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Tour de France Stage 18 Preview: All Eyes on Vingegaard and Pogačar

The two GC favorites will have one final day in the high Pyrenees, and it should be jam-packed with fireworks.

Stage 17 - Lourdes to Hautacam - 143.2km - Thursday, July 21

The final mountain stage of the 2022 Tour de France, Stage 18 offers a last chance for climbers hoping to win a mountain stage or improve their places on the Tour’s General Classification before Saturday’s 40km individual time trial.

The stage begins in Lourdes and immediately begins to climb–not significantly, but enough that riders looking to join the breakaway might be warming-up on trainers at the start. After leaving town, the route heads west and then south, heading through the Pyrenean foothills as it wraps its way toward the Intermediate Sprint in Laruns.

The first of the day’s three categorized summits begins soon after the sprint: the Hors Catégorie Col d’Aubisque (16.4km @7.1%). Considered “beyond categorization,” Hors Catégorie climbs are the toughest in each year’s Tour–and this stage has two of them.

The Aubisque is a brute. It begins gently, but the steepness increases to a steady 8% average grade, with a few pitches that hit 9-10%. The summit sits at 1709 meters above sea level and offers a stunning panorama of the high Pyrenees. But with a long (23km), hair-raising descent back down to the valley, the riders won’t have time to enjoy the view.

The next climb, the Category 1 Col de Spandelles (10.3km @ 8.3%), begins as soon as the riders hit the valley. Shorter but steeper than the Aubisque, the Col de Spandelles might serve as the perfect place for riders planning long-range attacks to either win the stage or gain time on GC–were it not for the fact that its summits sits 19km from the base of the day’s final climb, the Hors Catégorie ascent to the finish line at the Hautacam ski resort. After two hard days of climbing, we doubt anyone has the legs to force a selection and then hold it all the way to the line without being caught.

The climb to Hautacam (13.6km @ 7.8%) has been the site of some exciting battles since making its debut on Stage 11 of the 1994 Tour de France. And it’s a bit of a fortune-teller: four of the five riders who have worn the yellow jersey at its summit have gone on to win the Tour. Will Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) be the fifth?

For Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who sits 2:18 behind Vingegaard on the Tour’s General Classification, it’s the last chance to crack the Dane before Saturday’s time trial. Doing so might give Pogačar a fighting chance of overhauling the Dane to win the Tour–similar to the way he overtook Slovenia’s Primož Roglič to win the Tour in 2020.

For Vingegaard, the task is simple: stay glued to Pogačar’s wheel, attacking only if he’s convinced the Slovenian is about to crack, or, like he did at the end of Stage 17, to score bonus seconds at the stage finish.

Riders To Watch

It’s unlikely that Jumbo-Visma, UAE Team Emirates, and INEOS Grenadiers, whose riders occupy the top-3 spots on the Tour’s General Classification, will be concerned with a breakaway escaping and building up a large advantage, which means this is a perfect for one of the Tour’s out-of-contention GC contenders to try and salvage their Tour with a stage win.

So keep an eye on many of the riders who went on the attack during Stage 17: France’s Romain Bardet (Team DSM), Russia’s Aleksandr Vlasov (BORA-hansgrohe), Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran (EF Education-EasyPost), and Kazakhstan’s Alexey Lutsenko (Astana).

We’re also eager to see the fight to win the polka dot jersey as the Tour’s King of the Mountains. Germany’s Simon Geschke (Cofidis) still leads the competition, but Vingegaard and Pogačar are getting close. The German will need to go on the attack early to try and score points on the Aubisque and then hope that other riders stay away to the finish, scooping up the rest of the points before Vingegaard and Pogačar have a chance to do so.

When to Watch

We’re suckers for a stage through the high Pyrenees, so we’ll likely start watching early: at about 9:30 a.m. EDT as the riders start the Col d’Aubisque. If that’s too early for you, tune-in around 11:00 a.m. EDT as the race hits the base of the climb to Hautacam. It should take about 35 minutes for the leaders to make the ascent.

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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Tour de France 2023 Stage 5 recap – Triumphant Jai Hindley in yellow as Vingegaard breaks Pogacar

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Updated 05/07/2023 at 17:30 GMT

• - VINGEGAARD DROPS POGACAR WITH DEVASTATING ATTACK
• - HINDLEY DROPS GALL IN PURSUIT OF STAGE WIN AND YELLOW JERSEY
• - GALL AND VIRTUAL YELLOW HINDLEY GO CLEAR ON FINAL CLIMB
• - GALL GOES CLEAR NEAR SUMMIT OF COL DE SOUDET
• - COQUARD WINS INTERMEDIATE SPRINT TO GO SECOND IN GREEN JERSEY STANDINGS

Daring Hindley into yellow with epic Stage 5 win as Vingegaard cracks Pogacar

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Tour de France 2022 stage 18 preview: Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set for decisive final mountain duel

The 2022 Tour de France is set for a dramatic final mountain duel between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in Stage 18, with the Col d’Aubisque, Col de Spandelles and summit finish at Hautacam offering the possibility of a dramatic late twist in the Pyrenees.

Vingegaard held on to his healthy lead in the general classification standings in Wednesday’s thrilling finish on Peyragudes, but will know that Pogacar will again throw everything he has in one final assault for the yellow jersey.

The Danish rider will also be aware, however, that if he reaches Hautacam with his advantage intact he will almost be certain of being crowned as the winner of the Tour de France under the Champs Elysees on Sunday.

Vingegaard has already passed one half of the Pyrenees challenge. Despite Pogacar winning stage 17 on the Peyragudes airstrip, the 25-year-old limited the damage to just four seconds and retains a lead of two minutes and 18 seconds in the standings.

Pogacar’s Team UAE were left with only four members standing on Tuesday after Rafal Majka became the latest to pull out of the race, but Mikkel Bjerg and Brandon McNulty set a ferocious pace throughout and will be required to summon the same energy for another big day.

Stage 18 features three brutal climbs, which kick in after the first 60km and following the intermediate sprint at Laruns. The hors catégorie Col d’Aubisque, the longest climb of this year’s Tour de France, will shatter any early breakout but the technical descent is also said to be just as challenging.

From there, the category one ascent of Col de Spandelles averages out at 8.3 per cent gradient, the steepest of the three and featuring a savage section halfway up, before Vingegaard and Pogacar are likely to lock horns once again on the Hautacam.

This will be Pogacar’s last chance to attack VIngegaard and attempt to close the gap to the yellow jersey. With two more stages to come, including the 40km time trail on Sunday, the Slovenian will have a chance if he makes it a tight fight. If Vingegaard can hold on once more, the yellow jersey will surely be his to keep.

Stage 18 profile

Stage 17 map, stage 18 start time.

The stage is scheduled to start at around 12:30pm BST with the expected finish at around 4:30pm BST.

How to watch on TV and online today

Tour de France coverage can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).

Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4 before highlights typically at 7pm each day. ITV’s website lists timings here .

Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and the GCN+ coverage here .

It is also being shown on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast info here .

General Classification after Stage 17

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo Visma 67h 53min 54sec

2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates +2min 18sec

3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers +4:56

4. Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkéa-Samsic +7:43

5. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +7:57

6. Romain Bardet (Fra) DSM +9:21

7. Louis Meintjes (Rsa) Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux +9:24

8. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe +9:56

9. Adam Yates (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers +14:33

10. Enric Mas (Esp) Movistar +16:35

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The power numbers at this year’s tour de france are the highest in the modern era of cycling, in this column, we dive into the power numbers of the world’s best riders at the tour de france..

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We are only nine stages into the Tour de France, and five mountainous stages have already blown the GC to shreds. After countless attacks, breakaways, satellite riders, bonus seconds, and mountain top finishes, only 17 seconds separate Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar in the fight for the yellow jersey.

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Two of those stages flipped the original script, which saw 2022 Tour de France winner Vingegaard take over a minute on Pogačar on stage 5 to Laruns. We are in for a show in the next two weeks of racing, which includes the Grand Colombier, Col de Joux Plane, and Col de la Loze.

The power numbers from this year’s Tour de France are the highest in the modern era of cycling. 7w/kg for 20 minutes is the new standard for GC contenders, and many of these performances come after 3500 kJs of work, at 1000-2000 meters above sea level, and in 30+°C (86+°F) temperatures.

Unlike 2022, Vingegaard didn’t wait long to play his cards and attack Pogačar. Stage 5 from Pau to Laruns included the Col du Soudet (15.2km at 7%), Col d’Ichere (4.2km at 6.2%), and the Col de Marie Blanque (7.8km at 8.4%) whose final 4.8km average 10.5%.

A massive breakaway stayed away for the stage win while Jumbo-Visma laid the battleground for Vingegaard. When the Dane launched off Sepp Kuss’ wheel, Pogačar didn’t even respond. Vingegaard did one of the best climbing performances of his career on the steepest slopes of the Col de Marie Blanque, pushing nearly 7w/kg for over 20 minutes. The reigning Tour Champion continued pushing over the top of the climb to the finish line in Laruns where he took one minute and four seconds on Pogačar.

While we don’t have Vingegaard’s power data, we can make an educated guess based on other riders’ power data and times on the Col de Marie Blanque. In 2020, a 21-year-old Pogačar climbed the Col de Marie Blanque over a minute and a half slower than Vingegaard’s 2023 time, but still won stage 9 of the 2020 Tour ahead of Primož Roglič and Marc Hirschi.

Pogačar – Col de Marie Blanque in the 2020 Tour de France Time: 24:28 Average Power: 428w (6.4w/kg) Final 2.5km: 9:23 at 458w (6.9w/kg)

Vingegaard (2023): 22’ 56” at ~6.9w/kg

Many wrote off the 2023 Tour after Vingegaard’s stage 5 performance, citing Pogačar’s ongoing wrist recovery as the reason for his subpar performance. But the Slovenian struck back less than 24 hours later on the Cauterets-Cambasque (final 5.3km at 7.5%).

Before Pogačar’s winning attack, Jumbo-Visma had blown the race apart 40km earlier on the Col du Tourmalet (17km at 7.4%). Long, high-altitude climbs are typically Pogačar’s weakness, and Jumbo-Visma thought they might be able to crack the Slovenian for the second day in a row.

Vingegaard launched off of Kuss’ wheel again with 4.7km to the top of the Tourmalet, but Pogačar stayed glued to his wheel. Both riders did ~6.8w/kg for over 13 minutes, but neither rider cracked on the legendary climb. The final 4.8km of the Tourmalet climbs from 1700m to 2100m, so these power numbers are even more impressive when you consider the high altitude.

The closest rider to Vingegaard and Pogačar with power data was Steff Cras, who pushed nearly 6w/kg for 15 minutes but still lost two minutes to the leading pair.

Pogačar – Final 4.7km of the Tourmalet Time: 13:19 Estimated Average Power: ~449w (6.8w/kg)

Steff Cras: 15’ 19” at 360w (5.6w/kg)

After a long descent and rolling uphill, the final slopes of the Cote de Cauterets began. Vingegaard attacked on the 10% section of the climb and continued to pace with Pogačar in his wheel. But to almost everyone’s surprise, Pogačar attacked and dropped Vingegaard, soaring to the stage win and taking 28 seconds back on the defending Tour champion.

This result was shocking because Vingegaard clearly wasn’t at his best when you look at the power data. Pogačar did roughly 6.7w/kg for 13 minutes on the Cote de Cauterets, while Vingegaard only managed 6.6w/kg.

Michał Kwiatkowski had been caught from the breakaway, and he was the only rider who could stay in the wheels of Vingegaard and Pogačar for the first part of the Cote de Cauterets. The former world champion was pushing 6.5w/kg in the draft before finally succumbing to the ferocious pace.

Kwiatkowski – Cote de Cauterets Time: 16:22 Average Power: 342w (5.2w/kg) First 1.3km with Vingegaard and Pogačar: 4’ at 430w (6.5w/kg)

Pogačar : 13:00 at ~6.7w/kg Vingegaard: 13:24 at ~6.6w/kg

Just 24 hours previous, Vingegaard pushed ~6.9w/kg for nearly 23 minutes on the Col de Marie Blanque. Thus, the Cote de Cauterets was a disappointing performance. This could be a sign of Vingegaard’s inconsistency. Or perhaps he peaked too early in this year’s Tour de France. The next 12 stages will reveal the answer.

The last test before the Tour’s first rest day was the Puy du Dôme (final 4.5km at 11.5%), a ridiculously steep climb to the top of a dormant volcano outside Clermont-Ferrand. Mike Woods won the stage from the breakaway after overcoming a 2-minute deficit to Matteo Jorgenson in the final 4km. The Canadian pushed nearly 6w/kg for 15 minutes after more than 3800 kJs of work in the break.

14 minutes later, the GC group hit the steepest slopes of the Puy du Dôme, and Jumbo-Visma lined it out for the yellow jersey wearer, Vingegaard. However, neither Vingegaard nor Pogačar seemed confident in their legs when the pace slowed after Sepp Kuss’ final pull. Pogačar waited until 1.3km to go to launch his attack, going out of the saddle for nearly 30 seconds and gapping Vingegaard.

The Dane stayed strong, and Pogačar’s gap didn’t waver until the final 200 meters. Vingegaard only ceded eight seconds to Pogačar by the line, which meant that he took a 17-second GC lead into the Tour’s first rest day.

Woods was two minutes and five seconds slower than Pogačar in the final 4.5km of the Puy du Dôme, despite pushing nearly 6w/kg.

Woods – Puy du Dôme (final 4.3km) Time: 16:51 Average Power: 369w (5.9w/kg)

Pogačar: 14:46 at ~6.9w/kg Vingegaard : 14:54 at ~6.8w/kg

After the first nine stages of the Tour, a handful of bonus seconds and meters separates Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar. Most of the mountain stages have been won and lost in 15-20 minute performances, and Vingegaard’s effort up the Col de Marie Blanque remains the biggest outlier (22’ 56” at ~6.9w/kg).

We know that Vingegaard and Pogačar can do 6.9w/kg for 15 minutes at the end of a five-hour Tour de France stage. But can they do it stage after stage, week after week, for 12 more days? Heat and high altitude have a history of causing cracks in Pogačar, whereas Vingegaard has already shown a bit of inconsistency on consecutive mountain stages. The 2023 Tour de France Champion is anyone’s guess.

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Tour de France 2022 stage 18 preview: Route map and profile of 143km road to Hautacam

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The 2022 Tour de France is set for a dramatic final mountain duel between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard in Stage 18, with the Col d’Aubisque, Col de Spandelles and summit finish at Hautacam offering the possibility of a dramatic late twist in the Pyrenees.

Vingegaard held on to his healthy lead in the general classification standings in Wednesday’s thrilling finish on Peyragudes, but will know that Pogacar will again throw everything he has in one final assault for the yellow jersey.

The Danish rider will also be aware, however, that if he reaches Hautacam with his advantage intact he will almost be certain of being crowned as the winner of the Tour de France under the Champs Elysees on Sunday.

Vingegaard has already passed one half of the Pyrenees challenge. Despite Pogacar winning stage 17 on the Peyragudes airstrip, the 25-year-old limited the damage to just four seconds and retains a lead of two minutes and 18 seconds in the standings.

Pogacar’s Team UAE were left with only four members standing on Tuesday after Rafal Majka became the latest to pull out of the race, but Mikkel Bjerg and Brandon McNulty set a ferocious pace throughout and will be required to summon the same energy for another big day.

Stage 18 features three brutal climbs, which kick in after the first 60km and following the intermediate sprint at Laruns. The hors catégorie Col d’Aubisque, the longest climb of this year’s Tour de France, will shatter any early breakout but the technical descent is also said to be just as challenging.

From there, the category one ascent of Col de Spandelles averages out at 8.3 per cent gradient, the steepest of the three and featuring a savage section halfway up, before Vingegaard and Pogacar are likely to lock horns once again on the Hautacam.

This will be Pogacar’s last chance to attack VIngegaard and attempt to close the gap to the yellow jersey. With two more stages to come, including the 40km time trail on Sunday, the Slovenian will have a chance if he makes it a tight fight. If Vingegaard can hold on once more, the yellow jersey will surely be his to keep.

Stage 18 profile

Stage 17 map, stage 18 start time.

The stage is scheduled to start at around 12:30pm BST with the expected finish at around 4:30pm BST.

How to watch on TV and online today

Tour de France coverage can be found this year on ITV4, Eurosport, Discovery+ and GCN+ (Global Cycling Network).

Live racing each day will be shown on ITV4 before highlights typically at 7pm each day. ITV’s website lists timings here .

Eurosport and GCN+ will show every minute of every stage. More on Eurosport’s coverage here and the GCN+ coverage here .

It is also being shown on Eurosport’s Discovery+ streaming service, with broadcast info here .

General Classification after Stage 17

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo Visma 67h 53min 54sec

2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates +2min 18sec

3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers +4:56

4. Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkéa-Samsic +7:43

5. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ +7:57

6. Romain Bardet (Fra) DSM +9:21

7. Louis Meintjes (Rsa) Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux +9:24

8. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe +9:56

9. Adam Yates (Gbr) Ineos Grenadiers +14:33

10. Enric Mas (Esp) Movistar +16:35

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The programme of the grand start of the tour de france 2022.

• Tuesday 28 June 2022 : opening of the permanence and the press center at the Bella Center in Copenhagen
• Friday 1st of July 2022 : 1st stage - Copenhague > Copenhague
• Saturday 2 July 2022 : 2nd stage - Roskilde > Nyborg
• Sunday 3 July 2022 : 3rd stage - Vejle > Sønderborg
• Monday 4 July 2022 : rest day (officielly it's a transfer day, but the transfer will in fact already take place the night before, towards Lille)

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1/ Friday 1st of July - Copenhague 🇩🇰 > Copenhague 🇩🇰 - individual time trial - 13.2 km

• start : the start will take place on the Nørre Farimagsgade in Copenhagen
• finish : Hans Christian Andersens Boulevard in Copenhagen at the end of a straight line of 600 m / width 6 m
• main cities : Copenhagen

2/ Saturday 2 July 2022 - Roskilde 🇩🇰 > Nyborg 🇩🇰 - 202,2 km

• start : the start will take place on the Sankt Clara Vej in Roskilde (12.15PM), with the official start ceremony (since this is the first stage in line of the Tour de France 2022 ) on Stændertorvet immediately afterwards (12.29PM) followed by the kilometer zero on the Østre Ringvej (O2) , after 5.5 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte d'Asnæs Indelukke (4th category) at km 62 - 1.1 km @ 5.4% - Côte d'Høve Stræde (4th category) at km 72,5 - 800 m @ 6% - Côte de Kårup Strandbakke (4th category) at km 84 - 1.3 km @ 5.8%
• intermediate sprint : Elmegade in Kalundborg at km 126.9
• finish : Storebæltsvej in Nyborg at the end of a straight line of 800 m of which 300 m visible / width 6.5 m
• visited departments : XXX du km 0 au km 198
• main cities : Roskilde, Holbæk, Kalundborg, Korsør and Nyborg

3/ Sunday 3 July 2022 - Vejle 🇩🇰 > Sønderborg 🇩🇰 - 182 km

• start : the start will take place on the Strandgade in Vejle followed by the kilometer zero on Jellingvej , after 4.1 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Koldingvej (4th category) at km 27.3 - 1.1 km @ 3.4% - Côte de Hejlsminde Strand (4th category) at km 82.8 - 800 m @ 5.5% - Côte de Genner Strand (4th category) at km 123.3 - 1,7 km @ 3.4%
• intermediate sprint : Allervej in Christiansveld at km 90.5
• finish : Augustenborg Landevej in Sønderborg at the end of a straight line of 750 m / width 7 m
• main cities : Vejle, Kolding, Christiansveld, Haderslev, Aabenraa and Sønderborg

T/ Monday 4 July 2022 - transfer towards Lille

4/ tuesday 5 july 2022 - dunkerque > calais - 171.5 km.

• start : the start will take place on the Place du Centenaire in Dunkirk followed by the kilometer zero on the D79 , after 6.9 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Cassel (4th category) at km 30.7 - 1.7 km @ 4.2% - Côte de Remilly-Wirquin (4th category) at km 71.8 - 1.1 km @ 6.8% - Côte de Nielles-lès-Bléquin (4th category) at km 97.2 - 1.1 km @ 7.7% - Côte de Harlettes (4th category) at km 102.7 - 1.3 km @ 6% - Côte du Ventus (4th category) at km 123.6 - 1.1 km @ 4.8% - Côte du Cap Blanc Nez (4th category) at km 160.7 - 900 m @ 7.5%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue Bernard Chochoy in Lumbres at km 63,2
• finish : Avenue Pierre de Coubertin in Calais at the end of a straight line of 500 m / width 7 m
• visited departments : Nord (59) from km 0 till km 40, Pas-de-Calais (62) from km 48.4 till km 171.5
• main cities : Dunkerque, Saint-Omer and Calais

5/ Wednesday 6 July 2022 - Lille > Arenberg Porte du Hainaut - 157 km

• start : the start will take place in the Rue Georges Lefebvre at the foot of the Grand Palais in Lille followed by the kilometer zero on the M660 / avenue de Flandre in Wasquehal , after 13.4 km of neutralised road
• cobble stones sections : here are the cobble stones sections and their classification (** = quite easy, *** = difficult, **** = very difficult) - 11/ Fressain to Villers-au-Tertre *** at km 79.7 - 1400 m - 10/ Eswars to Paillencourt ** at km 100.6 - 1,600 m - 9/ Wasnes-au-Bac to Marcq-en-Ostrevent *** at km 106.5 - 1,400 m - 8/ Emerchicourt to Monchecourt *** at km 110.9 - 1,600 m - 7/ Auberchicourt to Emerchicourt *** at km 114.1 - 1,300 m - 6/ Abscon ** at km 119.6 - 1,500 m - 5/ Erre to Wandignies-Hamage **** at km 126.7 - 2,800 m - 4/ Warlaing to Brillon *** at km 133.4 - 2,400 m - 3/ Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes to Sars-et-Rosières **** at km 136.9 - 2,400 m - 2/ Bousignies to Millonfosse *** at km 143.4 - 1,400 m - 1/ Hasnon to Wallers *** at km 150.3 - 1,600 m
• intermediate sprint : D917 in Mérignies at km 37.2
• finish : Avenue Michel Rondet (D313) in Arenberg at the end of a straight line of 850 m / width 5.5 m
• visited departments : Nord (59) from km 0 till km 157
• main cities : Lille, Templeuve-en-Pévèle and Arenberg

6/ Thursday 7 July 2022 - Binche 🇧🇪 > Longwy - 219,9 km

• start : the start will take place on the Avenue Wanderpepen in Binche (BE) followed by the kilometer zero on the N55 , after 4.9 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte des Mazures (3rd category) at km 87.2 - 2 km @ 7.6% - Côte de Montigny-sur-Chiers (4th category) at km 205 - 1.7 km @ 4.4% - Côte de Pulventeux (3rd category) at km 214.6 - 800 m à 12.3% - Côte des Religieuses (4th category) at km 219.9 - 1.6 km @ 5.8%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue du Général de Gaulle in Carignan at km 145.9
• finish : Côte des Religieuses in Longwy after a 1.6 km long climb @ 5.8%
• visited departments : Hainaut (Belgium) from km 0 till km 32.6 and from km 50.7 till km 67.8, Namur (Belgium) from km 35.8 till km 36.9 and at km 69.2, Ardennes (08) from km 69.4 till km 159.9, Meuse (55) from km 162.2 till km 183.6, Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) from km 184.7 till km 219.9
• main cities : Binche (BE), Charleville-Mézières, Sedan, Longuyon et Longwy

7/ Friday 8 July 2022 - Tomblaine > La Super Planche des Belles Filles - 176.3 km

• start : the start will take place in the Rue Jean Moulin in Tomblaine followed by the kilometer zero on the D79 , after 6.9 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Col de Grosse Pierre (3rd category) at km 107.7 - 3.1 km @ 6.4% - Col des Croix (3rd category) at km 136,1 - 3.2 km @ 6.3% - La super Planche des Belles Filles (1st category) at km 176.3 - 7 km @ 8.7%
• intermediate sprint : Rue du 152 Régiment in Gérardmer at km 101.2
• finish : D16E at La super Planche des Belles Filles after a climb of 7 km @ 8.7%, at the end of a straight line of visibility of 100 m / width 5.5 m
• visited departments : Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) from km 0 till km 45.9, Vosges (88) from km 47.4 till km 136,1, Haute-Saône (70) from km 139.9 till km 176.3
• main cities : Tomblaine, Lunéville, Gérardmer, La Bresse, Cornimont and Plancher-les-Mines

8/ Saturday 9 July 2022 - Dole > Lausanne 🇨🇭 - 186,3 km

• start : the start will take place from the Esplanade du Champ de Fêtes in Dole followed by the kilometer zero on the D405 , after 7.5 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte du Maréchet (4th category) at km 75.6 - 2 km @ 5.7% - Côte des Rousses (3rd category) at km 107.6 - 6.7 km @ 5% - Col de Pétra Félix (4th category) at km 139.1 - 2.4 km @ 1.5%
• intermediate sprint : Rue Pasteur in Montrond at km 46.9
• finish : Côte du Stade Olympique / Route des Plaines-du-Loup in Lausanne after a 4.8 km climb @ 4.6%, at the end of a straight line of 600 m (of which 300 m visible) / width 6.5 m
• visited departments : Jura (39) from km 0 till km 107.6, Canton de Vaud (Switzerland) from km 113.6 till km 186.3
• main cities : Dole, Arbois, Champagnole, Les Rousses and Lausanne (Switzerland)

9/ Sunday 10 July 2022 - Aigle 🇨🇭 > Châtel Les Portes-du-Soleil - 192.9 km

• start : the start will take place from the Avenue Chevron in Aigle (Switzerland) followed by the kilometer zero on the Route du Léman (route 21) in Vionnaz, after 7.5 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Bellevue (4th category) at km 37.1 - 4.3 km @ 4% - Col des Mosses (2nd category) at km 108.5 - 13.3 km @ 4.1% - Col de la Croix (1st category) at km 131.8 - 8.1 km @ 7.6% - Pas de Morgins (1st category) at km 183.1 - 15.4 km @ 6.1%
• intermediate sprint : Grand Rue in Semsales at km 56.5
• finish : D228A / route de Pré-la-Joux in Châtel (Pré-la-Joux) at the end of a straight line of 170 m in line of view / width 6 m
• visited departments : Canton du Valais (Switzerland) from km 0 till km 3.5 and from km 160 till km 183.1, Canton de Vaud (Switzerland) from km 4 till km 49.9 and from km 86.5 till km 159.5, Canton de Fribourg (Switzerland) from km 50 till km 86.1, Haute-Savoie (74) from km 185 till km 192.9
• main cities : Aigle (Switzerland), Montreux, La Tour-de-Peilz, Vevey, Bulle, Aigle, Monthey and Châtel

R1/ Monday 11 July 2022 - rest day in Morzine

10/ tuesday 12 july 2022 - morzine les portes-du-soleil > megève - 148,1 km.

• start : the start will take place from the Route du Plan in Morzine followed by the kilometer zero on the D902 , after 5.4 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Chevenoz (4th category) at km 24.1 - 2.2 km à 2.9% - Col de Jambaz (3rd category) at km 69.2 - 6.7 km @ 3.8% - Côte de Châtillon-sur-Cluses (4th category) at km 97.3 - 4.5 km @ 3.9% - Montée de l'altiport de Megève (2nd category) at km 145.9 - 19.2 km @ 4.1%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de Saint-Martin in Passy-Marlioz at km 123.8
• finish : Altiport de Megève in Megève , at the end of a straight line of 580 m / width 7 m
• visited departments : Haute-Savoie (74) from km 0 till km 148.1
• main cities : Morzine, Thonon-les-Bains, Cluses and Megève

11/ Wednesday 13 July 2022 - Albertville > Col du Granon Serre Chevalier - 151,7 km

• start : the start will take place at the Parc Olympique Henry Dujol in Albertville followed by the kilometer zero on the D925 , after 8.8 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Lacets de Montvernier (2nd category) at km 49.9 - 3.4 km @ 8.2% - Col du Télégraphe (1st category) at km 83.8 - 11.9 km @ 7.1% - Col du Galibier (hors category) at km 106.7 - 17.7 km @ 6.9% - Col du Granon Serre Chevalier (outside category) at km 151.7 - 11.3 km @ 9.2%
• intermediate sprint : Grande Rue in Aiguebelle at km 16.5
• finish : D234 on the Col du Granon , after a 11.3 km climb @ 9.2% and at the end of a straight line of 100 m / width 5 m
• visited departments : Savoie (73) from km 0 till km 106.7, Hautes-Alpes (05) from km 107.6 till km 151.7
• main cities : Albertville, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

12/ Thursday 14 July 2022 - Briançon > Alpe d'Huez - 165.1 km

• start : the start will take place in the Avenue Jean Moulin in Briançon followed by the kilometer zero on the D1091 , after 4.6 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Col du Galibier (outside category) at km 33.2 - 23 km @ 5.1% - Col de la Croix de Fer (outside category) at km 110.6 - 29 km @ 5.2% - Alpe d'Huez (outside category) at km 165.1 - 13.8 km @ 8.1%
• intermediate sprint : D1091/Route de Grenoble in Le Monêtier-les-Bains at km 11.8
• finish : Avenue du Rif Nel at Alpe d'Huez , after a 13.8 km climb @ 8.1% and at the end of a straight line of 220 m in sight / width 6 m
• visited departments : Hautes-Alpes (05) from km 0 till km 33.2, Savoie (73) from km 37.1 till km 165.1
• main cities : Briançon, Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Le Bourg d'Oisans and Alpe d'Huez

13/ Friday 15 July 2022 - Le Bourg d'Oisans > Saint-Etienne - 192.6 km

• start : the start will take place in the Avenue de la Gare / Avenue de la République in Le Bourg d'Oisans followed by the kilometer zero on the D1091 , after 6.7 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Brié (3rd category) at km 30.4 - 2.4 km @ 6.9% - Col de Parménie (2nd category) at km 79.2 - 5.1 km @ 6.6% - Côte de Saint-Romain-en-Gal (3rd category) at km 148.6 - 6.6 km @ 4.5%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue Hector Berlioz in La Côte-Saint-André at km 101.6
• finish : Rue Claude Verney-Carron in Saint-Etienne , at the end of a straight line of 800 m (of which 350 m in sight)
• visited departments : Isère (38) from km 0 till km 136, Rhône (69) from km 140.7 till km 160.8 and from km 164.2 till km 164.6, Loire (42) at km 163.5 and from km 165.3 till km 192.6
• main cities : Bourg d'Oisans, Grenoble, Vienne, Rive-de-Gier, Saint-Chamond and Saint-Etienne

14/ Saturday 16 July 2022 - Saint-Etienne > Mende - 192.5 km

• start : the start will take place in the Rue Paul et Pierre Guichard in Saint-Etienne followed by the kilometer zero on the M3.2 in Roche-la-Molière , after 9.2 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Saint-Just-Malmont (3rd category) at km 14.2 - 7.7 km @ 3.9% - Côte de Châtaignier (3rd category) at km 39.1 - 2.6 km @ 7.3% - Côte de Grandrieu (3rd category) at km 135.3 - 6.3 km @ 4.1% - Côte de la Fage (3rd category) at km 162.1 - 4.2 km @ 6%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue du 8 mai 1945 in Yssingeaux at km 50.7
• finish : Piste de l'aérodrome de Mende-Brenoux in Mende , at the end of a straight line of 470 m / width 7 m
• visited departments : Loire (42) from km 0 till km 5.4, Haute-Loire (43) from km 13.1 till km 120.1, Lozère (48) from km 120.3 till km 192.5
• main cities : Saint-Etienne, Yssingeaux, Le Puy-en-Velay and Mende

15/ Sunday 17 July 2022 - Rodez > Carcassonne - 202.5 km

• start : the start will take place from the Boulevard Gambetta in Rodez followed by the kilometer zero on the D888 , after 4.7 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte d'Ambialet (3rd category) at km 68.9 - 4.4 km @ 4.6% - Côte des Cammazes (3rd category) at km 154.6 - 5.1 km @ 4.1%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de la Plage in Saint Ferréol at km 147
• finish : Boulevard Marcou in Carcassonne , at the end of a straight line of 200 m in sight / width 6 m
• visited departments : Aveyron (12) from km 0 till km 45.5, Tarn (81) from km 47.8 till km 139.1, Haute-Garonne (31) from km 147.1 till km 155.8, Aude (11) from km 163.8 till km 202.5
• main cities : Rodez, Réalmont, Puylaurens, Revel and Carcassonne

R2/ Monday 18 July 2022 - rest day in Carcassonne

16/ tuesday 19 july 2022 - carcassonne > foix - 178.5 km.

• start : the start will take place from the Place du Général de Gaulle in Carcassonne followed by the kilometer zero on the D104 , after 5.4 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de Saint-Hilaire (4th category) at km 13.7 - 1.5 km @ 6.6% - Col de l'Espinas (3rd category) at km 36.6 - 5.3 km @ 5% - Port de Lers (1st category) at km 125.1 - 11.4 km @ 7% - Mur de Péguère (1st category) at km 151.3 - 9.3 km @ 7.9%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue Général de Gaulle in Lavelanet at km 67.8
• finish : Allée de Villote in Foix , at the end of a straight line of 180 m / width 5.5 m
• visited departments : Aude (11) from km 0 till km 51.8 and at km 54.1, Ariège (09) from km 52.7 till km 53.2 and from km 58.7 till km 178.5
• main cities : Carcassonne, Limoux, Lavelanet, Tarascon-sur-Ariège and Foix

17/ Wednesday 20 July 2022 - Saint-Gaudens > Peyragudes - 129,7 km

• start : the start will take place in the Rue des Compagnons du Tour de France in Saint-Gaudens followed by the kilometer zero on the D8 , after 3.5 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Col d'Aspin (1st category) at km 65.7 - 12 km @ 6.5% - La Hourquette d'Ancizan (2nd category) at km 81.6 - 8.2 km @ 5.1% - Col de Val Louron-Azet (1st category) at km 109.5 - 10.7 km @ 6.8% - Peyragudes (1st category) at km 129.7 - 8 km @ 7.8%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de l'Eglise in La Barthe-de-Neste at km 32.9
• finish : Piste de l'altiport de Peyresourde-Balestas in Peyragudes , after an 8 km climb @ 7.8% and at the end of a straight line of 400 m (of which 100 m in sight) / width 6.5 m
• visited departments : Haute-Garonne (31) from km 0 till km 13.7, Hautes-Pyrénées (65) from km 16.6 till km 129.7
• main cities : Saint-Gaudens, La Barthe-de-Neste, Arreau and Saint-Lary-Soulan

18/ Thursday 21 July 2022 - Lourdes > Hautacam - 143.2 km

• start : the start will take place from the Place Monseigneur Laurence in Lourdes followed by the kilometer zero on the D921B , after 3.1 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Col d'Aubisque (outside category) at km 76.7 - 16.4 km @ 7.1% - Col de Spandelles (1st category) at km 110 - 10.3 km @ 8.3% - Hautacam (outside category) at km 143.2 - 13.6 km @ 7.8%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue de la Gare in Laruns at km 58.5
• finish : D100 at Hautacam , after a 13.6 km climb @ 7.8% and at the end of a straight line of 100 m in sight / width 5.5 m
• visited departments : Hautes-Pyrénées (65) from km 0 till km 20.3 and from km 86.3 till km 143.2, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) from km 21.5 till km 83.2
• main cities : Lourdes, Laruns and Argeles-Gazost

19/ Friday 22 July 2022 - Castelnau-Magnoac > Cahors - 188.3 km

• start : the start will take place in the Rue de la Tour in Castelnau-Magnoac followed by the kilometer zero on the D929 , after 2.3 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte de la Cité médiévale de Lauzerte (4th category) at km 135.7 - 2 km @ 6.2% - Côte de Saint-Daunès (4th category) at km 152.6 - 1.6 km @ 6.3%
• intermediate sprint : Avenue des Pyrénées in Auch at km 38.4
• finish : Boulevard Léon Gambetta in Cahors , at the end of a straight line of 900 m (of which 300 m in sight) / width 6 m
• visited departments : Hautes-Pyrénées (65) from km 0 till km 2.3, Gers (32) from km 3.6 at km 78.9, Tarn-et-Garonne (82) from km 83.5 till km 142, Lot (46) from km 147.2 till km 188.3
• main cities : Auch, Valence and Cahors

20/ Saturday 23 July 2022 - Lacapelle-Marival > Rocamadour - individual time trial - 40.7 km

• start : the start ramp will be in the Rue Merlival in Lacapelle-Marival
• intermediate timing points : - Aynac at km 10.6 - Gramat at km 22.1 - Couzou at km 32.6
• finish : D673 in Rocamadour , at the end of a straight line of 130 m / width 5.5 m
• visited departments : Lot (46) from km 0 till km 40.7
• main cities : Gramat and Rocamadour

21/ Sunday 24 July 2022 - Paris La Défense Arena > Paris Champs-Elysées - 115.6 km

• start : the start will take place from inside the Paris La Défense Arena followed by the kilometer zero on the Route des Fusillés de la Résistance (D5) in Puteaux , after 4.3 km of neutralised road
• climbs : - Côte du Pavé des Gardes (4th category) at km 43.3 - 1.3 km @ 6.5%
• intermediate sprint : Haut des Champs-Elysées in Paris at the 3rd crossing, at km 75.5
• finish : Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris , at the end of a final straight line of 700 m and after 8 laps on a 6.8 km circuit / width 6 m
• visited departments : Hauts-de-Seine from km 0 till km 10 and from km 41.6 till km 46.7, Yvelines (78) from km 13.5 till km 39.6, Paris from km 49.6 till km 115.6
• main cities : La Défense, Garches, Bois d'Arcy, Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole, Versailles, Issy-les-Moulineaux and Paris

The Tour de France 2022 race route in Google Earth

Thomas, your link: "Téléchargez le parcours de toutes les étapes du Tour de France 2022 dans Google Earth" points to your older 2021 file, not to a new 2022 file. Thanks.

Oops @Huntbox, my bad! I corrected that now, so you should find the 2022 file when clicking on it again :).

Thank you again for this wonderful service and the hard work that went into it. I cannot imagine a TdF without it.

Thanks, Thomas, for fixing the link. I look forward to getting the Google Earth files every year.

Bonjour Thomas Merci de nous partager votre amour du vélo.On est bien content de découvrir les commentaires et analyses de vos publications

You have a very interesting site but I cant find the link for the kmz file of the tour 2022 route

Hi, the KML link is not working ? Where can i download ?

Hello @Dan #6 and @erik #7, The link to the KMZ file is at the end of the article (both in text and on the image with the full map) and it *is* working correctly. As indicated, if it doesn't work, you should copy it and paste it in the address bar in a new tab or window in your browser and press enter. You should open it with a fully compatible KMZ reading app.

link to kmz did not work in Chrome. But Firefox did well... Thx Thomas.

Bonjour ,le lien ne fonctionne pas ,il donne ceci http://short.thover.com/?ID=807

Bonjour , Très bonne page ,ne manque que le Tour de France féminin pour Google Earth

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Tour de France 2020 Route stage 9: Pau - Laruns

Pau and La Grande Boucle belong to each other like a dog to its boss. It is the most visited location in Tour de France history. In 106 editions the town hosted La Grande Boucle 72 times. Pau adds one more visit to its tally in 2020. Last year, Julian Alaphilippe stormed to victory in the town in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

This time the riders click into their pedals in Pau for a virtually flat opening of 50 kilometres. Then the Col de La Hourcère appears, which is a tough test. The ascent is 11.1 kilometres long and slopes at 8.8%. A short descent leads onto the next climb, the Col de Soudet. Peaking out at the highest point of the day (1,540 metres), the ascent is 3.8 kilometres at 8.5%.

A descent of roughly 20 kilometres takes the riders back into the valley before they tackle a hilly zone leading up to the last climb. The Col de Marie Blanque is 7.7 kilometres long and the average gradients sits at 8.6%. So that’s yet another steep climb, although the first part is doable. Consequently, the second part is even harder with gradients hovering around 12%. The first three riders over the Marie Blanque gain time bonuses of 8, 5 and 2 seconds.

A downhill of 12 kilometres flies down into Bilhères-en-Ossau. The riders storm through the village to tackle the last 6 kilometres, a section that runs slightly uphill.

Two editions ago the Tour also featured a finish in Laruns. The riders came from the other side. After attacking in the downhill of the Aubisque, Primoz Roglic outgunned a group with Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome and Tom Dumoulin. The Slovenian took the spoils.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds. Furthermore, as mentioned, the first three pilots over the Col de Marie Blanque are awarded 8, 5 and 2 seconds.

Another interesting read: results 9th stage 2020 Tour de France.

Tour de France 2020 stage 9: routes, profiles, more

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Stage 5 of the Tour de France -

As it happened: Tour de France stage 5 - lead and win for Hindley, Pogačar suffers

Vingegaard moves up to second, Pogačar loses a minute on Dane.

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Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France.

The rollout for stage 5 is due to begin at 1305 CET and after a long-ish neutralised section,  actual racing begins at 1325 CET.

Two confirmed non-starters today: Luis León Sánchez (Astana Qazaqstan) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Lotto-Dstny). Both riders broke their collarbones in crashes in Tuesday's tumultuous bunch sprint finish, and the Italian also broke one of his ribs.

For the remainder of the field, after two very hilly stages and then two bunch sprint stages, stage 5 is a rather different kettle of fish as the Tour heads into the Pyrenees for what is a very tough early test of climbing form and potentially a major GC battle.

Stage 5 has over 3,600 metres of vertical climbing, the fifth highest total in the entire race, so this promises to be a real baptism of mountain fire.

Here's a shot of Tadej Pogačar heading towards the start today

It's been widely noted that Pogačar was the winner in Laruns three years ago, also on a stage starting in Pau, also with the Col de Marie Blanque as the last climb. The million dollar question being - will history repeat itself today?

And here's a photo of Pogačar crossing the finish line  in Laruns back in 2020, the fastest of a group of five, and the first Tour stage of his career. (He has taken eight more since then). Fourth that day, incidentally was Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) and fifth Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers), a result which will  be a morale boost for those two riders as well today.

Ok, that's enough past Tour history - back to the present. The peloton has just begun its rollout, a nine kilometre neutralised section prior the real race action getting underway. 

Confirmed that there are just two non-starters today, Luis León Sánchez (Astana Qazaqstan) and Jacopo Guarnieri (Lotto-Dstny). So 172 riders remain in the 2023 Tour peloton.

🤳 Startline selfie by @NPowless - @EFprocycling🔴⚪️ Sur la ligne de départ !#TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/yg9XMBxIgm July 5, 2023

My colleague Dan Ostanek has written an excellent preview of today's first high mountain stage. To read it, link below: ' We'll attack in the Pyrenees' – Early Tour de France mountains to fuel GC skirmish

This is the 66th stage start for the Tour from Pau, a town which first appeared on the Grand Boucle route way back in 1930. 

Stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France is now officially underway. Only 162.7 kilometres to go.

Although we've got a flattish first 50 kilometres or so, the mountains are going to be the big protagonist in today's race. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) is in the lead, by 18 points over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), but it's worth bearing in mind that a maximum of 32 points are up for grabs in three climbs today. The biggest gain will be the 20 on offer atop the Col du Soudet, while there's 10 on the Col de Marie Blanque, and 2 on the Col d'Ichère.

The first attack of stage 5 is already underway and we're only three kilometres in: France's Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) moves ahead.

This is the official weather forecast for today. Most important, no likelihood rain, so dry descents. Current temperature a balmy 22.9ºC. Variable to overcast skies in the afternoon.

No risk of rain.

Temperatures between 19 and 23°C.

Wind from the North-West averaging 10 km/h with gusts to 25 to 30 km/h.

Here's a quick reminder of the current state of play on the GC, courtesy of   FirstCycling . We can expect some significant changes by close of play today.

Crash for Tour de Suisse winner Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo), who gets back on his bike. Former Tour stage winner Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech) also hits the deck.  

151 kilometres to go

11 kilometres into the race, and Latour has a lead of around 10 seconds amidst plenty of other unsuccessful attacks. This is a rather faster start than stage 4's early snooze-fest.

Skjelmose is back in the pack, according to the official race website.

On today's Tour de France menu

Km 0: Start -  Pau Km 48.8: Sprint -  Lanne-en-Barretoux

Km 87.5: Climb -  Col du Soudet: HC: 15.2kms at 7.2%

Km 124.8:  Climb - Col d’Ichère -  Cat.3:  4.2kms at 7%

Km 144.2: Climb - Col de Marie-Blanque -  Cat. 1: 7.7km at 8.6% Km 162.7: Finish - Laruns

Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep), a crash victim, is struggling with the fast pace as numerous attacks try to go clear.

Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and stage 2 winner Victor Lafay (Cofidis) are both trying to make moves, but there's a lot of ebbing and flowing at the front of the peloton.

Jakobsen, supported by teammate Michael Morkov, is weaving his way through the team cars and is about 30 seconds behind the main peloton.

Latour is about to be joined by eight other riders at the front of the bunch, but it's still a very nervous start and not clear if the break will stick.

The bunch regains ground on the nine, which included Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost), and we're back to square one.

Jakobsen and Morkov are just a few metres behind the peloton now, so it looks like the Dutch sprinter's mini-crisis is over.

140 kilometres to go

Average speed of nearly 48 kmh in the first 20 kiloemetes and the bunch briefly splits apart under the pressure of such a fast start, but although it's very lined out a the front, no move going clear for more than a few seconds.

Having all but regained contact, Jakobsen is now over a minute down again. It looks like it's going to be a hard day for the Soudal-QuickStep sprinter, who's suffering from his injuries from stage 4's chaotic finish.

A group of 20 riders clips clear in this breathless start to the stage, including GC Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), but it's finally brought back by what amounts to the peloton.

A front group of 50 riders has formed, including Van Aert, and has around 30 seconds on the remains of the peloton. 

A furious chase is ensuing as UAE try to chase down the group of some 50 riders ahead, with Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) the best placed rider ahead on GC.

The gap has risen to over a minute for Hindley and co. This could be a seriously dangerous move for UAE and the other GC contenders behind.

Heavy crash for Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), who falls in the middle of the road in the chasing peloton. He has a lot of road rash, and ripped kit, but for now at least he's trying to continue.

The official website says 32 riders are in  the front, including Hindley (at 22 seconds on GC),   Wout van Aert, French National Champion Valentin Madouas, Jack Haig, Rigoberto Uran, Emanuel Buchmann, Giulio Ciccone and Julian Alaphilippe...  

The full list in the break: Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma) Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) Felix Grosschartner (UAE) Marc Soler (UAE) Omar Fraile (Ineos) Dani Martínez (Ineos) Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) Esteban Chaves (EF) Rigoberto Uran (EF) Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep) Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) Remi Cavagna (Soudal-QuickStep) Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) Juanpe López (Lidl-Trek) Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) Berthet (AG2R) Felix Gall (Ag2R) Aurelien Paret-Peintre (AG2R) Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) Gregor Muhlberger (Movistar) Chris Hamilton (DSM) Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech) Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) Christopher Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AIUIa) Anthony Delaplace (Arkea-Samsic) Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) Maxim Van Gils (Lotto-Dstny) Harold Tejada (Astana Qazaqstan) Torstein Traen (Uno-X) Mathieu Burgaudeau (Total-Energies)  

Coquard, Pedersen, Van Aert and Campanaerts clip off the front

Coquard wins the sprint and then sits up. Van Aert, Pedersen and Campanaerts continue on with a 20 second gap.

Campenaerts presses on and the trio ahead have a gap of 40 seconds on their three dozen pursuers, while the peloton is now more than 2:30 back.

A photo of UAE leading the chase in the main peloton. At 16 seconds Van Aert is the man who's currently the closest to Adam Yates on GC, but Jai Hindley at 22 seconds is arguably the biggest overall threat long-term.

Bora-Hansgrohe, who have three other riders alongside Hindley in the chasing group behind Van Aert, Campenaerts and Pedersen, are logically doing most of the work. 

The chasing group is breaking apart, as French National Champion Madouas, tries to counter-attack. He's chased down by Laporte, as Van Aert is ahead, but his attack is symptomatic of how tricky it is for any cohesion to endure in this massive group of pursuers.

We're in the foothills of the Col de Soudet and here's a profile of the climb.

90 kilometres to go

Breakaway: Pedersen, Van Aert, Campenaerts At 1:17: chasing group of 33 At 2:40: peloton

The three stage leaders are now on the lowest slopes of the Col de Soudet: HC: 15.2kms at 7.2%.

A shot of the three riders ahead

Reports of very poor visibility with fog at the top of the Col du Soudet

Remi Cavagna (Soudal-QuickStep) is putting in a lot of the hard yards at the front of the group of counter-attackers and the gap on the trio ahead is shrinking as a result.

Bike change for Tadej Pogačar at the foot of the Soudet. Riding solo, he's quickly back in the main group.

10 kilometres from the summit of the Soudet, former World Champion Pedersen starts to struggle

His work done, Cavagna swings off from the chase group and Alaphilippe moves to the front.

After his brief acceleration in the group of chasers behind Campenaerts and Van Aert, Alaphilippe drops back, and Lidl-Trek's Juanpe López is now picking up the pace.

In the main group, Matteo Trentin is doing the bulk of the work for UAE, and his pace has seen almost all of the sprinters dropped. After his difficult start to the stage, Fabio Jakobsen is struggling again.

Jakobsen has four teammates staying with him to try and help him through the remainder of the stage.

Temperatures aren't very cold today, but they've already dropped to 14ºC and there's still seven kilometres of climbing.

Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), who suffered a bad crash early on stage 5, is dropped from the main group.

80 kilometres to go

Van Aert and Campenaerts have 15 seconds on the big chasing group and 3:07 on the main UAE-led peloton. Five kilometres to the summit.

Stake Vegard Laengen, Mikkel Bjerg, Rafal Majka are leading their team leader Pogačar at the head of the string. Trentin has done his work, but UAE also have Soler and Grosschartner ahead in the break.

It looks as if Soler is currently dropping back from the big group of counter-attackers to Pogačar.

Wout Van Aert's climbing pedigree is more than well established, but don't forget for all he's got some major time trialling chops, Campenaerts is also no slouch when the road steepens as well. In the Dauphiné, he went on a long break on the second last stage through the Alps and led the mountains classification for a day.

2.5 kilometres from the summit of the Soudet, Van Aert and Campenaerts have been brought back. 3:10 the gap.

Acceleration by Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), and then Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroen) goes over the top and moves away.

Gall was a winner of a mountain stage in the Tour de Suisse, and briefly the race leader as well, so he's got the pedigree for this kind of move.

Gall's attack, a kilometre from the top of the Soudet, is rewarded with a gap of 20 seconds.

Visibility is atrocious here, as the riders head into a major fog bank.

Felix Gall (AG2R-Citröen) crosses the summit of the Col de Soudet at the head of the race and moves into the provisional lead of the mountains ranking.

Felix Gall takes 20 KOM points, ahead of Dani Martínez who claims 15 and Ciccone 12.

The head of the race drops back out of the fog on the descent of the Soudet and Gall is caught up again by his pursuers.

Van Aert, dropped near the summit of the Soulet, is now catching up as well.

It's a broad, fairly well-surfaced descent for now.

Alaphilippe is 23 seconds back, but slowly closing on the leaders. But the big question is if or when UAE and Jumbo-Visma will reel Hindley, currently in the break with a gap of 4:00, back in. The best placed GC contender at 22 seconds, the Australian is a former Grand Tour winner, don't forget, and if  he holds onto that kind of advantage  all the way to the finish, then it'd be a serious gamechanger in the Tour GC battle.

A shot of the break, with Hindley in third place, on the lower slopes of the Soudet

In the lead of the race: Benoot (Jumbo-Visma), Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Fraile (Ineos), Martínez (Ineos), Madouas (Groupama), Uran (EF), Chaves (EF), Alaphilippe (Soudal-QuickStep), Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Hindley (Bora), Buchmann (Bora), Ciccone (Lidl), Berthet (AG2), Gall (AG2R), Jorgenson (Movistar), Muhlberger (Movistar), Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech).

52 kilometres to go

Krists Neilands, the only Israel-Premier Tech present, tries a move from the break just as Chris Hamilton (DSM-Fermenich) regains contact at the back.

Still to come

Km 124.8: Climb - Col d’Ichère -  Cat.3:  4.2kms at 7%

Neilands quickly opens up a gap on lone counter-attacker Van Aert of some 25 seconds.

Various attempts in the chasing group to try and bridge across to Neilands, and finally it's a move by Van Aert and Alaphilippe that goes clear.

Neilands heads onto the Col d’Ichère: Cat.3: 4.2kms at 7% with 18 seconds on Van Aert and Alaphilippe. 

Race situation

Breakaway: Neilands At 16 seconds: Van Aert, Alaphilippe At 38 seconds: Hindley group At 3:44: UAE-led bunch

The UAE-lead bunch have now cut a minute off the Hindley group on the flatter segment of terrain between the foot of the descent of Soudet and the Ichère. But there's still three minutes and it remains to be seen what happens when the road steepens again - which it will shortly.

In the Hindley group, AG2R-Citroen's Clément Berthet is putting in the hard work on the front for his teammate and provisional mountains leader Felix Gall. Omar Fraile (Ineos Grenadiers), a former Tour stage winner, is also lending a hand.

Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) leads over the Cat. 3 Col d'Ichère with 25 seconds advantage on Van Aert and Alaphilippe.

On the descent of the Col d'Ichère, Van Aert and Alaphilippe have finally caught up with Neilands. But the Hindley group is just 16 seconds behind.

Amidst all the logical talk about Hindley and what he can do in the break, it's worth also remembering that Dani Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers), having had a rough start to the race and currently 15 minutes down overall, looks to be back in the stage-hunting game.

Shortly coming up: the Col de Marie Blanque. 'Only' 7.7 kilometres long, but with a brutally steep final four kilometres.

Fraile  (Ineos-Grenadiers) and AG2R-Citröen's Berthet and Aurelien Paret-Peintre are leading the group of chasers, which has swelled to 21 riders, but which will surely shrink again fast on the Marie Blanque.

The three stage leaders (Alaphilippe, Van Aert, Neilands) have reached the foot of the Marie Blanque -  Cat. 1: 7.7km at 8.6%.

In the UAE-led group, Marc Soler is pushing hard on the front. There's still 2:45 between the Hindley group and the main peloton.

Maximum speed in the group of chasers and in the main peloton, as Fraile pulls the break back into touch with Van Aert, Alaphilippe and Neilands and UAE give it everything behind. The gap stays stable at 2:47.

Van Aert is dropped from the front group.

Fraile swings over in the breka, and Berthet keeps pushing on for AG2R teammate Gall.

Alaphilippe is also dropped and the lead group is down to just six riders. Notably Hindley still has Buchmann, the German National Champion and a top-five finisher in the Tour a few years back, with him.

Gall goes for it four kilometres from the summit and Hindley is the only rider who can follow him. They have 2:28 on the bunch.

Hindley comes through to the front and works with Gall. He knows there's a yellow jersey could be out there for him.

In the peloton, Soler drops back, and now it's Felix Grosschartner who's doing the work for UAE. The gap on Hindley, though, remains at 2:30 for now.

Just 20 riders in the main group, as Majka takes over from Grosschartner for UAE.

Bernal reportedly in difficulties in the yellow jersey group. Jumbo-Visma move to the front. 

Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) also suffering.

Van Aert and Sepp Kuss are accelerating in the yellow jersey group. Just 10 riders in the front group.

Van Aert swings off and Adam Yates, the race leader, is reportedly not looking good.

20 kilometres

Hindley attacks 1.5 kilometres from the summit.

Adam Yates, yellow jersey, is dropped, as is Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos). 

Only Sepp Kuss, Vingegaard and Pogacar in the GC group now.

The gap between Hindley and the Vingegaard/Pogacar group is down to 1:48

Hindley powers on alone. Just a kilometre of climbing to go now.

Attack by Vingegaard, who drops Pogačar. Vingegaard is taking the Tour by the scruff of the neck at the first opportunity.

Vingegaard is already out of sight for Pogačar. A huge attack.

Just 300 metres to the top for Hindley. Vingegaard is sweeping up numerous riders from the early break.

Hindley crosses the summit of Cote de Marie-Blanque in first place, but his pursuers are close behind, and Vingegaard is only 1:09 back.

Pogacar, meanwhile, is already 41 seconds back on Vingegaard. 

Kuss has now caught up with Pogačar, who is plodding along steadily and who crosses the Marie Blanque with 38 seconds disadvantage on Vingegaard. 

15 kilometres to go

Hindley has less than a minute on Vingegaard.

The situation

Lead: Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgohe) At 46 seconds: Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroen) At 59 seconds: Jonas Vingegaard group At 1:49: Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)

Vingegaard and co. are closing on Gall and will be looking to chase down Hindley if they can. Quite apart from the stage win and distancing Pogacar, there are time bonuses at stake here.

Pogacar meanwhile is limiting the gap on Vingegaard to a minute. It's not the end of his Tour bid by a long shot, but as things stand, after such a great start to the Tour for UAE, it's a serious defeat nonetheless.

Pogačar is descending with just Kuss for company, who  - logically - is not going to come through to help limit the gap.

The Vingegaard group, also containing Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) catches Gall and the Dane asks Gall for some help. He doesn't get a positive response, but Ciccone comes through for a few metres. Vingegaard, in any case, hardly needs any help at this point - he's flying. 

Four kilometres to go

Hindley has 42 seconds advantage. It's going to be tight.

Pogacar is joined by a much larger group including yellow jersey Adam Yates. His time loss on Vingegaard has now risen to 1:15. 

Vingegaard is powering on at his front group, even if the stage win is out of his grasp now.

Hindley is inside the final barriers and still has 38 seconds. It's flat all the way now to the finish.

Hindley is within sight of his first Tour stage victory, but there's no sign of him dropping his pace to celebrate. 

Hindley crosses the line to take the stage and the yellow jersey.

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) wins stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France

Ciccone takes second, about 32 seconds back, and Gall is third. No time bonus for Vingegaard, who's fifth, but he's taken a big step towards a much bigger prize today.

Tadej Pogačar crosses the line over a minute down on Vingegaard. A very different outcome to how the Tour's last finish in Laruns played out for him.

This is Hindley's first ever Tour de France, and it could hardly have gone better for the 2022 Giro d'Italia winner so far. As he memorably said in last year's Giro, he's "not here to put socks on centipedes, mate."

And here's a shot of Jai Hindley crossing the finish line

Some words from Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) stage winner and new leader of the Tour de France: "I was sort of improvising out there and enjoying some bike racing and I just managed to find myself in that group. I really enjoyed it out there today." "It's really incredible, and I have no words. The guys in the radio were screaming about just riding to the line and I couldn't really hear so much what was happening. I wanted to gain as much time as possible  and also the stage and I found myself in the yellow jersey. So that's pretty cool too. As for possibly going for the win, Hindley says, "I didn't really know what to expect. It's my first Tour and it's hard to come here with such massive ambitions already. But for sure I wanted to come here and be competitive and have some form of success. I've just won a stage of the Tour de France mate - this one's for them, my girlfriend, everyone that's supported me. I'm really thankful for that."

And here's the top 10 on the stage, courtesy of FirstCycling

And here's the new GC, again via FirstCycling . There have been a few changes...

Some words from Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), fifth on the stage and second overall,  but looking well on track to fight for a second straight Tour: "We didn't have to pull in the bunch which was good for us, then on the final climb I felt good, and I said to Sepp [Kuss] to go to the front to start pushing and he did, then I attacked." "I just felt good, and then I looked at myself, and if I felt good then I'd try to attack." As for how much of a blow this is to Tadej Pogačar and his rivals, Vingegaard said,  "you have to ask them, but I know Tadej, he never gives up, it'll be a fight all the way to Paris." 

And here's the moment when Jonas Vingegaard crossed the line at Laruns.

Some words from Tadej Pogačar, who remains in the Best Young Rider's jersey despite his defeat: "I lost my legs a little bit in the last 500 metres of the climb and I think every day now it's going to be...I feel good, so I hope I will feel better in the next days on the bike when we go full gas." Regarding earlier in the stage and why they let Jai Hindley get such a big gap, Pogačar explained that "it was a bit hectic over the small climbs, everybody wanted to go in the breaks and there was this one moment when we couldn't close the gap immediately. A big group went away, it was not the best, but we were still going good. Jai could take the yellow but we hoped for a better result in the final climb in the main peloton." "Now I know my limits, but my motivation is pretty high, and we can go 'day by day', pretty strong."

Pogačar was not the only UAE Team Emirates rider to suffer on the first big mountains day of the Tour. Here's a photo of Adam Yates coming home in 15th place, and who lost the overall lead after four stages today.

Our full report on the stage, complete with gallery and analysis, can be found here: Tour de France: Jai Hindley wins stage 5 as Vingegaard drops Pogacar in Pyrenees

Pogačar wasn't the only former Tour de France winner who had a tough day on Wednesday. 2019 champion Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) completed the course more than three minutes down and is now 20th overall.

Quite apart from Jai Hindley taking over as GC leader, in the secondary classifications, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) remains in first place in the points, Felix Gall (AG2R-Citröen) moves into top spot in the mountains competition, Pogačar is  still ahead in the Best Young Rider's rankings, and Jumbo-Visma are still in control of the teams.

So what's next? Running from Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque for 144.9 kilometres,  stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday is the second one in the Pyrenees and has the mid-race ascent of the Tourmalet, the most formidable ascent of the entire mountain range, as the main challenge. It then concludes with the long, grinding ascent to Cauterets. Oh, and it has nearly 4,000 metres of vertical climbing, so it is almost certainly even tougher than stage 5, particularly as it's the second straight day in the mountains.

There are numerous questions to be answered on Thursday, starting with whether Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) can hold onto the lead. He has a good advantage over Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and the Australian's already excellent mountain credentials have been amply reconfirmed today. While he did take the lead from a break and he won't exactly be able to fly under the radar at all tomorrow, as a former Giro d'Italia winner and runner-up, he knows what it takes to defend a top spot in a GC race. Beyond that, it's clear that - as Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) predicted pre-race -  Vingegaard is once again the main reference point.  Whether Vingegaard wants to try and sink the Slovenian and his other rivals immediately or whether he's playing a longer game and, rather than attack again, is happy to let Hindley and Bora-Hansgrohe soak up the pressure, remains to be seen. 

Yet another question concerns Pogačar. He's lost time, but is very much not out of contention. Can he bounce back in the Pyrenees, or does he need more time to find full race form before trying to counter-attack. If the  2022 Tour (and the rest of his career...) is anything to go by, the Slovenian won't be slow to chance his arm if there's any opportunity to test his rivals.

That wraps it up for Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 5, but we'll be back on Thursday for stage 6. Meantime continue to check out the site for news, analysis and other updates throughout the evening.

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