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As it happened: Adam Yates victorious in Bilbao Tour de France opener

182km stage in Bilbao set to be one of the hardest Tour de France starts

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Bonjour and welcome to our coverage of stage 1 of the Tour de France 2023!

At long last, after weeks of speculation, gossip and debate, it’s here — the Tour de France. As is the case every year, the hype has built and built leading into today, and now at last we get to enjoy some racing.

This opening stage in Bilbao looks to be a thrilling start, with a hilly parcours that looks set to draw out  Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and the other GC contenders right from the off, as well as classics stars such as Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock. For a more in-depth look, here’s our preview

We’re just ten minutes away from the neutralised start, which will show off what host city Bilbao has to offer.

And they're off, the 2023 Tour de France is underway!

As expected, big crowds have gathered in Bilbao to greet the riders, with barely an inch of space on the roadside during the neutralised start

About 5km to go until the official start, which should take around ten minutes. 

181.6KM TO GO

 Christian Prudhomme has waved the flag and the race proper has begun!

And attacks have immediately been launched, with four riders up the road

Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny) and Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa Samsic) are the four riders, and they’ve been joined by another, Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty)

Could this be the day’s break already? The bunch are strewn across the road and nobody else is jumping out of it, as the gap already grows to above 40 seconds

One minute now for the break. Looks like they will be the five riders to hog the television coverage for most of today

170KM TO GO

A 1-30 lead for the break now, who have just started the first categorised climb of the day, the category three Côte de Laukiz

Calmejane clearly has his eyes on the KOM points. He’s already tried attacking his breakaway companions 1km from the top. He was unable to go clear, but has made his intent clear

Now Gregaard attacks, and he’s got a gap. 500m to the top

Gregaard takes the 2 points on offer. Eenkhoorn tried to chase him down but sat up, settling for 1 point at the second rider to the top

The pace on the climb is much slower in the peloton, which is being led by Alpecin-Deceuninck. Their deficit is now up to 2-20

Although a stage win and yellow jersey is unlikely for the five riders in the break, given the number of big name riders and teams who will fancy their chances today, each has a very real chance of making the podium at the end of the day wearing the iconic polka-dot jersey as leader of the mountains classification. There are four more categorised climbs still to come, with a maximum ten more points still on offer

Guess who’s on the front of the peloton — the indefatigable Tim Declercq! The Soudal-QuickStep domestique is back for a fourth Tour de France after missing last year’s, and is already fulfilling his role as early pace-setter

160KM TO GO

Some discussion between the riders in the break. They may be a little anxious as the gap has come back down to around 1-40

Huge crowds greet the riders as they pass through Portugalete, a suburb of Bilbao. You can tell we’re in the region known as cycling’s heartlands. 

Despite initially building a big gap, this break might not quite be as safe as they initially seemed. Their lead is now down to just over one minute. Alpecin Deceuninck’s Silvan Dillier is sharing the pace-setting with Soudal-QuickStep’s Declercq, and although they don’t appear to be chasing hard, the gap is coming down regardless

Christophe Laporte is also now taking a turn at the front. It says a lot about Jumbo-Visma’s strength in depth that they can use as quality a rider as Laporte in an early pace-setting role

150KM TO GO

1-23 now for the five-man break over the peloton

The presence of Soudal-QuickStep, Alpecin-Deceuninck and Jumbo-Visma suggest that their respective riders Julian Alaphlippe, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert all fancy their chances of the stage win today. These three have done battle many times in the past, but the big question this time around will be whether they can beat the GC men and purer climbs on the 10% average gradient of the final climb, the 2km Côte de Pike.

140KM TO GO

1-30 now for the break. The peloton seem eager to keep them pegged at a manageable rate, but without bringing them back.

Incidentally, the weather out there is mild, not especially hot and with grey clouds, but seemingly no threat of the rain the Basque Country is renowned for

It’s all quite settled on the road at the moment. The riders have some rolling roads to navigate before the next climb, the Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, around 15km away

130KM REMAINING

1-45 is the lead, with 130km still to ride

Should we read anything into the fact that UAE Team Emirates are assisting Jumbo-Visma, Soudal-QuickStep and Alpecin-Deceuninck in leading the peloton? Their leader Tadej Pogačar looks like a top favourite for the stage win, but there are doubts about his fitness following his wrist injury and long spell out of racing. Could their absence at the front indicate that he’s still not feeling at his best?

Here’s a nice illustration of the kind of terrain the riders are taking on today in the Basque Country: constantly undulating

125KM TO GO

The break will be on the next climb soon, where battle will recommence for more King of the Mountains points

Bike change for Benoît Cosnefroy in the peloton. The racing is still relaxed so he’ll have no problems rejoining them.

The riders are on the second climb now. It's 3.5km long at averages 7.6%

Ferron is leading the break up the climb, which is still altogether. 1km to the summit. Who's going to make the first move?

Gregaard attacks 500m from the top, Calmejane has been dropped but the other 3 are still with him

Now Eenkhoorn attacks, and he wins the sprint. That was a category three climb, which means two points for Eenkhoorn and one for Guglielmi, who followed him over the summit. 

110KM TO GO

There are three more climbs to come later in the day, including a category two climb, where a maximum of five points are available. But will the break survive for long enough to contest for them? The peloton are within two minutes of them, and are sure to speed up as the climbing intensifies later in the stage.

Ominous signs as a few faint raindrops start to fall. The stage has so far been mercifully free of any crashes, but things will get nervous, especially now as the riders are currently descending.

The next key point out on the road is the day’s intermediate sprint, coming in about 10km. The first intermediate sprint of a Tour is always interesting, as we learn which sprinters are chasing the green jersey in earnest, and which ones aren’t making the classification a priority.

100KM TO GO

100km to go, and the race is still in a holding pattern, with the break maintaining a lead of 1-30 over the peloton.

The break are at the intermediate sprint, and they're going for it. Once again Eenkhoorn comes out on top to take maximum points

Now here comes the peloton. There are still 10 points available for whichever rider wins the sprint

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty led out the sprint, but their leader Girmay fell back a bit. Mads Pedersen won the sprint, with Peter Sagan on his wheel, intriguingly. 

Significantly, defending champion Wout van Aert did not go for any points. He seems to be true to his word and not going for a defence of his title this year.

Some of the impetus is going out of the break. Their lead is hovering just over one minute 

Despite being the record holder with the most number of green jersey victories, it comes as a surprise to see Peter Sagan compete for the points given his recent problems. He recently received a suspended prison sentence for drink driving . Despite that, the early signs are that he has the form and the frame of mind to compete

Here’s a full run-down of the intermediate sprint:

1. Pascal Eenkhorn, 20 pts

2. Simon Guglielmi, 17 pts

3. Valentin Ferron, 15 pts

4. Lilian Calmejane, 13 pts

5. Jonas Gregaard, 11 pts

6. Mads Pedersen, 10 pts

7. Peter Sagan, 9 pts

8. Jasper Philipsen, 8 pts

9. Mark Cavendish, 7 pts

10. Bryan Coquard, 6 pts

11. Dylan Groenewegen, 5 pts

12. Jordi Meeus, 4 pts

13. Biniam Girmay, 3 pts

14. Jasper Stuyven, 2 pts

15. Alexis Renard, 1 pt

Two riders notably missing from that list are Fabio Jakobsen and Caleb Ewan. It seems those to sprinters are sticking to concentrating on stage wins rather than the green jersey

We’ve had our first crash of the Tour de France. Uno-X’s Torstein Træen has gone down and has a teammate waiting for him. He looks OK though and is on a new bike and making his way back to the peloton

Hopefully that won’t be the first of many today. Thankfully the sun has come out again, so no threat of rain and wet roads for now

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The gap has just plummited to a mere 20 seconds. The peloton are in danger of catching the break earlier than they would have intended

Gregard and Guglielmi have anticipated being caught and have attacked out of the break.

The other three are back with them though, and the increase in pace has seen their lead over the peloton grow back to 30 seconds. Their seemingly imminent doom may have been delayed for a while longer

First sighting of Didi the Devil out on the roadside! Still showing plenty of energy at 71-years-old

The riders are currently climbing a hill that has, cruelly, not even been categorised. The breakaway must especially be lamenting it, given how their chances of competing for the King of the Mountains points on the later categorised climbs are fast evaporating. Their lead’s still a slander 22 seconds.

Mechanical for Alexey Lutsenko, and it was quite a slow change. While the racing isn’t fully on, he’ll surely be fine and back in the peloton soon enough

The riders have finally reached the top of that nasty uncategorised climb. They will now descend for a while before a short flat road and then the Col de Morga, the first of the day’s final three climbs all tackled in quick succession. Not long you expect before this race ignites into life.

Lutsenko is still chasing back into the peloton. He still has just under one minute to make up 

The peloton have the break in their sights now. The catch looks like it’s about to be made

The catch is made, and there are no late digs or last ditch attempts to make a case for the combativity award. 

Lutsenko is also safely back in the peloton

Not long till they start the next climb. With no riders out front, will we see any attacks? 

The break will be disappointed that they did not manage to stay out longer. Even Eenkhoorn, who picked up the most mountains points, is likely to come home empty handed, as his total of 3 points is lower than the maximum of five on offer at the top of the final climb.

The pace is up in the peloton and some riders are being spat out of the back, including Mark Cavendish

More sprinters now out the back including Alexander Kristoff. UAE Team Emirates have amassed near the front of the peloton and putting the pressure on

Lotto-Dstny are also prominent at the front, perhaps working for their improving young star Max Van Gils

The riders are still riding within themselves, and the bunch is spread across the road on the climb, with no one team taking control

The peloton are over the climb, with Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X taking the one KOM point on offer

Many sprinters who you’d usually expect to survive such a modest climb were dropped, including Mads Pedersen. You suspect they are taking things easy in the knowledge that they have no chance of keeping up with the climbers on the final 2 climbs

The racing is much more intense now as the peloton descends to the foot of the penultimate climb. This race is very much on.

The riders have just started the penultimate climb, Côte de Vivero, the day’s only category two climb. As well as the battle for the stage win and possibly the GC, this will also be key in the race to wear the polka-dot-jersey tomorrow, as there are 5 points on offer at the top

UAE Team Emirates’ Mikkel Bjerg is setting the pace, making things hard courtesy of Pogačar

Bjerg’s pulling some seriously agonised faces, too, and the peloton is strung out single-file. How long will he be able to keep this up for?

Warren Barguil is dropped from the peloton — more of a surprise that one, as a top climber. He could just be losing time intentionally so as to be able to get into breakaways later on

Bjerg is finished, and now Jumbo-Visma have taken over. 

Now Lutsenko has been dropped, a top ten finisher from last year. Perhaps he’s paying for his earlier long effort to make it back into the bunch

Dylan van Baarle is the Jumbo-Visma rider setting the pace in his new Dutch national champions jersey. With just 600 metres to ride till the top, it looks like he’ll take them to the summit

Now Neilson Powless takes the lead in the peloton for EF Education-EasyPost

Powless attacks! He’s looking for the King of the Mountains points, and takes them ahead of Georg Zimmermann

Powless takes five points while Zimmermann takes three, with Esteban Chaves and Van Baarle following them to take two and one points respectively. That should mean that Powless will wear the polka-dot jersey tomorrow

Biniam Girmay was dropped on that climb, but has just clawed his way to the back. The Eritrean is climbing better than the other sprinters today, but will surely find this next one too much

No attacks out of the peloton yet, then, but that’s sure to change soon. After they’re done descending they will ride a few kilometres of flat, before beginning the Côte de Pike, the climb that’s sure to be the decisive moment of this stage

Crash in the peloton, and big names are involved. Both Richard Carapaz and Enric Mas are down, as well as James Shaw

This is bad news for both. Mas is stood up, but being checked out by the doctor for a concussion check

Carapaz looks worse. He’s still crouched on the floor and also getting looked at

Meanwhile in the peloton, Jumbo-Visma are setting the pace

Carapaz is back up and very gingerly getting on his bike. He's sure to lose time, but seems intent to make it to the finish and see if he can stay in this race

Mas is still stood up and looking despondent. Unclear yet if he we remount and try to finish

Van Baarle is back on the front and leading the peloton on the approach to the final climb

Carapaz looks very sore riding the bike. He’s already five minutes adrift, so he’ll only be staying in the race to chase stage wins rather than the GC

UAE Team Emirates are now side-by-side with Jumbo-Visma in the peloton. It’s all set for a showdown between Pogačar and Vingegaard

It’s been confirmed that Enric Mas has abandoned the race. The Spaniard is the first casualty of the Tour.

Jumbo-Visma are leading outright again, and we're on the climb

Now UAE take over, while Ineos are also in the mix

UAE's  Großschartner has set such a fast pace that he's left the rest of the peloton behind. Clearly unintentionally, as he's now looking behind and knocking the pace off

Großschartner is back, and now Mathieu Burgaudeau has made an oppertunist attack

The Frenchman’s move doesn’t last long, though, and the Adam Yates led peloton has caught him

Yates’ pace is splitting the peloton - only Pogacar, Vingegaard and and Lafay is with him!

Lafay is in esteemed company here. It’s just him, Pogacar and Vingegaard, as Adam Yates has finished his turn

Behind those three are Simon Yates and Adam Yates with David Gaudu and Mattias Skjelmose

The small chasing group has caught the leading trio, and the Yates twins are off the front with each other!

Vingegaard didn’t want to work with Pogačar, so Pogačar’s teammate (and supposed co-leader) Adam Yates has been given the freedom to attack with his Jayco-AlUla twin

The Yates’ have seconds over the chasing group, which is now much bigger. Four Jumbo-Visma riders are at the front leading the chase. Just 6.5km to go

In that chase group are Vingegaard, Van Aert, Kuss, Kelderman, Pogacar, Gaudu Pinot, Hindley, Woods, Lafay, Skjelmose, Landa, Carlos Rodriguez 

Among the GC contenders not to have made it is Ben O’Connor and Egan Bernal

Just 3.5km to go and the Yates' lead is 15 seconds. Are we going to have a sprint finish between the twins? Surely that will be a Tour first

The climb proved too hard for Van der Poel and Alaphilippe, who are in a chase group 30 seconds further down from the Vingegaard/Pogacar group

2km to go, the gap is 18 seconds. The brothers are working well together for now

Final kilometre now for the Yates. Simon is leading for now

The leaders are looing behind them but they have enough of a gap to contest the stage

Adam's leading now, Simon struggling to follow his wheel

And Simon has been dropped. 

Adam Yates now soloing to victory

Adam Yates win stage one of the Tour de France!

And Tadej Pogačar wins the sprint for third-place. What a day for UAE Team Emirates, and what a day for the Yates family

Now to see which GC contenders have lost time...

That's Adam Yates' first ever Tour de France stage win, and he'll wear the yellow jersey again after a short stint in 2020. This is arguably the best day of his illustrious career

Here's what Adam Yates had to say at the finish

'I don't even know what to say. We tried to set the climb up for Tadej and he attacked - but then it was headwind on the descent. I tried my best. I slid back (and attacked) from behind. My brother came across to me and we started to work together. At first I didn't know if I should work with him and I asked on the radio and they said 'go for it'. It's vicious.

'I knew I was going good. I speak to him every day, we're really close. To share this experience with him is really nice. I wish he'd have pulled a little easier because he almost dropped me at one moment. I'm super happy.

'I had the yellow jersey a couple years ago in Covid year 2020, that was also a special moment but really I want to keep my feet on the ground. We're here for Tadej - the boss - he's shown before he's the best in the world. Over the next few weeks I'm sure he'll show that a lot.

'I'm sure people doubted having two guys as leaders. I might be a leader,but more in support. When I can do things like this when the team's under pressure and it works out like this, it's perfect. Over the next few weeks I'm 100% for Tadej.'

As for the other GC contenders, there were some time losses sustained during that thrilling finale.

Romain Bardet, Egan Bernal, Louis Meintjes, Guillame Martin, Ben O'Connor Jack Haig, Giulio Ciccone and local favourite Pello Bilbao all arrived in a group33 seconds behind Adam Yates and 20 seconds behind Pogacar and Vingegaarard.

While their losses were minor, it was worse for Matteo Jorgenson, who finished 2-38 down; Dani Martinez at 3-13; and Rigo Uran at 5-36

Richard Carapaz did manage to finish in the end. He arrived 15-24 down, ahead of the autobus

Here's our full run-down of everything that happened during this scintillating opener

We'll leave you with Adam Yates resplendent in yellow. Thanks for joining us today, and be sure to come back for what's sure to be another action-packed day in the Basque Country tomorrow

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Tour de France Stage 1 Preview: The Race Is On in Spain for the First Yellow Jersey

Everything you need to know about the first day of racing during this year’s Tour.

Stage 1 - Saturday, July 1 - Bilbao to Bilbao - 182K

The stage starts and finishes in Bilbao , with the riders covering 182km of the region’s tight, technical roads. And we expect the fireworks to begin right away: the Category 3 Côte de Laukiz (2.2km at 6.9%), the first of the day’s five categorized climbs, arrives just 11.6km into the stage–so the racing will be fast right from the start as riders fight to join the first breakaway of the Tour in the hopes of scoring points in the King of the Mountains competition.

Once established, the break should stay away over the second climb of the day, the Category 2 Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (3.5km at 7.6%) and through the intermediate sprint in Gernika-Lumo.

But it shouldn’t get a huge lead, as teams with riders hoping to win the stage will want to reel any escapees back in before the finale, where the riders will face the Category 4 Col de Morga (3.9km at 4.1%), the Category 2 Côte de Vivero (4.2km at 7.3%), and the Category 3 Côte de Pike (2km at 10%) in quick succession.

The stage will be decided on the Côte de Pike, which is short but steep : the final kilometer averages almost 14%. And with 8, 5, and 2 bonus seconds available to the first three riders to the top, we’ll see an all-out uphill sprint to the summit.

It’s just 9.6km from the top of the climb to the finish line in Bilbao, with a fast, technical descent taking the riders down into the city. From the bottom of the climb there’s about 3km to the finish line, with a tight left-hander followed by two chicanes at about 1km-to-go. The road drifts uphill in the final kilometer to the line, where another 10-, 6-, and 4-second time bonuses await.

Don’t be surprised to see someone win alone, but at most a small group of the Tour’s best riders will emerge to settle the stage and determine who’s first to pull-on the yellow jersey .

We’ll be keeping an eye on the weather: it’s currently expected to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 70s, which is perfect weather for racing. But we’re keeping our fingers crossed that the rain expected on Thursday and Friday clears out by the start of the stage. These roads are tough enough when they’re dry; they’re nasty when wet.

Riders to Watch

The fight to win the stage will be fierce, with punchy, aggressive riders who excel in one-day classics expected to shine. France’s Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), the Netherland’s Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Great Britain’s Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla) and Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers), and Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) are the top contenders. American Neilsen Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) is also one to watch: he won the Clásica San Sebastián in 2021, so he knows these roads well.

And of course, we could see the GC battle erupt right away, with Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) both capable of winning the stage.

Vingegaard could be looking to take advantage of the fact that Pogačar heads to the Tour a bit behind in his preparation thanks to a broken wrist he sustained in a crash in late-April. And Pogačar will be eager to show Vingegaard that he’s right where he needs to be.

When to Watch

This is a stage that’s worth watching from start to finish . To do it, you’ll need to be up for the official start at 6:55 a.m. EDT. If that’s too early for you, tune-in around 10:15 a.m. EDT to watch the final three climbs and the finish in Bilbao. (The race should end by 11:30 a.m. EDT.) We can’t remember that last time an opening stage was so challenging, and you won't want to miss it.

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 Route stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao

Actually, the route takes in more than five climbs along the way, but only five are classified. Straight from the start it goes up and the first KOM summit of the 2023 Tour appears as early as kilometre 13.8. The Côte de Laukiz is 2.2 kilometres long and the average gradient sits at 6.9%.

The riders descend onto a flat section of 30 kilometres before the second ascent adds 4.4 kilometres at 5.2% to the mix. This one doesn’t count for the KOM competition though, but the next obstacle does. The Côte de San Juan de Gaztelungaxte – 3.5 kilometres at 7.6% – is crested with 114 kilometres to go.

A rolling section with an extended false flat and a subsequent descent to Gernika-Lungo ushers in the last hour of racing. With 41.1 kilometres remaining the riders crest the Col de Morga – 3.9 kilometres at 4.1% – and shortly after the descent the Côte de Vivero throws in 4.2 kilometres at 7.3%. The route doesn’t go down until a few kilometres later.

A flat section of approximately 10 kilometres leads to the foot of the ultimate test. The Côte de Pike is 2 kilometres long, averages 10%, and peaks out 10.4 kilometres before the line. The riders fly down to Bilbao before the route starts to rise again under the flamme rouge. The final kilometre goes up at 4.6%.

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

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Adam Yates pips twin Simon to Tour de France stage one win and yellow jersey

• Adam Yates wins stage after brothers break away together
• Enric Mas crashes out and Richard Carapaz loses time

Adam Yates, riding for Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Emirates team, took the first yellow jersey of the 2023 Tour de France after an extraordinary breakaway with his twin brother, Simon, on the hilly 182km circuit based on Bilbao in northern Spain.

Chased by a select group of favourites on the descent of the final climb, the Côte de Pike, Adam Yates was joined by his brother, leader of the Jayco AlUla team, on the approach to the finish, but climbed clear.

“My brother came across with me and we went together,” he said. “At first I didn’t know if I should work with him, but I asked on the [team] radio and they said ‘Go for it.’”

The identical twins entered the final kilometre of the stage with a few seconds advantage on a group that included the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard, of the Jumbo-Visma team, and Pogacar, winner of the 2020 and 2021 Tours.

Although the twins worked well together to distance their rivals, any sibling sentimentality was forgotten in the final 300 metres. “I’m ecstatic for him, but I also wanted to win,” Simon said. “I’ll try to get the better of him in the coming days. I have a fantastic relationship with my brother, so I’m really happy for him.”

“We are really close and to share this experience with Simon is really nice,” Adam said. “He almost dropped me at one moment, but I’m just super-happy. It’s an honour and a privilege to have yellow. But we’re here for Tadej, the boss. He’s the best in the world.”

The early break of five riders, Valentin Ferron, of TotalEnergies, Jonas Gregaard, riding for Uno-X, Pascal Eenkhoorn of Lotto Dstny, Simon Guglielmi of Arkéa Samsic and Lilian Calmejane, racing for Intermarché Circus-Wanty, was kept within touching distance by the peloton, until the speed ramped up in the final 50km and they were reeled in.

The sting in the tail came on the final climbs. On the first of them, the second category Côte de Vivero, 30km from Bilbao, many riders, including Mark Cavendish and his fellow sprinters, were definitively left behind.

But a high-speed crash on the 60kmh descent towards the final difficulty, the Côte de Pike, left pre‑race podium contenders Enric Mas, of Movistar, and the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, riding for EF Education EasyPost, wincing in pain.

Carapaz, winner of the 2019 Giro d’Italia, battled to the finish with bloodied knees and pain etched into his expression, but Mas, who injured his back, became the first rider to abandon the race. Carapaz is being treated by medical staff before a decision is made about his continued participation.

The intensity of the finale at least revealed the truth of Pogacar’s fitness, two months after he suffered a broken wrist. The Slovenian, who had said he had restricted mobility and was less than fully fit, sparred with Vingegaard on the key climbs and then won the group sprint in Bilbao.

To most onlookers, Pogacar seemed in flying form and his jubilant mood at the finish will be buoyed further by the knowledge that Yates may now remain in the race lead for some days to come.

The Tour’s first stage, particularly one as demanding as this, is always a barometer of form and while Yates, Pogacar and Vingegaard appeared to be on point, others seemed less assured.

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Ineos Grenadiers had only one rider, Spain’s Carlos Rodríguez, in the front group, while Tom Pidcock and the 2019 Tour winner, Egan Bernal, finished further adrift, 33 seconds behind Yates.

But it was a good day for the resurgent French rider Thibaut Pinot, who, while partnering his younger Groupama-FDJ teammate David Gaudu, looks to be back to his best in what is set to be his final Tour.

Cavendish, like most of the sprinters, came in over 20 minutes after the Yates twins, but his focus will already be turning to the first likely sprint finish to stage three in Bayonne.

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Huge and enthusiastic crowds greeted the Tour as the convoy rolled through the Basque Country, before looping back to the finish in Bilbao. But the party atmosphere of the Grand Départ has been overshadowed by the civil unrest in France, with the Tour arriving in France on Monday.

The race organiser, ASO, has confirmed it is in constant contact with the French government, and ready to adapt the course should the situation worsen. “Of course we are concerned,” said Pinot’s sports director Philippe Mauduit, when asked about the possibility of the Tour being disrupted when it arrives in France.

“It is down to the organiser and the French government. We will just have to follow what they ask us to do.”

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Tour de France 2023: Daily stage results and general classification standings

The latest updates on the winners of each stage and the top contenders for the coveted yellow jersey in the 110th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July.

Jonas Vingegaard claimed back-to-back Tour de France titles beating main rival Tadej Pogacar into second place in a repeat of the 2022 result.

Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) produced the best result of his career, winning the final stage on his Le Tour debut. He triumphed in a photo finish beating Jasper Philipsen and Dylan Groenewegen into second and third place, respectively.

The 2023 Tour de France , the second and most prestigious Grand Tour of the year in the men’s road cycling season , started in Bilbao on 1 July.

Check out the daily results and the general classification standings after each stage right here.

• Tour de France 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées, 115.1 km

The final stage of the 2023 Tour de France came to a climactic end with Belgium’s Jordi Meeus claiming a surprise victory in a sprint for the line on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Meeus won by the narrowest of margins in a photo finish edging Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) and Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco Alula) into second and third place, respectively.

Meeus celebrated an emphatic end to his debut while Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard claimed a second consecutive Tour de France title. Vingegaard finished seven minutes, and 29 seconds ahead of Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar with Adam Yates of Great Britain taking third overall.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 21 Results - Sunday 23 July

Saint-quentin-en-yvelines - paris champs-élysées, 115.1 km.

• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA-hansgrohe) 2h 56’13’’
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco-AIUla) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, LidI-Trek) +0"
• Cees Bol (NED, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ER, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) +0"
• Søren Wærenskjold (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZ, Israel-Premier Tech) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Arkéa-Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 82h 05'42"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:29"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:56"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:23"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +13:17"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:27"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +14:44"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:09"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +23:08"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +26:30"

Saturday 22 July: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km

Despite failing to regain the yellow jersey he won in 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogacar  ended his Tour de France on a high note.

In his last Tour de France mountain stage before retirement, home favourite Thibaut Pinot went on a solo attack to the delight of the French fans.

But the climbing specialist was unable to stay in front with first Tom Pidcock and Warren Barguil catching him before Pogacar made his bid to bridge the gap.

Overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard covered the move with Felix Gall , and the three forged clear on the closing Col du Platzerwase climb.

As things became tactical at the front, the Yates brothers - Adam and Simon - made it a lead group of five.

Vingegaard made his bid for the stage win with 250m to go, but Pogacar was too strong this time with the Dane losing second to Gall on the line.

Pinot received a hero's welcome as he crossed the line in seventh place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 20 Results - Saturday 22 July

Belfort - le markstein fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3h 27'18"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +7"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +33"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +33"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +33"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +50"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 79h 16'38"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:57"

Friday 21 July: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny, hilly, 172.8 km

Matej Mohoric denied Kasper Asgreen a second consecutive win at the 2023 Tour de France after a thrilling photo-finish sprint in Poligny.

The two riders emerged from a three-man breakaway and outsprinted Australia's Ben O'Connor, with Mohoric narrowly beating Asgreen to the finish line.

Throughout the 172.8km stage, there were numerous fragmented attacks across the field, leading to an intense pursuit among different breakaway groups in the final 20km.

Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard finished with the main peloton and kept his seven-and-a-half-minute lead on Tadej Pogacar in the general classification (GC) with just two stages remaining

2023 Tour de France: Stage 19 Results - Friday 21 July

Moirans-en-montagne - poligny, hilly, 172.8km.

• Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain-Victorious) 3h 31'02"
• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroen Team) +4"
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +39"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +39"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +39"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +39"
• Alberto Bettiol (ITA, EF Education-EasyPost) +39"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +39"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 75h 49'24"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:35"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:45"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:01"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:19"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +12:50"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +13:50"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:11"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +16:49"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:57"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 19 - Moirans-En-Montagne to Poligny - France - July 21, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Matej Mohoric crosses the finish line to win stage 19

Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse, flat, 184.9 km

Kasper Asgreen surprised the sprinters and claimed stage 18 of the Tour de France after a long day in the breakaway.

Following several mountain stages in the Alps, a flatter stage awaited the peloton on Thursday. A breakaway of four rider with Kasper Asgreen , Jonas Abrahamsen , Victor Campenaerts, and later Pascal Eenkhoorn managed to just stay clear of the sprinters that were breathing down their necks on the finish line.

Asgreen of Denmark proved to be the fastest of the riders in the breakaway, and he secured his team Soudal Quick Step their first stage win of this year’s Tour de France.

Jonas VIngegaard held on to the leader's yellow jersey and maintains his 7:35 advantage to Tadej Pogacar .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 18 Results - Thursday 20 July

Moûtiers to bourg-en-bresse, flat, 184.9 km.

• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) 4h 06'48"
• Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +0"
• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 67h 57'51"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Moutiers to Bourg-En-Bresse - France - July 20, 2023 Soudal–Quick-Step's Kasper Asgreen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 18 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km

Felix Gall claimed a dramatic queen stage of the Tour de France 2023, where Jonas Vingegaard cracked Tadej Pogacar to gain more than five and a half minutes on the Slovenian. The Dane is now seven minutes and 35 seconds clear in the overall lead, and looks very likely to win his second consecutive Tour de France.

The stage winner Gall attacked his breakaway companions with six kilometres remaining of the final climb Col de la Loze. Simon Yates tried to chase down Gall, but the AG2R Citroën Team rider managed to maintain a small gap to the Brit, and he crossed the finish line solo.

The general classification leader Vingegaard dropped Pogacar 7.5 kilometres from the summit of Col de la Loze, and while the Slovenian tried to limit his losses, last year’s winner did what he could to gain as much time as possible. His lead seems unassailable with four stages remaining.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 17 Results - Wednesday 19 July

Saint-gervais mont-blanc to courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km.

• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) 4h 49'08"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +34"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +1:38"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +1:52"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +2:09"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +2:39"
• Chris Harper (AUS, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Wilco Kelderman (NED, Jumbo-Visma) +3:49"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel - France - July 19, 2023 AG2R Citroen Team's Felix Gall celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 17 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km

Jonas Vingegaard took a big step toward reclaiming his Tour de France title, as the Danish rider triumphed on this year’s lone time trial.

The yellow jersey wearer gained an astonishing one minute and 38 seconds to his biggest rival Tadej Pogacar , who finished second on the stage.

Before Wednesday’s queen stage, the Dane now has an advantage of 1:48 to his Slovenian rival.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 16 Results - Tuesday 18 July

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 32:26
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:38"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:51"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +2:55"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:58"
• Rémi Cavagna (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step )+3:06"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:12"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:21"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN Lidl - Trek) +3:31"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:31

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 63h 06'53"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:48"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +8:52"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +8:57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +11:15"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +12:56"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:06"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +13:46"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:38"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +18:19"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 16 - Passy to Combloux - France - July 18, 2023 Team Jumbo–Visma's Jonas Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey crosses the finish line after stage 16 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 16 July: Stage 15 - Les Gets les Portes du Soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, mountain stage, 179 km

Wout Poels took the first Tour de France stage win of his career, as he crossed the finish line alone at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on stage 15.

The 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner dropped his breakaway companions Wout van Aert and Marc Soler 11 kilometres from the finish and managed to maintain his advantage.

Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar fought another alpine duel, but neither rider could get the better of the other, and they crossed the finish line together.

The yellow leader’s jersey therefore remains with Vingegaard. His advantage to Tadej Pogacar is 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 15 Results - Sunday 16 July

Les gets les portes du soleil to saint-gervais mont-blanc, mountain stage, 179 km.

• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) 4:40:45
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:08"
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +3:00"
• Lawson Craddock (USA, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:10"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3:14"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:14"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +3:32"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:43"
• Simon Guglielmi (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +3:59"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +4:20

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 62h 34'17"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +5:21"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:40"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +6:38"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +9:16"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +10:11"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +10:48"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +14:07"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +14:18"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 15 - Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - France - July 16, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Wout Poels celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 15 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km

Carlos Rodriguez claimed the biggest victory of his career, marking the second consecutive win for his team INEOS Grenadiers, on stage 14 of the 2023 Tour de France after crossing the finish line alone in Morzine.

The 22-year-old Spaniard took advantage of the mind games between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, who were the strongest riders during the ascent on the Col de Joux de Plan.

The Slovenian secured second place, beating his Danish rival, but now trails Vingegaard, who picked up an extra bonus second, by 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 14 Results - Saturday 15 July

Annemasse - morzine les portes du soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km.

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) 3:58:45
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +5"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +5"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:46"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +1:46"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3'19"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3'21"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +5'57"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 46h 34'27"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +4:44"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:20"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +8:15"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +8:32"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +8:51"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +12:26"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +12:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 14 - Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil - France - July 15, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Carlos Rodriguez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 14

Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km

Michael Kwiatkowski of INEOS Grenadiers secured a remarkable solo victory on stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France, conquering the iconic Grand Colombier.

The Polish rider made a decisive move with 11km to go annd successfully maintained his lead over the pursuing riders, securing his third career stage win at La Grande Boucle.

Tadej Pogacar launched a late but blistering attack to finish third and narrow the gap to overall leader Jonas Vingegaard , with the Danish rider now leading by just nine seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 13 Results - Friday 14 July

Châtillon-sur-chalaronne - grand colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km.

• Michal Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) 3:17:33
• Maxim Van Gils (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +47"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +50"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +54"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) 1'03"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 1'05"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) 1'05"
• Harold Tejada (COL, Astana Qazaqstan Team) 1:05"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) 1'14"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 1'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +9"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:51"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:22"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:03"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +5:04"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +5:25"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:35"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:52"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +7:11"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 13 - Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier - France - July 14, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 13

Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km

Ion Izagirre of Cofidis claimed a stunning solo victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France 2023. The 34-year-old Spaniard made a daring move from the breakaway 30 kilometres before the finish line and successfully fended off the chasing pack to claim his second stage win in the prestigious French grand tour. The Basque won his first stage in 2016.

Mathieu Burgaudeau took the second spot on the stage, while Matteo Jorgenson was third.

Jonas Vingegaard maintained his hold on the yellow leader's jersey, with the Danish rider maintaining a 17-second lead over  Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 12 Results - Thursday 13 July

Roanne to belleville-en-beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km.

• Ion Izagirre (ESP, Cofidis) 3:51:42
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +58"
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA, Movistar Team) +58"
• Tiesj Benoot (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +1:06"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +1:11"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:13"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +1:13"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +1:27"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +1:27"
• Victor Campenaerts (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +3:02"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:40"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:36"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:41"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:46"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:28"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:01"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:47"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 12 - Roanne to Belleville-En-Beaujolais - France - July 13, 2023 Cofidis' Ion Izagirre Insausti celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 12 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins, flat, 179.8km

Jasper Philipsen secured his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France, as the Belgian once again proved to be the fastest rider of the peloton in a bunch sprint.

The green jersey wearer Philpsen won ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus .

Jonas Vingegaard is still in the yellow leader’s jersey, after a stage that saw no changes in the top ten of the general classification.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 11 Results - Wednesday 12 July

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4:01:07
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Phil Bauhaus (GER, Bahrain - Victorious) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (FRA, Cofidis) +0"
• Alexander Kristoff (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Peter Sagan (SLK, TotalEnergies) +0"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Sam Welsford (AUS, Team dsm - firmenich) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:24"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins - France - July 12, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 11 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km

Pello Bilbao of Bahrain-Victorious claimed the first Spanish Tour de France stage win in five years as he outsprinted his breakaway companions in a thriliing finale on stage 10.

Prior to the sprint finish, Krists Neilands of Israel-Premier Tech was caught just three kilometres from the finish line after the Latvian tried to go solo 30 kilometres earlier.

Several riders from the breakaway attacked in the final, where Bilbao broke free with Georg Zimmermann of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroën Team managed to bridge accross right before Bilbao launched his sprint.

Neither Zimmerman nor O’Connor could respond, and the 33-year-old Spaniard could take his first-ever Tour de France stage win. A victory he dedicated to his former teammate Gino Mäder, who tragically lost his life last month after a crash at the Tour de Suisse.

In the general classification, Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line alongside the other favourites, and he retains his 17-second advantage over Tadej Pogacar in second place. Bilbao advanced from 11 th to fifth position in the overall standings.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 10 Results - Tuesday 11 July

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious 3:52:34
• Georg Zimmermann (GER, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Krists Neilands (LAT, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Esteban Chaves (COL, EF Education-EasyPost) +0"
• Antonio Pedrero (ESP, Movistar Team) +3"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +27"
• Michał Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) +27"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +30"
• Julian Alaphilippe (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step) +32"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 42h 33'13"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:34"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:44"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:26"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:45"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 10 - Vulcania to Issoire - France - July 11, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Pello Bilbao Lopez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 10 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme, 182.4km

The iconic finish at Puy de Dôme , a 13.3 km stretch at 7.7% average gradient, returned to the race for the first time since 1988.

The stage was forecast to be a battle between overall leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar but it turned into a heartbreaking loss for Matteo Jorgenson. The U.S. rider who was stung by a wasp and needed to be attended to by the race doctor with 72km to go, produced a brave 50km solo effort and was caught 450m from the finish by Canada's Michael Woods.

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

2023 Tour de France: Stage 9 Results - Sunday 9 July

Saint-léonard-de-noblat to puy de dôme, 182.4km.

Michael Woods (CAN, Israel Premier Tech) 4:19:41

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

Neilson Powless (USA, EF Education-EasyPost) +1:23

Alexej Lutsenko (UKR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 1:39

Jonas Gregaard (DEN, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:58

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

David de la Cruz (SPA, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 2:34

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 38h 37'46"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +6:58"

Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges, hilly, 200.7km

Mads Pederson held off triple stage winner Jasper Philipsen and Wout van Aert to clinch stage eight of the Tour de France in 4:12:26.

Van Aert had looked to be in a position to take the stage but was forced to apply the brakes after getting blocked by his own Jumbo-Visma teammate Christophe Laporte . The Belgian was able to recover to catch third.

Earlier in the race, joint record holder for stage wins Mark Cavendish was forced to abandon his 14th and expected last Tour after he was caught in a crash with 63km to go.

The Manx Missile appeared to have injured his shoulder after a touch of wheels in the peloton forced him off his bike and onto the tarmac.

It's been a heartbreaking 24 hours for Cavendish who was denied a record win yesterday (Friday) after suffering a mechanical issue in his sprint showdown with Philipsen.

In the GC, Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey, while Great Britain's Simon Yates slid two places into sixth following his crash with just 5km of the race left to go.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 8 Results - Saturday 8 July

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

• Mads Pederson (DEN, Lidl - Trek) 4:12:26
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin - Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Nils Eekhoff (NED, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Jasper De Buyst (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Rasmus Tiller (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 34h 10'03"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +25"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:34"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +3:30"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:40"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:01"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +4:03"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +4:43"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +5:28"

Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux, flat, 169.9km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck got his hat-trick, as he claimed his third sprint victory on stage 7 of the 2023 Tour de France.

The points classification leader won ahead of Mark Cavendish of Astana Qazaqstan Team and Biniam Girmay of Intermarché - Circus - Wanty.

A breakaway tried to challenge the peloton for the stage win, but it was inevitable that the sprinters were going to battle it out in the end.

The GC favourites, including Jonas Vingegaard , crossed the finish line in the peloton, and the Jumbo-Visma rider retained the yellow leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 7 Results - Friday 7 July

Mont-de-marsan to bordeaux, flat, 169.9km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3hr 46'28"
• Mark Cavendish (GBR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ERI, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 29h 57'12"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:14"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux - France - July 7, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 7 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Emirates won the mountainous stage 6 in the Pyrenees ahead of reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard , who took over the leader’s jersey.

The first part of the stage was dominated by Jumbo-Visma and Vingegaard, who put pressure on the penultimate climb Col du Tourmalet. First, overnight leader Jai Hindley  was dropped by the pace of Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma).

Shortly after, Vingegaard attacked on climb, and only Pogacar could follow. The Dane’s teammate Wout van Aert got into the early breakaway and was waiting on the descent to pilot his captain into the final kilometres of the last climb - Cauterets-Cambasque.

Defending champion Vingegaard attacked again on the final climb with 4.5 kilomtres to the finish, but Pogacar stayed in his wheel. Two kilometres later, the Slovenian opened up a gap to the Dane. The two-time Tour de France winner managed to stay and claim his tenth Tour de France stage win.

In the GC, Vingegaard now leads by 25 seconds to Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 6 Results - Thursday 6 July

Tarbes to cauterets-cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3hr 54'27"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +24"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:22"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +2:06"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) +2:15"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:39"
• Carlos Rodríguez (SPA, INEOS Grenadiers) +2:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:39"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:11"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +3:12"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma)
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +4:43"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque - France - July 6, 2023 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 6 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns, high mountains, 162.7km

General Classification podium contender Jai Hindley of BORA-Hansgrohe claimed the first mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. He also took over the leader’s yellow jersey from Adam Yates . Australian rider Hindley had sneaked into a big breakaway, where he attacked on the last categorised climb, Col de Marie Blanc. Hindley managed to maintain a gap to the GC favourites to take his first ever Tour de France stage.

Behind the stage winner, reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard had dropped two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar and others on the last steep climb, and the Dane started the final descent with a 40-second advantage to the Slovenian.

Vingegaard crossed the finish line in fifth place, 34 seconds behind Hindley but gained more than a minute on his biggest rival for the overall win, Pogacar. Last year’s winner moves up to second place in the GC, 47 seconds behind Hindley, who was awarded 18 bonus second on the stage. Pogacar is in sixth place, 1:40 behind the leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 5 Results - Wednesday 5 July

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 3hr 57'07"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +32"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +32"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +32"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +34"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:38"
• Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:38"
• Carlos Rodríguez (ESP, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 22hr 15'12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +47"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +1:03"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +1:11"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +1:34"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:40"
• Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla) +1:40"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:56"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +1:56"
• David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) +1:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns - France - July 5, 2023 Bora–Hansgrohe's Jai Hindley celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 5 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax to Nogaro, flat, 181.8km

Jasper Philpsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinted to his second consecutive stage win on stage four of this year's Tour de France. In a close sprint finish, the Belgian threw his bike at the finish line to win right ahead of the Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny).

A few crashes on the final kilomtres did not change anything among the GC favourites. Adam Yates crossed the finish line within the peloton, and the UAE Emirates rider retained the yellow leader's jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 4 Results - Tuesday 4 July

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 25'28"
• Caleb Ewan (AUS, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Danny van Poppel (NED, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 9hr 09'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +6"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +6"
• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) +12"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +16"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +22"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +22"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +22"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +22"

• Jul 3, 2023 Foto del lunes del pedalista del Alpecin–Deceuninck Jasper Philipsen celebrando tras ganar la tercera etapa del Tour de Francia REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, flat, 193.5km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed the first sprint stage finish of the 2023 Tour de France, as the peloton left Spain to finish in Bayonne, France. It was the third Tour de France stage win for the Belgian sprinter.

The leader's yellow jersey stayed with Adam Yates, who came through the stage unscathed. He has a six-second lead to UAE Emirates teammate Tadej Pogacar.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 3 Results - Monday 3 July

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 43'15"
• Fabio Jakobsen (NED, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +22"

Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien, hilly, 208.9km

Frenchman Victor Lafay (Cofidis) timed his attack to perfection pulling away from the peloton with a kilometre left to sprint to a maiden Tour de France stage win in Saint-Sébastien.

Lafay’s brave sprint to the finish gave Cofidis their first win since 2008 with Wout van Aert finishing a few bike lengths behind him in second place.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to Jonas Vingegaard last year, again crossed the line in third place for second in the general classification.

First-stage winner, Adam Yates , held onto the yellow jersey finishing the stage in 21st place, one spot behind brother Simon .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results - Sunday 2 July

Vitoria-gasteiz to saint-sébastien, medium mountains, 208.9km.

• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) 4hr 46'39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, Ineos Grenadiers) +0"
• Pello Bilbao Lopez (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +0"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora - Hansgrohe) +0"
• Steff Cras (BEL, Totalenergies) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

Saturday 1 july: stage 1 - bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

Britain's  Yates twins  pulled away from the lead group inside the last 10km of the Grand Départ with  Adam  easing clear of  Simon  inside the final kilometre to take his first Tour de France stage win in Bilbao.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to  Jonas Vingegaard  last year, won the sprint for third and punched the air as he celebrated gaining a four-second time bonus on his rivals as well as a stage win for his UAE Team Emirates colleague in northern Spain.

Thibaut Pinot  was fourth with reigning champion Vingegaard safely in the lead group in ninth place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 1 Results - Saturday 1 July

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 4hr 22'49"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +4"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +12"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +12"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +12"
• Skjelmose Mattias Jensen (DEN, Lidl-Trek) +12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +12"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +8"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +18"
• Thibault Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +22"

Day-by-day route of the 2023 Tour de France

• Saturday 1 July: Stage 1 - Bilbao-Bilbao (182km)
• Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz - Saint-Sebastian (208.9km)
• Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta - Etxano-Bayonne (187.4 km)
• Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax - Nogaro (181.8 km)
• Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau - Laruns (162.7 km)
• Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9 km)
• Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux (169.9 km)
• Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges (200.7 km)
• Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme (182.4 km)
• Monday 10 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire (167.2 km)
• Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins (179.8 km)
• Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8 km)
• Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier (137.8 km)
• Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil (151.8 km)
• Sunday 16 July Stage 15 - Les Gets les portes du soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (179 km)
• Monday 17 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux (22.4 km individual time trial)
• Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc - Courchevel (165.7 km)
• Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9 km)
• Friday July 21: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny (172.8 km)
• Saturday July 22: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering (133.5 km)
• Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées (115.1 km)

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

The Tour de France will be shown live in 190 countries. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

• Basque Country - EiTB
• Belgium - RTBF and VRT
• Czech Republic - Česká Televize
• Denmark - TV2
• Europe - Eurosport
• France - France TV Sport and Eurosport France
• Germany - Discovery+ and ARD
• Ireland - TG4
• Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport
• Luxemburg - RTL
• Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS
• Norway - TV2
• Portugal - RTP
• Scandinavia - Discovery+
• Slovakia - RTVS
• Slovenia - RTV SLO
• Spain - RTVE
• Switzerland - SRG-SSR
• United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV
• Wales - S4C
• Canada - FloBikes
• Colombia - CaracolTV
• Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
• South America - TV5 Monde
• United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

• Australia - SBS
• China - CCTV and Zhibo TV
• Japan - J Sports
• New Zealand - Sky Sport
• South-East Asia - Global Cycling Network and Eurosport

Middle East and Africa

• The Middle East and North Africa - BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde
• Subsaharan Africa - Supersport and TV5 Monde

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