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That's all from us today. You can read our report of stage 16 here.

See you again on Wednesday for more fun in the mountains with a 129.7km stage from Saint Gaudens to a summit finish at Peyragudes. Bye for now.

'I just went full gas'

More from Hugo Houle, who broke clear with 40km to go of today's 178km stage for a brilliant solo win. His Israel-Premier Tech team-mate and fellow Canadian, Michael Woods, finished third:

"When I attacked, it was basically to set the table for Michael Woods. When I saw they let me go, Mike made a gap. I just went out at full gas and at the end I hung on and hung on, I was suffering so bad on the steep climb.

"I knew if I got to the top with 30 or 40 seconds, maybe I could do it. I just went full gas and it was tight. The gap was for a long time at 30 seconds but I never gave up and in the end in the technical section I gained some more time. When they showed me one minute I was like, unreal, I am going to do it.

"I was afraid a bit. I started to get some cramp and I was missing some food because I could not get the car for the last 60km but I made it."

How things stand after stage 16

The top three stay the same, but lots of movement elsewhere in the top 10...

General classification after stage 16:

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) 64hrs 28mins 09secs

2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 22secs

3. Geraint Thomas (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 43secs

4. Nairo Quintana (Col/Arkea-Samsic) +4mins 15secs

5. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama-FDJ) +4mins 24secs

6. Adam Yates (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +5mins 28secs

7. Louis Meintjes (SA/Intermarche-Wanty) +5mins 46secs

8. Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus/Bora-hansgrohe) +6mins 18secs

9. Romain Bardet (Fra/Team DSM) +6mins 37secs

10. Tom Pidcock (GB/Ineos Grenadiers) +10mins 11secs

'I had one dream'

An emotional Hugo Houle on his Tour de France stage win - his first at any Grand Tour - at the age of 31: "I never won a race so I guess it's the right place to win my first race.

"I was suffering but I made it and it means a lot to me. I had one dream, win a stage for my brother who died. When I turned professional I worked for 10, 12 years and today I got my win for him. It is incredible, I don't know what to say. I am just so happy."

For his brother

Hugo Houle pointed to the sky as he crossed the line. That was for his brother, Pierrik.

Post update

Hugo Houle wanted to win a Tour de France stage for his brother Pierrik, who was hit and killed by a drunk driver while he was out jogging in 2012.

He's just done that. What a ride by him today.

Adam Yates has lost a bit of time on the rest of the riders at the top of the GC. About one minute or so... Ineos team-mate Tom Pidcock is with him as he comes to the line... and further back still is Romain Bardet, who started the day fourth.

Wout van Aert is leading Vingegaard out in the sprint to the line... he beats Pogacar to the line but they finish together so no time gained or lost by the leaders there.

Here come the yellow jersey bunch...

Hugo Houle wins stage 16

Hugo Houle takes a huge swig from a bottle of water and pours the rest over his head.

Madouas leads out the sprint, what has Woods got? Not enough. Valentin Madouas takes second.

Then comes Alex Vlasov, who started the day in 11th. He is going to be in the top 10 overall tonight, because the yellow jersey group are more than five minutes back.

Who will finish second? Houle's team-mate and Canadian compatriot Michael Woods is in the mix...

Hugo Houle punches the air and points to the sky as he crosses the line for a brilliant victory.

Hugo Houle is about to join his team director Steve Bauer as a Canadian winner of a Tour de France stage. Bauer won his in 1988,

Hugo Houle flies on. His lead is growing and the stage win is getting closer by the second.

Down the road, the yellow jersey bunch are being led by Vingegaard's team-mate Wout van Aert. There will be no fireworks from Pogacar to come, unless he tries to claw back a few seconds in the sprint for the line.

So who is going to win this stage? Jorgenson is looking strong despite that tumble, and despite some nasty-looking cuts on his legs. Woods, understandably is not doing any work with his team-mate up the road and is just sitting on his wheel. Houle looks pretty good too though and is now 50 seconds clear.

8.5km to go

Matteo Jorgenson is back on his bike and is catching Michael Woods... I think team orders were for him to leave Houle to it, because his lead is up to 45 seconds.

9.5km to go

Spare a thought for Marc Soler, who was ill earlier in the day. He is at the bottom of Mur de Peguere, more than 46 minutes behind the leaders.

David Gaudu has zoomed down this hill. He has almost regained touch with the yellow jersey group, who are about six minutes behind the leaders.

Argghh. Jorgenson goes down and tastes tarmac after overcooking a corner on this downhill... Michael Woods is the closest rider behind Houle now, 34 seconds back. They are both Canadians and both team-mates for Israel-Premier Tech so it is going to be interesting to see how this plays out.

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• Date: 24 July 2022
• Start time: 16:45
• Avg. speed winner: 38.85 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 115.6 km
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Tour de France stage 15 live: as it happened – big break, individual win, GC stalemate

S tage 15 of the 2023 Tour de France covers 179km from Les Gets les Portes du Soleil to a summit finish at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc. 

The volume and severity of the climbing could finally see the gap between first and second on the GC increased to a more decisive margin – in either rider's favour. With so much at stake for Pogacar and Vingegaard, the chances are they'll be first and second over the finish line, too.

Let's hope they have a clear stretch of road ahead of them when attacking today.

Here we go with Cycling Weekly's live coverage of Stage 15 of the 2023 Tour de France. The riders are currently rolling through the long neutralised section, with 7km+ to go until the start

Former Arsenal Football Club manager Arsene Wenger – reportedly a big fan of cycling – is accompanying race director Christian Prudhomme in the lead car today

We're underway!

Mathieu van der Poel is on the attack

As Giulio Ciccone joins the moves with the expected aim of mountains points, Wout van Aert turns up and looks like he might be wanting to get clear with the breakaway

Splits in the peloton as more attacks go off the front, attempting to pull a breakaway clear 

Neilson Powless is present in the latest breakaway attempt, trying to retake the lead in the KOM competition – today he's wearing the jersey on behalf of Vingegaard

Van der Poel is back on the front of the lead group but the gap is still only hovering around 15-17 seconds

Cofidis are getting frustrated at the front of the chasing peloton, but the gap has been closed

Nils Politt's off on a solo, with a few glances back hoping for some company

Three riders are coming across to Politt, he'll have some mates soon enough

More riders are trying to get clear of the main peloton as the front group becomes four: Politt, Julian Alaphilippe, Aurélien Paret-Peintreand Alexey Lutsenko

Wout van Aert's just remembered he's got a few more gears and off he goes round the group he was in. But once at the front he eased up a bit

As A. Paret-Peintre loses touch with the other three, Van Aert skips past him to top the front group back up to four

With so many riders going off the front of the main peloton and with the impetus now lacking out front a bit, it could be all back together again. But it could go either way at this point

Tony Gallopin is struggling at the back of the peloton 

The breakaway now has 25 seconds but this isn't set yet

Just as Powless has got to the front group, he's getting shelled by an attack by Alaphilippe. Lutsenko has managed to match the move 

Tom Pidcock now active in an attack

Alaphilippe and Lutsenko are working well together to grow their advantage

The road narrowed, and was further narrowed by the crowds encroaching the road, and the coming together saw riders hit the deck

Riders are still waiting for replacement bikes while others are struggling to get up. This could see the breakaway get clear after the peloton had been holding the lead riders within reach

Replays suggest, though it's not confirmed at this point, that a member of the public may have caused the crash by dangling their arm into the peloton 

30+ chasers behind the lead pair, who possibly would have been closed down by the peloton if it hadn't been for the crash (possibly caused by a 'fan')

Alaphilippe and Lutsenko chatting, probably deciding whether to push on now or let the 35-man group behind come up to them. With four minutes on the peloton, the lead groups are now well clear 

Tom Pidcock is on his way back to the peloton from the second group 

The peloton is taking it very steadily as it reaches the intermediate sprint point, almost eight minutes down on the very front of the race 

Lutsenko had a gap on Alaphilippe but they're back together now 

Powless is following Ciccone as they both hunt mountains points. They're 26 seconds behind the lead pair so could push on and catch them. The rest of the second group are all just looking at the KOM hunters 

Lutsenko goes over the KOM summit ahead of Alaphilippe while Van Aert sets the pace behind 

Ciccone beats Powless to third 

Lutsenko just holds it up, dangling his right leg out for balance on a corner as he and Alaphilippe head down the descent 

The second group is now the first group as Alaphilippe and Lutsenko are brought back 

Marco Haller (Bora-Hansgrohe) has eeked out 14 seconds on the breakaway, using the descent to get away

Haller is on the Col de La Croix Fry, starting the climb with 45 seconds over the break and 7:03 over the peloton 

Rui Costa is on the move, making his way to Haller

Rui Costa's last Tour stage win came 10 years ago, when Tadej Pogacar was a 14-year-old school boy

Costa has dropped Haller 

Haller's adventure is over as the polka dot group has reached him, led by Wout van Aert

57.7km to go

Costa's gap is closing and Ciccone looks ready to take more KOM points. A bad day for Powless who's been dropped

56.6km to go

David Gaudu is having a bad day, fighting to hold the group

55.8km to go

Costa's been caught

54.8km to go

Rigoberto Uran is following Ciccone, probably hoping to take some points off him on behalf EF teammate Powless

54.6km to go

Ciccone takes the points with relative ease, no challenge from behind. With three climbs to go, he's in the joint lead of the competition 

Ciccone takes the points with relative ease, no challenge from behind. With three climbs to go, he's in the joint lead of the competition

47.6km to go

Soler is on the attack, he'll probably take the two points at the top of the climb, to Ciccone's annoyance

Reaction is still coming in to the crash earlier in the stage:

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43.8km to go

A couple of riders have gone down on a corner, it looks like Uran was one of them, both riders look to have escaped serious harm 

42.9km to go

Powless and Alaphilippe have been caught by the peloton, not the way they would have wanted their days to go 

42.1km to go

Van Aert and two others have caught Soler

Fingers crossed we don't get any attack hindering moto-moments today

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40.6km to go

The front group is Van Aert, Soler, Wout Poels and Krists Neilands

39.8km to go

Van Aert and Neilands have distanced Soller but he's still in sight. Poels is in between at a varying distance 

36.4km to go

Neilands has gone down on a corner, hitting a small wall. On the last shot of him, he'd sat up so hopefully is relatively unscathed 

The situation is worse than it first appeared: Neilands took a bottle from a moto, which clipped his rear wheel and caused him to crash. The previously accused wall probably saved him from going over the edge of the road. The rider looks to be alright though, fingers crossed 

26.3km to go

The lead trio are working well together and their gap is out over a minute. Apparently Neilands is up and riding, which is good news, but his chance of a stage win is long gone, which is a real shame 

20.1km to go 

The chasing group is rotating through but the gap is not coming down, so it's not proving very effective

17.1km to go

The Wouts are dropping Soler on the descent

11.4km to go

Soler looks to be coming back a bit as the road starts to go up again

10.8km to go

Here comes Soler as Poels drops Van Aert 

9.8km to go

Soler has caught and passed Van Aert. Poels is still in the lead. 

9.6km to go

Warren Barguil (Arkea-Samsic) is on the attack from the chasing group. He's looking around a lot though 

The Jumbo-Visma led peloton is in bits, split up by the descent and the run in to the final climb(s)

Barguil's been caught and is now getting dropped. Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) is on the move, perhaps a bit early, but he could improve his GC position with a strong gap over the yellow jersey group 

UAE are driving the pace on the front of the hugely reduced peloton. So reduced, 'peloton' probably isn't accurate 

Maximum points on the KOM for Wout Poels, but that probably doesn't interest him 

Van Aert and Soler are together again, 30 seconds behind Poels 

Poels has completed the short descent between the pair of climbs, he's now on the final ascent with 7km to go and 27 seconds over the chasers

Pidcock working hard to hold on to the group. Come on Tom!

5.1km to go

Poels has 42 seconds over Van Aert and is pushing on

Pidcock passes Neilands on the descent 

Pidcock is back on the group!

Carlos Rodriguez is clear of the GC group, perhaps by luck rather than design, but he's looking strong 

3.8km to go

Poels has a minute and should be on for the stage win

3km to go and 1:11 for Poels: the stage is his, surely?

Van Aert looks to be paying for earlier efforts and is really labouring. His advantage over Soler should see him finish second on the stage, but it's unlikely a rider of his quality will be happy with that 

4.9km to go for the GC group, almost seven minutes behind Poels. It looks like it's advantage Pogacar as Kuss has been dropped and Vingegaard is isolated 

Yates is pacing Pogacar and Vingegaard

Yates is out the saddle and pushing hard 

Flamme rouge for Poels

3km to go for Yates, Pogacar, Vingegaard

Yates is riding away from Pogacar... tactical or is Pogacar getting dropped? 

Poels wins!

Rodriguez has caught Pogacar and Vingegaard

Van Aert crossed the line over two minutes down on Poels

Yates has caught his teammate Soler: would it have been better if both had slowed off and ridden with Pogacar? 

The remnants of the break are crossing the line in ones and twos

Vingegaard looks like he's ready to attack as the trio passed under the flamme rouge

Pogacar goes first!

Vingegaard goes with him and gets back on his wheel. They pass Soler. 

It was actually Yates they passed, Soler gave Pogacar a short turn

Vingegaard comes round Pogacar on the final bend but it might be a photo for who got across the line first. With the bonuses long gone, the gap between the pair will stay the same going into the second rest day

What a day! We've now got a rest day followed by a 22.4km time-trial with an uphill finish. It should fit its nickname as 'the race of truth'

Here's a round up of today's stage:

Wout Poels wins Stage 15 of the Tour de France as the GC battle ends in a grinding stalemate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

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

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

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

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

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

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

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

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

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

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

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

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

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

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

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

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

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

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

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

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

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

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

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

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

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

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

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

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

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

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

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

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

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

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

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

Asia Pacific

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

Middle East and Africa

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

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Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 7 of the 2023 Tour de France, 169.9km from Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux.

Riders are getting ready for the start in Mont-de-marsan with neutralised racing set to get underway at 13:15 CEST and our official start to be taken at 13:30 CEST. Two days of Pyrenean punishment are behind us and today should be another chance for the sprinters are we head north, at times alongside the river Garonne, and into the finish in Bordeaux for the first time in 13 years. 

The racing has been heating up throughout this incredible first week of racing, and it's actually heating up on the ground at the race in Mont-de-Marsan. Take a look at Danish national champion, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), doing the media rounds with an ice vest on to regulate his temperature before the action kicks off. 

Both of the bunch sprints at this year's Tour have been won by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who has combined perfectly with lead-out extraordinaire, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), to come into the final few hundred metres a the head of the bunch, allowing the Belgian to hold off the oncoming charge behind. Will anyone be able to stop them and the rest of the well-oiled Alpecin lead-out on an incredibly flat day?

Here's an early look at our new yellow jersey, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) , as he prepares for stage 7 outside the Jumbo team bus as spotted by Stephen Farrand, one of the great Cyclingnews' team on the ground at the Tour. He took the jersey yesterday after Jai Hindley (Bora-hansgrohe) was dropped on the Tourmalet, but did lose time to his key rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). 

Apart from the obvious hot and sunny weather, there is also meant to be a cross-tailwind for the majority of the route which should play a part in positioning and ensuring, if any splits form, you are on the correct side of them. Teams will need to be attentive throughout the day. 

We're underway from the neutral start, the départ fictif, with big crowds already lining the roads in Mont-de-Marsan. The town has a rich history of sport with a with-known team in both rugby and football sharing the same name: Stade Montois. 

We're in the former home of cycling legend, Luis Ocaña, the Spaniard who won the 1973 Tour de France and was a key rival for Eddy Merckx. Read more about his history and the contenders for the day in Stephen Farrand's great preview of the day's racing below. Cavendish growing in confidence as Tour de France sprint chances return - Stage 7 preview

169.9KM TO GO

We're underway on stage 7 of the Tour de France! We had no breakaway for over 100km on the last flat day, stage 4. Hopefully, we will see more riders chancing their hand at making the break today. 

Four riders have somewhat of a split for now, one from TotalEnergies, Arkéa-Samsic, Movistar and Uno-X. They are looking around, however, so may not be totally comfortable. 

Nelson Oliveira (Movistar) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X) have knocked off their effort already with Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-Samsic) and Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) staying with the move for now. 

Shake of the head for Guglielmi as Burgaudeau is the next to stop trying. Both the Frenchman had conversations on the radio, but were clearly given different instructions. 

Right well that's the break of the day gone in just Guglielmi, who is probably not best pleased with his sports directors leaving him out there on his own. The gap to our lone leader is approaching three minutes already. 

Vingegaard is sitting calmly at the back of the relaxed peloton and waving to the cameras. Here he is at the startline with the other key protagonist of this year's Tour. Today won't be a day for them, however, with a bunch sprint well on the cards. 

150KM TO GO

Guglielmi, thankfully, has a tailwind as the only thing to help him on a day where he'll be all alone for a number of hours. He was in the break on the opening stage of this year's Tour as well and now has a gap of 6:31 over the peloton. 

The teams with big sprinters are taking up their positions at the head of the peloton, but without any impetus as a solo breakaway rider shouldn't be any threat to their ambitions for the day. 

Happy birthday to Lars van den Berg (Groupama-FDJ). The 25-year-old Ducthman is on Tour de France debut in this year's race. 

Fêter son anniversaire sur le Tour ✔️Happy birthday Lars! 25 ans 🎂 pic.twitter.com/UmQpdCiQbF July 7, 2023

Lotto-Dstny have clear ambitions of winning this stage as they are the team most prominent at the front of the peloton. Caleb Ewan will be their man for the final sprint, and the Australian has come the closest to beating Philipsen so far. On stage 3 he was third, but finished runner-up on stage 4 and was only beaten to the line by half a wheel. Can the Australian go one better today for his sixth Tour de France victory?

130KM TO GO

Guglielmi's gap at the front has been reduced to 4:07, not by any real acceleration, however, as the peloton is still completely calm with Alpecin-Deceuninck and Lotto-Dstny swapping turns. 

Here's another look at the day's very flat profile. There is one KOM point available at the top of the Côte de Béguey (1.2km at 4.4%), but that is far too easy to have an effect on our sprint field here. 

Guglielmi is chatting away to those on race vehicles alongside him at the front of the race as he toils away is pursuit of the combativity prize and gold race number for tomorrow. 

Here's an update from the CPA, the union that works to protect riders among other things, that today's 3km rule will be enforced earlier at 3.6km before two trick bends arrive into Bordeaux. The GC teams will race until this point before hopefully clearing the way for the lead-out trains to take up the mantle at the front and battle it out in the final sprint. 

Today, on behalf of the riders we have requested the jury of commissaires to obtain the last 3 KLM rule at 3klm600 before 2 tricky bends. Thank you @UCI_cycling and @LeTour for accepting our request for the safety of the riders 🙏👏👏#SafetyFirst pic.twitter.com/YrTgLxzjQv July 7, 2023

Today's finishing City, Bordeaux, has been visited in the Tour 85 times and is only second only to Paris in terms of appearances. We haven't been here for years, however, as the last time it was used was in 2010. On that occasion, the sprint was won by a certain Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) ahead of Julian Dean, Alessandro Petacchi, Robbie McEwen and Óscar Freire. On that day, the Manx Missile was still at the peak of his powers and was able to even enjoy a look back at the field as he eased to his fourth of five victories at the 2010 Tour. 

100KM TO GO

Thankfully there is a tailwind aiding the riders in their relaxed journey to Bordeaux today. It's time for a feed as the musettes and bidons begin to be passed throughout the pack. 

Guglielmi's advantage has dropped to 2:48 with Lotto, Alpecin and now Astana Qazaqstan all putting riders on the front to help chase. 

We're closing in on our intermediate sprint in Grignols which should act as a warm up for the grand finale in Bordeaux. Guglielmi should mop up the full 20 points available, but who in peloton will go for points to add to their green jersey classification total?

Here we go! Van der Poel hits the front for the lead-out with Philipsen on his wheel and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), but it's Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) who takes the remaining top prize of 17 points over the rise to the intermediate sprint. Philipsen came over in third in the green jersey and Coquard in fourth. Girmay may feature in today's final, but tomorrow's more lumpy stage into Limoges should suit him better. 

As the pace kicks up and our solo escapee's advantage drops below a minute, here's a look at Guglielmi on his solo adventure of the day. 

Nans Peters (AG2R-Citroën) and Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) have decided to move off the front as we enter the final 75km of racing on stage 7. 

We've now got three Frenchman at the front as the counter-attackers have joined their compatriot. Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quick Step) is back within the cars having gone for a nature break as the peloton sped up. 

It sounds as if we're going to have a quite technical finish into Bordeaux, with people on the ground describing how the run in will be completed with narrow roads, cobbles, road furniture and constantly changing widths of barriers setting up a dangerous finish. Hopefully, everyone stays upright and we don't have similar carnage in the final to stage 4. 

Our three leaders have rebuilt their advantage to 1:16 as the stage is approaching its latter moments. Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq has hit the front for Soudal-Quick Step and will undoubtably be beginning his huge workload for the day all for Jakobsen's sprint ambitions. 

Cavendish is towards the back of the peloton and is looking for his team car. He's stopping at the side of the road now with two teammates waiting up for him. It was for a wheel change and he's chosen to stay on the specific race bike setup for today. Take a look at that special Willier bike below. Mark Cavendish's Wilier Filante: Is this bike going to make history?

There's some incredibly narrow roads for the breakaway trio as they pass through the town of Langon and cross over the Garonne river. 

Van der Poel has had a bike change onto a wonderful white bike at the back of the peloton. He'll chase back alongside the Astana trio containing Cavendish. 

The front of the peloton is awakening from a quiet start with teams beginning to line up in colour order at the head of the peloton. As the pace increases, it will become more and more difficult to move up in position. 

Cavendish and Van der Poel have safely returned to the bunch as they approach the only categorised climb of the day, the Côte de Béguey (1.2km at 4.4%).

Van Aert and Van der Poel have just shared a nice chat at the back of the bunch. They could both feature in today's finale in different roles, with the Belgian going for the sprint and the Dutchman performing the lead-out for Philipsen. 

Guglielmi was dropped on the climb by his two French compatriots and his solo day in the break has ended. He’s been reabsorbed now by the bunch, but Latour and Peters still have a 1:06 advantage. 

Here's a look at our remaining two escapees from the day's racing on stage 7 of the Tour de France, Latour and Peters flying the French flag on a sunny Friday. 

Dsm-firmenich are showing their faces in the wind at the front now for their sprinter, Sam Welsford. They've not got the first two bunch sprints right by any stretch of the imagination and will be desperately wanting to give him a chance at hitting out for glory in his debut Tour. It's been a good week for Australia already so he'll be hoping for some good luck. 

Latour and Peters are doing a great job for now and holding their advantage at 1:11. They still shouldn't be a threat come the finish in Bordeaux, but the peloton won't want to mess around.

Cyclingnews' Stephen Farrand is at the finish in Bordeaux and you can see in his tweet that we have some dreaded barriers with feet somehow making it into the final 2km. hopefully these won't play any role in the final, but it's not what you want to see at a bike race, let alone the biggest one in the world. 

I don’t understand why the feet of the barriers in the final 2km are in the road and not on the kerb. Any idea @BriSmithy @HansenAdam ? pic.twitter.com/2L9xlL42wq July 7, 2023

Graphics of the final 5km are showing a few roundabouts as they enter the famous French city. They will then turn back on themselves and cross the river Garonne inside the final 4km before they ride north along the riverside and finish adjacent to the Place des Quinconces - Bordeaux’s most famous square, on what should be an incredibly high-speed run to the line. 

Only 36 seconds remain of an advantage for our two remaining breakaway riders. 

It's 33 degrees at the finish in Bordeaux and already heating up in the peloton as the almighty fight for position is about to continue. Every team will want front position for each narrowing of the road and positioning will be vital in the finale, with so many chances to lose your lead-out's wheel with cobbles, turns and chicane all featuring. 

This is one of Cavendish's remaining chances to overtake Eddy Merckx's 34 stage wins and sit alone atop the record for wins at the Tour in his final appearance at La Grand Boucle before retiring. Cees Bol (Astana Qazaqstan) will be his last man in the final and will likely want to position him onto the wheel of either Philipsen of Jakobsen. Can the Manx Missile get it done in Bordeaux? We're about to find out with 12km to go. 

Splits are forming in the middle of the bunch. We've got single file lines behind the block of sprinters teams and GC teams lining the head of the race. An uneven roundabout has lost some of the sprinters vital positions, even this far out from the finish. 

Our two stragglers are still toiling away out in front, but the bunch is really starting to wind up for the third sprint finish of this year's Tour de France. 26 seconds is the gap now. Ineos, UAE and Jumbo are all doing a tremendous job of looking after GC hopefuls for now and remember, their finish line with be the moved 3.6km line, after which is where if any incident or crash occurs, all riders will be given the same time.  

We've had our first big bottleneck of the run in as the teams are squeezed into a very tight gap, not for the last time today. The riders won't want to see a roundabout for a while after this finale. Jayco AlUla are set up nicely for now with Dylan Groenewegen their option for the sprint.

Van Aert has dropped off the back of the peloton and will play no part in today's sprint. Unsurprising after two long days in the break and the incredible effort he put in yesterday. Latour has been patted on the back by Peters and he now leads solo at the head of the race. 

The GC riders have successfully crossed their safety marker at 3.6km and will hopefully now move out the way and let the big-men get to work in this difficult finish. Vingegaard is in second wheel. 

Jakobsen looks in great form even after two days and a heavy crash on stage 4. Philipsen is also right towards the front as they cross the bridge and the river Garonne. 

Philipsen has two riders to aid him and all the rest have one. Jakobsen, Groenwegen, Ewan, Bauhaus, Pedersen and Meeus are all sat behind Philipsen and waiting to strike. 

Alpecin-Deceuninck are set up absolutely perfectly with their incredible train. Can anyone overcome them and Philipsen?

All the sprinters are there, this is gonna be a hectic finale!

Cavendish is being moved up by Bol in the final kilometre.

Welsford has been dropped off onto the wheel and here we go the finale sprint launches!

Van der Poel is at the front and leading Philipsen perfectly, when will they go?

STAGE FINISH

Cavendish hits the front but Philipsen breaks his heart and overtakes the Manx Missile at the dying moment. So close to 35, but not to be as the Belgian flyer takes his third stage in the 2023 Tour de France. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins stage 7 of the Tour de France.

Philipsen had to react once Cavendish took a flyer and hit out for glory. Van der Poel had hit the front slightly early and the Belgian waited for the perfect moment to slip back into the Brits wheel and launch his own sprint as the line approached. Cavendish second and Girmay third. 

Here's what stage winner Jasper Philipsen had to say after completing his hattrick of wins at the 2023 Tour de France on only stage 7. "I think we can be proud enough on our team achievement, like without them it would never be possible to get this third stage win already so, I'm just really proud of them, how they worked together and how we find each other in the final to do everything we can and that leads to success. I'm super happy and proud." "I think were very well grouped in the final 3k and even Soren [Kragh Andersen] did an amazing pull and we still had Jonas [Rickaert] and Mathieu [van der Poel] there so I was always in a good wheel and never had to do a big effort before I could launch my sprint and that's how we win." This is what he said in response to if he could believe he'd already won three stages of the 2023 Tour de France: "No. If you told me this one week ago I would think your crazy, but so far it's a dream for us, a dream Tour and we just continue and hopefully we can add another one but  I think from now I'm looking to Paris also." "He [Cavendish] was really strong and I would have also loved to have seen him win, but I think everybody and for sure he will keep on trying and he's up there, in good condition, so it will be hard." He also extended his firm lead in the green jersey completion: "From now on I think it's a goal as well to try and take this to Paris, but we're only one week far so it's still a long and tough Tour and we'll see. I just enjoy the moment."

Here's the full results of today's bunch sprint, courtesy of FirstCycling.

Here's what Mark Cavendish had to say after his disappointing second-place finish on stage 7 of the Tour de France: "I was in a quite good position, might've looked like I was far back, but I was okay in where I wanted to be. It's a long straight finish. Cees [Bol] had moved me up with good speed into the last k[ilometre]. I was on the right wheels and then yeah I kicked, a little earlier than I'd liked, but actually, it was about the same time as I did in 2010." Cavendish then revealed how he had issues with his gearing come the final sprint, which hindered some of his ability to sprint. "But once I kicked, I started, my gears jumped from the 11 to the 12. I had to sit down. The cadence just whacks up, then it goes back to the 11 then I try and stand up again then it goes back to the 12 and you sit down." He's talking about the sprockets on his cassette there with the 11tooth being his biggest gear and the one he'd want to be in for the final sprint. With some of the bumps in the final, Cavendish's gears would've jumped from his biggest gear into the one below it which meant his cadence increased and it was harder to put the power down. The Manx Missile was forced to have a back wheel change with 40km long to go and even though both cassettes on his original and spare back wheel are meant to be set at the exact same place, it may have been a fraction off causing his chain to jump onto a different sprocket. "It was nothing you can do except kind of hope. I'm bitterly disappointed there, like majorly disappointed, but we keep on trying you know. Again you know, saw an improvement in how the boys were so you can be positive with it."

"What can I do, I'm happy. I'm sorry I can't be more happy about it, I'm a bit disappointed."

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has taken, with this, his fifth straight win in a Tour de France bunch sprint. That record extending from the 2022 edition of the race into the 2023 Tour. He's well established now his dominance over the rest of the sprint field in the pro peloton and with that well-oiled Alpecin machine working non-stop to deliver him in the right spot, its no surprise. Today however was all about him and his ability to deliver once Cavendish flew by him on the right side of the road. Will we see anyone else win a bunch sprint at the 2023 Tour de France?

What's next? We may get an early answer to whether Philipsen can finally be beaten as we have a day that could be for the fast men from Libourne to Limoges across 200.7km. They will have to contend with three categorised climbs in the final 70 kilometres, however, the Côte de Champs-Romain (2.8km at 5.2%), Côte de Masmont (1.3km at 5.5%) and the Côte de Condat-sur-Vienne (1.2km at 5.4%) before the finish in Limoges. You may remember Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) coming painfully close to beating Marcel Kittel in a finish in Limoges in 2016, the last time it was in the Tour. Le Coq will be trying his hardest to go one better on a stage that suits him perfectly tomorrow. Look to see the teams with fast riders more accustomed to climbing, Intermarché for Girmay, Cofidis for Coquard, Trek for Pedersen and maybe even Jumbo for Van Aert set a high pace on the climbs to try and drop the purer sprinters. Sadly for them, Philipsen is far from poor at getting over hills and Alpecin could also let Van der Poel sprint if the green jersey does get dropped. It should be an interesting finale. 

That wraps things up for Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 7 of the Tour de France in what was another thrilling bunch sprint. Check back tomorrow for live coverage of stage 8 and make sure to check out our whole host of other content coming out from the race. Also read Laura Weislo's full report and see the growing photo gallery from the day's action below. Tour de France: Philipsen denies Cavendish, completes hat-trick in Bordeaux

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