Key occasions
159km to go: Unsuprisingly, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Professional Biking) has attacked. As Rob Hatch places it: “You would have put your mortgage on Julian Alaphilippe attacking as we speak.”
160km to go: Krist Neilands and Valentin Madouas have been joined by a couple of riders from the bunch however are primarily caught now. Bahrain Victorious’ Fred Wright has a go and assaults however can’t get away. The peloton is again collectively.
164km to go: Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a Bike) instantly accelerated as soon as the flag was dropped. Matej Mohoric and Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) joined him up entrance. Israel-Premier Tech’s Krist Neilands assaults and grabs a 10second hole on the peloton. Groupama-FDJ’s Valentin Madouas bridges to hitch him.
The racing has begun!
165km to go: And we’re off! Visma-Lease a motorcycle lead out the peloton.
I’d love to listen to your ideas on as we speak’s stage, so please e-mail them over by way of the hyperlink on the prime of the web page. Who’s your prediction for as we speak’s stage win? Are there any riders you assume have been quiet to date however as we speak might be their day? Are you out alongside the route? In that case, what’s the ambiance?
Right here’s an fascinating stat from the Tour de France race centre: Stage 9 of the 2025 Tour de France was the second-fastest in historical past, at 50.013 km/h.
Matt Stephens on TNT Sports activities spoke to Tadej Pogačar (UAE Staff Emirates-XRG) earlier than as we speak’s stage. He requested if he and his workforce could be the aggressors as we speak, to which Pogačar replied:
Like I mentioned we’ll see. We are able to resolve after a couple of climbs. We are able to see if we’re using robust or not … I believe we’re prepared as we speak.
TNT Sports activities additionally spoke to Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and was requested what he and his workforce had been cooking up as we speak. He replied:
I believe the entire Tour are speaking about as we speak. It’s the nationwide day of France, I believe everybody needs to be within the break as we speak.
He mentioned he is aware of as we speak’s climbs effectively and did a recconaisance of them a couple of months in the past. He added that it will be “a really arduous day”. Certainly, the commentators on TV appear united in saying it’s going to the be the toughest take a look at of the Tour to date this yr.
In the present day’s rollout has begun
Stage 10 of the Tour de France 2025 is underneath manner. The peloton have rolled out from a Ennezat. There’s an 8.3km neutralised part earlier than the racing begins.
Georg Zimmermann and Marijn van den Berg withdraw from Tour de France 2025
Intermarché-Wanty introduced this morning that German rider Georg Zimmermann could be withdrawing from the race after crashing yesterday. The workforce mentioned:
Following his crash in Tour de France stage 9, Georg Zimmermann developed indicators of a concussion through the evening and should give up the race.
EF Schooling-Easypost’s Dutch bike owner Marijn van den Berg won’t begin as we speak both. His workforce mentioned on social media this morning:
Medical replace: Marijn van den Berg won’t begin stage 10 of the Tour de France because of persistent accidents from his crash on stage one. Marijn will head house to relaxation and recuperate. Be a part of us in wishing him a speedy restoration
Which means there at the moment are 11 groups beginning with seven riders.
And who’s wherein jersey:
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Yellow jersey GC chief – Tadej Pogačar (UAE Staff Emirates-XRG)
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Inexperienced jersey dash classification – Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)
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Polka dot jersey climber classification – Tim Wellens (UAE Staff Emirates XRG)
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White jersey, main younger rider on GC – Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Fast-Step)
As a reminder, right here’s how the overall classification for the yellow jersey seems:
Common classification: prime 10 after stage 9
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Tadej Pogačar (UAE Staff Emirates XRG) 33hrs 17mins 22secs
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Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Fast-Step) +54secs
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Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Resorts) +1min 11secs
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Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 17secs
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Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 34secs
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Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) +1min 46secs
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Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL) +2mins 49secs
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Florian Lipowitz (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +3mins 2secs
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Primož Roglič (Pink Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +3mins 6secs
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Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) +3mins 43secs
There’s additionally an official stage 10 briefing by Continental and French former skilled bike owner, Thierry Gouvenou. He mentioned:
Stage ten of the Tour de France [is] Ennezat to le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, 165km, with a complete of 4,450m of elevation achieve. All day lengthy, the riders will face a relentless sequence of climbs and mountain passes. Together with, for instance, Croix Saint-Morrand and the Croix de Saint-Robert.
We’ve made the a lot of the climbs out there within the Puy de Dôme area, and the route even skirts across the Puy de Dôme itself. Solely these in peak situation will hope to shine on a course like this.
The end is on the summit of the Puy de Sancy, a ultimate climb of greater than 3km at an 8% common gradient, very straight, very broad – it’s simple to lose your bearings on a climb like this, and we’d see fairly a couple of riders crack. The final classification contenders shall be aiming for each the stage win and to realize time general.
That is what basic director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, has to say about stage ten:
A mountain stage on Bastille Day, and one which’s more likely to create some fireworks as there are seven second-category hills or passes on the menu. Anybody who missed the 2023 Tour will be capable of catch a glimpse of the climb to the Puy-de-Dôme, because the riders will sort out the primary few kilometres of it early within the stage. After that, there’ll be no respite till the ultimate climb to the resort of Le Mont-Dore. The three.5km climb averaging 8% will convey the entire vertical achieve for the day to 4,400 metres!
Right here is the route profile of stage 10:
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Stage 10: Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, 165km
Right here’s a have a look at as we speak’s stage, Monday 14 July: Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, 165.3km, with William Fotheringham’s preview:
Simply the eight categorised climbs as we speak within the Massif Central; primarily second class however totalling 4,450m of vertical ascent. That is the primary main showdown among the many favourites, and at the least a pair might see their hopes of profitable finish right here. With climbing from the get-go will probably be full on from the beginning; for the win look to a puncheur like Eire’s Ben Healy. It’s Bastille Day so the French will bust a intestine and go away empty-handed.
Preamble
It’s Bastille Day! France’s nationwide day and a chance for the Tour de France riders to placed on a present for the crowds of followers anticipated to line as we speak’s route. The peloton have 165.3km to cowl on this mountain stage from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy – the final earlier than a relaxation day tomorrow – and can face seven class two climbs and one class three climb. In complete, the riders have 4,450m of elevation on the playing cards. There’s additionally and intermediate dash at 44km in.
It’s going to be a tough day on the finish of an extended first week for the peloton. It’s anticipated that the route and profile of as we speak’s stage will convey the GC contenders to the fore and be a take a look at to see who’s critical concerning the maillot jaune and who’s falling brief. So, keep watch over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Staff Emirates-XRG) – the present yellow jersey chief – and his fundamental rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), who took a suprise stage win the final time the Tour got here to the Massif Central. However Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) is second positioned within the GC in the mean time, so can be one to observe. And don’t foget the French rider within the peloton, corresponding to Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Professional Biking) and Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), who would like to be within the motion on Bastille Day.
Earlier than the motion begins at 1.10pm CEST (12.10am BST), right here’s a recap of yesterday’s stage:
