{"id":12070,"date":"2025-07-24T12:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=12070"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T12:03:48","slug":"tour-de-france-2025-stage-18-from-vif-to-courchevel-col-de-la-loze-live-tour-de-france-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=12070","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2025: stage 18 from Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze \u2013 live | Tour de France 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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110km to go:<\/strong> Jegat, Rodriguez, Berthet, Baudin, Woods, Van den Broek, Barta and Plapp are the eight riders in the second group. Although Berthet, it appears, is trying to make it across to the leaders now.<\/p>\n

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111.5km to go:<\/strong> We have 2.3km to go until the top of the Col du Glandon.<\/p>\n

This is making me tired just watching it.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a008.00 EDT<\/p>\n

113km to go:<\/strong> Down to 13 in the front group: Wellens, Jorgenson, Lenny Martinez, Arensman, Roglic, O\u2019Connor, Garcia Pierna, Muhlberger, Rubio, Gall, Armirail, Lutsenko, Leknessund.<\/p>\n

On the telly, Lenny Martinez is pictured getting a sticky bottle or two from his team car. Clearly he isn\u2019t feeling good, and Rob Hatch on commentary suggests his fairly blatant conduct is worthy of a yellow card.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.59 EDT<\/p>\n

115km to go:<\/strong> The breakaway has 53sec on the chasers. There are 14 riders up front.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.54 EDT<\/p>\n

Pogacar suffers pre-stage scare in Visma team car shunt<\/h2>\n

The Tour de France overall leader<\/strong> Tadej Pogacar suffered a big scare on Thursday when he bumped into the team car of his chief rival, Jonas Vingegaard, before stage 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going to the start line and the cars were also going … we were cruising behind the (Visma-Lease a Bike) car, maybe a bit too close, and he braked suddenly … maybe I don\u2019t know if he wanted to brake check me,\u201d Pogacar said with a smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not ready because I did not see the reason why he had to stop urgently, so we crashed into the car \u2026 but it\u2019s OK, I\u2019m OK, we\u2019re good.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Tadej Pogacar.<\/span> Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a007.53 EDT<\/p>\n

117.5km to go:<\/strong> Another 8.5km to climb before the top of the Col du Glandon is reached.<\/p>\n

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118km to go:<\/strong> The sixth and last group on the road contains 52 riders, and predictably Milan is among them. The yellow jersey group \u2013 Pogacar\u2019s that is \u2013 contains 23 riders. Pollitt, Soler, Adam Yates and Jhonatan Narvaez are alongside their leader, Pogacar.<\/p>\n

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119km to go:<\/strong> This is all very well, but have these guys tried cycling up from the tollgate in Dulwich to Crystal Palace three times in a row, like I did the other week? I think not.<\/p>\n

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119km to go:<\/strong> Mas, Berthet, Baudin and Barre make up the third group, 54sec behind the leaders.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.43 EDT<\/p>\n

120km to go:<\/strong> Of course, Richard Hirst Theory<\/em> states that this is all a bit of fun, and that Vingegaard and Pogacar are bound to duke it out on the slopes of today\u2019s final climb, the Col de la Loze. Are you out there, Richard?<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.42 EDT<\/p>\n

120km to go:<\/strong> No, make that six groups on the road.<\/p>\n

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121km to go:<\/strong> It\u2019s a 35sec lead for the break. There are now four distinct groups on the road. A six-rider group is second: Jegat (Total Energies), Rodriguez (Arkea\/B&B), Mas (Movistar), Woods (Israel-PremierTech), Van den Broek (Picnic PostNL), Castrillo (Movistar) and Plapp (Jayco-AlUla).<\/p>\n

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122km to go:<\/strong> \u201cIf UAE let this break go, and give them six, seven minutes, other teams are going to try and protect their GC places,\u201d says Rowe on commentary for TNT Sports.<\/p>\n

He says it may appear as if UAE are being put under a lot of pressure, but makes the point that Pogacar\u2019s commanding GC lead gives them plenty of options.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.35 EDT<\/p>\n

123km to go:<\/strong> We have a 16-rider group at the front now: Roglic, Gall, O\u2019Connor, Arensman, Jorgenson, Muhlberger, Garcia Pierna, Wellens, Woods, Rubio Reyes, Armirail, Leknessund, Storer, Lutsenko, Martinez, Barta.<\/p>\n

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124km to go:<\/strong> Roglic is informed, via team radio, that UAE Team Emirates are pulling hard on the front. \u201cDon\u2019t waste that much,\u201d he is told of this current attack.<\/p>\n

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125km to go:<\/strong> Lutsenko and Wellens are now well within sight of a chasing group. That group includes Roglic.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all very active and very fluid, with groups forming and breaking up with regularity.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Lizzie Deignan on a wonderful career, by the way. I was watching on the final straight when she won silver in the women\u2019s road race, behind Marianne Vos, at London 2012. Great memories.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.31 EDT<\/p>\n

Lizzie Deignan retires from cycling<\/h2>\n

Lizzie Deignan has announced her immediate retirement<\/strong> from professional cycling after sharing news that she and husband Phil are expecting their third child. The 36-year old former world champion had previously said 2025 would be her final season but has called time on a career in which she recorded 43 professional wins, among them victories at Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Strade Bianche, the Tour of Flanders and the Women\u2019s Tour. Deignan took the world title in 2015, a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 2014 and Olympic silver at the London Games in 2012. (PA Media)<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/span>Lizzie Deignan.<\/span> Photograph: Bradley Collyer\/PAShare<\/p>\n

127km to go:<\/strong> Roglic powers away from Van Aert, who is back in a bunch of riders who are off the front of the main group. It\u2019s all strung out, gaps everywhere, with the riders toiling up the first HC climb.<\/p>\n

Plenty of excitement in the commentary box about Roglic attacking. He is 12sec behind the front two, Wellens and Lutsenko.<\/p>\n

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127km to go:<\/strong> Now Van Aert is dropping off the pace at the front. Wellens is the man setting a fierce pace. No one can accuse UAE Team Emirates XRG of just sitting there and waiting to defend attacks \u2026<\/p>\n

Back down the road, Roglic attacks!<\/p>\n

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128km to go:<\/strong> Rutsch has been dropped by the front group. So it\u2019s down to four. Ben O\u2019Connor is between the main group and the break, presumably trying to bridge across. The gruppetto, AKA the autobus, has formed back down the road. There are 48 riders in it. Six Lidl-Trek riders are there including Milan.<\/p>\n

The gap between break and peloton is 22sec. And the front group is down to three: Wellens, Van Aert, Lutsenko, with Groves dropped.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.21 EDT<\/p>\n

129km to go:<\/strong> \u201cI think Jonas needs to go hard, and he needs to go early,\u201d remarks Adam Blythe of today\u2019s potential tactics for Visma-Lease A Bike. \u201cThey may be trying a similar tactic that worked for Simon Yates at the Giro.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.18 EDT<\/p>\n

130km to go:<\/strong> The race has hit the lower slopes of the first climb, the Col du Glandon.<\/p>\n

\u201cJonas has good legs,\u201d says Frans Maassen on TNT of the Visma team leader\u2019s chances. \u201cWe\u2019ll see what\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

He sounds confident, remarks Hannah Walker.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I think so. We\u2019ll see what happens. If not [if they can\u2019t catch Pogacar], we have a deserved winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jonas Vingegaard and his good legs.<\/span> Photograph: Marco Bertorello\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a007.30 EDT<\/p>\n

132km to go:<\/strong> The gap grows to 27sec.<\/p>\n

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133km to go:<\/strong> Indeed we have a five-rider break established. Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates XRG), Wout Van Aert (Visma\u2013Lease A Bike), Alexey Lutsenko (Israel-PremierTech), Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), and Jonas Rutsch (Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty).<\/p>\n

They have an advantage of 22sec but it looks like there is lots of attacking behind.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.13 EDT<\/p>\n

136km to go:<\/strong> A group of four chasers \u2013 Van Aert, Lutsenko, Groves, Rutsch \u2013 have nearly caught Wellens now. So it looks like UAE\u2019s strategy is going to pay off.<\/p>\n

Briefly there were four, five groups on the road but it now looks like it\u2019s back to three, including Matteo Vercher (Total Energies) on his own, trying to bridge across to the break.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.10 EDT<\/p>\n

137km to go:<\/strong> \u201cYou start the stage with so much money in your pocket,\u201d Rowe says of this brave move by Wellens. \u201cEvery move costs money. And this is looking like an expensive move.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rowe is making the point that Wellens is strong enough to get in a break later on.<\/p>\n

Personally I can see the sense in Wellens ensuring he gets in any breakaway, but I suppose he could easily come up short later on the final climb, too.<\/p>\n

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138km to go<\/strong>: Girmay, who has endured a difficult race all round, is pictured racing along at the back of the bunch.<\/p>\n

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139km to go:<\/strong> Wellens has about 14sec on the bunch.<\/p>\n

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141km to go:<\/strong> No, sorry, I am quite wrong and Wellens is still out front on his own.<\/p>\n

Guillaume Boivin (Israel-PremierTech) is off the back on his own, presumably ill or injured.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Milan was also briefly off the back, Luke Rowe fancied it was because he switched to a climbing bike post-sprint.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.04 EDT<\/p>\n

144km to go:<\/strong> Tim Wellens had about 10sec on the bunch but has been reeled back in now. Right after the sprint, a group of six went clear, but were also gobbled up by the peloton sharpish. Will we see a big escape group, containing plenty of strong climbers, go clear soon?<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a007.00 EDT<\/p>\n

145km to go:<\/strong> There\u2019s a big split in the bunch. Something like 40 riders up front. Oh, but it looks like it may come back together pretty quickly.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.57 EDT<\/p>\n

146km to go:<\/strong> Tim Wellens, Pogacar\u2019s teammate, has attacked solo immediately after the sprint point. Presumably UAE Team Emirates XRG want to make double-sure they have someone strong in the breakaway to help Pogacar later?<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.55 EDT<\/p>\n

Milan wins the intermediate sprint<\/h2>\n

Girmay takes second but it\u2019s hardly even a race for the line. Milan barely has to break a sweat to win it having been set up by his team, and Girmay looks happy to settle for second.<\/p>\n

1) Milan
2) Girmay
3) Turgis
4) Abrahamsen
5) Wellens<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.54 EDT<\/p>\n

149km to go:<\/strong> The intermediate sprint at Rioup\u00e9roux is coming up in 1.5km. At this stage it looks like no one is going to even bother to challenge Lidl-Trek. (Which would back up De Jongh\u2019s earlier assertion that plenty in the peloton would prefer Milan to win it.)<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.52 EDT<\/p>\n

151km to go:<\/strong> Luke Rowe, a recent competitor in the peloton and a current sports director with Decathlon\u2013AG2R La Mondiale, is an excellent pundit and analyst. Sean Kelly, the king of common sense, is also superb with his deep knowledge of the inner workings of a bike race \u2013 even if his time in the saddle was somewhat longer ago.<\/p>\n

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153km to go:<\/strong> The camera zooms in on Roglic, riding comfortably along in the peloton. How will his Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe teammate, Florian Lipowitz, fare in this massive last block of climbing? Will we see the benefits of the stamina that Roglic has built up over the years compared to his younger, less experienced teammate?<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.45 EDT<\/p>\n

154km to go:<\/strong> Today\u2019s first big climb, the Col du Glandon, is 21.7km long with an average gradient of 5.1%. The summit comes at 62.3km.<\/p>\n

Secondly, the top of the Col de la Madeleine (19.2km at 7.9% average) comes after 104.6km.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, the Col de la Loze (26.4km (!!!) at 6.5%) is the final boss level.<\/p>\n

By the way the Col du Glandon is 1,924m altitude, the Madeleine 2,000m, the Col de la Loze is 2,304m.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.43 EDT<\/p>\n

156km to go:<\/strong> Quinn Simmons, who produced a monster ride for Lidl-Trek yesterday in helping to set up Milan for his second stage win of the Tour, is riding fifth wheel. Quite right to give him a bit of a breather.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.39 EDT<\/p>\n

158km to go:<\/strong> There are 80pts available in the KOM competition today. Before a looming battle royale in the mountains, Lidl-Trek are setting up Milan for a handy 20pts at the early intermediate sprint. The average speed today is pushing 50km\/h. (It is 49.1km\/h).<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jonathan Milan.<\/span> Photograph: Thibault Camus\/APShare<\/p>\n

162km to go:<\/strong> In 2023, Vingegaard all but sealed the overall as Pogacar cracked on the Col de la Loze. Those memories will provide a bit of encouragement for Visma-Lease A Bike today.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen in the past, it can change very, very quickly,\u201d observes Kelly in the commentary box. \u201cIf you\u2019re little bit off your best today, that can be a disaster for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.34 EDT<\/p>\n

166km to go:<\/strong> Lidl-Trek continue to boss it for their sprinter, Jonathan Milan, the whole team massed at the front and driving the pace. The telly helicopter shows the peloton snaking through a picturesque valley with the mountains in the middle distance.<\/p>\n

On the team radio, Lidl-Trek sports director Steven de Jongh indulges in what I presume is a bit of banter, saying that there are a lot of teams who would rather see the green jersey go to a sprinter: that is their man Milan.<\/p>\n

He doesn\u2019t mention Pogacar but we all know what he\u2019s talking about.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.33 EDT<\/p>\n

167km to go:<\/strong> Cyril Barthe (Groupama-FDJ) has also abandoned today, along with Rodriguez of Ineos Grenadiers. An early Barthe.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.25 EDT<\/p>\n

169km to go:<\/strong> Lidl-Trek are massed at the front of the fast-moving peloton, seeking to control affairs until the intermediate sprint at Rioup\u00e9roux, that comes after just 23.7km.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be a real day,\u201d says Sean Kelly on commentary. It\u2019s hard to argue with that.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the GC contenders it\u2019s a real, real test.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.24 EDT<\/p>\n

Stage 18 begins<\/h2>\n

The flag is waved and just like that, the race has begun.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.24 EDT<\/p>\n

\u201cHi Luke<\/strong>,\u201d writes Alex on email. Hello Alex.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve joined the sad crew of people having to work in an office today so am unable to secretly have TNT or ITV on in the background. I\u2019ll be following your updates avidly on this day of days that will, hopefully, go down in tour history.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Tuesday, I can see it going both ways. Has Tadej been bluffing strength and is he struggling in week three? If so he will be found out today in potentially extraordinary fashion. But equally, has he been focusing on building some allies in the peloton and let down by a relatively weak team incapable of chasing down breakaways, if so then he will surely want revenge on the Col De La Loze.<\/p>\n

\u201cOr maybe, they\u2019ll just mark each other out \u2013 boring! Either way pleased to be with you and the Guardian family of cycling-obsessed procrastinators.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Courchevel<\/strong>, as any fule kno, is a ski resort. It doesn\u2019t take a genius to work out that some steep climbs will be involved given the riders will finish there. As just mentioned by Luke Rowe and Orla Chennaoui, too, all those steep climbs mean some technical descents. Fierce concentration, along with an ability to handle the burning pain in the legs and body, will be key for every rider in the bunch.<\/p>\n

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The neutralised rollout has begun.<\/strong> There will be some tired, tired bodies in that bunch as they make their way slowly to the official start.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday is another chance<\/strong>,\u201d Jonas Vingegaard tells Matt Stephens. \u201cWe will fight until the end. Today is going to be a proper hard stage, and we\u2019ll do everything we can.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last, what is it? Five, 6km or so, is super-steep [on the final climb]. Before that, there is a flatter section. In general it\u2019s a very hard climb, a very long climb.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just have to keep trying. I am not really looking at that [Pogacar\u2019s form and condition], I am just trying to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.09 EDT<\/p>\n

Luke Rowe<\/strong>, on pundit duty for TNT Sports, spoke to Geraint Thomas about Rodriguez\u2019s crash yesterday. \u201cHe actually crashed twice yesterday. He got tangled up with Alaphilippe and a few others \u2026 he was all right \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cBehind the big crash (1km out), people were reacting. We didn\u2019t see it on the TV but 50metres behind that Carlos crashed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carlos Rodriguez abandons<\/h2>\n

Contrary to what I wrote earlier, there has been a significant withdrawal this morning. Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) is out, having broken his pelvis in a crash yesterday. He was 10th in GC.<\/p>\n

That means Jordan Jegat (Total Energies) moves into 10th in GC, +23min 10sec down on the race leader.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.05 EDT<\/p>\n

What are your expectations<\/strong> for today and for the rest of the Tour? Email me.<\/p>\n

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It is worth mentioning<\/strong> that the weather is expected to be highly unpredictable for the next couple of days. Riders and teams are going to have to deal with big fluctuations between hot weather lower down and cold conditions up in the mountains.<\/p>\n

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I fancy that a young man<\/strong> named Primoz Roglic will be a rider to keep an eye on today. Earlier in the race, Roglic said he was pleased to see his teammate Florian Lipowitz riding so strongly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy. I\u2019m really happy,\u201d he said of Lipowitz after stage 12 on the Hautacam, when the German rider sailed away on that final climb to finish third. \u201cI hope he keeps the level to the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

It would be fascinating to know what is being said in the Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe team briefing this morning. Presumably Roglic, while being willing to help Lipowitz, also believes he could still finish on the podium himself?<\/p>\n

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There are only two riders<\/strong> within 10 minutes of Pogacar in the GC, which is astonishing. Here is the top 10 after stage 17:<\/p>\n

1) Tadej Pogacar 61hr 50min 16sec
2) Jonas Vingegaard +4min 15sec
3) Florian Lipowitz +9min 03sec
4) Oscar Onley +11min 04sec
5) Primoz Roglic +11min 42sec
6) Kevin Vauquelin +13min 20sec
7) Felix Gall +14min 50sec
8) Tobias Johannessen +17min 01sec
9) Ben Healy +17min 52sec
10) Jordan Jegat (Total Energies) +23min 10sec<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a006.05 EDT<\/p>\n

The heavy crash<\/strong> leading into yesterday\u2019s sprint finish appears not to have claimed any victims yet. The official abandonments page is blank for today so far.<\/p>\n

Happy to say that Biniam Girmay (Intermarch\u00e9\u2013Wanty), who looked quite badly hurt, has signed on and is ready to go.<\/p>\n

(Given the difficult of today\u2019s stage, mind you, anyone carrying an injury may yet be forced to pack it in later.)<\/p>\n

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Speaking of subplots<\/strong> \u2013 perhaps even full plots \u2013 there are some negative vibes around the race, after Pogacar and his team were accused of arrogance by rivals.<\/p>\n

Jean\u2011Ren\u00e9 Bernaudeau, the Total Energies team manager, said: \u201cThey\u2019re \u00adarrogant towards those who just want to live simply alongside them. I expect their team manager to make that point to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cArrogance is something, trying to win the Tour de France is another thing,\u201d Pogacar said in response. \u201cI think a lot riders would see us as arrogant because we want to control every \u00adsingle kilometre of this race. We don\u2019t try to be arrogant, we just try to make our race as easy as possible. I think \u2013 this will sound super-arrogant \u2013 but some guys can stay quiet.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the full story, read Jeremy Whittle\u2019s stage 17 report:<\/p>\n

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Preamble<\/h2>\n

Today\u2019s stage doesn\u2019t ask the riders for much, unless you count 5,450m of climbing across three hors cat\u00e9gorie<\/em> mountains on the 171km route. Perhaps the more significant figure is 14,000: the sum total in metres of vertical ascent in four stages remaining (4,550m tomorrow, 2,990m on Saturday and 1,100m on Sunday, added to 5,450m today).<\/p>\n

It will be gruelling, brutal, epic, punishing, attritional \u2013 take your pick. It might even be dramatic if Jonas Vingegaard and Visma-Lease A Bike can isolate the race leader, Tadej Pogacar, and take a chunk or two out of his commanding 4min 15sec lead in the general classification. The Col du Glandon, Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Loze must all be tackled by the peloton today: the sheer length and difficulty of the stage promises another rich self-contained narrative within the context of one of the toughest Tours in history. No doubt, Vingegaard\u2019s team have created a plan for how they might launch attacks on Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates most effectively.<\/p>\n

A successful Visma counterattack is not beyond the bounds of possibility but given Pogacar\u2019s flying form, it feels more likely the reigning champion will roll with the punches, yet again, and take another significant step towards glory in Paris.<\/p>\n

This being the Tour de France there will be subplots aplenty. The battle to form the breakaway will be fierce, with the 15 teams that remain empty-handed particularly motivated, while the race for the podium and top 10 in GC is very much on. Jonathan Milan of Lidl-Trek, who won yesterday to forge a 72-point lead over Pogacar in the green jersey standings, will merely be aiming to make the time cut, hoping a stage win for the Slovenian doesn\u2019t reignite the points classification race.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be emotional. Are you ready? Allez!<\/em><\/p>\n

Stage start: 11.20 UK time \/ 12.20 local time<\/strong><\/p>\n

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