LIVE. Tour de France 2025: Mont Ventoux, La Loze, La Plagne... A thrilling final week, the standings
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Mont Ventoux will be the only major obstacle on Tuesday, but it will of course be enough to make the difference in a climb steeped in history and difficulty that the general classification favorites will want to tame. On Wednesday, the sprinters will be expected with a stage ending in Valence, even if the wind could play tricks. It will be a final respite before tackling two Alpine giants. First, a very tricky stage with the Glandon, the Madeleine and the Col de la Loze; then, a new difficult stage in La Plagne, after the demanding ascent of the Col du Pré. The penultimate day will be punctuated by a stage in the Vosges, ripe for surprises. And watch out for the final stage with the climb to Montmartre which promises an extra dose of suspense...
There are no stages this Monday, July 21st, on the Tour de France route; it's the second and final rest day for the riders. Tadej Pogacar, in the yellow jersey, seems well on his way to winning the race again with a lead of more than 4 minutes over Jonas Vingegaard, even though the final week in the Alps, with several very mountainous stages, could hold some surprises.
For this new, always highly anticipated edition, the North was in the spotlight with a big start in Lille on Saturday, July 5th, for a stage organized 100% around the metropolis. The peloton then stayed in the North for several days with a second stage that arrived in Boulogne-sur-Mer and then Dunkirk on Monday, July 7th. Who says North, says cobblestones? Well no, the organizers decided to do without the sectors.
Nine years after its passage, Normandy was also in the spotlight with two stages including a time trial in the streets of Caen. The town of Vire will host the finish of the 6th stage. The Tour then moved on to Brittany with a new passage towards the famous Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Massif Central was then on the program before a first break on July 15. The second part of the Tour promises to be epic with a finish in Hautacam, a time trial Loudenvielle - Peyragudes that risks causing damage before an XXL stage, concluding in Luchon-Superbagnères via the Tourmalet, the Col d'Aspin and the Col de Peyresourde...
The third week will feature the Alps with the grand return of Mont Ventoux on July 22. The Tour de France has not climbed the legendary summit since 2016, when, remember, Christopher Froome completed the ascent on foot. The next day, the peloton climbs the Rhône Valley in a hilly stage between Bollène and Valence before tackling a very mountainous final straight, starting with an 18th stage between the Grenoble metropolitan area and the Courchevel resort with the terrifying Col de la Loze and its three hors catégorie passes which will be the queen stage of the Tour with more than 5,000 meters of climbing. Finally, there will be no Olympic Games this year, the Tour will return to its traditional last stage with a finish on the Champs Elysées.
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