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Tour de France 2023 stage 6 LIVE: Winner, highlights and standings after Pogacar stuns Vingegaard

Tadej Pogacar bounced back in vintage fashion to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, gaining a psychological edge over Jonas Vingegaard even though the defending champion took the overall leader’s yellow jersey.

The Slovenian, who lost ground to Vingegaard in Wednesday’s first mountain stage, resisted his rival’s attack in the Col du Tourmalet before going solo on the final climb to Cauterets-Cambasque and beating the Jumbo Visma rider by 24 seconds.

After Australian Jai Hindley, who claimed the yellow jersey on Wednesday, was dropped before the top of the Tourmalet, Vingegaard and Pogacar were set to fight for the stage win on the last ascent, a 16-km effort at 5.4%.

Pogacar attacked with 2.7km left, taking Vingegaard by surprise after the Dane’s team had done everything to set him up for the win all day.

Overall, Vingegaard leads Pogacar by 25 seconds and third-placed Hindley by one minute and 34 seconds.

Follow all the latest updates from stage six below:

Tour de France 2023 - Stage Six

Highlights – final kilometre of stage six, tadej pogacar wins stage six.

3km to go: Pogacar attacks Vingegaard close to summit finish

95km to go: Bryan Coquard takes 20 points in the sprint ahead of Wout van Aert

115km to go: Neilson Powless claims two KOM points atop Cote de Capvern-les-Bains

16:46 , Lawrence Ostlere

A look back at that final kilometre:

Tadej Pogacar wins stage six

16:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

You can take a look at the full standings in every category in the race tracker above.

16:37 , Lawrence Ostlere

The two superstars of this Tour de France salute one another:

Respect 🤜🤛 @TamauPogi and Jonas Vingegaard. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/MaT9ORhFiM — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 6, 2023

Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey

16:34 , Lawrence Ostlere

That was great fun. Vingegaard now leads the Tour de France by 25 seconds from Pogacar. Jai Hindley is third at +1min 34sec, and no one else is within three minutes.

Stage six – top five finishers

16:29 , Lawrence Ostlere

1. Tadej Pogacar2. Jonas Vingegaard, at 23’’3. Tobias Halland Johannessen, à 1’22’’4. Ruben Guerreiro 2’06’’5. James Shaw, 2’15’’

16:28 , Lawrence Ostlere

Take a look at that ruthless attack:

💥 @TamauPogi ATTACKS! Vingegaard is not in his wheel! 💥 @TamauPogi ATTAQUE ! Vingegaard n'est pas dans sa roue ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/tLG4iLcCdM — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 6, 2023

🏆 🇸🇮 @TamauPogi , ladies and gentleman! 🏆 Mesdames et Messieurs : 🇸🇮 @TamauPogi ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/CfD0qc4Kaz — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 6, 2023

16:26 , Lawrence Ostlere

Jai Hindley comes in two and a half minutes down on the leaders – he will give up the yellow jersey to Jonas Vingegaard. Pogacar will be second in the general classification, about half a minute down on the Danish reigning champion. What a Tour we have in store now.

16:23 , Lawrence Ostlere

What an assault by Pogacar! He wins stage six with that unmatchable solo attack to the summit at Cauterets. Vingegaard comes home 23 or 24 seconds down, as well as some time bonus too.

Tour de France stage six – Pogacar closes in on finish line

16:22 , Lawrence Ostlere

400m to go: The road flattens out and this will suit Pogacar nicely – he is going to sprint to the line...

Tour de France stage six – Pogacar passes flamme rouge in front

16:21 , Lawrence Ostlere

1km to go: Pogacar passes the flamme rouge with a 15 second lead over Vingegaard now...

Tour de France stage six – Pogacar pushes on towards stage win

16:20 , Lawrence Ostlere

1.5km to go: Vingegaard has done brilliantly to keep in touch – the gap is down to only seven seconds – but Pogacar is surely going to win the stage...

Tour de France stage six – Pogacar leaves Vingegaard behind

16:19 , Lawrence Ostlere

2km to go: Wow, what an attack by Pogacar. He looked cooked yesterday; now he looks unbeatable. He leaves Vingegaard about 10 seconds back down the mountain – can he increase the gap before the finish?

Tour de France stage six – Pogacar attacks!

16:17 , Lawrence Ostlere

3km to go: Pogacar remains locked on Vingegaard’s wheel. This is calm, sensible stuff from the Slovenian two-time champion, who usually takes the showman option... but now Pogacar attacks!

Tour de France stage six

16:15 , Lawrence Ostlere

3.5km to go: Vingegaard continues to keep a steady pace, and he glances back to see if Pogacar wants to attack and take the lead – Pogacar declines. That is not in his nature, to be defensive, but tactically it is the right move. He can save his legs for the top and beat Vingegaard to the win and the bonus seconds. Kwiatkowski falls back, unable to keep up.

Tour de France stage six – Vingegaard attacks!

16:12 , Lawrence Ostlere

4km to go: Van Aert pulls aside and Vingegaard accelarates! Pogacar is the only one of the lead group who can keep with him, and Vingegaard sees that and slows down. Kwiatkowski takes the opportunity to bridge back to the front two, and it’s now a three.

16:10 , Lawrence Ostlere

5km to go: The yellow jersey group of Jai Hindley and a bunch of other riders are about two and a half minutes behind the leaders, who remain locked on Van Aert’s wheel.

Tour de France stage six – Van Aert awarded combativity prize

16:05 , Lawrence Ostlere

7.5km to go: In news that won’t shock anybody, Wout van Aert has won the day’s combativity prize for the most aggressive rider.

Tour de France stage six - Powless loses contact

16:03 , Lawrence Ostlere

8.5km to go: Van Aert looks so strong. What a phenomenal performance by the Belgian, once again, who has been attacking on the front all day, having also challenged for sprints and hilly stages earlier this week. The definition of an elite all-rounder.

His pace is forcing Neilson Powless to lose contact with the leaders. So the front eight becomes seven:

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X), Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar), James Shaw (EF Education), Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos), Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates).

15:59 , Lawrence Ostlere

10km to go: So what is going to unfold at the front? At some point soon Wout van Aert is going to step aside and let Vingegaard attack, you would think. Pogacar will try to follow – he failed to do so yesterday, but he looks strong and composed right now.

Can any of the rest of this group challenge the big two for the stage win? Michael Kwiatkowski has lots of experience in these scenarios and Ruben Guerreiro is a strong climber. But the realistic answer is, no.

15:55 , Lawrence Ostlere

12km to go: The road isn’t too steep right now but legs must be starting to burn after such a brutal day at the end of a tough opening week to this Tour de France. The second group are about three minutes behind the lead pack, and the yellow jersey of Jai Hindley is in there. He will still have big ambitions for the podium, despite losing yellow today, and that is the battle in that second group now.

Emannuel Buchmann, Simon and Adam Yates and David Gaudu are all in that second group and have designs on a high GC placing.

Tour de France stage six – front group begin final cimb

15:49 , Lawrence Ostlere

16km to go: Wout van Aert leads the front eight on to the final climb. It doesn’t start too sharp but it tips up over 10% gradient near the top, where you would think we will see a Pogacar-Vingegaard showdown.

Tour de France stage six – lead groups merge

15:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

23km to go: So there are now eight riders at the front...

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X), Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar), James Shaw (EF Education), Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos), Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) and Neilson Powless (EF Education).

Van Aert is the man on the front, pulling them along.

Tour de France stage six - group two closing in on leaders

15:37 , Lawrence Ostlere

25km to go: The chasers – Van Aert, Vingegaard, Pogacar and Powless – are closing in on the front quartet (Johannessen, Guerreiro, Shaw, Kwiatkowski) as they all near the foot of the final climb to the summit finish at Cauterets. The gap between the groups is down to about 20 seconds and it seems they will soon be climbing all together.

The winner of this stage is almost certainly among these eight riders.

15:29 , Lawrence Ostlere

35km to go : As it stands, Vingegaard will take the yellow jersey from the shoulders of Jai Hindley, who was left behind on the Tourmalet when Jumbo-Visma upped the pace.

Tour de France stage six - two groups of four lead the way

15:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

38km to go: So, a quick summary.

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X), Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar), James Shaw (EF Education) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos) are flying down the descent from the Tourmalet towards the foot of the final climb to the summit finish.

About 30 seconds behind them is the group containing Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) and Neilson Powless (EF Education).

15:17 , Mike Jones

47 km to go: Wout van Aert leads until the final 100m of the climb before Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X) takes the maximum 20 points in the king of the mountains classification. He went through a bit of jostling with Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) but pipped him at the line.

Vingegaard and Pogacar crest the mountain just 43 seconds behind them.

15:12 , Mike Jones

48km to go: Sepp Kuss has done his job for Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard and drops away leaving a two horse battle between the reigning champion and Tadej Pogacar.

Up ahead the breakaway group are entering the final kilometre of the Col du Tourmalet.

15:08 , Mike Jones

49km to go: Jai Hindley can’t keep up with Jumbo-Visma and Pogacar so drops back to the peloton. Wout van Aert is working hard for his teammates in the breakaway.

Jonas Vingegaard is going to be the favourite to win this stage right now.

Under two kilometres to go for the leaders until they crest the Tourmalet.

15:05 , Mike Jones

50km to go: Oh wow. Jumbo-Visma and Jonas Vingegaard make their move to attack over the top of the Tourmalet. Tadej Pogacar and Jai Hindley stick with them with around five km for this group to go before the summit.

15:01 , Mike Jones

51km to go : Four kilometres to until the summit of Col du Tourmalet. The breakaway has lost a few members and is now down to just 10 riders which includes Wout van Aert, Julian Alaphilippe and Neilson Powless.

Powless and Alaphilippe will be competing for the KOM points.

14:57 , Mike Jones

14:53 , Mike Jones

53 km to go: The breakaway is hitting the more difficult parts of the climb now and the peloton has reduced the time gap to under four minutes.

Wout van Aert is controlling the pace and tempo of the leaders once again.

14:42 , Mike Jones

56.5km to go: Jai Hindley has a near miss as one of his Bora-Hansgrohe helpers tried to pass him a water bottle and dropped it. It bounced in between the wheels of the yellow jersey holder who breathes a sigh of relief and carries on up the mountain.

Shaw and Alaphilippe are drawn back into the breakaway pack as they didn’t try to work together to stay out front.

14:37 , Mike Jones

58 km to go: Now then! Julian Alaphilippe kicks on and tries to some pace into the climb from the front of the peloton. James Shaw is up their with him but there’s a long, long way to go to the summit.

11km in fact.

14:36 , Mike Jones

59 km to go: Here is the virtual KOM classification after Col d’Aspin:

1. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), 30

2. Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citröen), 28

3. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), 19

4. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), 18

5. Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers), 15

That could all change by the time they get to the top of the Tourmalet though.

14:29 , Mike Jones

62 km to go: The breakaway has gone through a few kilometres in the long, arduous climb up the Col du Tourmalet. This trek is both gruelling and thrilling.

Wout van Aert, ever the competitor, is at the front. No surprises there.

14:25 , Mike Jones

65 km to go: The main attraction of this stage is the Col du Tourmalet. It’s a 17.1km climb up the iconic mountain which has an average gradient of 7.3%.

The gap between the breakaway leaders and the peloton is now up to four minutes 25 seconds. We’ll see how this climb goes to determine where this stage winner will come from.

14:22 , Mike Jones

67 km to go: American Neilson Powless moves back to the top of the King of the Mountains standings, taking the virtual polka dot jersey from Felix Gall. He said before the day that the KOM point were his target for stage six.

“I felt pretty good yesterday. I was just riding the wrong wave and missed the move.

“Today, I want to at least stay in the game a little bit. It depends. Felix Gall is a super strong climber, so it’ll be hard to take it off his shoulders. Today’s a really good opportunity for points but also a stage win.”

14:18 , Mike Jones

71 km to go: The breakaway flies down the descent as the peloton crests the top of Col d’Aspin. They’ve held the time gap at around 3’20” over the course of the category 1 mountain and seen well placed to catch up on the Tourmalet.

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert take to the front on the downhill.

14:14 , Mike Jones

76.8 km to go: Here we go then. Inside the final 500m for the climb up Col d’Aspin. Wout van Aert still has the lead across the 6% gradient.

Neilson Powless is on his wheel and bursts into the lead with 100m to go. He crosses the line and takes the maximum points in the KOM battle.

It’s been a good day for him and he’s back in the lead for the polka dot jersey.

14:07 , Mike Jones

79km to go: Jumbo-Visma are making a move. As they take to the front of the peloton, Wout van Aert, their man in the breakaway, blitzes to the head of the whole field too.

Van Aert steps on the pedal and takes charge with 2.2km to go until the top of the Col d’Aspin.

14:03 , Mike Jones

80km to go: Bora-Hansgrohe continue to control the peloton from the front and are holding the time gap to the breakaway at around 3’23”.

The peloton is stuck into the climb up Col d’Aspin now with the leading group having a touch over 3km left to the summit.

13:59 , Mike Jones

81.5 km to go: Benoît Cosnefroy can’t keep up with the pace of the breakaway as the group flies up the hill. Further back Fabio Jakobsen is dropped by the peloton and escorted by a few team-mates.

The European champion heavily crashed during the sprint on stage 4 and needs some help to get back into the main pack.

13:55 , Mike Jones

82 km to go: The second half of the Col d’Aspin reaches gradients of around 9% which is gruelling on the legs. Even more so with the knowledge that the harder, longer and steeper Col du Tourmalet is still to come.

13:50 , Mike Jones

85km to go: The kilometres are no longer flying by as the Col d’Aspin takes its toll on the leaders. They’re through four kilometres already.

It’s the 76th time for the peloton of the Tour de France to climb to Col d’Aspin.

Octave Lapize was first to crest in first position in 1910 and the lhe last person was Thibaut Pinot last year. The Frenchman is in the peloton right now but the second last “winner” of Col d’Aspin (in 2018) was his compatriot Julian Alaphilippe, who’s part of the breakaway.

13:48 , Mike Jones

13:44 , Mike Jones

87km to go: The Col d’Aspin is a category 1 mountain with a 12km climb at an average gradient of 6.5%. The final six-four kilometres are by far the worst part of this one for the riders.

The front of the breakaway hits the base of the climb with a lead of three minutes 22 seconds over the peloton. If the stage winner is to come from the breakaway today they need to increase that time gap by the end of this mountain.

13:41 , Mike Jones

89 km to go: Here’s the tntermediate sprint result in full:

1. Bryan Coquard, 20 pts

2. Wout van Aert, 17 pts

3. Mathieu van der Poel, 15 pts

4. Jonas Gregaard, 13 pts

5. Anthony Perez, 11 pts

6. Oliver Naesen, 10 pts

7. Matteo Trentin, 9 pts

8. Neilson Powless, 8 pts

9. Nikias Arndt, 7 pts

10. Michal Kwiatkowski, 6 pts

11. Matîs Louvel, 5 pts

12. James Shaw, 4 pts

13. Gorka Izagirre, 3 pts

14. Chris Juul Jensen, 2 pts

15. Krists Neilands, 1 pt

13:37 , Mike Jones

92km to go: Bryan Coquard takes the maximum 20 points in the sprint classification (green jersey) for Cofidis. With two big mountains to come in the stage that’s his work for the day done and dusted.

He won’t be in contention to win the stage so don’t be surprised if he drops back to the peloton at some stage.

13:33 , Mike Jones

96km to go: Those in the breakaway are positioning themselves ahead of the intermediate sprint. Wou van Aert is never the front but has previously said he isn’t interested in the green jersey.

Bryan Coquard is let through by Van Aert who takes to his back wheel and follows him over the line. Coquard takes the points for the sprint.

13:28 , Mike Jones

100km to go: Bora-Hansgrohe have upped the tempo at the front of the peloton and are holding the gap between them and the breakaway at three minutes.

That will be cut sharply once the leading riders reach the next mountain climb.

⏱️The gap between the breakaway and the peloton is just over 3 minutes, with 106 km remaining. ⏱️L'écart entre l'échappée et le peloton est d'un peu plus de 3 minutes, à 106 km de l'arrivée. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/SCuAMbr7QT — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 6, 2023

13:24 , Mike Jones

104km to go: A radio message from team TotalEnergies is very revealing. They are not happy. None of their riders went with the breakaway and the team officials are not impressed.

13:17 , Mike Jones

106km to go: The time gap between the breakaway and the pelation atop Cote de Capvern-les-Bains is three minutes 15 seconds. Which is a decent lead but nothing too worrisome for the GC riders in the main pack.

The next challege is the intermediate sprint at Sarrancolin.

13:13 , Mike Jones

111km to go: Today is the second time team Bora-Hansgrohe have the yellow jersey.

In 2018, Peter Sagan took it after winning stage 2 in La Roche-sur-Yon and wore it during the team time trial in Cholet. It was also the tenth Tour de France stage win for Bora-Hansgrohe yesterday.

The German team is taking part in the Tour de France for the tenth consecutive time.

Now they have all kind of individual stage victories: in bunch sprints, flat and uphill, with Peter Sagan (5), ITT with Maciej Bodnar in Marseille in 2017, from breakaways in medium difficulty stages with Lennard Kämna, Nils Politt and Patrick Konrad, and a mountain stage with Jai Hindley.

13:08 , Mike Jones

115 km to go: There’s 250 metres left until the top of the Cote de Capvern-les-Bains, Neilson Powless takes the the front as they reach the peak and he claims a couple of points in the King of the Mountains battle.

Kasper Asgreen takes one point.

13:00 , Mike Jones

118 km to go: The Cote de Capvern-les-Bains is the first of today’s climbs. It’s a 5.6km uphill category 3 with a gradient of 4.8%. Not the most difficult of the mountains today and one that the breakaway should handle without too much trouble.

12:58 , Mike Jones

120km to go: Five riders, Neilson Powless (EF-Education EasyPost), Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step), Oliver Naesen (AG2R-Citröen), Anthony Perez (Cofidis) and Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) have closed the gapt to the breakaway which now sits at 20 riders.

Meanwhile in the peloton Bora-Hansgrohe are at the front setting the pace. Yellow jersey holder Jai Hindley rides for this team.

12:50 , Mike Jones

125km to go: Most of the general classification riders, including Jonas Vingegaard, haven’t left the pelaton but they’ll still be favourites for the stage win.

The first of the climbs today arrives in 10km.

12:47 , Mike Jones

12:44 , Mike Jones

130km to go: The breakaway is now over two minutes ahead of the pelaton with a second group of chasers just 47 seconds behind the leaders.

Here’s the list of riders out front: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates), Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), Nikias Arndt (Bahrain Victorious), Benoît Cosnefroy (Ag2r-Citröen), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Bryan Coquard (Cofidis), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), Chris Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AlUla), Matîs Louvel (Arkéa-Samsic), Tobias Halland Johannessen and Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X).

12:38 , Mike Jones

135km to go: UAE Team Emirates have managed to grab a place in that leading group with Matteo Trentin joining them when the gap was cut to eight seconds.

Also up there are among them are Mathieu van de Poel and Christopher Juul-Jensen.

12:36 , Mike Jones

Have a watch of Wout van Aert’s blazing start. He was the main leader in getting the breakaway clear at the depart reel:

💥 The stage is underway, and 🇧🇪 @WoutvanAert and 🇫🇷 @alafpolak1 are on the attack! 💥 L'étape est lancée, 🇧🇪 @WoutvanAert et 🇫🇷 @alafpolak1 se ruent à l'attaque ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/mqVOOI9cwQ — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 6, 2023

12:35 , Mike Jones

137km to go: The pace of the pelaton starts to increase and the gap between them and the breakaway cuts to eight seconds.

Alaphilippe moves to the front of the field and puts the pedal down in an effort to get the breakaway even clearer. His efforts pay off as they hit a slight decline and the gap starts opening up once again.

12:31 , Mike Jones

141 km to go: There are quite a few riders in the breakaway with Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) among them. I can count nine of them in the leading pack with a line of three to four stragglers behind them.

The pelaton is already 14 seconds behind and that gap is increasing.

Depart reel

12:28 , Mike Jones

And they’re off!

Wout van Aert flies straight to the front of the field and leads a breakaway of about 10 or so riders. The Jumbo-Visma is an explosive rider and he’ll be close to the front for most of this early part of the day.

12:26 , Mike Jones

The crowds were out in Tarbes to watch the pelaton depart the city for the start of stage six. This will be an exciting day’s riding with more than a few tactics in play as they cross the mountains.

Tadej Pogacar on his Tour so far

12:22 , Mike Jones

The two-time Tour de France winner, Tadej Pogacar spoke to Eurosport about how his 2023 Tour has been developing so far. Asked where things have gone awry so far, he replied:

“Maybe small details – a little bit of everything. The shape is here but I think the next days I can be even better.

“Jonas [Vingegaard] was super strong yesterday. I think he would have made a gap anyway. We’ll see the next days if I can respond. I’m good.”

Jai Hindley leads the Tour

12:19 , Mike Jones

Jai Hindley is a Tour de France debutant and will wear the yellow jersey for the first time after his solo win at Laruns yesterday. He has an advantage of 47 seconds over defending champion Jonas Vingeagaard and 1’03’’ over Giulio Ciccone.

Former race leader Adam Yates is 1’34’’ down in fifth with double overall winner Tadej Pogacar 1’40’’ behind in sixth place.

12:14 , Mike Jones

The riders have set off towards the depart reel with an easy and casual ride through Tarbes. They’re 7km away from where the route officially begins and should take about 10 minutes or so to get there.

12:12 , Mike Jones

Tarbes hosts a start for the 13th time.

The last time was for stage 14 of 2019 tour. At the finish atop the Tourmalet, Thibaut Pinot won from Julian Alaphilippe and Steven Kruijswijk.

That was also the last win to date at the Tour for Pinot.

Weather outlook

12:09 , Mike Jones

At around 25 degrees celsius, it’s hot in Tarbes where the pelaton sets off for the day’s ride. Things should get cooler as the progress through the 145km route and there is a chance of rain later in the afternoon.

A risk of thunderstorms is a real possibility by the time they reach the Tourmalet.

General classification after stage five

12:06 , Mike Jones

1. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) 22hrs 15mins 12secs

2. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +47secs

3. Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) +1min 03secs

4. Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 11secs

5. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +1min 34secs

6. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +1min 40secs

7. Simon Yates (Team Jayco-Alula) + 1min 40secs

8. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +1min 56secs

9. Carlos Rodriguez Cano (Ineos Grenadiers) +1min 56secs

10. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +1 min 56secs

How Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to his fierce rivals and loyal teammates

12:03 , Mike Jones

Mark Cavendish once gave me the look .

It was an interview in a hotel lobby in Yorkshire; he was slightly late and apologised profusely, then answered questions about the Tour de France with enthusiasm and detail.

For some reason, I thought 10 minutes of flowing conversation made me his trusted confidant, so I looked him in the eyes and asked: how much do you want to break Eddy Merckx’s Tour stage record? He shrugged it off. But what would it mean to you? He went quiet. Wouldn’t it crown your legacy?

The look was somewhere in the venn diagram of anger and disdain, and I half expected him to walk off. He stayed, but in that brief moment I felt the gentlest prod of his famous spikiness. Cavendish was once asked what he’d learned from a difficult day on the bike. “That journalists sometimes ask some stupid f***ing questions,” he replied.

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Cavendish ready for stage six

11:56 , Mike Jones

Mark Cavendish is looking forward to today’s stage but knows this isn’t one for him to excel. Cavendish is famously a sprinter and positions himself near the front when a stage sets up for a tight, racing finish.

Today’s route is the opposite. It’s all about mountains, climbing and timing your moves perfectly. Not ideal for the sprinters in the pelaton.

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Jai Hindley wins Tour de France stage five to take yellow jersey

11:49 , Mike Jones

Jai Hindley won stage five of the Tour de France in Laruns to take the yellow jersey from Adam Yates and Jonas Vingegaard rode clear of rival Tadej Pogacar as an early trip to the Pyrenees ripped up the general classification.

Hindley, winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, marked himself out as a major contender with a breakaway victory but surely more important was the sight of defending champion Vingegaard leaving behind two-time winner Pogacar on the final climb to make his case as the favourite to be in yellow come Paris.

Having gone clear from the last of his fellow escapees on the final climb of the Col de Marie Blanque, Hindley soloed into Laruns to take the win by 32 seconds, with Vingegaard coming home at the back of a four-strong group that was second on the road.

Stage 6 map and profile

11:44 , Mike Jones

A breakdown of today’s 145km route:

First comes a small category three climb before an intermediate sprint, which may well be contested by the riders interested in the green jersey - Jasper Philipsen is in a strong position in the points classification after winning back-to-back sprints.

Then comes the Col d’Aspin (12% at 6.5%) which so often precedes the Tourmalet (17.1km at 7.3%), the Tour’s most visited climb which will take the peloton over 2,000m high.

A long, fast descent follows before the climb to Cauterets (16km at 5.4%), a long drag that will be draining on the legs after such a tough first week.

Stage six start time and prediction

11:40 , Mike Jones

The stage is set to begin at around 12.20pm BST and is expected to finish at around 4.20pm.

Prediction: Jonas Vingegaard should put down the hammer on the climb to Cauterets and take the stage win.

Jersey standings ahead of stage six

11:37 , Mike Jones

There has been plenty of changes in the jersey standings following the conclusion of stage five with both the yellow and polka-dot jersey changing hands.

Here’s who will wear the jersey this afternoon:

Yellow: Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe)

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Green: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Polka Dot: Felix Gall (Ag2r-Citroën)

Tour de France 2023 stage 6 preview: Route map and profile of 145km from Tarbes to Cauterets via the Tourmalet

11:32 , Mike Jones

The 2023 Tour de France ignited on Tuesday’s stage five as Australia’s Jai Hindley stormed into the yellow jersey and reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard dominated his main rival Tadej Pogacar . Hindley escaped in the breakaway and both Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma and Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates took too long to close the gap, allowing the Bora-Hansgrohe rider to push on alone and claim a brilliant solo win.

With it, Hindley jumped to the top of the general classification and took the yellow jersey from Adam Yates, who caught up to the struggling two-time champion and UAE team leader Pogacar, and they finished together more than a minute and a half behind Hindley and a minute down on the ominously strong Vingegaard.

Stage six goes deeper into the high Pyrenees, and the peloton will climb the iconic Col du Tourmalet en route to the first summit finish of the Tour in Cauterets.

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Start, finish: Stage 6. Tarbes - Cautarets-Cambasque

Race Type: Mountain stage

Distance: 144.9 km

Date: 6 July 2023

Tour de France 2023 Route stage 6: Tarbes - Cauterets

The riders clip into their pedals in Tarbes to enter the Pyrenees. Following an opening on the flat, a warm-up climb on the Côte de Capvern-les-Bains (5.6 kilometres at 4.8%), and another flat phase, the first big climb on the route is the Col d’Aspin (12 kilometres at 6.5%). The riders then descend into the valley of the Adour River, only to go up again on the most used climb on the Tour de France. The Col du Tourmalet adds up to 17.1 kilometres, while the average gradient sits at 7,3%. After descending to Luz-Saint-Sauveur the route follows the Gave de Gavarnie upstream to Pierrefitte-Nestales. That’s where the finish climb kicks in.

The first part is not very special, it all comes down to the last 4 kilometres. That’s were a section of 2.5 kilometres at double digit gradients kicks in. The climb then evens out for a bit before the final kilometre goes up at 6.6%. The entire climb is 16 kilometres long and averaging 5.4%.

Le Tour finished twice before in the mountains above Cauterets. In 1989 it was Miguel Indurain who triumphed at Le Cambasque, in 1995 Richard Virenque took the spoils on the nearby pass Les Crêtes du Lys.

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

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Jai Hindley wears the yellow jersey for stage 6 of the Tour de France 2023 as July 6 features four climbs, giving climbers a good chance to rack up some points and fight for the lead. 

Felix Gall earned King of the Mountains on stage 5, when he battled for the leading position against  Hindley. Though he did not beat him to the finish line, Gall was able to show his rivals how strong of a climber he is on July 5. 

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Stage 6 of the Tour de France features the tour's first “Hors catégorie” mountain. The entire route is full of mountains that could be the perfect opportunity for climbers to take the spotlight. 

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Two-time stage winner, Jasper Philipsen rides into stage 6 with the green jersey. The sprinter snatched the position from Adam Yates on stage 3 of the Tour de France.  

A lot is in store for the competitors coming into stage 6 of the Tour de France, here is what you need to know.

Tour de France Stage 6 Route

Stage 6 for the Tour de France 2023 starts July 6 and the cyclists will set off from Tarbes to Le Cambasque. The route totals to 90.04 miles of relatively flat terrain with four major climbs at the end.

It starts off flat and the first climb, Cote de Capervern-les-Bains appears 18 miles in. The real challenge appears in the final stages of the route, the Col du Tourmalet. The 10-mile long climb is one of the the most difficult climbs of the Tour de France. It’s classified as “Hors catégorie” (HC) which means it is “beyond classification. 

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It’s a good day for Tour de France fanatics as they will get to see the cyclists ascend one of the most used summits in the Tour de France.

It first appeared in 1910 and Octave Lapiz is the first King of the Mountain for the Col du Tourmalet. 

Col du Tourmalet was last featured in 2021 on stage 18  when Tadej Pogacar was the first to reach the top of that mountain, earning the polka-dot jersey and King of the Mountain title for that race. 

King of Mountains is an incredible achievement for any racer at any stage of the Tour de France, but winning the Col du Tourmalet feels a little more special than the rest because of the reputation it holds within the Tour de France. 

Tour de France Stage 6 Climbs

• Category 3, 4.85 miles at 3.4%
• Category1, 7.39 miles at 6.6%
• Hors catégorie, 10.5 miles at 7.4%
• Category 1, 3.29 miles at 7.5%

Tour de France Jersey Color Guide 

The Tour de France has a long-standing tradition of awarding different colored jerseys at the end of every stage. You might notice that every podium picture features a cyclist in a yellow jersey. 

This is because a yellow jersey is awarded to the winner of that stage. If you want to know the rest of the colors, here is a Tour de France jersey color guide . 

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The de France is a 21-stage race that ends on July 23. There are winners for every day of the race, including colored jerseys awarded based on different classification performances. 

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Tour de France 2023 Schedule

The Tour de France begins July 1 and finishes July 23 at the Champ-Elyees. The complete route is divided into 21 stages featuring different types of terrain and distance. 

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Tour de France Stage 6 Preview: The Col du Tourmalet Awaits

A second day in the Pyrenees for the peloton after Jonas Vingegaard blew up the race during Stage 5. Can Pogačar respond?

Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9km) - Thursday, July 6

After Stage 5 blew apart the 2023 Tour de France , Stage 6 could produce similar fireworks with a short, intense stage through the Pyrenees that takes the riders over one of the Tour’s most legendary climbs and ends with the race’s first summit finish.

The stage begins in Tarbes, which hosts the Tour for the fifteenth time. If Stage 5 is any indicator, there will be an intense race to join the breakaway with stage hunters, polka dot jersey hopefuls, and perhaps a few domestiques from the GC contenders’ teams all hoping to get up the road and gain as big of an advantage as possible. And they’ll need it with a heavy dose of Pyrenean summits crammed into the second two-thirds of the stage.

The climbing starts quickly, with the Category 3 Côte de Capvern-les-Bains, followed about 20km later by the intermediate sprint in Sarrancolin. The riders should cover these in the first hour, before settling in for the three ascents that define the stage: the Category 1 Col d’Aspin, the Hors Categorie Col du Tourmalet, and the Category 1 climb to the finish in Cauterets.

Of these, the Tourmalet is the most challenging. Starting about 80km into the stage, the riders will climb it from the east, which means they face 17.1km of climbing with an average gradient of 7.3%. The second half of the ascent is the toughest, with several kilometers of pitches hovering between 9 and 10%. As a bit of added incentive, the Souvenir Jacques Goddet prize will be awarded to the first rider over the Tourmalet’s 2,115m summit, which sits 47km from the end of the stage.

A long descent takes the racers from the top of the Tourmalet back down to the valley floor, where they’ll have a few minutes to catch their breath, grab bottle, and scarf down a gel or two before the day’s final obstacle: the 16km Category 1 climb to Cauterets-Cambasque.

This is the only second time that a Tour stage has finished beyond the village of Cauterets, taking the riders another 10km up to the Plateau du Cambasque. This turns the traditional “uphill finish” in Cauterets into a true Category 1 climb. The climb’s average gradient is just 5.4%, but with pitches near the top approaching an 11% gradient, it’s going to do some damage.

Australia’s Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe) enters the day in the yellow jersey after winning Stage 5. The 27-year-old and his team will immediately be put to the test, as Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) wants to put more time into Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who cracked on the Col du Marie Blanque at the end of Stage 5 and lost over a minute to his Danish rival. How well Hindley handles the attacks from Vingegaard and his team will go a long way toward determining whether or not he’s a true podium contender. (Hint: We think he is.) And as we saw last year, Pogačar won’t go down without a fight. If he feels he’s recovered from Stage 5, he’ll launch an assault of his own.

Riders to watch

After an intense day of racing on Stage 5, the Tour’s GC contenders might be happy to let another breakaway head up the road–albeit with fewer GC threats. Look for four teams to try and jam at least one but probably two riders in the move to maximize their chances of taking the stage: INEOS-Grenadiers, Lidl-Trek, Israel-PremierTech, and EF Education-EasyPost. These teams each have several talented climbers who are far enough down the Tour’s General Classification that they’ll be allowed to go hunt for a stage win.

When to Watch

We’ll start watching at about 9:30 a.m. EDT, as the riders hit the base of the Tourmalet. But it’s work week, and you might have other plans. In that case, tune-in around 10:35 a.m. EDT to see the action on the final climb to the finish above Cauterets.

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Tour de France 2023 stage 7 LIVE: Result and winner as Jasper Philipsen pips Mark Cavendish in Bordeaux

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Jasper Philipsen won a dramatic sprint in the final metres of stage 7 of the Tour de France as he edged past Mark Cavendish in Bordeaux to stop the Brit earning a record breaking 35th stage win on Tour.

A long, flat stage left many riders in contention as Simon Guglielmi headed off on his own in a breakaway and never looked comfortable in that role.

For most of the day the general classification teams, including Jonas Vingegaard’s Jumbo Visma, took the time to rest up after a brutal few days in the mountains.

When the peloton finally hit Bordeaux the sprinters burst into action with Philipsen taking on an early attack 800 metres from the line. He left Caleb Ewan behind only for Cavendish to make a move on the outside and get the lead with 100m to go. Philipsen, however, was too savvy. He dropped onto Cavendish’s wheel and swept past the 38-year-old in the final few metres to win the stage and leave the Brit slumped over the handlebars is heartbreak.

Relive all the action from stage seven below:

Jasper Philipsen pips Mark Cavendish to claim third stage win of Tour de France

Jasper Philipsen denied Mark Cavendish a record-breaking Tour de France victory on the line as the Belgian won stage seven on the line in Bordeaux .

Philipsen made it three wins from three sprint stages in a row in this Tour as he came around Cavendish in the final few metres, leaving the Manxman to curse as he rolled in second, still tied with Eddy Merckx on 34 career Tour wins.

The 38-year-old had come from well down in the pack to power his way down the right hand side and up to the front of the race, but Philipsen got onto his wheel and powered by, with Biniam Girmay in third.

Philipsen made it three wins from three sprint stages in a row.

Jasper Philipsen wins stage 7!

Post race reaction from the stage winner:

General classification leaderboard after stage 7:

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) - 29hr 57min 12sec

2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +25sec

3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 34sec

4. Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula) +3min 14sec

5. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +3min 30sec

6. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +3min 40sec

7. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +4min 3sec

8. Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) +4min 43sec

9. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) +4min 43sec

10. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) +5min 28sec

Here are the top five results from the Stage 7 finale. It was almost there for Mark Cavendish but he had to settle for second place.

1. Jasper Philipsen

2. Mark Cavendish

3. Biniam Girmay

4. Luca Mozzato

5. Dylan Groenewegen

Elsewhere, Jonas Vingegaard retains the yellow jersey.

The stage winner spoke after his victory and there’s no surprise that he was quite complimentary about Mark Cavendish.

“I’m super happy and proud, I was always in a good wheel, I never had to do a big effort before I launched my sprint, I can’t believe it,” he said,

“If you’d told me this one week ago [he’d win three stages] I’d have said you’re crazy. So far, it’s a dream tour … from now on, I am looking to Paris also.

“He [Cavendish] was really strong, I would also have loved to see him win … I think everybody … but for sure he will keep on trying, he’s up there, he’s in good condition.”

What a result for Jasper Philipsen, what a finish, what a race.

Tour de France stage 7

Mark Cavendish is pipped right on the line. It’s heartbreaking for the Brit who finishes in second place. He was beaten in the final 10 metres or so.

Philipsen timed his second attack perfectly and had enough in the legs to get past.

800m to go: Inside the final kilometre and the sprinters go for it. Japser Philipsen starts to accelerate but Mark Cavendish makes a run on the outside....

2km to go: When will they decide to go? The sprinters are all close to the front as the peloton heads over the river and moves through a chicane.

Caleb Ewan and Jasper Philipsen seem to be the front men.

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As it happened: Norsgaard wins Tour de France Femmes stage 6 from breakaway

A 122km flat route into Blagnac offers the last shot for a mass sprint

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Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes!

Today's stage presents the final opportunity for the sprinters on a relatively flat 122.1km route starting in Albi and finishing in Blagnac. 

The riders are competing sign-ons and the team presentation ahead of the neutralised roll out of Albi at 14:20 CEST. 

It should be a very important day for DSM-Firmenich, as with Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx) out of the race, their sprinter Charlotte Kool will be the huge favourite if it comes down to a bunch finish. 

⌛️ As the clock counts down, the team is warming up on the rollers for the seemingly fast stage @LeTourFemmes. 🫡#TDFF2023 pic.twitter.com/doQfibL3sB July 28, 2023

Kool replied with a simple "yes it is" on stage when asked if the stage was going to be her's. 

One of the other big favourites for stage 6 is the legend herself, Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma). Vos looked strong in the only bunch sprint we've had in this Tour de France, losing out only to Wiebes. She'll be confident she can get a third Tour stage victory today and looked very relaxed ahead of the start. 

Some news from this morning as the SD Worx drama that saw Demi Vollering get a time penalty has also resulted in the expulsion of DS Danny Stam following his comments on the incident after the stage.

SD Worx manager Stam excluded from Tour de France Femmes for dangerous driving

Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) has gone all out with her return into the polka-dot jersey in the skin suit with red shorts. There are four categorised climbs along the 122.1km route today which provide eight QOM points than Kastelijn will desperately want ahead of tomorrow's queen stage. 

It's the fifth day in yellow for Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx) and she should be the sprint option for them today or maybe a later attacker and she's back in the full yellow skin suit today. The Dutch super-team is under a lot of pressure after their questionable tactics have stole a lot of the conversations around the first five stages of this Tour, so they'll want a drama-free day on stage 6. 

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We're just under 10 minutes away from the start in Albi now. 

Here's a final look at the parcours ahead of the start. Four categorised climbs along the way, but nowhere near as difficult to the last two stages we've had. Sprinters should make the final and fight it out in a big bunch finish, but will a break be spurred on by two solo winners in two days?

Stage 6 of the 2023 Tour de France Femmes is underway! We'll of course have a neutralised section of riding before the flag is dropped and racing proper gets started at 14:30 CEST. 

Kopecky ahead of the start still in the yellow jersey. She maintains a lead of 49 seconds over Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal QuickStep) in second. 

122.1KM TO GO

Flag dropped and racing in underway. 137 riders started the stage today after six more abandoned prior to, and during yesterday's stage, but there were no more DNSs this morning. 

Lots of riders trying to get into the break after there has been an unusual amount of success for moves at this year's Tour de France Femmes. 

Solo leader in front of the bunch: April Tacey (Lifeplus Wahoo). She's got 15 seconds on the peloton. 

Tacey is extending her lead to 30 seconds out in front. The peloton is heading east today towards Blagnac which is just to the northwest of Toulouse. 

110KM TO GO

Rachel Neylan (Cofidis) joins Tacey at the head of the race. 

The duo's advantage has been reduced to just 10 seconds. 

All back together, duo in front caught just before they pass through Noailles. 

100KM TO GO

Still all together after 22kms of racing. First categorised climb will start in 8km, which could be the place for a break to form. 

A small group managed to nip off the front containing Kopecky, but it was of course brought back by a small reaction in the bunch. 

Here's Kastelijn back in the polka-dot jersey. 

Another duo of riders have got off the front, Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon SRAM) and Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT). They've got 20 seconds of an advantage for now. 

Riders are on the first climb, the Côte de la Cadène (2.5km at 4.5%).

Skalniak-Sójka has dropped Alonso, Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) counter attacks in the bunch behind. 

The QOM points were mopped up by Skalniak-Sójka and Alonso, but neither are a threat to Kastelijn's lead. 

Skalniak-Sójka has a 35 second advantage over Alonso who you can see struggling to hold her wheel. The Spanish rider has got Norsgaard for company though. 

No surprise to see DSM-Firmenich committing to the chase in the peloton behind. Gap to the lone leader is 2:35. 

DSM are keeping the gap stable at this point to just over the two-minute mark. They won't want to let any move get out of control as today is the final chance for their headline sprinter, Kool, to fight for victory. 

Beautiful scenery on today's 122km route through Southern France. 

Small swell at the back of the peloton, but thankfully no one went down. Kastelijn was slightly held back and forced onto the grass, but managed to keep it up. No surprise given how strong a cyclocross rider she is. 

Norsgaard and Alonso are closing the gap on Skalniak-Sójka which they've reduced by 20 seconds in the most recent 10km. 

Catch made at the head of the race, making it a trio now 1:59 ahead of the peloton. 

Lotta Henttala (AG Insurance-Soudal QuickStep) is unfortunately struggling at the back of the peloton on this second categorised climb. 

She was one of the nine riders given a reprieve after finishing over the time limit yesterday after they had to stop for a train to cross. 

The riders now have a fast descent incoming which leads into the third categorised climb of the day, the Côte du Clos Pourtié. Skalniak-Sójka crossed the QOM of the last climb in first ahead of Alonso, but again they are no threat to Kastelijn's lead. 

Here's Norsgaard and Alonso bridging across to the lone leader. 

Attack from Loes Adegeest (FDJ-SUEZ) in the peloton. This has caused some splits in the bunch on the climb. 

Accelerations in the bunch have reduced the break's lead to 1:33 as Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) has a go. Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) is marking her and it's all kicking off again at the Tour de France Femmes. 

Lizzie Deignan (Lidl-Trek) re-attacks at the front which is putting some riders at the back of the peloton in difficulty including early attacker, Tacey. 

Deignan attacks again which is forcing Kopecky to come to the front herself and pull it back together. 

Henttala has reportedly been disqualified from the race for holding onto a team car, will follow up with more information when it comes.  

Next to go is Jade Wiel (FDJ-SUEZ) as the teams without a sprinter start to chance their hand to get away from the peloton. 

Kool was dropped out the back on that climb and has one teammate with her to try and get her back into contention. 

Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ) goes! FDJ are trying everything to get something out of this Tour after it hasn't quite gone their way throughout the first five stages. This is no easy stage. 

Things calm momentarily in the peloton, but the break's advantage has been significantly reduced to just 45 seconds. 

The gap to the Kool group is 24 seconds to the peloton. It's by no means insurmountable, but they will want to close it sooner rather than later and before the next categorised climb. 

A few riders have crashed out the side of the peloton and into a ditch, Kastelijn was involved along with one of her teammates and an EF Education-TIBCO-SVB rider. 

Hammes and Van de Veld were two of the other riders to go down, but they are all back on their bikes and going back to the peloton. 

Unfortunately Veronica Ewers (EF Education-TIBCO-SVB) was the first to crash and she went down very hard. She's still sat in the ditch for now and not back on her bike. 

Here's Kastelijn getting a new bike and you can see the ditch Ewers sadly crashed into. 

💥Crash in the peloton, with the Polka Dot jersey of @Yarakastelijn in the ground, and @vkewers, who looks hurt 💥Chute dans le peloton, avec la @maillotapois @Yarakastelijn au sol, et @vkewers, qui semble touchée #TDFF2023 #WatchTheFemmes @Gozwift pic.twitter.com/pw1ziyALgc July 28, 2023

The group containing Kool aren't making up the ground yet and are now 37 seconds behind the peloton. 

Ewers leaved the Tour de France Femmes, gutting news for the American GC talent. 

❌@vkewers leaves the #TDFF2023 following her crash. We wish her a speedy recovery 🙏❌@vkewers quitte le #TDFF2023 suite à sa chute. Reviens-nous vite Veronica ! 🙏#WatchTheFemmes @Gozwift https://t.co/Ag2ZFM3Xqk July 28, 2023

Following that incident, the pace lulled in the bunch and Kool has made it back in. Kastelijn also safely returned and averted any crisis with the help of Van de Velde. 

Scratch the news on Ewers, she's actually managed to somehow get back on her bike. Reportedly the doctors had thought she broke her collarbone and there was an ambulance ready, but she's soldiered on at the back of the race. 

Strung out peloton on stage 6. 

The breakaway trio's advantage has been restored after that lull in pace to 1:45. 

We're on the final categorised climb of the day, the Côte de la Gayre (1km at 4.9%). The breakaway have crested the top with a two minute lead. 

DSM-Firmenich are retaking control at the head of the peloton with Kool back in the bunch. She'll be the favourite for the bunch finish. 

Neylan attacks over the crest of the climb after being in one of the earliest moves today, but with no success. 

An upping of the pace on this descent section has reduced the breakaway's lead to 1:38. They're passing through narrow roads in the small town, Villebrumier, and the peloton will have to be careful when they pass the point the break just have. 

DSM are on the front with Curinier and Georgi in a very lined out peloton. Kool isn't directly on their wheels. 

Brown attacks again out of the peloton. Not the first time for FDJ-SUEZ who have been trying all day to get out of the peloton. 

The break is approaching the intermediate sprint point. 

Alonso takes the points and cash prize at the IS point, as UAE ADQ start to help the chase behind for their sprinter, Chiara Consonni. 

Kopecky moves up in the peloton to gain as many green jersey points as possible, only Moolman follows her. 

Hand up for Van Vleuten. She's staying at the back of the peloton for as long as possible, but it looks as if she needs a new bike/wheel. 

It's actually a radio issue for the World Champion. She's having it changed at the back of the bunch now. 

New time gap of 1:10 for the trio out in front. 

Can another breakaway make it all the way to the line?

Jumbo-Vimsa are now full involved in this chase behind with Coryn Labecki keeping the pace up for Vos. Baril and Holden are the riders working for UAE ADQ. 

Crash at the back of the peloton. Adegeest is the worst affected and is not yet back on her bike. Everyone else involved has got moving again.  

The pace is heating up in the bunch with Jumbo-Visma pulling hard. Gap at 1:05 on this small descent. 

Gaps are forming at the back of the peloton. Ella Wyllie (Lifeplus Wahoo) is in a split and won't want to lose any time here as she is well in the run for the white jersey competition. She's closed the gap on her own as I typed that with Tacey now dropping to help her. 

We're into a series of roundabouts now. 

An earlier look at Susanne Andersen (Uno-X) being comforted by two of her teammates. 

🤗 If you needed anymore proof that this is a team sport @UnoXteam 🤗 Si vous n'étiez pas sûrs que le vélo soit un sport d'équipe @UnoXteam #TDFF2023 #WatchTheFemmes @GoZwift pic.twitter.com/vvtE2Lee4y July 28, 2023

The gap is now under a minute as the sprinters' teams look for their final opportunity on the run into Blagnac. 

It's still looking quite good for the break as of now with a 59-second advantage stabilising. 

A reminder of the three riders in the breakaway: Emma Norsgaard (Movistar), Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (Canyon-SRAM) and Sandra Alonso (Ceratizit-WNT). 

Jumbo-Visma are burning most of their team and Lidl-Trek have now got involved with Hanson which must be for Balsamo. 

These next few kilometres are on a very straight piece of road which may give the peloton the best chance to catch the break. The lead for the trio is melting away. 

Our three leaders appear to be running out of steam under the pressure of the big bunch behind. Gap down to 24 seconds. 

SD Worx have done none of the work today, so perhaps looks out for a late attack from Reusser, or a massive leadout for Kopecky from the Swiss Champion at the last moment. 

There's a couple of roundabouts which will work for the three breakaway riders, but their advantage is very slim now. Norsgaard still looks good in comparison to her two companions who appear tired. 

Jumbo-Visma are giving everything to catch the break for Vos. She was second in the first bunch sprint behind Wiebes who, of course, isn't at the race anymore which will make Vos very confident. 

Norsgaard attacks which drops Alonso. Skalniak-Sójka latches onto her wheel and it's two riders at the front now. 

The two in front have 17 seconds, it's going to be another nail-biting finish. 

Deignan hits the front for Lidl-Trek. Who is going to have the best leadout if it comes to a sprint?

Norsgaard is still chugging away at the front and showing her time trial skills. Skalniak-Sójka takes a pull as Alonso is swept up by the bunch. 

Kopecky is right towards the front of the peloton for now behind the Jumbo-Visma train. 

Flamme rouge comes for our two leaders, can they hold on?

They've got under 10 seconds as they come into the final straight.

Massive crash in the peloton behind in the final kink in the road before the finale. 

Henderson has got away from the peloton behind as the peloton is in tatters behind. 

Norsgaard kicks for the line!

STAGE FINISH

Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) wins stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes!

What a finale, what a stage and what an effort by the Danish rider who holds on in the final few hundred metres for the biggest win of her career. Kool won the sprint behind with Kopecky in third. 

Norsgaard shares a lovely moment with Movistar's other stage winner in their year's Tour, Liane Lippert. She bridged to Skalniak-Sójka after the first categorised climb of the day with Alonso and what a move it was to get in.

Here's the moment Norsgaard would've dreamt of, winning a stage at the Tour de France. 

Here's what Movistar team leader Van Vleuten had to say about Norsgaard's incredible victory:

"It's like, wow. They really had the opportunity to go for the break and I know riding with me in the team is not always easy because they sometimes don't always get opportunities so, I feel also sometimes a bit guilty that they have to sacrifice their own ambitions and then today they got the opportunity."

"Today was for Aude Biannic and Emma Norsgaard, they could attack and go for the break. She [Norsgaard] did and she finished it off so, wow. That gives me goosebumps and this whole Tour is for us already a success and she deserves it. She had some setbacks, she broke things, so she really needed this one."

"I think you saw her tears. It's always more beautiful, I know from experience when you come back from a setback and then you win, so this will be extra special for her and in the Tour like wow, what a comeback."

Here's what Norsgaard had to say after the biggest win of her career:

"I'm lost for words, it's been really a difficult start of the year. I want to thank everyone around me - my family, my husband, my team for still believing in me after being out the whole spring. I'm super emotional - it's the biggest victory ever, I'm so happy.

"I'm not a sprinter anymore, I have to realize it. I might be fast but I can't keep up with the real sprinters so I took a chance today and reached for the stars - and here we are.

"It's amazing. I'm so happy - I was even emotional when Liane [Lippert] won and now me - it's been super amazing, I love this team."

A despondent Kool reacted to her second-place with huge disappointment:

"I think this is actually a nightmare, winning the sprint so close from the breakaway is an absolute nightmare.

"I think the chase was pretty good, a lot of teams helped, but the rider in front was really strong today.

"Yeah, Pfeiffer [Georgi] did amazing in positioning and this time I had everything under control, but yeah it doesn't matter it's second so yeah, a nightmare."

This was the final chance for the sprinters teams and has meant Kool's Tour de France will end without any sprint success. She'll certainly be back though. 

There was a possibility of GC drama as that crash in the final corner held up Moolman, Longo Borghini, Kastelijn and Niewiadoma. Van Vleuten had also rolled over the line not in the lead group so it seemed Vollering had gained back time, but the jury reviewed the situation and eventually gave all the riders effected in the final 3km the same time. 

Kopecky still leads, but now by 53 seconds from Moolman thanks to her four bonus seconds gained for finishing third. Van Vleuten, Longo Borghini and Niewiadoma all sit equal third on 55 seconds with Kastelijn a further nine seconds back on 1:04 and Vollering on 1:07. 

Full results from another brilliant stage at the 2023 Tour de France Femmes via FirstCycling. 

Kopecky banged the bars in frustration as she crossed the line in third today, but it wasn't all bad as she confirmed a sixth day in yellow tomorrow and confirmed her win the green jersey competition as long as she makes it to the finish in Pau on Sunday. 

Third place for Lotte Kopecky in the 6th stage in the Tour de France Femmes to BlagnacShe keeps the yellow jersey and has already won the green jersey 💪💪💪Congratz to Emma Norsgaard with the stage win#wesparksuccessPhoto's: Getty Sport pic.twitter.com/Wumcm7HDZO July 28, 2023

Here's the full story on Henttala's DSQ , and she's joined in leaving the race by Marie-Morgane Le Deunff (Arkéa) who finished outside the time limit. 

Despite Ewers' hard crash, she was able to finish the stage 9:56 down on Norsgaard with the help of teammate Magdeleine Vallieres who dropped back for her. 

Make sure you read Laura Weislo's full race report which summarises another great day of racing at the Tour de France Femmes alongside a gallery of the stage's action.

Tour de France Femmes: Emma Norsgaard holds off favourites in sprint for stage 6 victory

The emotions flooded out for Norsgaard as she embraced her teammates and reflected on that wonderful stage 6 victory from the breakaway, holding the chasing sprinters off with one second to spare. 

😭😭😭😭#TDFF2023 #WatchTheFemmes @Gozwift @emmanorsgaard1 pic.twitter.com/EyXJ6pxNbQ July 28, 2023

Tomorrow's stage is the big one. The queen stage that everyone has been waiting for in anticipation ever since the route for the 2023 Tour de France Femmes was announced. Finally we will see the women's pro peloton tackle the mythical climb that is the Col du Tourmalet. It's the most used climb in the history of the men's Tour de France and has often been the arena for some of cycling's most famous battles.

Stage 7 is primed and ready for the duel between the two pre-race favourites, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Demi Vollering (SD Worx), to properly begin. They're separated by just 12 seconds on GC and were the top two in last year's Tour. Van Vleuten was far superior on that occasion, but in the twelve months since then, Vollering has only closed that gap more and more as the World Champion approaches the end of her illustrious career.

Who will come out on top between the two Dutch superstars? Or will someone else surprise and put their name in the hat of best GC rider in the world? We'll find out tomorrow. 

That wraps things up for Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 6 of the Tour de France Femmes which was won in exciting fashion by Emma Norsgaard (Movistar). Check back tomorrow for live coverage of the queen stage 7 and in the meantime look out for all the news and great content coming out of the race from our team on the ground in France.  

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Tour de France 2023 Stage 6 profile and route map: Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque

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Tour de France coverage from Cycling Weekly, with up to date race results, rider profiles and news and reports.

The Tour de France 2024 began on Saturday 29 June and marks the 111th edition of cycling's flagship race. In the first Grand Départ for Italy, the race started in Florence and traced a path east across the country, before heading back west towards France and into the Alps. 

The riders will also take on the Apennines, Massif Central and Pyrenees mountain ranges, and pass through Italy, San Marino, Monaco and France.

With Paris busy preparing for the Olympic Games in August there will be no room for the Tour de France's traditional final stage finish on the Champs-Elysées. Instead the race will finish in Nice – the first time it has ever finished outside the capital.

The world's best riders are locked into a battle for victory, with newly crowned Giro d'Italia winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) taking on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) – both of whom are currently returning from injury – and Primož Roglič (Red-Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe).

The three-week event is the second in the trio of Grand Tours, coming after the Giro d'Italia and before the Vuelta a España .

Check out our page on the  Tour de France 2024 route  for everything you need to know about the 21 stages from Florence to Nice, and look at  complete start list for the race .

This will be the first Tour since  GCN+ closed down , so make sure you read our how to watch the Tour de France guide carefully to make sure you can be fully tuned in. 

Tour de France 2024 reports

• Romain Bardet snatches first stage of the Tour de France as Mark Cavendish struggles
• Kevin Vauquelin secures first ever Tour de France stage victory for Arkea-B&B Hotels, while Tadej Pogačar claims the yellow jersey on stage 2
• Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to take a Tour de France win in stage 3 sprint
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 4 duel with Jonas Vingegaard to reclaim yellow at the Tour de France
• Mark Cavendish breaks Tour de France stage win record with victory on stage five
• Dylan Groenewegen edges home first in bunch dash for Tour de France stage six
• Remco Evenepoel powers to time trial victory on Tour de France stage seven , as Tadej Pogačar keeps yellow
• Biniam Girmay powers to second Tour de France win on stage 8
• Anthony Turgis pips Tom Pidcock to win stage 9 of Tour de France after breathless day on the gravel
• Jasper Philipsen finally has his moment, winning Tour de France stage 10 bunch sprint
• Jonas Vingegaard outsprints Tadej Pogačar to claim victory on stage 11 of the Tour de France
• Biniam Girmay sprints to third win of the Tour de France on stage 12
• Jasper Philipsen outsprints Wout van Aert to win stage 13 of the Tour de France in Pau
• Tadej Pogačar wins stage 14 of the Tour de France and tightens his grip on the yellow jersey
• Tadej Pogačar dominates stage 15 of the Tour de France to extend his lead

Tour de France 2024: Overview

Tour de france 2024: the route.

One for the climbers, the 2024 Tour de France route incorporates four summit finishes, spans four mountain ranges, and features the hilliest opening stage in Tour de France history.

One of the most interesting and intriguing routes of recent years, sitting between the predominantly hilly week one and week three sits a flatter week two, and stage nine – with an abundance of white roads; 14 sectors in total.

There's plenty for the sprinters as well as the general classification and climbing specialists, although there are going to be some tough mountains to get over to reach the sprint stages, and to finish the three weeks.

For the first time in 35 years, a final stage means the yellow jersey won't be decided on the penultimate day, but with a time trial in Nice.

• Tour de France 2024 route: Two individual time trials, five summit finishes and gravel sectors
• Opinion: Is the 2024 Tour de France too hard?
• FAQs of the Tour de France: How lean? How much power? How do they pee mid-stage? All that and more explained

Tour de France 2024 route: Stage-by-stage

Tour de france 2024: the teams.

The Tour de France peloton consists of 22 teams of eight riders. This includes all 18 UCI WorldTour teams, as well as the two best-ranked UCI ProTeams, and two further squads invited by the organiser, ASO. 

The teams racing the 2024 Tour de France are:

• Alpecin-Deceuninck
• Arkéa-B&B Hotels
• Astana-Qazaqstan
• Bahrain-Victorious
• Bora-Hansgrohe
• Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
• dsm-firmenich PostNL
• EF Education-EasyPost
• Groupama-FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Jayco-AlUla
• Intermarché-Wanty
• Israel-Premier Tech
• Lotto Dstny
• Soudal Quick-Step
• TotalEnergies
• UAE Team Emirates
• Uno-X Mobility
• Visma-Lease a Bike

Tour de France 2024: General classification riders

When it comes to potential yellow jersey winners, there are four riders to watch out for.

The quartet comprises Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who has just won the Giro d'Italia; Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike), and Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe) . 

Reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard is the only rider over whom hangs a significant question mark for the race. Along with Roglič and Evenepoel, he came down in a nasty crash on stage four of the Itzulia Basque Country in April. All were injured but the Dane came off worst, and he only began riding outside in May. All three made it to the start line, but how their form will progress over the Tour remains to be seen. 

Following the route announcement in October, Tadej Pogačar said that the "end of the journey makes me smile", with the final two stages starting and finishing close to his home in Monaco. Pogačar is hoping to take back the top step in 2024 after two years of missing out on yellow to Vingegaard. The Slovenian won the Giro earlier this year.

Remco Evenepoel will make his Tour de France debut in 2024. Although he took a win in 2022 at the Vuelta, his performance in other Grand Tour races has been either inconsistent or blighted by illness. If he's to compete against the likes of Vingegaard and Pogačar, he'll have to up his game. After coming 5th overall and taking a stage win in his Tour debut in 2023 , Carlos Rodríguez will lead Ineos Grenadiers .

Tour de France 2024: Sprinters

It's going to be a tough year for the sprinters. Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck was one of the star men of last year's Tour de France, taking four stage wins and the green sprinter's jersey at the end of the three weeks. He has had a fine season so far, with a win at Milan-San Remo and second at Paris-Roubaix and is likely to be the rider to beat at the Tour.

Like Philipsen, Mads Pederson of Trek-Segafredo has enjoyed a successful early season, with a win at Gent-Wevelgem and (unlike Philipsen) a hatful of sprint victories. He's likely to be the Belgian's main rival in the bunch finishes.

All eyes will be on Mark Cavendish in the 111th Tour de France after he postponed retirement to target the Tour win record, currently shared with Eddy Merckx, and gain his 35th win. He said, however, that he was "in shock" and that this was the "toughest course" he had ever seen , when it was revealed in October. 

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) and Fabio Jakobsen (dsm-firmenich-PostNL) are also challenging for wins.

Tour de France 2024: On TV

As you'd expect the Tour de France is being broadcast in several different places throughout July. 

The race is being live-streamed on Discovery+ and Eurosport , as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe. Subscription costs are £6.99/month or $8.99/month, and £39.99 or $49.99 for a year.

A Flobikes  annual subscription will cost you $209.99 if you want to watch in Canada, while in the USA  NBC Sports  via Peacock Premium ($4.99 per month) will show the race. Australians can can watch the Tour for free on SBS on Demand.

And, of course, if you want to watch your local stream from anywhere in the world you'll need a VPN from a trusted company like ExpressVPN .

Tour de France: The jerseys

Much like every year in recent memory, the Tour de France jerseys and classifications are yellow for the overall leader, green for the leader in the points standings, polka-dot for the mountain classification, and white for the best young rider.

Along with the jersey prizes, there is an award for the most combative rider of each stage, with the winner wearing a red number on the following day. This is awarded each day, with a 'Super Combativity' award decided by a jury at the end of the race for the most active rider throughout the entire event.

There is also a team classification where the time of the first three riders from each team is put together to create a single time. This is then done in a similar way as the individual general classification.

In addition, there are plenty of bonus seconds up for grabs at the race. There are ten, six and four bonus seconds available at the end of each stage for the first three riders, as well as bonus sprints that are dotted throughout the race on key climbs to try and make the racing more entertaining for spectators.

Of course, there's also prize money up for grabs. For winning the 2023 edition of the race, Jonas Vingegaard collected €535,220 (£463,100), a sum which is customarily shared out among the team's riders and staff.

Tour de France past winners in the last 12 years

• 2012: Bradley Wiggins (GBr) 
• 2013: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2014: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 
• 2015: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2016: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2017: Chris Froome (GBr) 
• 2018: Geraint Thomas (GBr) 
• 2019: Egan Bernal (Col) 
• 2020: Tadej Pogačar (Slo) 
• 2021: Tadej Pogačar (Slo)  
• 2022: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)
• 2023: Jonas Vingegaard (Den)

Tour de France FAQ

How does the tour de france work.

The Tour de France is one of a trio of races that are three weeks long, known as the Grand Tours, alongside the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España. The Tour is the best known and arguably the most prestigious.

It is the second of the three races in the calendar with the Giro taking place in May, the Tour usually in July, and the Vuelta in August and September.

The Tour, like all Grand Tours, takes on varying terrain with flat days for sprinters, hilly days for puncheurs and mountains for the climbers and GC riders, along with time trials, so that a winner of the race has to be able to perform on all types of road.

The main prize in the race, known as the general classification, is based on time with the overall leader wearing the yellow jersey. The race leader and eventual winner is the rider who has the lowest accumulated time over the 21 days of racing. Riders can win the Tour de France without winning a stage, as Chris Froome did in 2017. Time bonuses of 10, six, and four seconds are given to stage winners though, creating incentive for those general classification riders to chase individual victories and lower their overall time.

In 2020 it took race winner Tadej Pogačar 87 hours 20 minutes and 5 seconds to complete the race with the second-place rider overall 59 seconds slower. That continues all the way down to the last place rider, which was Roger Kluge (Lotto-Soudal) who finished 6 hours 7 minutes and 2 seconds behind.

The white best young rider's jersey is worked out in the same way but only riders under the age of 26 are eligible for the jersey.

The polka-dot mountains jersey and the green points jersey are based on a points system and not time. The only reason time would come into account would be if riders are tied on points, then it would go to who is the best placed in the general classification.

The team classification is based on the general classification times of the first three riders of a team on each stage. The time of those three riders is added up and put onto their team's time, creating a GC list much like in the individual classifications. The leading team gets to wear yellow numbers and helmets on each stage.

The final classification available is the combativity prize. This is decided by a race jury or, in more recent years, Twitter. This takes place just before the end of each stage and often goes to a rider from the breakaway who has put in a daring performance or attempted to liven up the stage by attacking. The winner of the combativity award gets to wear a special red race number on the following day's stage.

There is a final prize added to this with the Super Combativity prize being awarded on the podium in Paris. This is decided in a similar fashion to pick out the most aggressive, entertaining, and daring rider of the whole three weeks. Again, usually going to a rider who has featured regularly in the breakaway.

Stage winners do not wear anything special the day after apart from getting a small yellow jersey to stick on their number on their bike, this can be replaced if they win multiple stages.

Teams used to come to the race with nine riders but the UCI, cycling's governing body, decided that nine riders from each team was too dangerous and dropped it to eight, however more teams now take part.

How long is the Tour de France?

The Tour de France takes place over 23 days with 21 of them being race days. The riders get two days of resting; they usually fall on the second and third Monday of the race.

This year's race is 3,492km long, which is 2,170 miles, around the same distance from Washington DC to Las Vegas, or Helsinki to Lisbon. 

Road stages can range from anything around 100km to something approaching 250km, sometimes more. This year the shortest road stage is stage 20, from Nice to Col de la Couillole, with the longest being 229km on stage three in Italy, from Plaisance to Turin.

Road stages often take around four to five hours with the longer days sometimes nudging over seven hours.

Time trials are always much shorter. Team time trials have long since gone out of fashion in the world of road racing so individual time trials are the main focus these days. 

In 2024, the Tour has two individual time trials for the riders to tackle, the first on stage seven at 25km long from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, and the second on the final stage from Monaco to Nice, at 34km long.

When does the Tour de France start?

The 2024 Tour de France starts on June 29 in Florence, Italy, with a road stage. There will be three full stages in Italy, before the fourth heads into France. The race finishes in Nice three weeks later.

The 2024 edition of the race runs from 29 June - 21 July, covering 21 stages. 

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Philipsen wins back-to-back stages; Yates still leads

Belgian wins fourth stage of tour de france.

NOGARO, France — Belgian rider Jasper Philipsen won a mass sprint to earn a second straight stage victory at the Tour de France on Tuesday, while Adam Yates kept the race leader’s yellow jersey heading into the Pyrenees mountains.

Philipsen followed up his win on Monday’s third stage and was once again expertly helped into position to attack by his Alpecin–Deceuninck teammate and Mathieu van der Poel.

Philipsen showcased his pure speed by holding off Australian rider Caleb Ewan at the line to underline his credentials to win the sprinter’s green jersey with another impressive performance. Philipsen’s countryman Wout van Aert won it last year.

“Caleb was right next to me. I wasn’t too confident. He almost caught up with me at the end, it was really nerve-wracking,” Philipsen said. “I’m extremely proud to have won twice in a row. The finish was super fast, we felt like race cars. There were wide turns that sometimes tightened.”

German rider Phil Bauhaus was third to make it the same top three finishers as Monday, with Ewan beating Bauhaus this time. Several riders behind them crashed as they jostled for position on the final straight.

The 112.7-mile route from Dax to Nogaro in southwestern France was almost totally flat and again favored sprinters.

On the eve of the Tour’s first mountain stage — a difficult Pyrenean trek — riders were keen to save some energy.

The peloton started at a leisurely pace with no team prepared to place a rider in a breakaway. So there was time to glance over and take in some of the countryside scenery, such as the 12th-century Saint-Saturnin church.

The gentle procession was interrupted when the first attack came about 62 miles out, when Frenchmen Benoît Cosnefroy and Anthony Delaplace formed a breakaway. They were still together when they got over the day’s only ascent — the modest Côte de Dému is small compared to Wednesday’s climbs — but were caught with 15.5 miles remaining.

The closing stages were around a circuit with a smooth tarmac, but that didn’t make it easier for Danish sprinter Fabio Jakobsen, who fell off his bike, and several other riders fell as they clipped barriers in a nervy finish.

But the Belgian-born Dutchman Van der Poel showed both his class and his race craft by timing an attack on the left and putting Philipsen in an ideal position from which he made no mistake.

“I’m really glad I didn’t hit the deck. I saw there were a lot of falls,” Philipsen said. “You also need some luck, but when you have someone like Mathieu with you, even in a difficult situation where everything is on a razor edge, he manages to bring us back to the front.”

It effectively gave Philipsen a hat trick of sprint-stage wins after winning the last stage of last year’s Tour.

“My goal in this Tour was to win a stage,” he said. “We already ticked that box yesterday. Now, we want more. And we want to go for the points (green jersey).”

Meanwhile, Yates maintained his six-second lead over two-time Tour winner Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia and his twin brother Simon Yates in third.

“We’ll see how it plays out tomorrow. I think it’s the very first chance for a breakaway, so all hell will break loose at the start,” said Yates, who rides for UAE Team Emirates. “Then, there are the bonuses on the last climb, so it’s going to be a bit difficult for me (to keep the yellow jersey). But we’re lucky to have Tadej on our team.”

Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark stayed in sixth spot but could make up some ground on Wednesday.

That’s when Vingegaard and other expert climbers test their legs with two big ascents on Stage 5.

The 100.9-mile trek from Pau to Laruns includes a daunting 19.4-mile grind up Col de Soudet that has the toughest category rating.

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