Expanding the already large 33% time cut only minutes before the time trial start spared a number of top sprinters from expulsion

The first and most common climb in Tour de France history is can be ‘make or break’, former Ineos Grenadiers’ road captain Luke Rowe tells The Independent

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Oscar Onley has emerged from his first full Tour de France GC battle in the Pyrenees feeling more than satisfied with how he has managed to limit the gaps on the top pre-race favourites, to the point where he is running just one place short of a provisional podium placing.

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The 2025 Tour de France begins on Saturday, July 5, with Stage 1 in Lille — the first stop of the 21-day race throughout France.

The Tour de France resumes on Wednesday at stage 11 with still close to a fortnight left of racing to come and the competition finely poised ahead of the big climbs in the mountains