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Tour de France 2023 Stage 5: How to watch, TV and live stream details, route profile, start time

Published 04/07/2023 at 17:38 GMT

Could today be a day for a breakaway, and if so - perhaps for Egan Bernal? The Ineos Grenadier isn't expected to be a threat on GC, and therefore he may be allowed to stay away if he gets up the road. The big climb of the day as the race reaches the Pyrenees is the hors-categorie Col de Soudet, which tops out at 1,540 metres. We've got all you need to know for Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France.

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Thirty-five.

Stage 5 of the Tour de France was the second chance for the sprinters, and Mark Cavendish took full advantage to rocket along the barriers and take the Tour de France stage win record.

He now stands alone, ahead of Eddy Merckx.

Catch up on the results from stage 5 of the Tour de France.

Highlights Stage 5

Tour de france stage 5 results, general classification after stage 5, points competition after stage 5, king of the mountains after stage 5, best young rider after stage 5, team classification after stage 5, combativity award – stage 5.

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Medical Report – Stage 5

• Alexander Kristoff – Crash at 145km to go. Multiple scrapes.
• Fred Wright – Crash at 123km to go. Trauma to right wrist.
• Christophe Laporte – Crash at 25km to go. Bruising to shoulder blade.
• Mads Pedersen – Crash at finish line. Trauma to left shoulder blade.

Fines and Infractions – Stage 5

• Phil Bauhaus – Deviation from the chosen line that obstructs or endangers another rider or irregular sprint (including pulling  the jersey or saddle of another rider, intimidation or threat, blow from the head, knee, elbow, shoulder, hand, etc.). Fine of 500CHF – 13 Points at points classification
• Eriks Jarrad, Davide Ballerini – Unseemly inappropriate behaviour at the finish and damage to the image of sport. Fine of 200CHF each.

Full Results Stage 5

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Tour de France 2023 stage 5 preview: Route map and profile of 163km from Pau to Laruns

The 2023 Tour de France takes off for the high Pyrenees on Wednesday’s stage five.

After two hilly routes in Spanish Basque Country and two flat runs in French Basque Country, the serious yellow jersey contenders should come to the fore over the next two days, and we might find out a little more about the destiny of this year’s crown.

This 163km route from Pau to Laruns is flat for the first 70km, but then comes the first hors categorie climb of this year’s race, the Col du Soudet (15.2km at 7.2%). It is a long and gruelling drag to the top, and we can expect plenty in the peloton to get dropped here as the leaders crank up the pace. The yellow jersey, Adam Yates, said he expected “full gas” racing between the major contenders, despite the prospect of the giant Col du Tourmalet on Thursday.

That means two-time winner Tadej Pogacar , who is looking to win again after being dethroned last year, and reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard will likely go head to head and we could see some attacks here in the middle of the stage.

They may not be at the front, however: American rider Neilson Powless has made clear his desire to win the polka dot jersey and he will be determined to scurry up the road first to collect more King of the Mountains points to add to his early collection. Powless has generally be picking up one and two points for being the first over category three and four climbs, but the hors categorie ascents hold 20 KoM points for first place, and collecting those would put him in a strong position to go to the end of the race wearing polka dots.

Once over the Soudet, the riders will still face another tough climb, the category one Col de Marie Blanque (7.7km at 8.6%), shortly before the finish. If the breakaway is still at the front of the race by the top then it will have a strong chance of reaching the end for the stage win. The descent from Marie Blanque is fast, before a slight uphill drag of about 7km to the finish in Laruns.

The breakaway is likely to be caught be the sheer strength of the elite riders on what is a tough stage. Pogacar and Vingegaard could well win a stage like this and stamp their authority on the race. Look out for Tom Pidcock too; the Ineos rider can use the fast descents to his advantage.

Stage 5 route map and profile

The stage is set to begin at around 12pm BST and is expected to finish at around 4.30pm BST.

It is all set up for one of the big two to take hold of the yellow jersey. Vingegaard is so strong in the high mountains and is unlikely to get dropped at any point, but Pogacar has the speed to win on what is a relatively flat finish.

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Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

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The 2024 Tour de France is a truly unique race beginning in Florence and ending – for the first time in its 121-year history – outside Paris .

This year’s Tour will wrap up without the usual procession to the Champs-Elysees, where security resources will be focused on the Paris Olympics starting five days later. Instead, organisers have opted to end the race with an individual time-trial in Nice, adding the possibility of the yellow jersey changing hands on a dramatic final day.

Before that, riders face a typically gruelling challenge, with a hilly start in Italy before crossing to France where a perilous gravel stage awaits in Troyes. Week two leads the peloton south to the Pryenees and the monstrous Col du Tourmalet, before a series of days in the Alps including a particularly brutal stage 19 with a summit finish in Isola.

It all concludes in Nice on Sunday 21 July, where the race winner will be crowned.

Stage 1: Florence to Rimini (hilly, 206km) | Saturday 29 June

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France will be a beautiful ride, starting with the Grand Depart on the banks of the Arno river in the centre of Florence before heading through Tuscany to the finish line on Italy’s east coast, on the beachfront of Rimini. The route also takes in San Marino, the Tour’s 13th country. But it will be tough on what is the most hilly first stage in the race’s history with 3,600m of climbing to conquer. It could be a day for Tadej Pogacar to immediately make his mark, or for an outstanding classics rider like Mathieu van der Poel to target, while young puncheurs like Ireland’s Ben Healy and Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils could be outside bets.

• Stage 1: Romain Bardet shakes off peloton to finally claim yellow jersey

Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna, (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 30 June

The second day throws up a more gentle ride, though it still contains six categorised climbs to test the legs. The purest sprinters will get left behind but the small ascents are unlikely to put off the more hardy fast men, like Wout van Aert , who will like the look of the fast finish in Bologna.

• Stage 2: Kevin Vauquelin earns debut win as Tadej Pogacar assumes yellow

Stage 3: Plaisance to Turin (flat, 231km) | Monday 1 July

The long third stage will be the first opportunity for a bunch sprint to the finish line. Expect Alpecin-Deceuninck to try and control the final kilometres in an effort to position Jasper Philipsen for the win, but there is a stacked list of sprinters ready to challenge him including Arnaud de Lie, Dylan Groenewegen, Sam Bennett, Wout van Aert and Mark Cavendish, chasing a record 35th stage win to finally eclipse the great Eddy Merckx.

• Stage 3: Biniam Girmay makes history as first black African to win a Tour stage

Stage 4: Pinerolo to Valloire (mountainous, 140km) | Tuesday 2 July

A tough fourth stage takes the riders into France via a couple of testing category-two climbs and to the foot of the Col du Galibier – the first hors categorie ascent of the race. The gradient averages only 5.3% but at 23km long, it is a draining slog of a climb to the top and the strongest climbers will come to the fore. Expect some attacks among the big hitters like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard as we get our first real sense of the battle for overall victory.

• Stage 4: Tadej Pogacar makes statement with dominant win to regain yellow

Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (flat, 177km) | Wednesday 3 July

The second sprint finish of this year’s Tour contains some small hills but nothing that should disrupt the power riders from reaching the finish near the front, where they will expect to battle for victory.

• Stage 5: Mark Cavendish makes history with record-breaking 35th win

Stage 6: Macon to Dijon (flat, 163km) | Thursday 4 July

An even flatter day looks ripe for a bunch sprint on the streets of Dijon. One small categorised climb early in the stage precedes an intermediate sprint which might be targeted by those hunting the green jersey, and a breakaway will almost certainly then take to the front of the race. But it is likely to be caught by the sprinters’ teams before the finish as the peloton’s power riders fight for the stage win.

• Stage 6: Dylan Groenewegen wins photo finish in Dijon

Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, (ITT, 25km) | Friday 5 July

The first individual time-trial of this year’s Tour de France sweeps through thick forest before opening out into the picturesque vineyards of Burgundy. The only climb is the short Cote de Curtil-Vergy (1.6km at 6.1%), followed by a descent into Gevrey-Chambertin, and here Remco Evenepoel – the reigning time-trial world champion – will plan to take some time from his general classification rivals who are less adept against the clock.

• Stage 7: Remco Evenepoel claims ‘crazy’ time trial win

Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (flat, 176km) | Saturday 6 July

It may be officially listed as a flat day, but stage eight contains five categorised climbs and plenty more undulation, along with an uphill drag to the finish which should be enough to shake out some of the pure sprinters from contention. This could be a bunch sprint, a day for the breakaway or even a bold solo attack if the situation presents itself for an opportunist near the front of the race.

• Stage 8: Biniam Girmay secures second stage win in sprint finish

Stage 9: Troyes to Troyes (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 7 July

The Tour de France takes on the gravel roads of the Champagne region to see out the first week, and the white dusty terrain could take down a few unfortunate victims. The 14 sections of gravel span 32km in all, and they are similar to the roads of the iconic Italian race, Strade-Bianche. The past winners of Strade-Bianche – Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar – will fancy their chances here.

• Stage 9: Frustrated Tom Pidcock narrowly beaten on chaotic and dusty day

Rest day: Orleans | Monday 8 July

Stage 10: orleans to saint-amand-montrond (flat, 187km) | tuesday 9 july.

The Tour heads down to the centre of France, where on paper it is a nice-looking day for the sprinters, but they will need to stay alert to winds which could split the pack along this twisting route south to Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Loire Valley. A short, sharp climb 8km from the finish could be the launchpad for a brave attack, though the muscle men of the peloton will hope to fight it out against each other at the finish in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

• Stage 10: Jasper Philipsen capitalises on Mathieu van der Poel leadout for first stage win of 2024

Stage 11: Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, (mountainous, 211km) | Wednesday 10 July

Six categorised climbs pepper a hard up-and-down day through the Massif Central. The third-from-last ascent is the toughest, the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol (5.4km at 8.1%), with a painfully steep final 2km to conquer, and strong climbing legs will be needed to win the stage. A good day for a breakaway to escape and potentially stay away to the end.

• Stage 11: Tearful Jonas Vingegaard battles back to pip Tadej Pogacar to victory

Stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, (flat, 204km) | Thursday 11 July

The ‘flat’ categorisation disguises the numerous small hills dotted through this picturesque route to Villeneuve which will drain legs if the pace is high. Expect a determined breakaway to make it difficult for those teams hoping to set up a bunch sprint at the finish – twice before, the day has been won by a rider in the breakaway here.

Stage 13: Agen to Pau, (flat, 165km) | Friday 12 July

Pau is a staple of the Tour de France over the years, acting as the gateway to the Pyrenees mountains. The hilly finish to the stage might slow down some of the pure sprinters but they will be determined to reel in a breakaway – especially if they failed to do so a day earlier, and with so much hard climbing to come.

Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, (mountainous, 152km) | Saturday 13 July

The iconic Col du Tourmalet stands in the middle of this mountain stage, with the road peaking at 2,115m above sea level. The 19km climb averages 7.4% gradient and once it’s conquered, two more big climbs await including a summit finish at Pla d’Adet. The GC contenders will surely trade blows on this brutal day.

Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (mountainous, 198km) | Sunday 14 July

A nice relaxing weekend in the Pyrenees is rounded off with five climbs over a 200km route, all rated category one or harder. Expect fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders as they race to the finish atop Plateau de Beille.

Rest day: Gruissan | Monday 15 July

Stage 16: Gruissan to Nimes (flat, 189km) | Tuesday 16 July

This is the final chance for the sprinters to bag a stage before the road kicks up into the mountains once more. Those in contention for the win will need to keep their composure as roundabouts punctuate the long final strip into the line in Nimes.

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy (mountainous, 178km) | Wednesday 17 July

The peloton reaches the Alps for a day that will be draining as the road tilts from the start. There are bonus seconds to be collected at the top of the category-one Col du Noyer, before a fast descent to a small summit finish which caps a tough second half to this stage.

Stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette (hilly, 180km) | Thursday 18 July

A breakaway will certainly have a go at escaping up the road to clinch this stage, and they should be able to make it stick. The five official climbs are all category-three ascents which might mean some of the well-rounded sprinters, like Wout van Aert, can clamber over them and be a threat at the finish.

Stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000 (mountainous, 145km) | Friday 19 July

Perhaps the most eye-catching stage when the 2014 route was unveiled was this one: three monstrous Alpine climbs, back to back, with a summit finish at Isola. The middle climb of the trio is the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest road in France at 2,802m. If the fight for the yellow jersey is still alive at this point in the race, this will be a thrilling stage for the story to unfold.

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountainous, 133km) | Saturday 20 July

It may be a little shorter at only 133km, but this is another brutally tough mountain stage featuring four climbs and another summit finish, atop the Col de la Couillole, and it is another day when the yellow jersey could be won or lost.

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice (ITT, 34km) | Sunday 21 July

The race will finish without the usual procession through Paris and instead see the riders contest an individual time-trial from Monaco to Nice that could decide the outcome of the Tour. The last time-trial finale saw Greg Lemond pinch the yellow jersey on the Champs-Elysees, beating Laurent Fignon by eight seconds. This route is longer than the stage-seven time-trial, and a little more hilly too, so there is potential for some significant time gaps.

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Tour de France 2024 Route stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Saint-Vulbas

Saint-Vulbas saw it’s last pro-peloton finish in the 2016 Critérium du Dauphiné. Two riders who retired in 2023 battled it out for the win. Nacer Bouhanni bested Jens Debusschere with a tiny margin, while Sam Bennett sprinted to third place.

The people in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne are more used to large groups of superfit men in licra. The town in the foothills of the Alps saw two Tour de France stage starts in the last decade. On both occassions the riders were up for a day of hardships in the high mountains. The race went to La Toussuirre in 2015 (Romain Bardet win) and to Tignes in 2019 (Egan Bernal win).

The riders leave the Alps this time and head in the opposite direction. Saint-Vulbas is situated on the west bank of the Rhône.

The first three riders across the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6, and 4 seconds.

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I don’t think, that Cavendish with his sharp swing to the left of the road just before the finishing line was the right winner.

Tour de France stage 5 LIVE: Jonas Vingegaard drops Tadej Pogačar in the Pyrenees

After a couple of sprint days the race heads into the mountains and could see a shake up in the GC

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After a pair of days for the sprinters, dominated by Jasper Philipsen, it's a day for the GC men and the climbers as the race hits the mountains.

The finish will be on the fearsome Col de Marie Blanque.

We'll be here with minute by minute updates throughout the day.

Stage start: 12.05 BST

Finish: 16.20 BST

Situation: Jai Hindley is out front alone, around a minute ahead of major GC rival Jonas Vingegaard, who in turn has distanced Tadej Pogačar to the tune of around 50 seconds.

Stage five course

Today's stage features three climbs, but the hardest comes mid-way through the stage.

Will the GC teams choose to blow it up here? Perhaps unlikely this early in the race but Tadej Pogačar and his UAE Emirates team have been keen to race aggressively so far.

A day off for Jasper

Jasper Philipsen has won two of the two sprints that have been contested so far at this Tour de France. But today he'll have a break – if you can call climbing all these mountains a break. 

Not that it's all been simple. Both Philipsen and Mark Cavendish had some pretty choice words to describe yesterday's crash-marred stage. 

The Belgian told Cycling Weekly : "I’m just really happy and proud that we have such a strong team and leadout, even in a f***ed up situation like today, actually."

His British rival told the assembled press : "It was carnage. Every team would have had a plan for that final and I would bet there wasn’t any of them that went right, apart from Jumbo who were the guys into the narrow roads early."

IS 'SAFER' SAFE ENOUGH? RIDERS CALL FOR DOWNHILL FINISHES TO BE SCRAPPED

The riders have been talking about safety on this Tour, following the death of Gino Mäder in the Tour de Suisse. The Swiss rider crashed on a high-speed descent.

It is downhill descents to the finish that are attracting attention, such as stage 14 to Morzine and stage 17 to Courchevel. Tour de France organiser ASO has put extra safety measures in , but some riders don't think it is enough.

Matteo Jorgensen of Movistar says he thinks downhill finishes should be scrapped, while Soudal-Quick Step's Michael Mørkøv says he will "never appreciate downhill finishes", with others echoing their views.

See the full story here .

SO JUST WHO IS LAURENT GINA?

Laurent Gina is new rider in town, according to the numerous cardboard placards held up by roadside fans screaming his name.

Except there is no Laurent Gina on the start list.

There's not even a pro cyclist, man or woman, going by that name.

So who is Laurent Gina? Tom Davidson takes up the story.

ELISA LONGO BORGHINI ABANDONS GIRO DONNE AFTER CRASH

Elisa Longo Borghini will not start the Giro Donne this morning after falling heavily on the descent to the finish of yesterday's stage five in Ceres.

The Lidl-Trek rider went to hospital for check-ups, specifically for concussion and an x-ray on her pelvis.

In a post on social media last night the team said : "She underwent an x-ray of pelvis and right shoulder, which ruled out the presence of fractures. She also underwent a brain scan, as she hit her head during the crash (though without damage to her helmet), which came back negative of any injuries."

However, it decided this morning that due to the fact she was still in considerable pain, she would not start.

Longo Borghini had already won stage four, and was lying in 17th place on GC.

Let's have a look at today's climbs. First up – the Col de Soudet

The Col de Soudet is the first climb the riders will encounter today, and it's a beast. Hors-catégorie (the toughest category of climb there is), they'll begin climbing it at 72km and crest the summit 15km later, encountering slopes of up to 14.5% along the way.

This was first used in 1987, when Dutchman Erik Breukink won the stage in Pau, and was most recently used in 2020.

The stats Length: 15.2km Average gradient: 7.2% Steepest kilometre: 12.% two-thirds of the way up Height: 1,540m

162km to go: The riders are underway in the neutral zone, heading towards the start proper.

162km to go: And we're go for stage five of the 2023 Tour de France. Good luck and God speed. Sorry, thought I was in a NASA control room for a second there.

158km to go: A few tentative attacks going off the front. The latest from Magnus Cort.

He didn't make it stick but now Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) has a small gap. It's sticking.

Latour has nine seconds. Probably wishing someone would come with him at this point.

155km to go: Small line of eight riders clipping off the front, trying to bridge to Latour, who's hanging out there at just five seconds. 

154km to go: Mathieu Van Der Poel has attacked, with Victor Campanaerts, Ben Turner and others all going with him too.

Meanwhile at the back Matthias Skelmose has crashed. Not sure how that happened. He's straight back up though and on the bike.

152km to go: The chasing attack by MVDP et al has, it seems, come to nowt. Latour though, now has 14 seconds. 10km in to the stage now.

150km to go: Neilson Powless active on the front, resplendent and impossible to miss in that polka-dot skinsuit.

149km to go: The front of the bunch is chaos, with riders clipping away left right and centre, but nothing sticking.

And now Julian Alaphilippe goes, quickly surpassed by Wout Van Aert and Alberto Bettiol. Will this hold?

146km to go: Fabio Jakobsen, heavily bandaged, is already off the back. He crashed hard in yesterday's finale. It's going to be a long day for him, but he has a team-mate Michael Mørkøv, to help shepherd him.

144km to go: It all looks to be coming back together. That attack by WVA and co has come to nothing, and even Latour remains a mere eight seconds out front now. 

143km to go: Alaphilippe attacking again now, and Latour has been caught. That was a lot of hard work come to nothing for the Frenchman.

Rigoberto Uran is with Alaphilippe, as are others. But no, you guessed it, it's all back together.

140km to go: Tadej Pogačar has made an appearance at the front now, which of course has set the GC teams into a frantic scrabble to battle stations.

138km to go: Right now, the peloton is all together, save for poor Fabio Jakobsen and his shepherd Mørkøv. There are a few riders that keep appearing again and again, clearly keen to make something of the day. Alaphilippe, Powless, Latour, and Uran spring to mind.

Mark Cavendish and Astana team-mates part of a group that is threatening to lose touch at the back of the race as things get ever more hilly.

136km to go: Looks like there's a sizeable group up the road now. Not by much, but the gap is there. There are 13 riders, including Wout Van Aert, Rigo Uran, Dani Martínez, Jack Haig, Valentin Madouas, Julian Alaphilippe and Kasper Asgreen.

They're 20 seconds ahead.

37 riders in this first group is the latest count, at 22sec. Jai Hindley and Marc Soler are in there too. 

Those climbs again. Let's check out the third climb, the cat-one Col de Marie-Blanque

You can see from the swathe of black gradient that this is going to be a steep climb. It's also narrow and technical, in the typical style of the Pyrenees.

It's the third climb of the day, coming after riders have already tackled the Col de Soudet at 87km and the much smaller cat-three Col d'Ichère at 128km.

The Col de Marie-Blanque is a Tour de France legend, having already been used 15 times since 1978.

The stats Length: 7.7km Average gradient: 8.6% Steepest kilometre: 13.6% (km 6-7) Height: 1,035m

124km: Back to the action. That big group is now at 1.29 and still going out. The peloton seem happy enough to let that stand, even with the presence of GC threats like Hindley.

Further back, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) has hit the deck after what looked like a touch of wheels. His jersey is shredded and he has some nasty road rash, but he's back on the bike.

119km to go: GC favourites Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), not to mention his maillot jaune team-mate Adam Yates, are all now a clear 1.55 behind GC hopeful Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) who, let's not forget, won the Giro d'Italia last year.

116km to go: Four riders have escaped the breakaway: Van Aert, Victor Campanaerts, Mads Pedersen and Bryan Coquard are 13sec out front.

They may, understandably, have felt the original huge group was doomed to failure with a GC rider like Hindley on board.

114km to go: The first, and only, intermediate sprint of the day coming up.

Pedersen goes, Coquard follows... and Coquard comes round the Dane to take the points.

Here's the full sprint result Lanne-en-Barétous, 114km

1. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) 20 pts 2. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 17 pts 3. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 15 pts 4. Victor Campanaerts (Lotto-Dstny) 13

100km to go: This is Vern Pitt taking over from James so he can have a break.

I can't help but wonder if UAE Emirates have made a grave error here. Hindley's group has two minutes and 33 riders in it (plus the ones off the front). He's got two solid domestiques with him and he's a mere 22 seconds off the yellow jersey. 

He won the Giro d'Itlia last year so he's not to be underestimated. 

Plus, Jumbo have Wout van Aert up there and so are wisely, and justifiably, playing the "well we don't have to do any work" card. That might change later if they too start fearing Hindley's position but will the two squads have enough fire-power by then.

Of course the members of the break might start looking at Hindley's Bora-Hansgrohe contingent to work a lot and that might prove their undoing but at least he has something to offer them in the form of a stage win if they work for him. In the peloton it's not so clear cut that Jumbo and UAE will have as much to bargain with.

That said, it's quite possible other teams such as Ineos decide it suits them to chase too and they bring it back.

It's all very delicately poised right now.

99km to go: Quinn Simmon's snazzy stars and stripes outfit (he's American road race champion) has been torn to shreds in a crash earleir nad he's back at the medical car getting some attention.

98km to go: The escapees are losing ground. The big group is only about 1-30 ahead of the peloton now as the break look at Bora-Hansgrohe to set the pace.

And now the attacks are coming in totally destroying the cohesion of the group. Bora have restored order for a bit though. 

Simmons' road rash

88km to go: We're on the climb and the three out front, Van Aert, Pedersen and Campenaerts have slightly extended their advantage on the Hindley group to 46 seconds.

The Hindley group have just under two minutes on the peloton.

87km to go: The weather is fairly grim up the top of this HC climb, with very minimal visibility.

Steve Cummings, Ineos Grenadiers DS, has been o the radio to warn his riders that the GC big hitters might make a move on this climb, even though its quite far out.

86km to go: Remi Cavagna (Soudal - Quick-Step) comes to the front of the Hindley group and pushes the pace out and the gap to the peloton has climbed over the two minute mark.

86km to go: There are, in case you were wondering, 11km to the top of this climb. 

As you can from the profile, the last 5km are the toughest.

85km to go: Mads Pedersen is falling off the back of the front trio, which is now a duo #quickmaths

85km to go: Sprinters are already falling out of the back of the peloton. We just saw Mark Cavnedish back among the cars. 

It's grupetto time!

Pedersen has been caught by the main breakaway group, which is being led by Julian Alaphilippe. 

84km to go: Van Aert looks fairly comfortable out front, Campenaerts less so, but is hanging on just fine.

Lidl-trek, who have Giulio Ciccone in the breakaway, have come to the front of that group.

The gap is now 2-30 to the peloton.

83km to go: Pogačar had to get a bike change a few kilometers ago but he's back at the front of the peloton now.

83km to go: The leading duo's margin is shrinking, it's come down to just 19 seconds.

82km to go: The race might be in France now but it's still fairly close to the Basque country and there are a few Basque flags at the side of the road still.

81km to go: Wout van Aert doesn't seem to be getting many turns from Campenaerts . 

That's not overly surprising given the Lotto-Dstny rider is much more a time trialist (he's a former hour record holder) than a climber but he's putting in a good uphill showing here staying with van Aert.

80km to go: Lidl-Trek continue to work on the front of the break as it approaches the hardest section of this HC climb.

79km to go: Marc Soler (UAE Emirates) has been recalled form the break to the peloton to work for his team leader(s) Tadej Pogacar and yellow jersey wearer Adam Yates.

78km to go: There are now just over 3km to the top of the climb for those out front.

77km to go: The break is really thinning down with Lidl-Trek atill o nthe front its close to just ten in the main part of it though those of the back are not far behind.

Wondering what this climb is like to ride? Let me colleague, Cycling Weekly contributor and Pyrenees resident/evangelist Peter Cossins tell you...

The Soudet is a beautiful climb up a very quiet valley. Consistently hard on the stretch up to the Col de Suscousse. Turn right at the top of the pass and the road leads to La Pierre St Martin, where Chris Froome annihilated his rivals in the 2015 Tour #TDF2023 July 5, 2023

77km to go: 2km to the top now and Felix Gall (AG2R Citroen) clips off the front of the main break group in a bid to get the KOM points. They overtake Van Aert. Only Ciccone, Hindley and Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) can go with him.

Gall goes again!

76km to go: Just 1km to the top of the climb now and Gall is on his own. He'll claim the KOM jersey, virtually, if he makes this.

75km to go: Gall comes over the top first. Ciccone and Dani Martinez sprint for second and Martinez gets it.

Hindley is still with this lot. I expect they'll bridge to Gall on the descent.

72km to go: Dani Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) is flying down here and there's a gap to the rest.

70km to go: Emmanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) is also there as this group out front has grown to about 10 or so. He's driving the pace for his leader. 

They have four minutes on the peloton now. That would give Hindley a commanding GC lead were it to remain that way (it wont' of course).

69km to go: The descent is twisty but the roads are pretty wide so it's being taken fairly swiftly.

67km to go: Wout van Aert, who'd fallen of the back of the break, is making his way back on on the descent.

64km to go: The front group has 14 riders now. There's a further trio with Alaphilippe about 20 seconds back.

Hindley is on the front railing this descent.

Jasper Philipsen's green machine

I missed this this morning and it's glorious.

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59km to go: There have been a few attack in the break now. Martinez is having to close a split.

53km to go: It has all calmed down a bit in the front group as Hindley comes to the front.

As soon as typed that Neilands goes off the front.

52km to go: That attack by the Israel-Premier Tech rider aside, it seems a little chilled, probably too chilled for Hindley's liking. They're not exactly working together right now.

51km to go: Neilands has built a gap of 27 seconds. Meanwhile the gap from the break to the peloton has fallen to around 3-30.

50km to go: It's noteworthy that Wout van Aert is willing to work in the break containing Hindley, despite his team leader Vingegaaard being in the peloton further back down the road. 

UAE are still chasing in the peloton.

48km to go: UAE Emirates still have numbers in the peloton, so the firepower is there.

48km to go: We're approaching the bottom of the third category Col d'Ichere, which is 4.2km long and has an average of 7%. 

45km to go: The peloton is strung out in one long line under the pressure of UAE Emirates here.

But there are attacks going off all the time in the front group now. Alaphilippe is the latest (I think).

Hindley is having to close gaps.

43km to go: Jonathan Vaughters who has joined the GCN commentary team, says a day like this is the only way any of the GC riders have of beating Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard.

41km to go: The break come onto the bottom of the third cat climb. The gap to the peloton behind is fluctuating all the time. It's not just over 3 minutes.

Neilands is still up front but van Aert and Alaphilippe are now in the gap between him and the break.

39km to go: Hindley and co are losing a bit of ground to those out front. Their gap to Neilands is 43 seconds.

36km to go: James back with you now for what should be an extremely watchable final 35km of stage five.

Van Aert, Neilands and Alaphilippe descending the narrow and sinuous Ichère. 

30km to go: Fraile pushing hard on the front of group two, presumably in the service of Ineos team-mate Dani Martínez. They remain 19sec behind the leading trio, with the major hurdle of the Marie-Blanque to come in around 10km.

Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar and their teams are going to have go hell for leather on the Marie-Blanque in an attempt to catch this big group out front and, most pertinently, Jai Hindley. 

At the moment the Aussie has more than three minutes on those big GC rivals, and if he is allowed to take anything like that to the end of the stage, Pog and Vingegaard are going to have what might be termed 'a situation' on their hands.

With the caveat that there is, of course, a long way to go.

23.5km to go: Unsurprisingly the UAE team is indeed working hard on the front right now, with Pogačar sitting pretty in fourth wheel. The gap to the Hindley group is coming down steadily – it's now 2.40, so 40sec has been wiped off in recent kilometres.

Fraile's work is done – he has dropped off the back. 

"Dani, the floor is yours", he may or may not have said to his team-mate.

22km to go: On the lower slopes of the Marie-Blanque now and the break is splitting. Van Aert, Alaphilippe and Neilands have been absorbed and the gap to the break (which includes Hindley, don't forget) is 2.29.

21km to go: Wout Van Aert has dropped off the front half of the break now. It's not going to be his day after all, it would seem.

Back in the peloton, Adam Yates is up at the front of the peloton too, and all the while the break is still around 2.30 ahead. 

It seems there was team strategy behind Van Aert dropping back – he took to the front of the bunch with the rest of the Jumbo-Visma team, pulling hard to help Vingegaard back up towards Hindley. 

Hindley, as if in response, has ridden away from Felix Gall, with whom he was riding off the front of the race. He has several seconds.

19km to go: WVA all done now, and Sepp Kuss is pacing a strong looking Vingegaard with Pogačar on the Dane's wheel.

No one else can live with them.

19km to go: 1km to the top of the Marie-Blanque for Hindley, who is alone but looking strong and has nearly three minutes over Vingegaard and Pogačar.

Vingegaard attacks!

Pogačar has no response.

It looks as though Pogačar is doing his level best to match the Jumbo-Visma rider but he is 6sec back already. Perhaps the Slovenian is starting to rue the training missed due to his wrist injury.

18.5km to go: Hindley now over the top of the Marie-Blanque, and the gap now appears to be 1.11 to Vingegaard. Some timing issues with the coverage earlier I think. 

Pogacar now over the top, around 25sec behind Vingegaard. Huge crowds at the top of this climb.

16.5km to go: It's now a common-or-garden 10 miles to the finish, a distance many reading this will be well familiar with riding against the clock. 

There is of course the small matter of the descent of the Marie-Blanque to be dispatched as part of it. How much time can Hindley conserve ahead of Vingegaard?

Right now the gap is 57sec.

9km to go: Tadej Pogačar now exactly a minute behind Vingegaard, who is now making very little headway against Jai Hindley, who is still 54sec ahead of the Dane.

5km to go: Vingegaard has now picked up Gall, Ciccone and Buchmann from the earlier break. The chances of them having the energy, or even the inclination to work with him now seem slim.

4.5km to go: The gap to Hindley has now been reduced to 43sec. In fact it's coming down fast enough that the Aussie will be far from totally confident in victory at this point.

Into the final kilometre for Hindley now. He's got this.

And Hindley wins! He'll be very, very happy with his ride today.

The Aussie wins the first major mountains day of his first Tour de France. Great ride.

Vingegaard comes in at the back of the foursome 34sec behind.

And now here's the Pogačar group – he's lost 1.38 on Hindley today, 1.04 on Vingegaard.

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Tour de France 2024 stage five preview - destined for a sprint

The second opportunity for the sprinters to go for glory

Words: Stephen Puddicombe

Photos: James Startt

Date: Wednesday July 3, 2024 Distance: 177km Start location: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Finish location: Saint-Vulbas Start time: 13:20 CET Finish time (approx): 17:16 CET

In the sixth century, three fingers said to be from the right hand of John the Baptist — and therefore of the hand that baptised Jesus Christ — were brought from Alexandria in Egypt to the small town in the Maurienne valley where today’s stage of the Tour de France sets off from. Although the validity of religious relics like this are always more than a little questionable, it continues to make the town (which derives its name of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne from it) a destination of pilgrimage, and is housed and worshipped in its 11th century cathedral, while also being referenced in the town’s coat of arms.

An analogy could be made between John the Baptist and whoever is in the yellow jersey at this point of the Tour. Just as he was initially heralded by many as the Son of God, only to instead by a precursor to Jesus Christ, the wearer of the yellow jersey this early into the race could merely be a false prophet, before the real champion makes himself known deeper into the second and third week. 

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is located at the edge of the Alps, and has thus been the host of many key mountain stages of recent Tours — most memorably, albeit now for the wrong reasons, in 2006, when Floyd Landis launched his miraculous comeback long-range solo attack to put himself back into contention for the yellow jersey he’d lost the day before, a performance literally too good to be true as he was disqualified for registering a positive dope test. But today the riders will be headed away from, rather than further into, the mountain range. At least, for now — they’ll return here again in two weeks having circled a substantial lap around the rest of the nation, where the climactic GC stages will take place. 

Instead, the riders will head in a northwesterly direction through the region of Savoy. We might have left Italy behind, but this is another region with historical ties to the nation; it’s the origin of the House of Savoy, which would ultimately hold the Italian crown following the nation’s unification in the 19th century. Prior to its move to Turin in 1563 (which was, incidentally, hosted Monday’s stage three finish), the House’s capital was in Chambéry, and the château that was the headquarters will surely be the subject of the obligatory helicopter shorts halfway into the stage. 

Those shots will be savoured by commentators looking for something to talk about today, as the terrain here is mostly flat throughout, with only a couple of category four climbs that should do nothing to prevent a bunch sprint in the finish at Saint-Vulbas. Although not previously used at the Tour de France, Saint-Vulbas has featured in other races, and Nacer Bouhanni has fond memories here having won stages at both Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de l’Ain. The recently retired Bouhanni is an example of how big a leap it is even for prolific sprinters to win at this level — although he was good enough to win 70 races in his career, but never managed one at the Tour. Whichever sprinter wins today will be of the highest calibre.

Route profile sourced via ASO

The big favourite, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was unable to contest the race’s first sprint on stage three after being involved in a crash with two kilometres to go, but his team stated before the following stage that he had recovered well. If all is clear in the run-in to the finish line, Philipsen and his Alpecin team will want to ensure they secure this stage victory. Another rider prevented from being involved in the final sprint to the line due to the crash, however not involved, on stage three was Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) and his teammates. On his quest for the record-breaking 35th stage win, the Manxman admitted that his team were not in the best of positions to contest the win, even if the crash hadn't happened. Cavendish still seems positive, however, and stage four looks like another chance for him to make history. 

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), nonetheless, has already made history in this race, becoming the first black African rider to win a stage at the Tour de France. He sprinted to a superb victory on stage three, proving that he is back to his winning form and will be a contender for the remaining sprint stages. Completing the podium was Movistar’s Fernando Gaviria and 22-year-old Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), both who are strong fast finishers, and therefore will be contenders for the expected bunch sprint in Saint-Vulbas. 

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) has looked in good condition so far, just missing out on the podium on stage three and being very active in the opening of stage four. He certainly is a rider who packs a punch when it comes to the sprint and has proven he can beat the likes of Philipsen in the bunch sprint. Behind him was Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco Alula) who was in good position in the final 100 metres, but a moment with De Lie blocked his ability to sprint over the line. He'll be hoping for a better end to his race and a clear path to victory. 

After a rocky start in the brutal opening stages, Fabio Jakobsen (Team-DSM Ferminch PostNL) managed to secure seventh place in the first sprint. He took to Instagram stating that this was his “confidence builder”, so hopefully we will see the DSM rider place higher and higher in the sprints. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), Sam Bennett (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team), and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) all looked strong in the first sprint, so will be ones to watch for the stage victory.  

Stage five winner prediction

We're backing Jasper Philipsen for the sprint finish. He'll be even more determined to prove his sprint dominance once again after missing out on the first chance. 

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Tour de France stage 5 preview: Route map and profile as sprinters eye fast finish today

A fter the general classification contenders took centre stage on the first true climbing test, the Tour de France ’s premier fastmen are set to return to prominence on Stage 5 today.

Two days on from a first bunch sprint into Turin, a 177.4km run from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas looks likely for another dash at the denouement.

The stage weaves further inland from the Alpine foothills, with a fast and furious opening likely on a downhill charge towards Chambery before a couple of lumps and bumps in the back half of the day’s racing.

Two fourth category tests are unlikely to prompt any significant action, though, with even the most uphill-averse sprinters likely to survive the Cote du Cheval Blanc (1.5km at 4.3%) and Cote de Lhuis (3km at 4.8%).

While an early, futile breakaway may well get away to afford the sponsors of the smaller teams time in the spotlight, the peloton are all but certain to reel them in before arrival in the finishing town near Lyon.

A crash caused chaos in Turin and prevented a number of sprint trains from leaving the station, affording Biniam Girmay the opportunity to take a surprise, historic victory for Intermarche-Wanty.

The bigger outfits will look to strike back here: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was the victim of double misfortune on Stage 3, caught up in the crash having lost leadout man Mathieu van der Poel to an apparent puncture.

Decathlon-AG2R may also be prominent in a route that takes in their Chambery hometown as they look to set things up for Sam Bennett , while Mark Cavendish will hope to challenge for a record 35th stage win. Positioning will be key with two roundabouts in quick succession just before the 2km-to-go mark.

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The stage will begin with the neutralised rollout at 12.20 BST, with an expected finish a little after 4pm BST depending on the pace of racing after a tough day in the Alps.

After their respective mishaps on Sunday, expect Van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen to make a statement for Alpecin-Deceuninck.

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Stage 1/July 1: Bilbao-Bilbao (113 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:15 a.m. Quick Preview: The Grant Départ is held in the Basque Country as the Tour’s first three stages start in Spain. There are five categorized climbs, though none of the highest difficulty, with 21 King of the Mountain points available and 50 green jersey points. An uphill finish could neutralize the top sprinters.

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Stage 2/July 2: Vitoria-Gasteiz-San Sebastián (130 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:04 a.m. Quick Preview: Five more climbs with the toughest coming near the end of the longest stage of the Tour. If no breakaways are successful, the sprinters will be rewarded with a flat finish.

Stage 3/July 3: Amorebieta-Etxano-Bayonne (120 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:27 a.m. Quick Preview: The first flat stage brings the Tour into France along the Bay of Biscay coastline. Could be Mark Cavendish’s first prime opportunity to break the Tour stage wins record he shares with Eddy Merckx.

Stage 4/July 4: Dax-Nogaro (114 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:10 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:12 a.m. Quick Preview: Another flat stage, this one finishing at France’s first purpose-built motor racing venue, the Circuit Paul Armagnac, with the final 1.9 miles taking place on the track.

Stage 5/July 5: Pau-Laruns (103 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:21 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of eight mountain stages that will collectively visit France’s five biggest mountain ranges. This one is in the Pyrenees with three summits in the second half of the day followed by a flat run-in to the finish. Expect the overall standings to shake up.

Stage 6/July 6: Tarbes-Cauterets (90 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:10 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:08 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of four summit finishes of this year’s Tour. Summit finishes are usually where the real yellow jersey contenders separate from the pack. Could be the first duel between 2022 Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard and 2020 and 2021 Tour winner Tadej Pogacar.

Stage 7/July 7: Mont-de-Marsan-Bordeaux (110 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:07 a.m. Quick Preview: Flattest stage of the Tour with a single fourth-category climb. Cavendish won the last time a Tour stage finished in Bordeaux in 2010.

Stage 8/July 8: Libourne-Limoges (125 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 6:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:07 a.m. Quick Preview: A transition day as the Tour heads to the Massif Central. A 5% uphill in the last 700 meters might mean this is not a sprinters’ day.

Stage 9/July 9: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat-Puy de Dôme (114 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 12:05 p.m. Quick Preview: A summit finish -- to a dormant volcano -- before a rest day is sure to shake up the overall standings. Puy de Dôme returns to the Tour after a 35-year absence.

Stage 10/July 11: Vulcania-Issoire (104 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:19 a.m. Quick Preview: The hilliest day of the Tour. Begins at a volcano-themed amusement park.

Stage 11/July 12: Clermont-Ferrand-Moulins (110 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:19 a.m. Quick Preview: The last flat stage until the 19th stage. If Cavendish hasn’t gotten a stage win yet, the pressure will start to mount.

Stage 12/July 13: Roanne-Belleville-en-Beaujolais (103 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:21 a.m. Quick Preview: Even with three late climbs, don’t expect a yellow jersey battle with back-to-back-to-back mountain stages after this.

Stage 13/July 14: Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne-Grand Colombier (86 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:45 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:12 a.m. Quick Preview: On Bastille Day, the second and final beyond-category summit finish of this year’s Tour. The French have incentive to break away on their national holiday, but this is a climb for the yellow jersey contenders. A young Pogacar won here in 2020.

Stage 14/July 15: Annemasse-Morzine (94 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:18 a.m. Quick Preview: Another selective day in the Alps, with each climb seemingly tougher than the last. The downhill into the finish could neutralize attacks from the last ascent.

Stage 15/July 16: Les Gets-Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (110 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 12 p.m. Quick Preview: The last of three consecutive mountain stages features the last summit finish of the Tour. The eventual Tour winner could emerge here given the next stage’s time trial is only 14 miles.

Stage 16/July 18: Passy-Combloux (14 miles) Individual Time Trial First Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:36 a.m. Quick Preview: After a rest day, the Tour’s lone, short time trial will be punctuated by a late climb. Only twice in the last 50 years has there been just one time trial (including team time trials and prologues).

Stage 17/July 19: Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Courchevel (103 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 6:20 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:03 a.m. Quick Preview: The first of two mountain stages in the last week of the Tour. It’s the most difficult of the eight total mountain stages with more than 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) of elevation gain, capped by the beyond category Col de la Loze just before the descent to the finish.

Stage 18/July 20: Moûtiers-Bourg-en-Bresse (116 miles) Hilly Neutralized Start: 7:05 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:31 a.m. Quick Preview: About as flat of a “hilly” stage as one gets. Should still be a day for the sprinters who made it through the mountains.

Stage 19/July 21: Moirans-en-Montagne-Poligny (107 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 7:15 a.m. Estimated Finish: 11:11 a.m. Quick Preview: An undulating stage with a relieving descent toward the end. The last kilometer goes up a 2.6% incline, which could take the sting out of some sprinters.

Stage 20/July 22: Belfort-Le Markstein (83 miles) Mountain Neutralized Start: 7:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 10:54 a.m. Quick Preview: The last competitive day for the yellow jersey is highlighted by two late category-one climbs that could determine the overall champion should it be close going into the day.

Stage 21/July 23: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines-Paris (71 miles) Flat Neutralized Start: 10:30 a.m. Estimated Finish: 1:28 p.m. Quick Preview: The ceremonial ride into Paris, almost always a day for the sprinters. Should be the final Tour stage for Cavendish and Peter Sagan, who both plan to retire from road cycling after this season.

Tour de France Stage 15 Preview: Can Pogačar Lock Up the Win?

Bastille Day will bring plenty of fireworks—and a potentially decisive day for the general classification.

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The second of two days in the Pyrenees, Stage 15 brings the second week of 2024 Tour de France to a savage close, with 198km of distance, 4,800m of elevation gain, and–for the second day in a row–an Hors Categorie (“Beyond Category”) summit finish at the end of the stage.

• Date : Sunday, July 14
• Distance : 198km
• Start location : Loudenvielle
• Finish location : Plateau de Beille

Starting in Loudenvielle, the stage begins at the base of the first of the day’s five categorized climbs: the Category 1 Col de Peyresourde. Riders hoping to join the day’s breakaway will be warming-up on trainers in the start village, priming their legs for the attacks that will start flying as soon as the flag drops and the race officially begins.

Among the many riders engaging in what is expected to be an intense battle make the break are riders hunting for the stage win, riders looking to score some of the 50 points available in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition, and lastly–maybe–a rider or two from UAE Team Emirates, Visma-Lease a Bike, and Soudal-Quick Step, the teams of Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, and Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), the top-3 riders on the Tour’s General Classification.

At 198km, this is the longest mountain stage of the Tour, and there are long stretches of valley roads in between several of the climbs. So don’t be surprised if the Tour’s top GC teams send a rider or two into the day’s big breakaway in the hopes of having someone to call back later in the stage, essentially planting teammates up the road to serve as reinforcements later on.

From the top of the Peyresourde, the riders will descend down into the valley and through the day’s Intermediate Sprint in Marignac. Even though he’s not a climber, Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) could try and join the early move in the hopes of taking maximum points at the sprint and extending his lead in the Tour’s Points competition. He’s close to putting the green jersey out of reach, and could cement his advantage with an aggressive ride at the start of Stage 15. It’s a long shot, but not impossible.

The second set of climbs begins after the riders pass through Marignac. Both Category 1 ascent, the Col de Menté and the Col de Portet Aspet come in rather quick succession. Neither of these climbs should have an explosive impact on the breakaway or the GC group, but after two weeks of hard racing and in the middle of such a mountainous weekend, they will contribute to making Stage 15 into a true race of attrition.

Another longish trip through the valley is up next, followed by the next set of climbs. Only one of these–the Category 1 Col d’Agnes–is categorized. But the riders aren’t finished once they hit the summit as a short descent takes them downhill for a few kilometers, but then up again to the top of a nearby summit called the Port de Lers, an uncategorized ascent that adds even more elevation gain to the stage.

From the top of the Port de Lers, there are 35km to the base of the day’s final climb, the Hors Categorie climb to Plateau de Beille, a ski station high above the Ariège department of southwestern France–and not too far from the tiny principality of Andorra. It’s on this descent and the following ride through the valley that teams might benefit from having placed a rider or two in the day’s breakaway, as those riders can now drop back to offer some help heading into the final climb.

And they might need all the help they can get: the climb to Plateau de Beille is a terrible way to end the Tour’s second week–for the riders at least. It’s 15.8km long and has an average gradient of 7.9%. Last climbed by the Tour in 2015, the Plateau de Beille is a savage way to end a weekend that will have seen the riders ascend the equivalent of Mount Everest.

Riders to Watch

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) extended his lead on the Tour’s General Classification on Stage 14, and now lead’s Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) by 1:57 and 2:22 respectively. But with everyone expecting Vingegaard to thrive when the race hits the Alps near the end of the Tour’s third and final week, the Slovenian is likely to try and add more time to his advantage at the end of Stage 15.

UAE rode a tactically perfect race on Stage 14, and if they manage their resources as effectively as they did on Stage 15, they could head into the Tour’s second Rest Day with their captain firmly in the Tour’s driver seat.

For Vingegaard and Evenepoel–who seem assured of places alongside Pogačar on the Tour’s final podium–the goal is simple: avoid losing more time and–in the event that Pogačar starts to suffer–begin chipping away at his lead.

Unfortunately, Vingegaard will likely have to do much of the work himself. Evenepoel came to the Tour shooting for a podium finish and a stage win. He’s already achieved the latter, and with a large buffer between himself and the Tour’s fourth-place rider, he’s looking good for a top-3 finish. Evenepoel therefore doesn’t need to worry about chasing Pogačar–especially with another hard week still to come.

If one of the Tour’s current GC contenders doesn’t win the stage, we’re at a point in the race when several pre-race GC contenders have lost enough time to go on the attack in search of a mountain stage win themselves. So look to see guys like Great Britain’s Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla), Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and maybe Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) in the breakaway on Stage 15, perhaps alongside someone like the Netherland’s Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), a climber who won the mountain stage before the Tour’s second Rest Day last year.

And by the way: it’s Bastille Day, which means the breakaway should contain several French riders and teams. We’ll be rooting for Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ), a 20-year-old who’s riding his first Tour de France. He’s been quiet so far, but we think it’s because he’s been saving himself for the mountains in the second half of the race. Look for the tiny climber to try and give the French someone to root for–especially since the French national soccer team won’t be playing in the Euro 2024 championship match later in the day.

How to Watch Stage 15 of the Tour de France

This is a long stage with an expected finish at around 11:40 a.m. EDT. If you’re curious, you can check the riders’ progress as they crest the Port de Lers–at about 10:05 a.m. EDT. Otherwise, tune-in around 10:45 a.m. EDT–as the riders approach the base of the climb to Plateau de Beille–to watch the final hour of this brutal stage.

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Tadej Pogacar conquers scorching Pyrenean climb to win stage 15 of Tour de France

Stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber’s dotted jersey as the runner-up, and France’s Romain Gregoire, right, speed down Peyresourde pass during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, , Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Spain’s Enric Mas leads the breakaway followed by Belgium’s Laurens de Plus and Australia’s Jai Hindley during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber’s dotted jersey as the runner-up, leads before stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, as they climb towards Plateau de Beille during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, turns around to see how much lead he has on his main rival Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard as he climbs towards Plateau de Beille during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, climbs towards Plateau de Beille during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 198 kilometers (123 miles) with start in Loudenvielle and finish on Plateau de Beille, France, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

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PLATEAU DE BEILLE, France (AP) — Tadej Pogacar demonstrated his climbing dominance once again, winning the grueling 15th stage of the Tour de France on Bastille Day with a scorching ascent to the Plateau de Beille and keeping the yellow jersey.

The marathon stage on France’s national day was nearly 200 kilometers (124 miles) long and featured four big climbs before an even harder grind up to Plateau de Beille.

Pogacar attacked with 5 kilometers remaining during the final “hors catégorie” (beyond category) climb, solidifying his reputation as the master of the mountains.

“I’m super happy with my shape right now,” Pogacar said. “I usually struggle with the heat but today the team did a really good job with cooling me down. It was an incredible day.”

It was Pogacar’s third stage win in this year’s Tour and his seventh career stage win in the Pyrenees mountains.

“Somehow I like them (the Pyrenees) and they like me back,” Pogacar said. “Let’s keep it that way.”

The stage began Sunday with an immediate climb up the Col de Peyresourde, fracturing the peloton. A breakaway group of climbers, including Richard Carapaz, Laurens De Plus, and Enric Mas, set a fierce early pace but were reeled in as the decisive moments approached.

Temperatures soared close to 35 degrees Celsius on the final climb. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, aided by his Visma teammate Matteo Jorgenson, tried to respond but couldn’t match Pogacar’s relentless pace, finishing more than a minute behind. Vingegaard is now 3 minutes, 9 seconds behind Pogacar overall.

Third-place Remco Evenepoel, another top contender, also struggled to keep up and is in third place overall, trailing Pogacar by 5:19.

“Tadej is on another planet this year,” Evenepoel said after the race. “Right now he is the best in the world. There is absolutely no doubt about that.”

Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay, who has won three stages, retained the best sprinter’s green jersey.

Monday will be the second rest day in the three-week race, ahead of a flat Stage 16 between Gruissan and Nimes in the south of France.

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The 2024 Tour de France is officially underway for the 111th time, and the competition is heating up. We've compiled everything you need to know about how to watch the Tour de France, including global free streaming options.

The race kicked off this year in Italy, but the riders are now cycling through France, with more than half of the competition officially completed. The race consists of 21 stages spread across 23 days, with each leg of the competition bringing its own set of challenges. Terrain ranges from flat to hilly to mountainous, and each stretch is a different length (with most spanning more than 150 kilometers). The rider with the shortest combined times will be crowned victor in Nice, France, on July 21.

Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar, who won the Tour de France in 2020 and 2021, currently leads the race. He's on a hot streak following a May first-place victory at the Giro d'Italia (the first of the three annual Grand Tour races). Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard, who won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023 but suffered a major crash earlier this year, is currently ranking third, trailing behind Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel. 

Below, we've outlined all of the ways you can live stream the Tour de France. We'll keep this page updated with start times for every stage of the tournament.

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How to watch Tour de France in the UK

The Tour de France will air daily on ITV4 in the UK, which means that it's available to live stream for free through ITVX . This English-language option only requires account creation to use and comes with access to tons of other live sports and TV options.

How to watch Tour de France in France

In France, the Tour de France will live stream on France.TV . This is a free French-language option that you just need to make an account to use.

How to watch Tour de France in Australia

The Tour de France live streams are free on SBS in Australia. This is another English-language streaming option that only requires you to create a free account to watch. 

How to watch Tour de France in the US

All stages of the Tour de France will live stream on Peacock in the US. Occasionally, the race will be simulcast on NBC, including stages 8, 14, and 20. Peacock subscriptions start at $5.99 a month and will also cover you for the Olympics, which begin later in July.

Peacock is a convenient streaming source for hit NBC TV shows, Universal movies, and select sports like Sunday Night Football. Prices start at just $6 a month, with additional discounts on annual plans.

How to watch Tour de France from anywhere

You can still access the free streams via VPN if you'll be outside of the UK, France, Australia, or any of the options outlined above during any part of the race. Short for virtual private networks, VPNs allow people to temporarily change their device's virtual location so that they can access their usual websites from anywhere. VPNs are especially popular among people looking to boost their online privacy and keep up with all their apps while traveling abroad.

Our go-to recommendation is ExpressVPN since it's beginner-friendly and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Check out our ExpressVPN review for additional details, and keep reading to learn how to use a VPN.

With its consistent performance, reliable security, and expansive global streaming features, ExpressVPN is the best VPN out there, excelling in every spec and offering many advanced features that makes it exceptional. Better yet, you can save up to 49% and get an extra three months for free today.

How to watch Tour de France with a VPN

• Sign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.
• Install it on the device you're using to watch the race.
• Turn it on and set it to the location of the streaming service.
• Go to  ITVX (UK) , France.TV (France)  or SBS (Australia) and create a login if necessary.
• Enjoy the Tour de France.

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