Category — Le Tour

Mont-de-Marsan > Bordeaux

Distance: 169.9 kilometers.

This is a Flat stage with 1 Category climb. It ends with a group sprint.

• Côte de Béguey 131.0 km (Cat 4: 1.2km @ 4.4%)

The intermediate sprint is 88.0 km from the start at Grignols.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 29h 57′ 12″
Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 215 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 36 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 25″

Stage winner: Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106)
Combative: Simon Guglielmi (ARK – 175) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Tarbes > Cauterets-Cambasque

Distance: 144.9 kilometers.

This is a Mountain stage with 4 Category climbs. It ends with a summit finish.

• Côte de Capvern-les-Bains 29.2 km (Cat 3: 5.6km @ 4.8%)
• Col d’Aspin 68.1 km (Cat 1: 12.0km @ 6.5%)
• Col du Tourmalet 97.9 km (Hors Catégorie: 17.1km @ 7.3%)
• Cauterets-Cambasque 144.9 km (Cat 1: 16.0km @ 5.4%)

The intermediate sprint is 49.2 km from the start at Sarrancolin.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 001) [Yellow] 26h 10′ 44″
Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 150 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 36 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 25″

Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011)
Combative: Wout van Aert (TJV – 006) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Pau > Laruns

Distance: 162.7 kilometers.

This is a Mountain stage with 3 Category climbs. It ends with a group sprint after a descent.

• Col de Soudet 87.5 km (Hors Catégorie: 15.2km @ 7.2%)
• Col d’Ichère 124.8 km (Cat 3: 4.2km @ 7.0%)
• Col de Marie Blanque 144.2 km (Cat 1: 7.7km @ 8.6%)

The intermediate sprint is 48.8 km from the start at Lanne-En-Barétous.

Jai Hindley (BOH – 071) [Yellow] 22h 15′ 12″
Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 150 Points
Felix Gall (ACT – 095) [Polka Dot] 28 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 6 +00h 01′ 40″

Stage winner: Jai Hindley (BOH – 071)
Combative: Wout van Aert (TJV – 006) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Dax > Nogaro

Distance: 181.8 kilometers.

This is a Flat stage with 1 Category climb. It ends with a group sprint.

• Côte de Dému 154.4 km (Cat 4: 2.0km @ 3.5%)

The intermediate sprint is 93.6 km from the start at Notre Dame des Cyclistes.

Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 18h 18′ 01″
Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106) [Green] 150 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 18 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 06″

Stage winner: Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106)
Combative: Benoit Cosnefroy (ACT – 093) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Amorebieta-Etxano > Bayonne

Distance: 193.5 kilometers.

This is a Flat stage with 4 Category climbs that exit Spain. It ends with a group sprint in the Atlantic Pyrenees of France.

• Côte de Trabakua 13.8 km (Cat 3: 4.1km @ 5.4%)
• Côte de Milloi 32.8 km (Cat 4: 2.3km @ 4.5%)
• Col d’Itziar 70.9 km (Cat 3: 5.1km @ 6.3%)
• Côte d’Orioko Benta 102.0 km (Cat 4: 4.6km @ 6.3%)

The intermediate sprint is 65.7 km from the start at Deba.

Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 13h 52′ 33″
Victor Lafay (COF – 125) [Green] 80 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 18 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 06″

Stage winner: Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 106)
Combative: Laurent Pichon (ARK – 178) [Tan numbers]
Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

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Vitoria-Gasteiz > Saint-Sébastien

Distance: 209.0 kilometers.

The longest stage on this Tour it is a Hilly stage with 5 Category climbs, it ends with a 440 meter drop in altitude and an 8 km sprint.

• Col d’Udana 81.3 km (Cat 3: 4.5km @ 5.1%)
• Côte d’Aztiria 87.6 km (Cat 4: 2.7km @ 5.3%)
• Côte d’Alkiza 140.9 km (Cat 3: 4.2km @ 5.7%)
• Côte de Gurutze 174.2 km (Cat 4: 2.6km @ 4.7%)
• Jaizkibel 192.4 km (Cat 2: 8.1km @ 5.3%)

The intermediate sprint is 40.6 km from the start at Legutio.

Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 09h 09′ 18″
Victor Lafay (COF – 125) [Green] 65 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 11 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 2 +00h 00′ 06″

Stage winner: Victor Lafay (COF – 125)
Combative: Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Tan numbers]

Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

Did not start:
Richard Carapaz (EFE – 041)
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Bilbao > Bilbao

Distance: 182.0 kilometers.

A Hilly stage with 5 Category climbs, it ends with a downhill sprint.

• Côte de Laukiz 13.8 km (Cat 3: 2.2km @ 6.9%)
• Côte de San Juan de Gaztelugatxe 67.8 km (Cat 3: 3.5km @ 7.6%)
• Col de Morga 140.9 km (Cat 4: 3.9km @ 4.1%)
• Côte de Vivero 154.9 km (Cat 2: 4.2km @ 7.3%)
• Côte de Pike 172.4 km (Cat 3: 2.0km @ 10.0%)

The intermediate sprint is 88.2 km from the start at Gernika-Lumo.

Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Yellow] 4h 22′ 00″
Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Green] 30 Points
Neilson Powless (EFE – 046) [Polka Dot] 5 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 011) [White] 3

Stage winner: Adam Yates (UAD – 019)
Combative: Adam Yates (UAD – 019) [Tan numbers]

Team: Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV – 001-008) [Yellow numbers]

Withdrew:

Enric Mas (131 – MOV)
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The race starts with the Grand Départ on the 1^st of July in Bilbao, Spain and will finish on the 23^rd of July in Paris, so I thought I should explain some of what I’ll be ranting about.

The cartoon characters from my header are wearing the various colored jerseys that indicate the leader in the different classifications in the race.

The Maillot Jaune, Yellow Jersey is worn by the rider with the lowest time overall in the race. The eventual winner of the race may never have come in first in any stage, but was near the lead throughout the race and achieved the lowest time over the entire course of the event. The winner is normally an “all-arounder”, someone is very good at the sprints and the hill climbing, even if they aren’t the best. “All-arounders” show up on the lists of the sprinters and the climbers, while staying in the top ten for overall time.

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Paris La Défense Arena > Paris Champs-Élysées

Distance: 115.6 kilometers.

A Flat stage with one Category climb It ends with a mass sprint of eight laps of an oval course on the Champs-Élysées. Winning the sprint in Paris is a separate race and prestige event for sprinters.

• Côte du Pavé des Gardes 43.3 km (Cat 4: 1.3km @ 6.5%)

The intermediate sprint is at 75.6 km at Paris – Haut des Champs-Élysées (3rd lap).

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 79h 33′ 20″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 480 Points
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Polka Dot] 72 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 105)
Super Combative: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016 ) [Red numbers]
La Lanterne Rouge: Caleb Ewan (LTS – 161) + 05h 40′ 42″ Φ
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Three more riders missed the start on the final stage: Gorka Izagirre Insausti (MOV – 063), Guillaume Boivin (ISN – 192), and Michael Woods (ISN – 198). . Covid has taken a toll on this Tour. Jasper Philipsen (AFC – 105) has to be very happy with his race: two stage wins that include Paris.

Jonas takes Yellow and Polka Dots. Wout takes Green and Super Combative. Jumbo-Visma team did very well for itself.

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Lacapelle-Marival > Rocamadour

Distance: 40.7 kilometers.

An Individual time-trial.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 76h 33′ 57″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 480 Points
Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 64 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016)
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

The Red Numbers are not awarded for Time Trials. Nathan Van Hooydonck (TJV – 017) ended his Tour early. The line up for tomorrow’s final is fairly fixed with only the second to sixteenth riders less than and hour behind. This version of the Tour was for the climbers.

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Castelnau-Magnoac > Cahors

Distance: 188.3 kilometers.

A Flat stage with two Category climbs and a Sprint finish.

• Côte de la cité médiévale de Lauzerte 135.7 km (Cat 4: 2.0km @ 6.2%)
• Côte de Saint-Daunès 152.6 km (Cat 4: 1.6km @ 6.3%)

The intermediate sprint is at 38.4 km at Auch.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 75h 45′ 39″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 460 Points
Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 64 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Christophe Laporte (TJV – 015)
Combative: Quinn Simmons (TFS – 176) ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

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Lourdes > Hautacam

Distance: 143.2 kilometers.

A Mountain stage with three Category climbs and a summit finish.

• Col d’Aubisque 76.7 km (Hors Catégorie: 16.4km @ 7.1%)
• Col de Spandelles 110.0 km (Cat 1: 10.3km @ 8.3%)
• Hautacam 143.2 km (Hors Catégorie: 13.6km @ 7.8%)

The intermediate sprint is at 58.5 km at Laruns.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 71h 53′ 34″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 451 Points
Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 64 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018)
Combative: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Jonas Vingegaard has picked up more than a minute on Tadej Pogačar and is now 8 points ahead of Simon Geschke in the Polka Dot jersey standings, while scooping up another stage win. It looks like Jumbo – Visma is going home with every thing except the White.

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Saint-Gaudens > Peyragudes

Distance: 129.7 kilometers.

A Mountain stage with four Category climbs and a summit finish.

• Col d’Aspin 65.7 km (Cat 1: 12.0km @ 6.5%)
• Hourquette d’Ancizan 81.6 km (Cat 2: 8.2km @ 5.1%)
• Col de Val Louron-Azet 109.5 km (Cat 1: 10.7km @ 6.8%)
• Peyragudes 129.7 km (Cat 1: 8.0km @ 7.8%)

The intermediate sprint is at 32.9 km at La Barthe-de-Neste.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 67h 53′ 54″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 416 Points
Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 64 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001)
Combative: Brandon Mcnulty (UAD – 006) ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Tadej Pogačar is 4 seconds closer to the Yellow, but but he is running out of stages.

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Carcassonne > Foix

Distance: 178.5 kilometers.

A Hilly stage with four Category climbs and a downhill sprint finish.

• Côte de Saint-Hilaire 13.7 km (Cat 4: 1.5km @ 6.6%)
• Col de l’Espinas 36.6 km (Cat 3: 5.3km @ 5.0%)
• Port de Lers 125.1 km (Cat 1: 11.4km @ 7.0%)
• Mur de Péguère 151.3 km (Cat 1: 9.3km @ 7.9%)

The intermediate sprint is at 67.8 km at Lavelanet.

Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 64h 28′ 09″
Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 399 Points
Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 58 points
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Hugo Houle (ISN – 196)
Combative: Hugo Houle (ISN – 196 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

The field is shrinking with 5 more riders failing to start and another falling outside of the time limit.

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