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Overall (Yellow Jersey) 1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- 82:05:42 2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- +7:29 3. Adam Yates (GBR) -- +10:56 4. Simon Yates (GBR) -- +12:23 5. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +13:17 6. Pello Bilbao (ESP) -- +13:27 7. Jai Hindley (AUS) -- +14:44 8. Felix Gall (AUT) -- +16:09 9. David Gaudu (FRA) -- +23:08 10. Guillaume Martin (FRA) — +26:30 12. Sepp Kuss (USA) -- +37:32 13. Tom Pidcock (GBR) -- +47:52 33. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) -- +2:25:43 36. Egan Bernal (COL) -- +2:38:16 66. Neilson Powless (USA) -- +3:37:30 DNF. Wout van Aert (BEL) — Stage 18 DNF. Mark Cavendish (GBR) — Stage 8 DNF. Richard Carapaz (ECU) -- Stage 2 DNF. Enric Mas (ESP) — Stage 1

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Sprinters (Green Jersey) 1. Jasper Philipsen -- 377 points 2. Mads Pedersen (DEN) — 258 3. Bryan Coquard (FRA) -- 203 4. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) — 186 5. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) — 128

Climbers (Polka-Dot Jersey) 1. Giulio Ciccone (ITA) -- 106 2. Felix Gall (AUT) -- 92 3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) -- 89 4. Neilson Powless (USA) -- 58 5. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) -- 55

Young Riders (White Jersey) 1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) — 82:13:11 2. Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) -- +5:48 3. Felix Gall (AUT) -- +8:40 4. Tom Pidcock (GBR) -- +40:23 5. Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) -- +2:07:58

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Tour de France 2023 – Race Preview

By Luke Williams

15.06.23 at 11:46 am

It’s that time again. The 110 th edition of cycling’s greatest spectacle is just around the corner and today we are going to be taking a deep dive into everything you need to know about this year’s race, including the key stages, main contenders and top sprinters.

Starting on the 1st of July in Bilbao, the 110th edition looks set to be an intriguing one as the route features all five major mountain ranges in France and just one time trial. It’s a race for pure climbers, serving up a mouthwatering duel between the mountain goats throughout the race. Let’s get into it.

Key Stages to watch

Stage 6 – Tarbes – Cauterets – Cambasque – 144.9km – Mountains. 6th July 2023.

This short, but challenging stage takes in four categorised climbs including the Col d’Aspin and the legendary Col du Tourmalet. The stage doesn’t finish on the Tourmalet though. Instead, the peloton faces one last climb to the Cambasque Plateau.

Stage 9 – Saint L é onard de Noblat – Puy de D ô me – 182.4km – Medium Mountains. 9th July 2023.

35 years since the Tour de France last visited, the Puy de Dôme climb returns to the route this year. This stage is on constantly rolling terrain and looks like an energy sapping day. The Puy de Dôme isn’t the highest climb, however it’s gradients are scary. 13.3km at an average of 7.7% including lengthy sections at 12%. There are sure to be significant gaps.

Stage 13 – Ch â tillon Sur Chalaronne – Grand Colombier – 137.8km – Mountains. 14th July 2023

Another short but spectacular stage awaits in the Jura mountains. A flat start should allow a breakaway to form en-route to the foot of the Grand Colombier, though a GC battle will likely be today’s focus. The final climb is a brute; 17.4km at an average of 7.1%. We’ll get a good mid-race look at the contenders’ respective conditions today.

Stage 16 – Passy – Combloux – 22.4km – ITT. 18th July 2023.

The only time trial of the race looks set to be one that will suit the GC riders. The route takes the riders uphill from the start as a gentle false flat gives way to the Côte de la Cascade de Coeur. The climb is just 1.5km long but with an average gradient of 9.4%, it’s a wall that will test everyone’s legs. It will also be interesting to see who chooses to go for a bike change at the foot of the climb.

Stage 17 – Saint Gervais Mont Blanc – Courchevel – 165.7km – Mountains. 19th July 2023.

There’s no relaxing for the GC men following the TT, as the queen stage of this edition awaits on stage 17. A tough day in the saddle will see the riders take on four categorised climbs before the ascension of the Col de la Loze. This modern giant is over 28km long, with an average gradient of 6%. Following a short descent, the small matter of an 18% ramp up to Courchevel airfield closes the stage.

Stage 20 – Belfort – Le Markstein Fellering – 133.5km – Mountains. 22nd July 2023

At just 133.5km long, the stage is another short one, however this didn’t stop the organisers from including six categorised climbs. The final two climbs of the day should be where the action happens, as the Petit Ballon leads into the Col du Platzerwasel before the finish in Le Markstein Fellering.

Main Contenders

2022 saw Danish climber Jonas Vingegaard upset the established order by taking the first yellow jersey of his career, forcing two-time victor Tadej Pogačar to settle for second place. This edition looks set to be a near carbon copy of this battle as both target the yellow jersey once more.

Jonas Vingegaard

The defending champion comes into this race in sparking form having soared to victory at the Dauphinè. The Dane won the week-long stage race by over two minutes, sending a message to all his rivals. Despite this, when he last faced Tadej Pogačar at Paris – Nice, Vingegaard was comfortably beaten.

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It’s been a sensational season for the Slovenian, even by his impeccable standards. Before picking up a wrist injury at Liège – Bastogne – Liège, Pogačar had taken a staggering 15 individual and classification victories at the time of writing. His overall victory at Paris – Nice laid down a marker to his rivals that in 2023 he doesn’t look like taking any prisoners.

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David Gaudu

The host nation’s best chance at a podium finish for the past few seasons. Second place at Paris – Nice was a brilliant result, as he beat Jonas Vingegaard and finished less than a minute behind Tadej Pogačar. The lack of TT kilometres is also a major plus point for the Frenchman’s chances of reaching the podium.

Richard Carapaz

Already a Giro d’Italia champion, Carapaz will be aiming for the podium this time around and looks to be picking up form at the right time. Victory at the Mercan’Tour Classic Alpes Maritimes proves he will be a threat in the mountains.

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  Enric Mas

The Spaniard’s performance at the Dauphinè left a lot to be desired, however his usual consistency when aiming for the general classification should inspire hope of a good showing over the course of this race.

Ben O’Connor

O’Connor looked sharp in picking up a podium at the Dauphinè recently. He’s another rider that will be buoyed by the lack of TT kilometres.

Other potential contenders

Jai Hindley, Mikel Landa, Guillaume Martin, Andreas Leknessund, Matias Skjelmose, Simon Yates. Egan Bernal, Carlos Rodríguez

The Sprinters

After a few seasons in which the sprinting field has looked somewhat thin on the ground, this year looks set to be a vintage edition for the fast men.

Jasper Philipsen

The Belgian has taken a plethora of impressive victories over the past few seasons and has stated that the green jersey is his main objective for the Tour. In Mathieu van der Poel, he also has a luxury teammate to help in his lead-out train.

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European champion Fabio Jakobsen will lead Soudal – Quickstep in the sprints for a second consecutive season. Jakobsen did take a stage early in last years’ race but struggled in the mountains.

Mark Cavendish

Before heading to the Giro d’Italia, the Manx Missile was struggling to get to grips with life at Astana Qazakhstan. An impressive victory on the final stage, however, will have boosted his confidence and gives him hope of delivering a 35 th stage win at his final Tour de France. If he pulls it off, it will be one of the stories of the race.

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Wout van Aert

The imperious all-rounder took the green jersey in 2022 but has stated that it won’t be his primary objective this time around. Van Aert has already taken plenty of sprint victories at the Tour and will be a contender whenever he decides to go for it.

Mads Pedersen

Former world champion Mads Pedersen is now able to compete with the best sprinters, proving he can win Grand Tour bunch sprints at the Giro d’Italia. The Dane was targeting the points classification in Italy before a premature withdrawal; I’d be surprised not to see him in the mix for the green jersey.

Other Sprinters

Dylan Groenewegen, Caleb Ewan, Sam Bennett, Bryan Coquard, Alexander Kristoff, Michael Matthews, Peter Sagan, Giacomo Nizzolo.

The Tour de France has undeniably become even more fascinating with the inclusion of British riders in recent years. The riders from the U.K have injected a fresh wave of excitement, captivating fans around the world. From the relentless determination of riders like Chris Froome, Tom Pidcock and Geraint Thomas to the exhilarating sprint finishes by Mark Cavendish, British cyclists have consistently delivered unforgettable moments that have elevated the spectacle of the Tour de France

The passionate support from British fans lining the roads, adorned in Union Jacks, further amplifies the electric atmosphere. It certainly makes clear that  the U.K is one of the cycling nations main power houses. This year, we have Mark cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan Team), Fred Wright (Team Bahrain Victorious), Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Simon Yates (Team Jayco–AlUla). Buckle up, we’re in for a treat!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

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

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

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

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

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

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

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

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

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

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

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

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

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

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

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

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

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

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

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

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

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

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

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

• Basque Country - EiTB
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• France - France TV Sport and Eurosport France
• Germany - Discovery+ and ARD
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• Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport
• Luxemburg - RTL
• Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS
• Norway - TV2
• Portugal - RTP
• Scandinavia - Discovery+
• Slovakia - RTVS
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• Spain - RTVE
• Switzerland - SRG-SSR
• United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV
• Wales - S4C
• Canada - FloBikes
• Colombia - CaracolTV
• Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
• South America - TV5 Monde
• United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

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

Middle East and Africa

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

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Tour de France 2023: Adam Yates pips twin Simon to yellow jersey – as it happened

Adam Yates was the surprise winner of opening stage, leading home his twin brother Simon on a great day for the brothers from Bury

• Race report: Adam beats Simon in brotherly break
• 1 Jul 2023 Stage One top 10
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• 1 Jul 2023 Stage one: Bilbao to Bilbao (182km)

129km: The gap is 1min 42sec and there’s not a great deal of note going on out on the road. This is a very difficult stage to call but I’ve put my £2 pocket money on Soudal Quick-Step rider Julian Alaphilipe.

An email: “Bay Of Biscay surely a good call on your top five bays,” writes Julian Cravem. “Which other bays make the Top 5 and do the Bay City Rollers provide the soundtrack?”

Well, Galway Bay would definitely be up there, as would it’s fellow Irish bay in Bantry. I think I’d have Apollo Bay in Australia up there too, along with Woolacombe Bay in Devon. To be clear, these are all bays I have visited.

An email: “As many people have suggested, it’s time to phase out the white jersey as the best riders are so young these days,” writes Peter Craig. “Maybe replace with a best debutant or a best old rider jersey for those over 30?”

135km to go: |Our five-man breakaway are on a downhill and the gap is 1min 34sec. Your escape party: Pascal Eenkhorn (Lotto-Dstny), Lilian Calméjane (Intermarché), Simon Guglielmi (Arkea), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies). It’s been a very fast start to this year’s Tour – the breakaway covered 42.2km in the opening hour of racing.

145km to go: Heading north towards the Bay of Biscay, which is definitely up there in my top five bays, the race continues at a fair old clip. Jumbo-Visma continue to dictate the pace at the front of the bunch, aided and abetted by a couple of riders from Alpecin-Deceuninck. The gap is 1min 33sec. Lilian Calméjane (Intermarche–Circus–Wanty) is the only rider in the breakaway with previous Tour de France experience. As I am sure you all remember, the Frenchman won stage eight in 2017.

151km to go: Our five-man breakaway is being kept on a tight rein by a peloton being led by the riders of Jumbo-Visma. The gap is 1min 15sec.

An email: Niels Pedersen has been in touch to boost Tom Pidcock’s chances of winning the White Jersey for best young rider by eliminating Jonas Vingegaard from the competition.

“Vingegaard is too old to compete for the white jersey, so better chance for Pidcock,” he writes. The White Jersey goes to the best young rider aged 25 or under throughout the year the race is staged. Jonas Vingegaard turned 26 in December. The comparatively sprightly Tadej Pogacer is still only 24.

168km to go: Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) takes the first two points available in the the King of the Mountains classification, pulling clear of his fellow riders in the breakaway. He clearly hopes to be zipped into the polka-dot jersey at the end of the stage. The gap is 2min 23sec.

171km to go: Things have yet to settle down in the peloton where, somewhat irritatingly, at least half the teams are wearing different colours from last year. Movistar, for example, are now riding in white. White!

Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team are leading the bunch, while there are a few Ineos Grenadiers up there too. Egan Bernal is in the team as he continues his comeback from the horror crash that almost cost him his life in 2022, and nobody is quite sure what to expect from the Colombian. Geraint Thomas is sitting this Tour out following his second place finish in the Giro.

An email: “One must not overlook the white jersey competition for the best young rider,” writes William Preston. “It’ll end up on the shoulders of either Vingegaard or Pogacar, but Tom Piddock has to be in with a shout at some point before he gets too old for it. He’s got style, panache, and his descending skills are thrilling heroics at speed. He’s got a bright future across the disciplines. Also, I’m really pleased at the lack of time trials as they are massively dull.”

I couldn’t agree more on the time trial sentiment and it was interesting to hear Pidcock say before today’s stage that he hopes to secure a couple of stage wins and “maybe something on GC” if he isn’t too far behind after a couple of weeks.

176km to go: The five-man breakaway, including three French riders but curiously no local Basques, have opened a gap of 1min 10sec on the peloton.

179km to go: A group of five riders have been allowed to open a gap of 26 seconds on the bunch: Pascal Eenkhorn (Lotto-Dstny), Lilian Calméjane (Intermarché), Simon Guglielmi (Arkea), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies).

Lotto-Dstny have lost their sporting director Allan Davis after it emerged he sent an unsolicited topless picture of himself to somebody on Twitter and then threatened them with legal action when they made it public.

“In order to keep the peace, it has been decided, by mutual agreement, to keep the sports director out of the Tour de France ,” said Lotto-Dstny in a statement. “The team will not make additional comments on this case and asks to respect the privacy of those involved.”

They're racing in Stage One!

181km to go: Our old friend the race director Christian Prudhomme emerges from the sun-roof of his Skoda, waves his yellow flag and signals the start of the race in earnest. Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) is the first to make a break for it.

Chris Froome: The four times winner is one of several conspicous absentees from this year’s race, having failed to make the Israel-Premier Tech team due to a paucity of good performances.

"The wait is over" 🤩 @antmccrossan - the voice of @LeTour - takes you through the many hills and tricks of stage 1 around Bilbao #TDF2023 #TDFdata pic.twitter.com/dUtMfPtI7o — letourdata (@letourdata) July 1, 2023

An email: “Here we go,” writes Paul Griffin. “Christmas Day for people who can calculate their power to weight ratio. So obviously it’s Pogacar’s race right? He’s greatest talent of his generation, racing with panache, a streak of cold sadism, and with stronger team than last year.”

You can sense a “but” coming, can’t you? Back to you, Paul.

“But here is a mad mad mad stat: the last rider to race and lose a Grand Tour, then regain it, was nearly 40 years ago. Bernard Hinault in the 1985 tour. So maybe it’s Vingegaard and his Jumbo Visma storm troopers again. For waht it’s worth, I’m having a small wager on Tom Pidcock, given the paucity of time trials on the parcours. But something bad needs to happen to the big two for my boat to come in.”

The riders have another three kilometrres to go before racing begins. If I was unlucky enough to be among them, I would already be a wheezing, tailed-off wreck giving serio0us consideration to abandoning the race.

👋 The defending champion wishes you all a wonderful #TDF2023 ! 👋 Le tenant du titre vous souhaite un excellent #TDF2023 ! pic.twitter.com/QiAynempsp — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 1, 2023

The riders are still in the neutral zone: The 176-strong field is still making its way through the streets of Bilbao at a leisurely processional pace ahead of being given the all-clear to start racing. It’s unlikely to be a slow start as today’s stage seems wide open and there is a classified climb inside the first 15 kilometres.

Stage one of the 110th Tour de France is underway ...

The riders are off, with just the 3,406 kilometres ahead of them! They roll over the start line but won’t be given the signal to start racing until they’ve covered 11.5 kilometres. It’s predicted to be a two-horse race between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar but nobody is quite sure what kind of shape the two-time Slovenian winner is after recovering from a broken wrist he suffered in a crash during Liege-Bastogne-Liege in late April.

An email: “I think one of the best things about a yearly three week stage race is that when it ends, there’s 49 weeks until it begins again,” writes David Alderton. “This year’s route looks to be an absolute corker, and there’s excitement a plenty on offer every day. I’m really willing Cavendish to get one more win, his career has just been phenomenal.

“Speaking of riders who are retiring, Pinot’s swansong will be filled with emotion, I think he’ll nab one stage win as a last hurrah. He’s had some poor luck and the results he has had don’t reflect his ability.

“Overall, though, I think it’s going to be Vingegaard in yellow at the end of the race by about a minute. Regarding the polka dots it’s a tough one, but Pogacar will grab it. Sagan getting another green jersey would be a giggle and a way to sweep out the old and bring in the new.”

A question: “Who are the Americans riding in this years Tour De France and is there a chance an American wins this year’s Tour De France?” asks Kurt Perleberg, via email.

An answer: Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Kevin Vermaerke (DSM-Firmenich) and Lawson Carddock (Jayo Alula).

It’s difficult to imagine any of them have a hope of winning the Tour, although Sepp Cuss is almost certainly the best equipped to do so. He finished 18th last year and was 14th in this year’s Giro. However, he’ll be working in the sevice of Jonas Vingegaard, but if the reigning champion was to be forced out of the race through injury or illness, who knows what could happen. Neilson Powless, the first US Native American to ride in the race, finished a highly respectable 12th last year.

Increased calls for new safety measures

Jonathan Vaughters, manager of the EF Education Easy Post team, is the latest high-profile figure within cycling to advocate the use of safety netting on mountain descents.

The call for increased safety precautions comes less than a fortnight after Gino Mäder, of the Bahrain Victorious team, died after going over the edge during a high-speed mountain descent in June’s Tour of Switzerland.

Security tightened amid unrest concerns

The Tour de France has ramped up security as race organisers brace themselves for a double dose of disruption, both from climate change activists and the threat of civil unrest in France. Jeremy Whittle reports.

Vingegaard the man to beat in 2023

Jonas Vingegaard goes into this year’s Tour with a new authority and a lot more confidence than in 2022, and should benefit from the race’s many climbing stages. However, safety concerns linger after the Swiss cyclist’s Gino Mäder’s tragic death following a crash on a descent in the recent Tour of Switzerland. His Bahrain Victorious team-mates have withdrawn the race number 61 – their team’s leadership number – from this year’s Grand Boucle. Jeremy Whittle sets the scene from Bilbao.

Stage one: Bilbao to Bilbao (182km)

The Tour starts in Spain’s foremost cycling heartland, with a stage through the Basque Country hills which will give many the jitters, writes William Fotheringham . Four stiff ascents in the final 80km with the Côte de Pike less than 10km from the line means an initial sort-out of the field; at least one favourite could lose the race here. The finish is made for Julian Alaphilippe, so France will expect a win and yellow jersey. The riders roll out at 11.30am (BST).

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Starting with a three-day stint in the Basque country, this year’s Tour de France will feature 176 riders representing 22 different teams as they pedal their way along 3,406 kilometres of road. Plenty of them won’t make it to the finish line on the cobbles of the Champs Elysees in Paris in three weeks time but today, the contestants will set off on a 182km opening stage that begins and ends in Bilbao, the feeling in the bunch will be one of giddy excitement tinged with trepidation at the some of the almost superhuman challenges that lie ahead.

With Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard aiming to retain the title he won at his second attempt last year, Mark Cavendish attempting to break Eddie Merckx’s record for career stage wins, plenty of riders keen to nab the stage wins that are so important to their own and their team’s profiles and no shortage of other sub-plots, we’ll bring you all the action that’s fit to write up and plenty more that isn’t as the riders head off on today’s Grand Depart of the 110th Tour de France.

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Tour de France 2023 jersey guide: Who wears the yellow jersey? Green, polka dot and white jerseys explained

Published 03/07/2023 at 15:47 GMT

Each year, new fans flock to cycling due to the allure of the Tour de France. But it's not always the easiest sport to understand, particularly when it comes to the different jerseys on offer at the sport's biggest race. Here, we unpick the yellow, green, polka dot and white jersey competitions. Once you're up to speed, dive back into the Tour live and on-demand on discovery+ and eurosport.co.uk.

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• Flat stages: 50 points, 30, 20, 18, 16 (descending down to 15th position)
• Hilly stages: 30 points, 25, 22, 19, 17 (descending down to 15th position)
• Mountain stages: 20 points, 17, 15, 13, 11 (descending down to 15th position)
• Individual time trial: 20 points, 17, 15, 13, 11 (descending down to 15th position)
• Intermediate sprint: 20 points, 17, 15, 13, 11 (descending down to 15th position)

Who wears the polka dot jersey in the Tour de France?

• Hors Categorie: 20 points, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
• Cat. 1: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
• Cat. 2: 5, 3, 2, 1
• Cat. 3: 2, 1

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Tour de France 2023 LIVE result: Adam Yates wins stage 1 and the yellow jersey in Bilbao

Adam Yates beat twin brother Simon to victory on the opening stage of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey in Bilbao.

The pair, riding for rival teams, went clear from a select group at the top of the Cote de Pike towards the end of the lumpy opening 182km stage and opened up a gap on the descent back into town.

Having opened up a gap of 20 seconds on a chasing group, the brothers knew the fight was between themselves on the uphill sprint to the finish line and it was Adam who had the power to ride away at the very end to take yellow for the second time in his career.

Follow all the reaction and latest updates from stage one below.

Tour de France 2023

Tour de France 2023 begins with Grand Depart in Bilbao

182km hilly route throws open yellow jersey to array of contenders

Jonas Vingegaard trying to defend crown against two-time winner Tadej Pogacar

167km to go - Gregaard claims first mountain points

111km to go - eenkhoorn takes two points in the second mountain sprint, adam yates wins stage one.

16:20 , Ben Fleming

Adam’s UAE team-mate Tadej Pogačar wins the sprint in the chasing pack and it’s a superb first day as well for the two-time winner and team UAE as a whole.

16:18 , Ben Fleming

Jumbo-Visma are leading the chasing pack but they aren’t going to catch the Yates brothers at the top. It’s a brutal last kilometre climb to the finish line and it’s Adam Yates who takes to the front and pulls ahead of his brother, Simon.

It’s a historic brotherly one-two for the Yates brothers as ADAM YATES TAKES THE YELLOW JERSEY!

2km to go - Yates brothers still in front

16:15 , Ben Fleming

It’s going to be decided between these two as they have a 17-second lead over the chasing pack. Simon or Adam - who is going to take it? Surely a historic first with two brothers eyeing up the yellow jersey.

3km to go - Yates brothers maintain lead

16:13 , Ben Fleming

The pair still have a lead over the chasing pack. It’s an uphill finish so they’ll have to dig deep but what a performance to this point from the British performance who extend their lead to 15 seconds.

8km to go - Yates brothers in front

16:10 , Ben Fleming

And now the brothers take the lead! Adam for Team UAE Emirates and Simon for Jayco-AlUla - what a story this could be for the Brits.

Pogačar and Vingegaard are in the pack chasing them down but they’re about ten seconds behind.

10km to go - Pogačar and Vingegaard move to the front

16:07 , Ben Fleming

I think the Austrian was surprised that nobody went with him on the climb but he has the lead for Team UAE Emirates. A great platform for Tadej Pogačar surely...and he does take over but he’s joined by Vingegaard and Lafay as we reach the top.

We have a breakaway three!

Adam Yates and his brother Simon are in a two behind the main peloton.

15km to go - final climb approaching as Mas abandons

15:59 , Ben Fleming

Carapaz is back on the bike but gritting his teeth as he tries to pedal through the pain. The task for him will be just to try and get home and see if he can recover for stage two tomorrow. There hasn’t been any pictures of Mas back on a bike - what a shame that would be for the Spaniard if he can’t continue.

And there we have it. Confirmation that Movistar’s Enric Mas has abandoned the race.

20km to go - big crash

15:53 , Ben Fleming

Concerning pictures as Richard Carapaz and Enric Mas are two involved in a crash. The former, in particular, looks in a bad way and is still sitting on the road. Both their general classification hopes are all but gone on the first day.

A nasty gash on Carapaz’s left knee and he’s barely able to walk but a bike is out for him and he’ll look to continue.

25km to go - Powless takes mountain points

15:46 , Ben Fleming

A real narrow climb up to the top of this Cote de Vivero climb. In the end, America’s Neilson Powless takes the five points and moves to the top of the KOM standings for EF Education-EasyPost. Georg Zimmermann a close second.

Jumbo-Visma still with plenty of prominence at the front of the peloton. Plenty falling off too - Alexey Lutsenko and Warren Bargui perhaps the two biggest names who may have fancied their chances today.

30km to go - Cote de Vivero upcoming

15:36 , Ben Fleming

Onto the hardest climb of the day. It’s just over 4km at an average of just over 7%. Plenty of big names making their way to the front including Tadej Pogačar who is not far off those at the front.

40km to go - Down off the climb

15:27 , Ben Fleming

Just the one point available for that category four climb so no breaks out of the peloton but they now head down quickly before a big category two climb, the Cote de Vivero. The pace has picked up significantly and we’re still quite some distance from the end.

In the end, it is Jonas Abrahamsen of Uno-X who takes the solo point.

45km to go - Next climb upcoming

15:17 , Ben Fleming

It’s the Col de Morga, a category four climb, coming up next in just under 5kms. There are also the first signs of UAE Team Emirates and Tadej Pogačar towards the front of the peloton this race. Jumbo-Visma and Lotto DSTNY also prominent as they have been throughout.

50km to go - breakaway caught

15:10 , Ben Fleming

And just like that, the lead is gone. The breakaway five had been on their own since the get-go but with 50kms to go, we’re back to just one group. Who will make the next move?

55km to go - narrow gap remains

15:04 , Ben Fleming

The Col de Morga climb is the next categorised ride in a little over 10km. The leading five still have their slender 30-second lead but you feel like the peloton could eradicate that at any moment.

For now, they are happy to keep them there, but with two more mountain sprints shortly after the Col de Morga, you suspect that may change rather quickly as some of the peloton’s best climbers go after the Polka Dot jersey.

65km to go - More tough climbing

14:51 , Ben Fleming

It’s another tough climb for the leading group, albeit not a categorised one. Once they’ve descended this they’ll have a category four climb for more King of the Mountain points. Whether these five will still have their 30-second advantage by then is another question altogether...

73km to go - Peloton closing in

14:37 , Ben Fleming

The peloton has really closed that gap on the breakaway five and their lead is down to just 20 seconds. Guglielmi and Gregaard look to move away from the other three and create a separate group but they are caught up and come back together again.

After those bursts the lead is back to about 30 seconds.

75km to go - Bilbao eyeing home win for Basque Country

14:32 , Ben Fleming

The aptly named Pello Bilbao would be the first winner of a Tour de France stage to share a surname with the finishing town (I haven’t actually researched this fact but it almost has to be true). As if he needs any inspiration, he has just ridden past a giant mural of himself in his hometown, Guernica.

80km to go - peloton slowly reeling in breakaway

14:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

This five-rider break is losing it’s advantage, second by second as the kilometres tick by. The gap to the peloton is now down to less than a minute.

90km to go - Pascal Eenkhoorn wins intermediate sprint

14:13 , Lawrence Ostlere

Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny) is the first of the breakawayers through the day’s intermediate sprint and picks up 20 points for the green jersey – he is now provisionally leading the King of the Mountains and Points classifications, though that will all change by the end of the day.

At the front of the peloton, a few of the sprinters stretch their legs to pick up the remaining points, with Tour veterans Peter Sagan and Mark Cavendish putting in half efforts alongside Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen.

95km to go - Peloton takes a pitstop on the move

14:08 , Lawrence Ostlere

Jonas Vingegaard pulls over to the side of the road and answers a call of nature, and it signals to the rest of the peloton that this would be a good moment to pull out a bottle or sachet and refuel while the race leader catches back up.

100km to go - five-man breakaway leads peloton

14:00 , Lawrence Ostlere

A reminder of who makes up this leading quintet, now around 1min 30sec ahead of the peloton: Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty), Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa Samsic), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies).

This group are likely to be reeled in at some stage and it is all set up for some fireworks in the final 20km.

13:43 , Ben Fleming

Last time, Gregaard made a move early but with 800 metres to go, nobody has made a move. That fist move does come shortly after, though, as Gregaard tries to get away again but the other five are alert this time and stay with him with the exception of Calmejane who drops out.

The remaining four settle again but now it’s Eenkhoorn who makes the move! Gregaard can’t stick with him and the Lotto Dstny rider takes the two points - he now has three overall having finished second in the previous mountain sprint.

Guglielmi (Arkéa Samsic) follows Eenhoorn over the line in second place and takes a point.

115km to go - Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe climb

13:36 , Ben Fleming

It’s time for the start of the second climb with more mountain points on the board. Gregaard claimed two with Eenkhoorn taking one earlier in the race. Who in the leading five will take the honours this time?

It’s 3.6km long and just under an 8 per cent gradient. Tough going.

125km to go - Next big climb upcoming

13:20 , Ben Fleming

You can tell from the TV footage just how brutal a first stage this is as the riders continue to tackle this heavily undulating route.

Coming up in about 10km will have another category three climb - the Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe. The deficit from the peloton to the leading group hasn’t changed much in the last half an hour and currently sits at around 1m 40secs.

130km to go - Julian Alaphlippe and Wout van Aert in the hunt

13:07 , Ben Fleming

Both Soudal-QuickStep and Jumbo-Visma remain at the front of the peloton with the gap still around 90 seconds. You suspect that means that both of their specialist climbers - Alaphlippe and Van Aert - will be looking to get their hands on the yellow jersey if they can close that gap to the breakaway group.

And a reminder of who is in that breakaway group: Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty), Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa Samsic), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies)

140km to go - Crowds still lively

12:55 , Ben Fleming

One of the great things about bringing the Grand Depart to different countries is the enthusiasm from the crowds who get to witness the historic race in their backyard. And Bilbao is no different from the off here, as the leading pack and now the peloton are swarmed by a frenzied crowd as they make another climb with just under 140km to go.

The lead back to around 1m 30secs from the peloton.

150km to go - Peloton closes the gap

12:40 , Ben Fleming

Alpecin Deceuninck and Soudal-QuickStep’s riders are leading the peloton and the breakaway pack are now being closed in on. Jumbo-Visma take a turn at the front now, and in the last 10km, the leader’s advantage has been cut from two and a half minutes to just over one minute.

Lawrence Ostlere reports from Bilbao

12:33 , Ben Fleming

The Independent’s man on the ground, Lawrence Ostlere witnessed this morning’s Grand Depart:

The Grand Depart drew huge crowds to the streets around Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium, where thousands from all around the world came to get a glimpse of the peloton take off. It was a phenomenal atmosphere.

As the riders filed through thick layers of fans to the start line, the biggest cheers were reserved for local riders Pello Bilbao and Gorka Izagirre, and Colombians Egan Bernal and Rigoberto Uran – at every part of the Tour de France the Colombians always turn out in force.

Within a few minutes the buses and cars had all gone, and the streets are now quiet except for some fans sitting out having lunch.

161km to go - Two and half minute gap for leaders

12:26 , Ben Fleming

The deficit from the peloton to our leaders has now lengthened to over two minutes as they make their way up the first climb now.

12:17 , Ben Fleming

Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) is the first to make a break out from the leading group of five. He’s flying up the hill and the attack is timed to perfection. He claims the first mountain points of the Tour de France.

Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny) can’t get up to the Dane and claims one point as he crosses the line second at the top.

170km to go

12:12 , Ben Fleming

Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) with a mechanical issue means the Frenchman is racing off the back through the cars. Around him is heavy favourite, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) - it’s unclear if he has had a similar issue.

174km to go - One minute gap for leaders

12:05 , Ben Fleming

The leading five now have a minute advantage over the trailing peloton. You wonder whether anyone else will make a move sooner rather than later to try and get near them?

176km to go - early attack lengthen lead

12:03 , Ben Fleming

Lilian Calmejane (Intermarché - Circus - Wanty), Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa Samsic), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X) and Valentin Ferron (TotalEnergies) are the five riders in the breakaway group which have been allowed with ease to get away from the peloton.

Early attack

11:58 , Ben Fleming

Five riders make an early attack and form a breakaway. There’s a good gap opening up of just over 20 seconds from the peloton.

Official start

11:55 , Ben Fleming

The yellow flag has been waved by Christian Prudhomme and we are officially underway after the roll-out. What a first stage we’ll have in store with plenty of attacks no doubt in store right from the off.

3km till official start

11:50 , Ben Fleming

The roll-out is nearly done and we’ve got just over 3km till the official start of the race. Unlike previous years which have seen a gentle first stage, we’re straight into a punchy and hilly 182km route so expect drama from the outset.

Plenty in the crowd

11:40 , Ben Fleming

The Basque country last hosted the Grand Depart in 1992 and the cycling-mad region of Spain has certainly shown out en masse as the cyclists make their way through the city.

And we’re off!

11:34 , Ben Fleming

And just like that, we are underway for the 2023 Tour de France. An 11km roll-out to start for the riders.

Mark Cavendish will not allow emotions to get better of him in final Tour de France

11:29 , Ben Fleming

With the tough start to the Tour, for Britain’s Mark Cavendish, it will be a case of surviving and keeping himself in a condition to contest the sprint stages later into the opening week.

Cavendish is searching for a record-breaking 35th win to move him above the legendary Eddy Merckx for the most of all-time in the Tour.

But ahead of his last Tour before retirement, the 38-year-old maintains it will be business as usual.

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Tour de France 2023 stage 1 route preview: Yellow jersey on the line at Grand Depart in Bilbao

11:12 , Ben Fleming

It’s a Grand Depart like few others before it. The peloton faces a 182km hilly route, with 3,000m of climbing featuring five categorised ascents, of which the final two are sharp and testing. It should favour the strong climbers which is a rarity for the first stage and, for that reason, the yellow jersey is up for grabs.

It won’t be won against the clock but in a fight on the road, and the route – punchy but not mountainous – is one that just about anyone could win, bar the pure sprinters and the pure climbers.

Check out the full preview of stage one below:

Stage 1 preview: Yellow jersey on the line as Tour de France rolls out in Bilbao

How does Tadej Pogacar beat Jonas Vingegaard to Tour de France crown? Attack from the start

11:03 , Ben Fleming

Another Tour de France , and another instalment of what is becoming one of the great rivalries of modern cycling: Jumbo-Visma vs UAE Emirates, Jonas Vingegaard vs Tadej Pogacar .

A 21-year-old Pogacar dramatically beat Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic in 2020, then finished ahead of Vingegaard in 2021. So they ganged up on him last year and Vingegaard took his crown. After back-to-back triumphs, Pogacar was deposed and finally, some weakness was exposed.

This year, Pogacar comes into the Tour undercooked. A wrist injury scuppered a significant portion of his season, and although he returned recently to win the Slovenian road race and time-trial titles, his preparation has been far from ideal.

It promises to be another great battle between two of cycling’s current stars.

Take a look at the full preview for this year’s Tour de France below:

How Tadej Pogacar can beat Jonas Vingegaard and take back Tour de France crown

Tour de France 2023 preview

10:55 , Ben Fleming

Ahead of the Grand Depart, there are plenty of talking points for what promises to be an enthralling month of cycling.

The Independent’s Lawrence Ostlere, who is in Bilbao for stage one, takes a look at the biggest questions heading into this year’s Tour de France.

Can Mark Cavendish burnish his Tour de France legacy? | You Ask The Questions

Tour de France 2023: How to watch

10:49 , Ben Fleming

We are just under an hour from the start of the Tour de France. A reminder for those looking to watch in the UK that the race will be shown live on Eurosport 1 and ITV4, with coverage starting at 11am.

You can also watch it online via Sky Go and ITVX.

Why is the Tour de France 2023 starting in Spain?

10:41 , Ben Fleming

Today’s Grand Depart takes place in the Basque city of Bilbao in northern Spain.

Despite the race’s French roots, however, the 2023 edition will not start inside the country with the first three stages set to take place in various points around northern Spain. Here’s everything you need to know:

Jonas Vingegaard ignoring mind games ahead of Tour de France title defence

10:27 , Ben Fleming

Jonas Vingegaard is determined not to fall for any mind games coming from the camp of Tadej Pogacar as the Dane prepares to defend his Tour de France title.

The form of Pogacar, winner of the Tour in both 2020 and 2021, is largely unknown given he has raced only once – cruising to the Slovenian national title last weekend – since breaking his wrist at Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

On Wednesday, UAE Team Emirates Mauro Gianetti declared Lancastrian Adam Yates to be co-leader of the team alongside Pogacar due to the uncertainty. Pogacar followed up as he labelled Vingegaard the clear favourite for yellow.

The 24-year-old even seemed to add a hint of sarcasm as he said: “Jonas is the main guy for the Tour de France. He dominated in the (Criterium du) Dauphine and said he wasn’t in his best shape, so I can’t wait to see what he does in the Tour.”

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Jonas Vingegaard ignoring Tadej Pogacar’s ‘mind games’ ahead of Tour de France

Simon Yates happy to fly under the radar in Tour de France bid

10:19 , Ben Fleming

Simon Yates is happy to fly under the radar on the list of the contenders for yellow as he returns to the Tour de France this summer.

The 30-year-old is a former Grand Tour winner, victorious in the 2018 Vuelta a Espana, and has stood on the podium of the Giro d’Italia with third place in 2021, yet bookmakers are offering some pretty long odds on the Lancastrian challenging the likes of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar in France.

And that is fine with Yates, who wants to put up a fight in the general classification as long as he can but is keeping his options open over the next three weeks.

“It can be an advantage but my mindset has not really changed from any other Grand Tour,” the Jayco-Alula rider said. “I’m still very focused, still coming in after a great period of preparation.

“If I fly under the radar maybe that’s better anyway, you guys can take some of the pressure off me and we’ll go from there.”

Yates said he was happy with his preparation despite being forced to pull out of the Tour de Romandie, his last competitive outing in April, through illness.

Tour de France riders will be cautious after Gino Mader’s death, says Pidcock

10:03 , Ben Fleming

Britain’s Tom Pidcock said Gino Mader’s death during a high-speed descent in Switzerland less than two weeks ago could result in riders being more cautious at the Tour de France.

Swiss rider Mader died aged 26 due to injuries suffered when he crashed into a ravine during the Tour de Suisse. Pidcock’s Ineos Grenadiers team mate Magnus Sheffield crashed separately at the same corner, suffering concussion and spending three days in hospital.

Descending is one of Pidcock’s strengths but the 23-year-old, who won an iconic Tour de France stage at L’Alpe d’Huez last year, said Mader’s death may have an impact on his style.

“I think especially for everyone who was at the race, that was pretty hard hitting,” Pidcock, who also competing in the eight-stage race, told reporters on Wednesday.

“I think I didn’t see a single rider take any risks on the last two stages after that incident. Personally, one of the things that hit me was it happened descending, which is something that I love.

“It showed me what the consequences can be when it goes wrong. I don’t take unnecessary risks but things can happen when we’re riding down a descent at 100kph in lycra.”

Organisers tackle safety in wake of Gino Mader’s death

09:55 , Lawrence Ostlere

Tour de France organisers will install padding on the trickiest section of the descent from the Col de la Loze on the 17th stage as part of a global effort to improve riders’ safety following the death of Gino Mader.

The decision to use padding was made before Swiss rider Mader died in a high-speed crash in a descent at the Tour de Suisse this month.

“We will install Alpine skiing padding in the descent from the Col de la Loze, on the trickiest part,” Tour director Christian Prudhomme told a news conference on Friday on the eve of the opening stage in Bilbao.

After his death, Tour organisers decided, in agreement with the rider’s family and his Bahrain Victorious team, to pull bib number 61 from a race that will be highly scrutinised.

On Friday, the International Cycling Union (UCI), the Association of race organisers, the riders’ union and the teams’ association announced the creation of a body designed to improve the riders’ safety.

The body, called ‘safeR’, will not be functional before 2025 and funding has yet to be set up but all participants hailed an unprecedented effort to “sit together at the same table and work together.”

Prudhomme added that some 130km of roads had been renovated in the Alpine local government department of Haute Savoie, 2.5 of them in the fast descent from the Col de Joux Plane.

“The Haute Savoie is rich, it’s not the case of all of them,” he said, adding Tour organisers had identified 5,300 potentially dangerous spots on the 3,400km of the route.

“Every six or seven years, the amount of road furniture doubles, it’s hard to adjust to that,” Prudhomme said.

Tour de France organisers ready to adapt amid riots

09:47 , Lawrence Ostlere

Tour de France organisers are ready to adjust to any situation amid the riots that have erupted in the country following the fatal shooting of a teenager by police, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday.

“We are in constant liaison with the State services and we are following the situation and how it has been evolving,” Prudhomme told reporters.

Law enforcement officers are designated to ensure security at the end of every stage and questions arose as to whether they could be pulled out of the race to be redeployed to anti-rioting duties.

“Depending on what happens we will adapt if needed,” said Prudhomme.

The Tour starts on Saturday from Bilbao and will enter France on Monday with a finish in Bayonne and a start from Dax for the fourth stage on Tuesday.

Stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France

09:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

The 2023 Tour de France has all the ingredients of a classic: two leading protagonists ready to tear lumps out of each other in reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard and the deposed Tadej Pogacar; entertaining multi-talented stage hunters Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidcock; the great Mark Cavendish chasing a historic 35th stage win; all facing a brutal route with 56,000m of climbing and four summit finishes.

The Tour begins in the Spanish Basque country today, and these hilly routes will throw open the yellow jersey to a wide range of contenders. The race crosses the French border for some flat stages and an early jaunt into the high Pyrenees, where the Col du Tourmalet awaits. The peloton takes on the Puy de Dome volcano on its journey across France towards the Alps, and it is in the mountains that this Tour will ultimately be decided. It all ends on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday 23 July.

Here’s our full stage-by-stage guide:

Stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France route

Stage 1 timings

09:31 , Lawrence Ostlere

The Grand Depart is set for around 12.30pm local time – 11.30am in the UK – with the winner expected to cross the line at around 5:30pm in Bilbao.

Stage one preview

09:28 , Lawrence Ostlere

The 2023 Tour de France begins with a Grand Depart in the Basque Country, starting beside Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium and the iconic Guggenheim Museum. From there the peloton faces a 182km hilly route, with 3,000m of climbing featuring five categorised ascents, of which the final two are sharp and testing.

So often in recent years the Tour has begun with an individual time trial which, for my money, is much more exciting on stage 20 (see the dramatic 2020 finale) than stage one, with little yet to play for. That’s why this day looks so intriguing: the yellow jersey is up for grabs and it won’t be won against the clock but in a fight on the road, and the route – punchy but not mountainous – is one that just about anyone could win, bar the pure sprinters and the pure climbers.

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Jonas Vingegaard claims his second consecutive title

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) crossed the line safely on the final stage of the 2023 Tour de France, celebrating his second overall victory in a row well behind the peloton with his teammates.

Because of rain, officials called the time for general classification with one lap to go on the Champs Élysées, and the final gaps in the standings remained the same after stage 21 .

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was more active in the proceedings, going on the attack then leading out the sprint and then celebrating second overall at 7:29. He was also the race's best young rider.

Adam Yates gave the team two on the podium in third place overall at 10:56, claiming his first Grand Tour podium.

His identical twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) finished the race in fourth at 12:23.

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) finished the race despite his heavy crash on the penultimate stage to land in fifth at 13:17.

There were no changes for sixth to eighth place, in order,  Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) at 13:27, Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 14:44 and second on stage 20, Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) at 16:09.

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Rounding out the top 10 are Groupama-FDJ’s  David Gaudu (ninth at 23:08) and Cofidis’ Guillaume Martin (10th at 26:30).

American Sepp Kuss (jumbo Visma) who was involved in the same crash as Rodriguez, finished in 12th overall.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) lost the stage to Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) but could be consoled with a dominant performance in the Tour's green jersey competition.

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) took the last points on offer, while Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) was awarded the most combative rider prize.

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Here's a rundown of all the ongoing competitions at the Tour de France. Click here for a more comprehensive explainer , including minor competitions such as the intermediate sprints prize and the fighting spirit prize. Speaking of prizes, click here to find out how much the riders can win during the Tour de France .

Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.

Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.

Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.

White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.

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More Exciting Than Yellow? These Are the Green Jersey Contenders to Watch in the 2023 Tour de France

The defending champ isn’t chasing a repeat win, a super star wants to break the record, and a crop of sprinters are all in contention...the green jersey competition may be even more exciting than the overall victory this year.

Awarded each day to the leader of the Tour’s Points Classification (for which riders score points at mid-stage intermediate sprints and again at stage finishes), the maillot vert (“green jersey”) was created in 1953 to honor the 50th anniversary of the Tour de France.

Originally taking its color from La Belle Jardinière, a chain of clothing stores that sponsored the jersey during its early years, we’ve grown accustomed to the jersey’s bright green hue. But this year’s jersey will be darker, with mint green accents on the sleeves and Skoda as its presenting sponsor.

The battle to win the green jersey at the 2023 Tour de France will be wide open, with a defending champion who’s said he’s not concerned with retaining his title and a mountainous course that will make it hard for pure sprinters to win lots of stages and run away with the competition.

So here’s a rundown of this year’s green jersey contenders–and the other sprinters hoping to take a victory or two away from this year’s Tour.

The Defending Champion

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)

Belgium’s Wout Van Aert dominated last year’s green jersey competition, winning three stages and finishing on the podium in five others–all while helping Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard take home the yellow jersey . By the end of the Tour, the Belgian had amassed a whopping 480 points–194 more than the next-closest rider. But he’s not planning to defend his title this year, as he hopes to be at his best for August’s world road race championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Instead he’ll target stage wins while helping Vingegaard defend his own title.

The Challengers

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Last year’s runner-up in the green jersey competition, Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen looks ready to win it all this year. This year’s Tour is a tough one, with lots of early mountains and few chances for pure field sprinters, so a rider like a Philipsen–who’s strong enough to hold his own on harder stage finishes–will score points when others might not.

Better still, his team isn’t going for the yellow jersey, so he’ll have lots of support–including a wingman named Mathieu van der Poel . One of the strongest riders in the sport, van der Poel would be a green jersey contender himself were the Dutchman not preparing himself for a head-to-head battle with van Aert in Glasgow.

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)

Philippsen’s toughest competition should come from Denmark’s Mads Pedersen , another hybrid sprinter who excels in tough races like the spring Classics. A stage winner in all three grand tours, Pedersen won the Points Classification in last year’s Vuelta a España , proving he has what it takes to consistently score points in a mountainous grand tour in which a green jersey contender needs to be strategic with when and how he earns them.

Like Philippsen, Pedersen rides for a squad with no yellow jersey ambitions and will have the full support of his team on days that suit his talents. And he’s unafraid to go on the attack: he won his first Tour de France stage in last year’s race after a long breakaway into Massif Centrale, outsprinting his companions at the line. He took a similar breakaway stage win to complete his grand tour hat-trick at May’s Giro d’Italia.

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay is riding his first Tour de France this summer–and only the second grand tour of his still-young career. But the 23-year-old has the chops to hang with his more veteran colleagues. As a WorldTour rookie last season he won Ghent-Wevelgem and a stage at the Giro, victories that proved he’s capable of winning sprints on the world’s biggest stage.

He’s also a solid Classics rider , which means we can expect to see him score points on tougher finishes–and form a breakaway every now and then. And with a team searching for little more than stage wins, he’ll have the freedom and the support he needs to pull it off. Peter Sagan is the last rider to win the green jersey in his debut Tour de France, and that’s not a bad comparison for a rider like Grimay.

Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quick Step)

The Netherlands’ Fabio Jakobsen raced his first Tour last year after Quick-Step went with the young Dutchman instead of Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish, a controversial move that was somewhat justified when Jakobsen won Stage 2 in Nyborg.

But the then-25-year-old struggled as the race progressed, with a fifth-place finish on Stage 3 his best result throughout the remainder of the Tour. This year he comes to the Tour fresh off two stage wins at the Baloise Belgium Tour and hoping to score multiple stage wins. He’s unlikely to figure in the battle to win the green jersey though, this year’s course is too mountainous for that kind of goal.

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Destny)

Australia’s Caleb Ewan hasn’t won a stage at the Tour de France since taking two stages in 2020, but he remains the team’s best option when it comes to winning one this year. He’s inconsistent and prone to slumps, but he’s adept when it comes to making it over late-race climbs on days when other sprinters get dropped.

This makes him a favorite for Stages 3 and 4, both of which have climbs inside the final hour of racing. And his team is committed to helping him end his Tour winless streak, so they’re sending a strong group of lead-out riders to support him.

Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco AlUla)

Dylan Groenewegen returned to the Tour de France last year and promptly won Stage 3 , which was a bit of a coincidence considering the fact that the Dutchman served a 9-month suspension in 2021 for nearly killing Fabio Jakobsen in a field sprint during the 2020 Tour of Poland–and Jakobsen won Stage 2 the day before.

While not a contender for the green jersey overall, Groenewegen is at the center of his team’s sprint plans for 2023, and looks to be coming to the Tour in good form after winning two stages at the recent Tour of Slovenia. His biggest challenge will be making it through the Tour’s difficult opening weekend–and then the early trip through the Pyrenees–but if he does, he’s a good bet to win a stage or two.

Mark Cavendish (Astana)

Great Britain’s Mark Cavendish last raced the Tour for Quick Step in 2021, scoring four stage wins (tying him with Belgium’s Eddy Merckx for the most in Tour history) and the second green jersey of his storied career. But in one of the more head-scratching roster moves heading into last year’s Tour, Cav was left-off the team’s roster.

So he signed with Astana this past off-season, mainly because the team promised him a spot at the Tour and a chance to take the one win he needs to make the record his own. We weren’t feeling too good about Cav’s chances after watching him come up short during the first two weeks of May’s Giro d’Italia (during which he also announced that this season would be his last). But then the 38-year-old won the Giro’s final stage , proving that he still has enough left in the tank to make history. His quest to do so will be one of the most exciting storylines in this year’s Tour.

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