LIVE | Tour de France 2025: The peloton advances together between Valenciennes and Dunkirk

At the moment, we have a tailwind of 6.5 km/h

Ladies and gentlemen bookmakers , it's time for the predictions. And the entire editorial team is getting involved. Louise is betting on Jasper Philipsen, because " Alpecin-Deceuninck never wins two without three ." Valentin sees " Van der Poel, in the yellow jersey, leading Philipsen in the final meters for victory ." Malo sees Jonathan Milan winning " as a given ."

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We saw Rickaert (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Schachmann (Soudal-Quick Step) but it's already over. It's still looking more like a massive sprint finish...

The peloton is still moving forward together, but the Alpecin-Deceuninck riders are raising their voice at the front.

Me already. But yes, a good small majority, by any measure. As Michael would say, "I'm running away from my responsibilities. And it feels so good."

There's a fascinating Cilic-Cobolli matchup taking place at Wimbledon, and Spain-Belgium tonight at the Euro 2020. But since I'm nice, I'll give you yesterday's replay:

The heritage history of France?

Hello, kopiste! Maybe we should think about it. White jersey for Yanis, yellow jersey for Chef Clem, green jersey for Valentin and Denis, the keyboard arrows, polka-dot jersey for our field man Oscar. There's a concept!

The sprinters with long teeth.

Hello dear WoutWoutForever! Since napping is a sport in its own right, you must treat it as such and not neglect preparation. You have everything you need to know in this article.

Not at the moment. The amount of damage is estimated at 143,000 euros – each of the eleven stolen bikes was worth 13,000 euros . “The truck was in front of the hotel a few meters away, the theft took place in the second part of the night,” the northern team told Le Monde . In its misfortune, unlike other teams to whom a similar mishap has befallen, Cofidis, whose headquarters are based in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord), in the Lille metropolitan area, did not have to go far to find replacement bikes. “ Our racing department is nearby, in Bondues, which allowed us to quickly find a fallback solution,” the team explained.

To mark the 2025 Tour de France, Le Monde is launching a collaborative fresco, offering you a drawing for each stage. Your mission? Provide us with a characteristic element, seen, heard, or guessed during the day's stage, using the hashtag #DMUE. Our task? Filter and then summarize your suggestions into a doodle or masterpiece, which will be posted the next day at the start of the stage.

A tree that isn't quite straight, a runner who isn't turning right, or a striking village name: the range of possibilities is endless in France, and it's open to you right now.

Having been a fixture in the peloton for nearly thirty years, AG2R La Mondiale will cease its sponsorship activities next year, as the French team announced in a press release on Monday morning, July 7. The sports retail chain will therefore become the sole owner of the team. Alone, before the hoped-for arrival of a new co-sponsor.

This departure marks the new dimension taken by the Chambéry (Savoie)-based team, whose ambitions have grown ever greater since the arrival of Decathlon as the main sponsor in 2024.

To compete with the best teams, Decathlon aims to achieve an annual budget of over €40 million starting next season. According to our information, this budget for the current season is around €30 million.

After two nervous first days, the third stage got off to a cruising pace. The peloton chatted and moved forward at a "slow pace" (well, 34 km/h all the same). Rickaert and Mohoric showed off the jersey for a mere 8 minutes, but since then everything has returned to normal. I can't see anything but the green grass and the rain pouring down.

Kevin Vauquelin just declared " I can't wait for Normandy " as the France Télévisions motorcycle passed by. And I can only agree with him!

We don't wish it on them, but the cobblestones could indeed turn into pentagliss...

Fourth. On the verge of calling the French Lose Federation...

(Read with a dramatic voice like a bad US series dub)

“Tuduuuuum .” Previously...

The flames are burning between Jonathan Milan and Biniam Girmay. The Italian (originally from Buja, contrary to what one might think) didn't wait for the stage at Puy de Sancy to show his fiery temperament, accusing the Eritrean of hindering him in the intermediate sprint. Under the liters of water that rained down on the riders yesterday, the fire is smoldering...

The Cofidis team, for its part, is plunged into mystery when eleven of its bikes went missing on Sunday morning . Intention to harm? Settling scores? Brazen theft? Hercule Poirot is on the case.

Jonas Vingegaard's wife, Trine, wants her husband to come home. "I think Visma is pushing him too far. He needs to be with us at home in Denmark to be himself," she told the Danish press, criticizing the Visma team. Third yesterday behind "Van der Poupou" and "Pogi," the flying Dane nevertheless seems to be adjusting to the French air and its aromas of baguette and sausage, distributed by the Tour de France caravan.

At the same time, Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed a second victory in two days, adding a second Tour victory to Poulidor's grandson's tally (after Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021). Philipsen's yellow jersey is no more, long live the new yellow jersey.