stage winners are awarded various jerseys, such as the Green Jersey for the Points Classification and the Polka Dot Jersey for the King of the Mountains Classification .

• July 1 – 13.2 km (8.2 miles) – Copenhagen to Copenhagen (Individual Time-Trial) – Winner: Yves Lampaert
• July 2 – 202.5 km (125.8 miles) – Roskilde to Nyborg – Winner: Fabio Jakobsen
• July 3 – 182 km (113.1 miles) – Vejle to Sonderborg – Winner: Dylan Groenewegen
• July 5 – 171.5 km (106.6 miles) – Dunkerque to Calais – Winner: Wout van Aert
• July 6 – 157 km (97.6 miles) – Lille Metropole to Arenberge Porte du Hainaut – Winner: Simon Clarke
• July 7 – 220 km (136.7 miles) – Binche to Longwy – Winner: Tadej Pogacar
• July 8 – 176.5 km (109.7 miles) – Tomblaine to La Super Planche des Belles Filles – Winner: Tadej Pogacar
• July 9 – 186.5 km (115.9 miles) – Dole to Lausanne – Winner: Wout van Aert
• July 10 – 193 km (119.9 miles) – Aigle to Chatel Les Portes du Soleil – Winner: Bob Jungels
• July 12 – 148.5 km (92.3 miles) – Morzine Les Portes du Soleil to Megeve – Winner: Magnus Cort Nielsen
• July 13 – 152 km (94.4 miles) – Albertville to Col du Granon Serre Chevalier – Winner: Jonas Vingegaard
• July 14 – 165.5 km (102.8 miles) – Briancon to Alpe D’Huez – Winner: Tom Pidcock
• July 15 – 193 km (119.9 miles) – Le Bourg D’Oisanas to Saint-Etienne – Winner: Mads Pedersen
• July 16 – 192.5 km (119.6 miles) – Saint-Etienne to Mende – Winner: Michael Matthews
• July 17 – 202.5 km (125.8 miles) – Rodez to Carcassonne – Winner: Jasper Philipsen
• July 19 – 178.5 km (110.9 miles) – Carcassonne to Foix – Winner: Hugo Houle
• July 20 – 130 km (80.8 miles) – Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes – Winner: Tadej Pogacar
• July 21 – 143.5 km (89.2 miles) – Lourdes to Hautacam – Winner: Jonas Vingegaard
• July 22 – 188.5 km (117.1 miles) – Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors – Winner: Christophe Laporte
• July 23 – 40.7 km (25.3 miles) – Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour – Winner: Wout van Aert
• July 24 – 116 km (72.1 miles) – Paris La Defense Arena to Paris Champs-Elysees – Winner: Jasper Philipsen

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Results have arrived, tour de france explained: how you win & how it really works.

What do the yellow, green, and polka-dot jerseys mean? How do you win? How do teams work? Who are the favorites? We explain bike racing in this guide to the Tour de France.

Written by: Spencer Powlison & Bruce Lin

Published on: Jun 22, 2023

Posted in: Features

Did you just get bitten by the  road bike  bug? Did you watch Tour de France: Unchained and feel hungry for more? Or have you always been puzzled by the daily deluge of Tour de France news? Then this beginner’s guide is for you.

We’ll cover the fundamentals of how this “game” is played. Also, we’ll delve into cycling’s paradoxical balance between being simultaneously a team sport and an individual sport, and many ways riders and teams play to win. 

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How The Tour de France Works

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What is the Tour de France

• The Tour de France is the world's most prestigious bike race which has been running for over 100 years. 
• The Tour takes riders all across France, through the Alps and the Pyranees, and finishes in Paris. 
• This year it will take place: July 1 - July 23, 2023
• The total race distance this year: 3,404 Km / 2,115 Mi 
• The Grand Départ - The Tour de France often starts somewhere outside of France so other cities and countries can experience the excitement of the Tour. This year, the Tour will start in Bilbao, Spain. 

Key Details 

• 22 pro cycling teams will compete with 8 riders each ( 176 riders total )
• The race is split into 21 stages
• Riders race 1 stage per day
• Each stage has a stage winner. Winning a single stage at the Tour is a big deal. 
• On average, racers will ride over 100 miles per stage .
• Riders will get 2 rest days , one after the first week, and another after the second week.  
• The overall winner of the Tour de France is the rider with the fastest time after all 21 stages . 

How To Win The Tour de France - Yellow Jersey

The winner of the Tour de France is the rider who has the fastest time after all 21 stages. Every stage is timed from start to finish, and every second counts toward the race's General Classification (GC). Every day, the current leader of the race will wear the yellow jersey so they are easy to spot. The rider wearing the yellow jersey when the race reaches the last stage Paris is the winner . 

Riders to watch:  2022 winner Jonas Vingegaard, 2020 & 2021 winner Tadej Pogačar, David Gaudu, Romain Bardet.

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Other Ways to "Win" at the Tour de France

The Yellow Jersey is the biggest prize, but there are multiple secondary prizes on offer too. Some teams and riders don’t even bother racing for the yellow jersey and instead focus on these prizes . 

Just like the yellow jersey, each day, the current leader in each classification wears a special jersey color so they're easy to spot.

Points Classification - Green Jersey

Also known as the sprinter’s jersey , this award goes to the rider who scores the most points throughout the race. Points are earned by finishing in the top-15 in a stage.

This classification favors “pure” sprinters (riders who don't compete on mountain stages), and more points are offered for winning flat stages. Riders can also earn points in mid-stage sprints that are usually stationed in towns to please the fans.

Riders to watch:  Wout van Aert, Fabio Jakobsen, Jasper Philipsen, Mads Pedersen, and Dylan Groenewegen.

King Of The Mountains Classification - Polka-Dot Jersey

The Tour gives the polka-dot “ King of the Mountains ” jersey to the rider who collects the most points over the course of the race by reaching the summit of categorized climbs first.

The climb categorization system is opaque and subjective. What you need to know is that there are five climb categories. From easiest to hardest they are: category 4,  category 3,  category 2,  category 1, and hors category (HC - French for “beyond categorization”). Riders get more points on harder climbs. Riders also get more points on mountaintop stage finishes, especially if they win.

Riders to watch:  This one is tough to call until you reach the high mountains. Often anyone who’s in contention for the yellow jersey is a good bet.

Other Prizes

Best Young Rider Classification - White Jersey

This classification works the same way as the yellow jersey but is awarded to the highest-placed rider under 26 years of age. On rare occasions, a phenomenal young rider will win both the yellow and white jerseys. 

Riders to watch: Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard.

Best Team Classification - Yellow Helmets

Like the yellow or white jerseys, this award is given based on overall time in the race and the team with the lowest overall time wins this prize . Each team tabulates the finish times of its three best riders on every stage. The team leading this classification usually wears yellow helmets, helping them stand out in the bunch.

Most Aggressive Rider - Red Number

Also known as the Combativity Award , this is likely the most mysterious prize in the Tour. In every stage (except time trials), a jury decides which rider in the race was most aggressive — usually, that means attacking a lot or gambling on a breakaway. Late in the broadcast, the announcers usually note which rider was given the combativity prize. If you spot a rider with a red number on their jersey, then he was named most aggressive the stage prior. At the end of the Tour, one rider gets the Super Combativity award.

How Cycling Is Actually a Team Sport... Sort Of

Why are there teams if only one rider can win the Tour de France? Professional road cycling has a curious tension between the team and the individual. The key thing to remember is this: If a cyclist wins a stage or holds one of the leader’s jersey for a single stage, it is viewed as a team success . 

So if only one rider “wins,” what do the other seven riders on the team do to contribute to this elusive concept of teamwork? Here are some ways a group of individual cyclists comes together as a team to support their leader:

• Getting into breakaways (small groups that attack off the front of the main group) — that way his team doesn’t have to work to chase the breakaway down.
• Chasing down breakaways — to give the leader a chance to win or place well.
• Retrieving food and water for the leader or other key riders — bottle service on the road … what could be more luxurious!
• Pacing the leader up key climbs — although drafting isn’t as crucial, it can be a psychological advantage to have a teammate at your side.
• Pacing the leader back to the peloton in the event of a crash, mechanical, or split in the group — without teammates to draft, it might be nearly impossible to rejoin the peloton on some fast-paced stages.
• Giving the leader their bike or a wheel in the event of a mechanical — this can often be quicker than waiting for a team car or neutral support to show up with a spare.

What Types of Riders Make Up a Team? 

GC (general classification) riders - These are the riders vying for the Tour de France overall win. They need to be solid all-rounders who are good climbers and time trialists. They are usually the team leader and the rest of the team works to support them. 

Sprinters - Sprinters don’t contend for the overall win, and are more interested in winning individual stages. They often wait to attack at intermediate sprints and the finish line of each stage. Some teams are built entirely around a sprinter and focus on winning stages or the green jersey. 

Climbers - Climbing specialists excel at going uphill. Climbers compete for stage wins on the tough mountain stages or work to support their GC leader in the mountains. 

Domestiques - Most riders on the team will work as “domestiques” to support their team leader. They allow their leader to draft behind them to conserve energy, pace them up climbs, carry food and water, and provide support in case of crashes or mechanicals. 

Time Trialists - Some riders specialize in time trialing. They can compete for wins on time trial stages or work as powerful domestiques on flat and hilly stages  

What Types of Stages Are in the Tour?

The Tour de France route is different every year. Each stage is unique and offers different challenges to the riders. Here are the types of stages riders will contend with over three weeks:

Flat Stages - Flat stages are the ideal hunting ground for sprinters. Teams with sprinters will often work to keep the peloton together on flat stages, to ensure it ends in a bunch sprint where their sprinter has the best chance of winning. 

Hilly Stages - Hilly stages mix it up with rolling hills that make it more difficult for the peloton to stay together. These types of stages can be won by sprinters, climbers, or breakaway specialists. 

Mountain Stages - This is often where the Tour de France is won and lost. Mountain stages climb up into the high mountains in the Alps and the Pyrenees and it's where GC contenders will fight to gain time on their rivals.  

Time Trials - The Tour de France always features at least a couple of time trial stages. Riders set off individually to set the fastest time on a set course. With no riders to draft, it’s less about race tactics and more about pure speed and power.

Strategies and tactics

So we just covered some team dynamics, rider types, and stage types. How does it all fit together? Teams often settle on strategies prior to the race. They assess their strengths and weaknesses and find ways to succeed — whether that means winning the yellow jersey or simply wearing a King of the Mountains jersey for just one stage. Here are some examples of how teams might set their strategies, and how they might execute them with the right tactics:

Team with a top GC rider: Naturally, they’ll try to win the yellow jersey. This means surviving inconsequential flat and rolling stages to conserve energy for key mountain stages and individual time trials. The leader’s teammates will try to get into breakaways so that their team won’t spend energy chasing all day. They’ll also set up the team leader to attack on key climbs or at least follow his rivals to defend his position.

Team with top sprinter: To win the green jersey, they’ll target the flat stages. This means controlling the peloton and chasing down breakaways to set up a sprint finish. Like the GC team, they might also put a rider in the breakaway to ease the burden on the team, forcing rival sprint teams to chase. On mountain stages, the team might have to call riders back from the peloton to help pace their sprinter to the finish so he doesn’t get time-cut.

Team with top climber: Winning the King of the Mountains (KOM) classification is often less of an obvious team effort. These pretenders to the throne tend to be opportunistic. However, it is advantageous to have a teammate in the breakaway on a key mountain stage when points are up for grabs. Also, when defending the polka-dot jersey, teammates can contest the climbs and finish ahead of KOM rivals to spoil their attempt to take over the classification lead by scoring points.

Smaller team without top leader: These are the teams that always try to put a rider in the day’s breakaway. This could earn them the Combativity Prize, or if they play their cards right, a stint in a leader’s jersey or even a stage win. This strategy requires constant attacking in the early kilometers of the race — something most fans rarely see on the broadcast. It is a hectic, painful part of the stage, but it’s crucial in establishing a break. Meanwhile, a breakaway rider’s teammates might patrol the front of the peloton to disrupt the chase.

Three Tips To Watch Like A Pro

Now that you understand the basics of how the Tour de France is raced, what do you, the new cycling fan do? There are daily stages for three weeks. That’s a lot of cycling!

Even if you don't have a way to watch the TV broadcast, it's easy to find highlights and extended highlights on YouTube. Fortunately, you don’t have to put your life on hold to watch the Tour de France. There are some reliably important stages you can focus on to catch the key action.

Can’t watch daily? Pick the key mountain stages. There are usually about 5-8 key mountain stages when the overall race is won and lost. Most of them are summit finishes, and they’re split between France’s two key mountain ranges: the Alps and Pyrenees. The first few ordinarily come in stages 6-9 before the first rest day, and the second round is often scheduled for the final week of racing. Occasionally, another summit finish, such as Mont Ventoux in Provence, will be on the list of important stages.

Watching daily? Tune in when things really heat up. On most flat stages, you can wait until the final 20 kilometers to tune in and see the sprinters fight it out. Some rolling stages might be entertaining in the final 50-60 kilometers if late breakaways occur. On mountain stages, it’s best to start watching as early as possible because sometimes, crazy things happen on the day’s first climbs.

Watching a LOT of TDF? Look for the nuances. If you’re going to have the race on all day, every day, you’ll need to dig a little deeper to enjoy the subtleties of the race. Try keeping track of riders who are often making the breakaway. Watch the sprint teams work together — or not — to chase an escape. Who looks to have strength in numbers, and who is not present at the front of the race? Are the GC riders staying out of trouble or tail-gunning at the dangerous back of the peloton? Usually, at any given time in the race, any given rider is positioned where they are for a specific reason. Look for clues to sort out what is happening.

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Cycling-Vingegaard breaks collarbone in major crash at Tour of the Basque Country

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Cycling - Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard during an interview with Ritzau near Glyngoere, Denmark - November 15, 2023 Bo Amstrup /Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -Denmark's Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke a collarbone and several ribs in a massive crash during stage four in the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday, which also involved race leader Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel.

The crash happened at high speed on the descent from the Olaeta climb with 35.9-km remaining when one rider went down causing a chain reaction, and Vingegaard was still on the ground receiving medical treatment several minutes later.

"The stage has been neutralised. Jonas is on his way to the hospital," Vingegaard's Team Visma-Lease a Bike said on social media platform X. Only the original breakaway of six riders were allowed to contest the stage win.

Vingegaard, 27, was taken away on a stretcher wearing a neck brace.

"Examinations at the hospital have revealed that he has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He remains in hospital as a precaution," Team Visma-Lease a Bike later said.

Evenepoel's Soudal-Quick Step team said the Belgian had abandoned the race and he was taken to hospital in the team car, with Slovenian Roglic of Bora–Hansgrohe also forced to withdraw.

Soudal-Quick Step later confirmed that Evenepoel had sustained a fracture to his right collarbone and his right shoulder blade and would have surgery on Friday in Belgium.

Australian Jay Vine of UAE-Team Emirates was another rider taken to hospital by ambulance, with his team saying he was conscious and talking.

There were no ambulances left to follow the race and the stage was stopped for an hour before the organisers decided to continue.

"The race is neutralised until the finish line, the six leading runners will compete in the stage but the stage times will not be counted for the general classification. The peloton will go in neutral until the finish line," race organisers said.

South African Louis Meintjes of Intermarche-Wanty won the stage, but his victory was overshadowed by the crash.

"It's not the way you want to win," Meintjes said.

"I felt good and if there was a chance for the breakaway I would have been ready to fight for the stage, but it takes a bit of the pleasure out of it. It's maybe a victory but it doesn't really feel like it. You want it to be fair for everyone."

Roglic came into stage four with a seven-second lead over Evenepoel, with Vingegaard a further seven seconds behind in fifth, but with the main contenders out of the race, Dane Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl-Trek now holds the overall lead.

(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Christian Radnedge and Ken Ferris)

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Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard injured in multi-cyclist crash

Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time reigning Tour de France champion, was badly injured in a multi-cyclist crash Thursday during a race in Spain.

Several other top names in the sport were also hurt as a number of competitors in the Itzulia Basque Country event skidded off the road at a sharp turn during a descent.

Vingegaard’s team said that the 27-year-old Dane suffered a broken collarbone and “several” broken ribs. He was set to remain in a hospital as a precaution, said Team Visma | Lease a Bike, after abandoning the multistage race.

la caduta dei ciclisti oggi al Giro dei Paesi Baschi è terrificante. #Vingegaard è il primo: è scivolato a 70 km\h sull'asfalto e ha preso in pieno un masso e poi ha proseguito nella caduta seguito dai più forti colleghi a livello mondiale. mi auguro che possa riprendersi e… pic.twitter.com/bFykLOlJkh — 𝑫𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒌 🇧🇹 ᓚᘏᗢ (Lanzichenecco) (@davidepollak2) April 4, 2024

Also forced to abandon were Remco Evenepoel, who suffered a broken collarbone and right scapula in the incident, and Olympic gold medalist Primoz Roglic, the race leader who was said to have avoided any fractures. Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Roglic entered the day in second, third and sixth place, respectively, in the International Cycling Union’s world rankings .

Vingegaard was shown on a race telecast being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher while wearing an oxygen mask and a neck brace. Other cyclists were initially strewn along the bend in the course in various degrees of physical distress.

An American cyclist, Sean Quinn, suffered a concussion in addition to a broken sternum and abrasions, according to his team. Others notably injured in the crash included Jay Vine, who suffered spinal and cervical fractures, and Steff Cras, who was listed with vertebral and rib fractures, as well as with “several hematomas.”

Cyclists Alexander Cepeda, Quinten Hermans and Natnael Tesfatsion were also involved in the crash.

🚨 CAÍDA EN EL PELOTÓN🚨 Entre los caídos, Primoz Roglic, Remco Evenepoel, Quinten Hermans y Jonas Vingegaard 🏆 @bancosabadell 🔴 MORE INFO ⬇️  🔗 https://t.co/JABIxm2MWO     #Itzulia2024 pic.twitter.com/YnprHUo5Nr — Itzulia Basque Country (@ehitzulia) April 4, 2024

Thursday’s stage, the fourth of six as the race winds through Basque country in northern Spain, was altered after the incident to remove a section involving a mountain pass. Ultimately, the rest of the stage was neutralized, with times recorded in it not counting toward the general classification. The six cyclists leading the peloton when the crash unfolded just behind them were allowed to compete for a sprint finish. Louis Meintjes won the stage, while Mattias Skjelmose rose to the top of the overall standings.

“It’s a sad day. I wish all the guys who crashed all the best and wish them a fast recovery,” Skjelmose said afterward. “My mind is with the guys who crashed, and right now I am not thinking about the leader’s jersey.”

It remains to be seen if Vingegaard, who came into the Basque tour off a win in the Tirreno-Adriatico race, can recover in time to try to win the Tour de France for a third year in a row. Cycling’s top event will start in Italy on June 29 and end, for the first time in a century, in a locale other than Paris (the final stage this year will take place in Nice) because of the Olympics.

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Peloton race 157.5km from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio

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Peloton race 157.5km from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio.

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Welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 4 of Itzulia Basque Country. 

It’s day four at the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country, and there’s one man everyone will be paying close attention to - Primož Roglič. The race leader went down heavily in a crash yesterday, and, though he managed to finish fine in the peloton, will surely be suffering from some after-effects. We’ll find out today how he’s holding up.

Roglič wasn’t the only big name to go down yesterday. Juan Ayuso and Carlos Rodríguez aso fell in a separate incident inside the final 3km, which will be cause of anxiety for their respective UAE Team Emirates and Ineos Grenadiers teams, of whom they are the leading GC candidates for. There’s no word of either of them abandoning half an hour before the stage start, but we’ll see what kind of shape they’re in once we start racing. 

This isn’t a stage where the stricken will be able to rest up and nurse their wounds. After two sprint finishes, today’s parcours looks like it will be hard enough to draw out the GC contenders, with several climbs throughout the day, including a nasty steep late hill tackled just 10km from the finish.

Roglič is here, and he does indeed look like he’s been at the wars. He’s sporting plasters to both his left elbow and right arm.

Here’s Iker Mintegi of the local Euskaltel - Euskadi team signing autographs. Basque fans are famous for their love of cycling, and it’s great to see so many of them attending the race - even if the best they can hope from the Euskaltel - Euskadi line-up is likely to be just an appearance in the breakaway.

Only a few minutes now until the stage start. They’re taking off from Etxarri-Aranatz, and will be heading in a mostly westerwards direction before switching north to take in a series of climbs in the final 40km.

And we're off!

All of the GC favourites who fell yesterday are present, but there is one non-starter - Astana’s Ide Schelling.

Roglič wasn’t giving away much in an interview at the start of the day about how he’s feeling. “I was also feeling a lot better, but also worse, so I’m just happy to be here.”

“Yesterday after the crash it wasn’t easy, but after the guys did a great job, we came back. Today is a new day to do our best.”

The first 35km are flat, so not ideal for the kind of puncheurs who will be eying up the finale to get into the break. At the moment Markel Beloki has attacked and is up the road, but isn’t being allowed much of a gap.

Here are the four jersey wearers at the start - Roglič in yellow, Louis Meintjes in polka-dots, yesterday’s stage winner Quinten Hermans in green and Juan Ayuso in blue. As you can see, Roglič certainly has much more bandaging than his fellow crash victim Ayuso. 

One of those riders Louis Meintjes, has attacked, along with Reuben Thompson and Mathieu Burgaudeau, are the latest to attack, but they too aren’t being allowed much leeway for now.

Now things are starting to take shape. Those three riders do now have a gap, and there are several chasers in between themselves and the peloton - Mikel Retegi, Karel Vacek and Joseba López in one group, and Enekoitz Azparren alone behind them.

Retegi, Vacek and López have now caught the trio up ahead, forming a new lead group of six riders - a healthy number.  Azparren is still caught in no-man's land, however. 

It seems we have our break of the day. The six leaders have over two minutes on the peloton. 

Here's Carlos Rodríguez, another victim of yesterday's crashes. He doesn't look as worse for wear as Roglič, with no bandages visible. 

Azparren’s chase appears to be a lost cause now. He’s over two minutes adrift from the leaders, and only a bit more than a minute ahead of the peloton. That’s never a fun place to be in, especially while under the pressure of representing the home Euskaltel–Euskadi team - who don’t have any representation in the leading sextet.

The leaders are on the first climb of the day, Opakua. It's 6.2km long and climbs at a tricky 6.2%, and the hardest of the day in terms of length. The climbs to come later are much steeper, though, and the over 60km flat stretch between this one and the next will render it insignificant regarding the GC race.

Azparren’s forlorn efforts are at an end, and he’s been reabsorbed back into the peloton.

The six leaders are extending their advantage as they climb the hill. It’s now around three and a half minutes.

The leaders are over the climb and their gap is still getting bigger and bigger - now p to over five minutes.

Here's Meintjes, Thompson and Burgaudeau earlier, before they were joined by the other three. It was a significant deficit that Retegi, Vacek and López had to make up to bridge over to them.

The lead is now up to six minutes. The breakaway might fancy their chances of staying away at this rate - six is a good number for having enough firepower but not too many for loss of cohesion, and there are some strong climbers present.

Of those in the break, Meintjes stands out as the headline name. He’s already been uncharacteristically aggressive this race, attacking out of the peloton to chase King of the Mountains points rather than stick to his usual approach of following wheels safely in the peloton. Though he doesn’t appear to be chasing GC, he isn’t yet out of contention at 2-22; as someone who has made the top ten in multiple World Tour stage races (including here in 2017, and three times at the Tour de France) his presence in the break might still cause concern for the GC contenders, and prompt them to ensure they break is eventually brought back.

For now though, Meintjes priority appears to be defending his lead in the Mountains Classification. He was first over the previous summit, gaining 6 points to extend his lead to 7 over Alan Jousseaume and Eric Antonio Fagundez.

The gap is still going up - it’s almost 6-30 now. The leaders are about to start climbing again, but this time there won’t be any points on offer for Meintjes as it’s uncategorised.

Bora-Hansgrohe are leading the peloton for race leader Primož Roglič, but are clearly in no rush yet as they allow their deficit to grow to over 6 minutes.

After Meintjes, the other standout name in the break is Mathieu Burgaudeau. He’s a breakaway specialist and has come very close to winning stages at race’s as prestigious as Critérium du Dauphiné, and no less than the Tour de France, where he placed second and third at last year. He has only one career win to his name, but it’s a similarly big one - a stage at the 2022 Paris-Nice, where he dramatically held off the charging peloton by mere metres to deny them a bunch sprint.

As for Thompson, López, Retegi and Vacek, they’re all fledgling riders all under the age of 25, without a pro win between them - although Vacek did catch the eye at last year’s Giro d’Italia, where he finished second on stage 7 behind Davide Bais having made the day’s successful break.

The break’s lead has finally stopped growing, and been pegged at six minutes. We could have quite a chase on our hands over the rest of the stage. What happens over the next 50km of flat roads will be crucial to determining their survival.

The gap is coming down a little, but not too much for now. It's at around 5-40, as we reach the halfway point of the stage

There was a big surge in pace in the peloton briefly, as some teams tried to take advantage of some crosswinds. There were some splits, but it's all come back together again for now.

That increase in pace has had a big impact on the break’s lead - it’s plummeted down to less than four minutes now. 

The race actually hasn’t fully come back together, and there’s a large group behind the peloton trying to catch up. Yesterday’s winner Quentin Hermans is one of the riders in it.

The pace is very high again. The peloton is all strung out in one line, and is close to breaking point.

There's probably only about 60 riders in the peloton. All of the main GC contenders appear still to be present though. 

It's not often we talk about crosswinds at the Tour of the Basque Country, which just goes to show how flat this section is. Very unusual for the region. 

This action has basically spelled the end of the break’s chances. Their lead is a mere 2-55 now - it's halved in no time at all. 

Things have settled down now though, and riders have been rejoining the peloton, including Hermans.

The atmosphere is much more relaxed and the pace slackened, with some taking the opportunity to have a comfort break. This is good news for the break, who may be feeling renewed hope as their lead grows again to 3-30.

Quinten Hermans did say during a pre-stage interview that he believes today could be another sprint in the manner of the precious two stages, but the absence of his Alpecin-Deceuninck team at the front of the peloton, or any non-GC team for that matter, suggests most are expecting this to be a stage fought for by the GC contenders.

The leaders have just gone through an intermediate sprint, but nobody was interested in contesting.  López rolled over for the 10 points and 3 seconds, followed by Retegi and Meintjes. 

Bahrain-Victorious are laying the hammer down again! They take to the front on an exposed section and are trying to split the peloton up once more.

The gap had grown back up to four minutes, but is tumbling down yet again due to Bahrain's surge. 

Bahrain-Victorious didn't succeed in breaking the peloton up, which is all bunched up together again. 

This long flat section is at last nearing its end, and the leaders will be climbing the first of the three final climbs imminently. This one (Olaeta) is shallower than the others, averaging 5.7%, and will serve as more of a warm up to the next two.

The break are on the climb now, and is splitting up already. López and Vacek have been dropped from the pace set by Thompson.

The peloton are climbing now too, three minutes behind the break. The race isn't on for now though, and they're all bunched together. 

The break reaches the top of the climb, but this time Meintjes is challenged, and beaten, for the maximum KOM points by Thompson. 

Still no action in the peloton. The longer they ride like this, the more chance the break has of surviving - they're lead has held steady on that climb at three minutes. 

Now the peloton crest the climb, 2-50 behind the break. Now comes a long descent before the next climb, the 2.4km, 8.1% Untzilla.

López managed to rejoin the rest of the break before, and has now attacked on the descent, putting him a few seconds ahead of the rest.

A bad crash in the peloton, and Vingegaard is down.

Roglič is down too.

This is a bad crash I'm afraid to report. It happened right at the front of the peloton, and into a hard concrete fall. Vingegaard is stil down, talking to one of the medical staff. Other around him are also down some sat, some lying down.

Evenepoel also fell in that crash, and although he's up and walking, it seems he might have broken his collarbone.

Roglič is also up, but doesn't seem to have fractured anything.

Other unidentified riders are more hurt, and are still lying on the floor looking in a bad way.

Meanwhile the race goes on, and the break are on the climb, with the peloton two minutes behind.

Now the race is being neutralised. The break have been stopped, and the peloton are steadily climbing.

The reason for the neutralisation is that all of the ambulances have had to be used up to treat the fallen riders.

The peloton has also stopped now.

The reason so many were hurt in this crash was the heaviness of the landing. Many riders, including Vingegaard, fell straight into a concrete ditch. Evenepoel had the fortune of hitting the grass instead, but did still hold his arm in a state that suggested he had broken his collarbone.

A great deal of caution is being made as one of the riders is lifted into an ambulance. 

The race remains neutralised, but the breakaway are now on their bikes again riding slowly up the road. The peloton remains stationary.

It’s been announced that the climb of Untzilla that the riders were climbing up has been cancelled, but the race will resume at a point closer to the finish.

The plan is for the race to start again at Eskoriatza, once the doctors have managed to rejoin the race.

UAE Team Emirates have confirmed that Jay Vine was one of the riders taken to hopsital after the crash.

The breakaway are currently waiting at the foot of the Leintz-Gatzaga climb (the final climb of the day), while the peloton are still being held at the Untzilla climb. 

Some better news to report as Roglič is pictured sat in the team car, rather than an ambulance. He gave a thumbs up sign to the camera. He at least isn't badly hurt. 

UAE Team Emirates are saying that Vine is conscious and talking. 

It's been announced that the race in the peloton will be neutralised, but that the riders in the break will continue to race for the victory. 

The peloton will make their way to the finish, but not race. No time differences will occur. 

The peloton are moving again, making their way slowly up to where the breakaway riders are still waiting at the foot of Leintz-Gatzaga. 

Team TotalEnergies say that their rider Steff Crass was another of the riders taken to hospital, and that he too is conscious. 

The breakaway riders are moving again, behind the car. They’ve decided that they want to race for the stage win, and will be doing so shortly.

The car has moved away, and the race resumes between the six riders.

The pace is slow between the six riders. It's all very strange out there, the race is on again, but it doesn't feel that way.

The riders are still on flat roads, approaching the beginning of the Untzilla climb.

EF Education-EasyPost confirm that Sean Quinn was another of the riders to abandon after crashing, and is undergoing medical evaluation.

Now Visma-Lease a Bike are saying that Vingegaard is conscious.

Still no sign of anybody in the break racing, making the decision for them to continue racing all the more strange.

The riders are on the climb now, but the pace remains slow.

A reminder of the six riders left in the race: Louis Menitjes, Reuben Thompson, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Mikel Retegi, Karel Vacek and Joseba López.

Now the race is on again, with Thompson and Vacek going clear, and Meintjes joining them.

Those three are going clear from the rest, with 1,500m left to climb.

Vacek has attacked and gone clear from the others.

Now Meintjes drops Thompson in pursuit of Vacek.

Meintjes is now on Vacek's wheel. The two are nearing the top.

Meintjes attacks, and he gets a big gap immediately. 

Meintjes reaches the top alone, and is pushing on for the victory. 

Meintjes is clear and has a gap, and looks good for the win. 

Vacek is still alone in pursuit behind, but is 24 seconds adrift. 

Vacek seems to be giving up the chase, and is looking behind him to see who's coming.

It's Thompson who's coming, and he's just latched onto Vacek's wheel. They're both now 38 seconds behind Meintjes, who is sure to win now.

Meintjes into the last kilometre.

Meintjes crosses the line and wins the stage.

Now Vacek and Thompson arrive. Thompsons launches his sprint early and easily drops Vacek off his wheel for second-place.

The other three cross the line now, with Retegi taking fourth, Burgaudeau fifth and López sixth. 

A reminder that all of the riders will be given the same GT time today. With both Roglič and Evenepoel out the race, that means that Mattias Skjelmose will be the new race leader.

Thanks for joining us for what was a distressing day. Our thoughts go out to all the riders hurt in the crash and currently undergoing treatment. 

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Two-Time Tour de France Champ Injured in 'Nasty Crash'

D enmark's Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the last two Tour de France cycling races, was involved in a "nasty crash" that left several riders seriously injured during the Tour of the Basque Country. The Danish cyclist suffered a broken collarbone and multiple broken ribs during the crash, which happened during the fourth stage of the race in Spain, the Guardian reports. A dozen cyclists were involved in what DW refers to as a "pileup," and six were taken to the hospital. The riders involved, per DW, "slid off a corner in the final stages of the run ... and fell into a concrete ditch." Per Fox News , "the crash was seemingly initiated when one rider's front tire appeared to slip and sent other riders off the road."

Vingegaard was carried out on a stretcher, with an oxygen mask on. "It was a nasty crash, but fortunately he is stable and conscious. He remains in hospital as a precaution. Thank you for all your messages," his team Visma-Lease a Bike said in a statement. Others who were injured include Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic, Steff Cras, and Jay Vine. The fourth stage was paused, and the stage times for the six riders who were ahead of the crash "will not be counted for the general classification," organizers said. As for Vingegaard, the Tour de France starts June 29 and his ability to defend his two titles is now in question.

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Friday, April 05, 2024 3:35 pm (Paris)

Vingegaard breaks his collarbone in bad crash in Tour of the Basque Country race

Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was rushed off to hospital in an ambulance after a 12-cyclist mass crash. He was fitted with an oxygen mask and a neck brace.

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Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone and several ribs after a horror mass crash during stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday, April 4.

"It was a terrible fall but thankfully he is in a stable condition and conscious," his team Visma-Lease a Bike reported on X. "Tests in hospital have revealed that he has suffered a broken collarbone and several ribs. He remains under supervision at the hospital," the team added on the social media platform.

Belgian ace Remco Evenepoel was another to emerge battered and bruised from the horror accident. "Remco will return to Belgium tomorrow to be operated on a broken collarbone and pass further tests at the hospital at Herentals," his Soudal-Quick Step team announced. His injuries have ruled him out of upcoming one-day classics in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Other big names involved in the crash who were taken to hospital were Jay Vine and Steff Cras, while Primoz Roglic was also involved and did not finish the stage. "Over the radio we heard that Jonas was involved in a big crash," said Visma sports director Addy Engels. "We immediately saw that it didn't look good when we arrived to him."

Despite the gravity of Vingegaard's injuries, they came as almost a sense of relief that they were not more serious.

Several of the 12 riders involved in the crash fell into a concrete ditch after sliding off on a corner with around 35 kilometers to go in the run from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio, in northern Spain. The 2022 and 2023 Tour de France winner Vingegaard was taken to an ambulance on a stretcher, while Belgian Evenepoel was walking but his team Soudal Quick Step confirmed he was also going to hospital.

"Jonas is conscious and will be examined in the hospital now," Visma said on X. "Thank you for your messages. More updates later," they added of their 27-year-old star who won the Basque Tour last year. Roglic offered a thumbs-up to television cameras while sitting in the Bora-Hansgrohe team car, to show he was not significantly injured. UAE Team Emirates said their Australian rider Vine was also taken to hospital but was conscious and talking, along with Team TotalEnergies rider Cras.

The crash happened on the descent from the Alto de Olaeta after a rider in the front of the peloton slid off the road on a right-hand bend. "Horrified by the crash we witnessed today. Our team was spared, but we feel for those who got caught," said team Decathlon-AG2R on X. "We can only wish that all riders involved are not injured too seriously."

'Stage times not counted'

A six-man breakaway was allowed to continue to try and race for the stage win in the final 18km, with Louis Meintjes crossing the line first. "The race is neutralized until the finish line, the six leading riders will compete in the stage but the stage times will not be counted for the general classification," race organizers said. "The bunch will go in neutral until the finish line."

Meintjes finished ahead of second place Reuben Thompson and Vacek Karel in third. "It's not the way you want to win... if there was a challenge for the break I would have been ready to fight for the stage," South African Intermarche-Wanty rider Meintjes told Eurosport. "(What happened) is unfortunate, takes the pleasure out of it, it's maybe a victory but it doesn't feel like it. I don't know what the situation behind was, it must have been pretty bad, I hope everyone has a speedy recovery."

Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost), Alexander Cepeda and Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl-Trek) were also involved in the crash. Earlier Thursday Roglic's team-mate Lennard Kamna was in a "stable condition" in intensive care after a collision with a car during a training ride in Tenerife.

Roglic, who also fell on Wednesday in stage three but quickly recovered, was leading the overall standings from Evenepoel by seven seconds at the start of racing on Thursday. Friday's fifth and penultimate stage is a 175.9km ride north from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano.

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Vingegaard breaks collarbone and several ribs in crash at race in Spain. Evenepoel also injured

Jonas Hansen Vingegaard - Team Visma - Lease A Bike, the winner of the race, celebrates on the podium with the Trident Trophy after the 59th Tirreno - Adriatico 2024, Stage from San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, Sunday, March 10, 2024 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Tuscany, Italy. (FGianmattia D’Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

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MADRID (AP) — Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone and several ribs Thursday in a crash at the Tour of Basque Country that also caught up Olympic gold medalist Primoz Roglič and Remco Evenepoel, who also sustained a broken collarbone.

Evenepoel, one of the favorites for the road race at the Paris Games, also has a broken right shoulder blade and was scheduled return to Belgium on Friday for surgery on his collarbone, his team said.

Vingegaard was hardly moving as he was put in an ambulance wearing an oxygen mask and neck brace after the crash occurred with less than 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) left in the fourth stage.

“Examinations at the hospital have revealed that he has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He remains in hospital as a precaution,” Team Visma said of the 27-year-old Danish rider, who won the race in Spain a year ago.

The accident happened as riders were making a right-hand turn, and one rider’s front tire appeared to slip out and send other riders off the road. There were some large rocks in the area, though it wasn’t clear if any of the riders hit them.

Video and images of the crash showed riders strewn alongside the road, including in a concrete drainage ditch.

Vingegaard won both races he entered this season at Tirreno-Adriatico and the Gran Camino in Spain. He is considered the heavy favorite to triumph again at the Tour, which ends with a time trial in Nice this year because of the Paris Olympics.

“Over the radio we heard Jonas was involved in a big crash,” Visma sports director Addy Engels told Eurosport. “We immediately saw that it didn’t look good when we arrived to him. Fortunately, he was conscious. Jonas is now being examined at the hospital. We are waiting for any updates now.”

Evenepoel, who won stages at the Giro d’Italia and Spanish Vuelta last year, hit the pavement and landed in a wooded area during Thursday’s crash, though he appeared to be walking away while clutching his chest.

Evenepoel’s team, Soudal Quick-Step, later confirmed that the Belgian “suffered a fracture to his right collarbone and his right scapula.” The team said he will undergo surgery “and further examination” at the hospital in Belgium.

Roglič was leading the overall race despite a heavy fall on Wednesday. He was one of the riders that ended up in the drainage ditch, and he was later spotted walking to a Bora-Hansgrohe team car and driving away with a team staff.

The injuries to Roglič came one day after his teammate, Lennard Kämna, was hit by an oncoming vehicle and sustained serious injuries while on a training ride in Tenerife. Kämna was expected to spend several days in the intensive care unit.

Other riders taken to the hospital Thursday included Jay Vine of UAE Team Emirates and Steff Cras of TotalEnergies, which reported its rider was conscious and “transferred to hospital to carry out additional examinations.” EF Education-EasyPost said two of its riders, Alexander Cepeda and Sean Quinn were involved, and Quinn was forced to abandon the race and his “medical evaluation was ongoing.” Others involved in the crash included Quinten Hermans and Natnael Tesfatsion.

The race was neutralized until the finish line, and the restart had to be delayed until doctors could rejoin the race to accompany the remaining riders. Six riders who had been in a breakaway stopped to wait in the next town, and they were allowed to sprint for the stage win but neither their times nor any bonuses would count for the general classification.

Louis Meintjes of Intermarché Wanty wound up winning the stage. Mattias Skjelmose took the overall race lead.

“It’s a sad day. I wish all the guys who crashed all the best and wish them a fast recovery,” Skjelmose said at the finish. “My mind is with the guys who crashed, and right now I am not thinking about the leader’s jersey.”

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Vingegaard 'Conscious' After Bad Crash In Tour Of The Basque Country

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Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was "conscious"in hospital his team said following a mass crash which resulted in stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country race being neutralised on Thursday.

Danish Visma-Lease a Bike rider Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Jay Vine and Steff Cras were among several riders who were taken to hospital following the incident, while Primoz Roglic was also involved in the crash and did not finish the stage.

Several of the 12 riders involved in the crash fell into a concrete ditch after sliding off on a corner with around 35 kilometres to go in the run from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio, in northern Spain.

The 2022 and 2023 Tour de France champion Vingegaard was taken to an ambulance on a stretcher, while Belgian Evenepoel was walking but his team Soudal Quick Step confirmed he was also going to hospital.

"Jonas is conscious and will be examined in the hospital now," Visma said on X, formely known as Twitter.

"Thank you for your messages. More updates later," they added of their 27-year-old star.

Roglic, who also abandoned the race, offered a thumbs up to television cameras while sitting in the Bora-Hansgrohe team car, to show he was not significantly injured.

UAE Team Emirates said their Australian rider Vine was also taken to hospital but was conscious and talking, along with Team TotalEnergies rider Cras.

The crash happened on the descent from the Alto de Olaeta after a rider in the front of the peloton slid off the road on a right-hand bend.

A six-man breakaway were allowed to continue to try and race for the stage win in the final 18km.

"The race is neutralised until the finish line, the six leading riders will compete in the stage but the stage times will not be counted for the general classification," race organisers said.

"The bunch will go in neutral until the finish line," he added.

Earlier Thursday Roglic's team-mate Lennard Kamna was in a "stable condition" in intensive care after a collision with a car during a training ride in Tenerife.

Roglic, who also fell on Wednesday in stage three but quickly recovered, was leading the overall standings from Evenepoel by seven seconds at the start of racing on Thursday.

Friday's fifth and penultimate stage is a 175.9km ride north from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano.

Vingegaard 'Conscious' After Bad Crash In Tour Of The Basque Country

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