Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step)5. We produce a weekly blog all about cyclin. 30 min. 9km to go: Theres a very wet and horrible looking corner, which the lead trio managed to just navigate. 16km to go: The breakaway group has gone back out to 50sec and it has started chucking it down. 17.1km featuring an average gradient of over 7% and sections at 11% will blow the breakaway apart if they havent already been caught by the chasing pack. Forward Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party with a stunning 1-0 victory in their Women's World Cup Group A clash on Tuesday. July 23, 2023, at 1:33 p.m. Danish Rider Jonas Vingegaard Wins the Tour De France for 2nd Straight Year. Vingegaard himself has welcomed questions from sceptics and this very subject was addressed on Eurosports pre-stage coverage this morning. What do you think? The peloton doing some beautiful cornering as they head towards Mauriac on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes. The climb is 13.3 kilometres in length and sits at 7.7% average gradient as it winds its way around the volcano in the middle of France. As they see the bunch approaching, the two riders look at each other, smile and shake hands. I didnt think I was going to win I didnt believe it even when I crossed the line. 46km to go: Last years Tour de France Femmes winner, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar Team) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) have been caught in a crash. So large they could hardly fit all the information for it in one image. 110km to go: The lead of 1min 35sec for Williams and Ludwig is remaining steady but they are about to hit the first categorised climb of the day. Tour de France Femmes 2023: Riders to watch. Race director Christian Prudhomme openly admitted that the 2023 Tour route was for the climbers as he revealed the multiple mountain top finishes and steep roads. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. How to Watch A subscription to FloBikes ($150/year or $12.50/month) is the only legal way to stream the race in the USA and Canada, with all eight stages available live and on-demand via. 4km to go: Van Agt is the Jumbo-Visma rider who crashed on the downhill and into a barrier. 2023 Tour de France Stage 20 Predictions & Profile for Saturday, 7/22 . Vingegaard skipped away. Also, below are the results from the last climb. The 2 leading riders have been travelling faster than the peloton on the damp downhill stretch from Cte de la Stle, increasing their lead by 2.4" per km as a result! Adam Yates, freed of his services pacing Pogacar, was on the Dane's tail. 84km to go: Ahead of todays stage Matt Stephens asked Iris Slappendel on Eurosport what she would say to the riders if she was a directeur sportif and wanted to beat the dominance of SD Worx. Julia Borgstrm (AG Insurance-Soudal Quick-Step), 10pts8. Then, at the Chalet Reynard, the road enters the rocky, barren moonscape of white rocks, where the winds can be absolutely fearsome. A 120km ride from the city will take you to the foot of the Col de la Loze, however this is one Id recommend getting a lift to as it will have you begging for mercy come the top. The overall statistics dont seem too threatening at first glance; 28.4km at an average pitch of 6%, however it is the closing 6km of the stage that will take many by surprise. Im really happy and proud of this [winning in her national jersey]., The stage started with a crash. Col du Granon, 7. Ineos Grenadiers have taken over at the front of the yellow jersey group. The cool Dane was far from flummoxed and was even slightly annoyed that spectators then gave him a shove to help him get moving again. 1. She says she was glad when it started raining as she races well in wet conditions. Lippert says she races well in the rain and proved it today as she took the stage two win of the Tour de France Femmes 2023 in wet conditions. Col de la Croix de Fer, 6. Get the most important Cycling stories delivered straight to your inbox. They now have a 36.7km loop and two categorised ascents before they wrap up for the day. 52km to go: In the yellow jersey group, Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) loses his front wheel at the first of them and hits the deck. Download the app . Which is the most overlooked? Key stages in bold and explained in detail below TOUR DE FRANCE 2023 ROUTE MAP TOUR DE FRANCE 2023 - Seven key stages STAGE 1, JULY 1: BILBAO - BILBAO (182KM, HILLS) There's no. Anouska Koster (Uno-X), 25pts2. As with all WorldTour races, each team from the top-flight of professional cycling received an invitation and in the case of the Tour de France, all 18 of them were contracted to compete in the grand tour. Its been challenging. She adds that it now seems like an easier part of the day but the speeds are still testing and there is a nervousness in the bunch. But, if anything, the numbers do not tell the whole story. But its not like Im gaining 20% every year, Im just getting slightly better, Vingegaard said. Green Jersey - The green jersey is the points classification. She says: The strength is their depth of riders. Interestingly, both Williams and Ludwig, who are out front, are time trial experts. Col de la Croix de Fer, 6. Winner: Michael Woods (Israel . Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ), 11pts7. Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the 2023 Tour de France on Wednesday, as his main rival, Tadej Pogacar, lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb of the 21 stages. This is an explosive climb that will surely expose anyone not on their best form. The top time for the climb in this year's Tour among those who posted to Strava was by Sepp Kuss, an American and a . Mont Ventoux (Bedoin), 4. There are already splits forming in the bunch after a fast start. First introduced in 2020, Colombian Miguel ngel Lpez attacked the favourites to take one of the greatest victories of his career. 34km to go: The riders have reached Mauriac. 2 hrs. Col de la Loze Stage 17 Saint Gervais Mont Blanc Courchevel. On Thursday, the race heads back to flat terrain, after four epic stages in the Alps that will go down in Tour folklore. The group behind the peloton, which includes Wiebes, are almost 5min behind. As a self-admitted TT loather, I cannot wait for a Tour de France packed with climbing and will hopefully get to take on more of them myself in the future. Cdrine Kerbaol of Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling will be in the white jersey as top placed youth rider. July 23, 2023 Updated 4:33 PM PT. The climb, Col de la Loze, topped our top five hardest climbs of the Tour de France 2023. It reminds me of the many false summits I rolled over on the Cabot Trail in Canada, wobbling my bike from side to side, clutching my chest. Tour de France Femmes gives fans another eight days of top-level racing around the beautiful landscapes of France, Col de la Croix de Fer via the Col du Glandon, Strava Segment: Cols du Tlgraphe - Galibier, the road from the village of St-tienne-de-Tine, The Strava segment from the ski resort of Val dIsre, these last 2.5 miles / 4km are at leg-breaking 11%, Puy was conquered by Canadian rider Mike Woods in 2023, the KOM was taken that day by Romain Bardet, The full climb starts 22.2km earlier in the valley below, Tadej Pogaar lost five minutes to Jonas Vingegaard. This early Pyrenean sojourn is one of the reasons why the 2023 Tour de France is widely considered to be the most mountainous in decades, with 30 climbs having received Category 2,. The intermediate sprint is coming up. Unfortunately, Eurosports live coverage doesnt begin until 2pm UK, meaning well miss around 65km of racing. Heres the stage two report: Liane Lippert of the Movistar team won stage two of the Tour de France Femmes in Mauriac, after the climbs of the Cantal proved as disruptive as predicted with multiple riders distanced in the 151.7km stage. 105km to go: The peloton are gaining and the gap between them and the breakaway duo has been reduced to 25sec. Of course, she can only wear one jersey, so she will be in the maillot jaune today, while the second placed in points and mountain categories will wear the green sprinters jersey and polka-dot jersey, respectively. 62km to go: Heres an update from Slappendel on the back of the motorbike. She doesnt look like shes enjoying being on the back of a motorbike anymore she says its 10C and the roads are slippery. (modern). Col de la Madeleine (La Chambre), 5. The 2023 Tour de France is widely considered to be the most mountainous in decades, with a steady dose of climbing from start to finish. Time trial experts, Ludwig and Williams, during a breakaway from the main bunch during stage two of the Tour de France Femmes. #TDFF2023 #WatchTheFemmes @Gozwift pic.twitter.com/bmaEdtihq9. The "brutal" "monster" Col de la Loze will return for the 2023 Tour de France, according to reports in the French press. Here are our top three picks for the hardest climbs of the Tour de France 2023. Felix Gall won a brutal Queen Stage, while any faint hopes Tadej Pogacar might have had of catching Jonas Vingegaard were completely obliterated. Theyre descending now but the hardest climb of the day is coming up next: the cat-two Cte des Plaines. On the third-category climb of the the Cte de Durtol, in the shadow of the Puy de Dme, Lotte Kopecky attacked yesterday to take the first Tour de France Femmes 2023 stage win, in Clermont . Belgian Jasper Philipsen dominated the bunch sprints, taking a total of four. THeres another group of around 20 riders between them and the green jersey group, which is nine minutes behind the leaders. The Dane powered up the final climb of the queen stage of the Tour and saw his main rival, Tadej Pogacar, crumble. Starting at the town below, where Tour stages usually do, the climb is 8.29 miles /13.34km in total, climbing 3,343 feet / 1,019m, but these last 2.5 miles / 4km are at leg-breaking 11%. Life at altitude is difficult for the. 550254, Exploring Europes Top Road Cycling Destinations, Win six months triathlon coaching with Matt Bottrill Performance Coaching Ltd, Why you should consider an e-bike as your next bike. It didnt quite produce the expected fireworks, but the climb was so good by which read, tough they came back in 2020. I think we know which riders crested the Cte du Mont-Dore first, but here are the results anyway. Van Vleuten gets back up and has three of her teammates to help pace her back to the bunch quickly. 49km to go: Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon//Sram) attacks and vita Muzic (FDJ-Suez) follows. The mountain pass in the French . Woods: 'It's probably the hardest climb in France' . We came back after the crash and stayed calm in this rain. Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour; Jasper Philipsen takes points jersey, Giulio Ciccone is king of the mountains, Tadej Pogacar is best youngster. Riders in action during the 17th stage of the Tour de France 2023, a 166kms race from Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel. The riders will travel approximately 83 miles and climb . Your leaders: Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), Giulio Ciccone and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), Ben OConnor (Ag2r-Citren), Kevin Vermaerke (DSM-Firmenich), Gregor Mhlberger (Movistar), Krists Neilands (Israel-PremierTech), Chris Harper (Jayco-AlUla). In addition they were joined by four UCI ProTeams the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2022 (Lotto-Dstny and TotalEnergies), along with Uno-X and Israel-Premier Tech who were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour. The race designer Thierry Gouvenou seemed livid about the incident when he stepped from the car at the finish line. Over the years climbs such as Alpe d'Huez, Col du Galibier, Mont Ventoux, Col du Tourmalet, and Col d'Aubisque have become synonymous with the race. TOUR DE FRANCE: Broadcast Schedule. Theres been rain showers so parts of the road are dry, some parts are wet. 60km to go: Some numbers have been crunched here by Le Tour Data. The Grand Colombier was last contested in 2020, with Tadej Pogaar overcoming compatriot Primoz Rogli in a two-up sprint to the line on his way to overall victory. Anouska Koster (Uno-X), 2pts4. Alerte mto : Il pleut. Elsewhere, Amandine Fouquenet (Arka) has had to abandon. Once again the best international airport to fly into to face this feared Alpine climb is Geneva. All concerned arrived at what I think is the fair conclusion that, until we see any evidence that Vingegaard (or indeed Pogacar) might be cheating in some way, we have to presume they are not. Wiebes, who won the first stage of the inaugural Tour last summer, joined SD Worx at the end of last season. The Tour is merciless and hopes can be dashed in a matter of seconds and this years edition offered a stern reminder of its cruelty. 3km to go: Niewiadoma and Moolman Pasio are in the front group with a roster of GC contendors, including Longo Borghini, van Vlueten and Demi Vollering. Yellow: Lotte Kopecky (SD-Worx) 3hr 03min 59sec, Green: Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG InsuranceSoudalQuick-Step) 36pts, Polka-dot: Kasia Niewiadoma (CanyonSRAM) 2pts. Left to right: Marta Lach (most combative in stage one), Cdrine Kerbaol (white), Katarzyna Niewiadoma (polka-dot), Lotte Kopecky (yellow) and Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (green). Silvia Persico (UAE Team ADQ)4. A couple days ago he was in polka dot; today hes in the Green Jersey group, over six minutes back. Tour de France 2023 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days . As my old friend David Walsh once said: We reserve the right to applaud. pic.twitter.com/dJjneLmcvA. The green jersey group is currently toiling almost six minutes off the pace. Assuming he finishes the race, Jasper Philipsen wont be caught in the points classification. Read in-depth analysis of all 21 Tour de France stages with dates, distance, terrain and more. The mountain stages are some of the most popular for people to watch the race and there are many iconic images of riders navigating a sea of spectators. Liane Lippert (Team Movistar) comes out from behind Kopecky to take the win. ? asks Joe Pearson. I actually crashed twice: once in the neutral [start] and then on a climb. Is he ill or injured? 152km to go: After a bit of a delay, the peloton have started rolling out. Probably just one of those bad days at the office. Vingegaard denied taking any performance-enhancing drugs and anti-doping authorities said the Danish rider had been tested 18 times as of Thursday on the Tour, eight times in June and at each of his three training camps at altitude. The 123.8km loop, out . Stage 9 - Saint-Lonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dme (182.4km) - Sunday, July 9. Although other riders move to join her, the bunch quickly reacts. The Galibier itself averages a 7% gradient, and its upper slopes are particularly moody. [1/5]Team JumboVisma's Jonas Vingegaard lifts his bike to celebrate winning the Tour de France, July 23. All rights reserved. I can confirm that David Gaudu is not in the lead group. I always race well in the rain, so I was actually happy when it started., Did you think you were going to win? The Col de Soudet (15km, 7.2%) is one of the toughest climbs of the race and rears up halfway through this . 76km to go: Withg two of todays four climbs behind them, the lead group of 33 riders has a lead of 2min 10sec over the yellow jersey group, which is 35-riders strong. An average gradient of 7.1% alongside sections at over 14% is equally as challenging as its Pyrenees counterpart. Once you go above the 2,000m mark, you are into the extreme zone and at 2,304m the finale of the Col de la Loze will likely be the hardest climb of the Tour. The loop around the Bonette summit (cime) from the real col was added in 1961, as a way of luring tourists to the region, and the Tour rode it the next year, and 1964. . The current thinking is that he definitely is and the Tours rider tracking gizmo appears to back that up. "I think so," said the 26-year-old who won the Tour in 2022. Its so special. It is technical and fast, and a top descender could escape to victory in Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil. On the third-category climb of the the Cte de Durtol, in the shadow of the Puy de Dme, Lotte Kopecky attacked yesterday to take the first Tour de France Femmes 2023 stage win, in Clermont-Ferrand. Wiebes, who had been dropped, is safely back in the peloton.A few riders have tried to get away from the peloton but the bunch are fast to react. Eva van Agt (Jumbo-Visma), 20pts3. Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx)3. Jumbo-Visma have six riders at the front, with the riders of UAE Team Emirates behind them and the lads from Ineos Grenadiers next in line. PARIS, July 23 (Reuters) - Jonas Vingegaard was always in control as he won his second Tour de France title with an awe-inspiring display after mastering a swashbuckling Tadej Pogacar in what had threatened to be one of the greatest editions of the worlds biggest cycling race. Col de la Loze (Meribel), 2. They all reach the top together. I really want to believe todays best riders are on the level but also think its fair to ask questions in the face of some almost superhuman performances. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. Yara Kastelijn (Fenix-Deceuninck) is chasing and is 45sec behind the lead pair. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. The update on Benito from her team is that she has suffered a concussion but there were no further complications. Originally, the climb topped out at a tunnel at 8,385 feet / 2,566m, but it was extended to todays col up a 15% ramp when the tunnel underwent repair in 1979, taking the full height to 8,670 feet / 2,642m. There is still a very long way to go and in around 6-7km theyll start the first of the six categorised climbs of the day. 109km to go: Theres another 10 kilometres to go up the second climb of the day with the gap from the leaders to the yellow jersey group at 1min 10sec. Koster has been named most combative rider of stage two. Julie Van de Velde (Fenix-Deceuninck) goes also but Marlen Reusser (SD Worx) doesnt let her get away and the rest of the group are on them. As a result, the race is the biggest annual sporting event in the world with more live spectators than even the Olympics or football World Cup. Ive been waiting so long for a win and to win at the Tour de FranceI couldnt wish for more.. climb with an average 5.1 percent grade. Clment Berthet (Fra), Benot Cosnefroy (Fra), Stan Dewulf (Bel), Felix Gall (Aut), Oliver Naesen (Bel), Ben OConnor (Aus), Aurlien Paret-Peintre (Fra), Nans Peters (Fra), Silvan Dillier (Swi), Michael Gogl (Aut), Quinten Hermans (Bel), Soren Kragh Andersen (Den), Jasper Philipsen (Bel), Mathieu van der Poel (Ned), Jonas Rickaert (Bel)Abandoned: Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned, DNF stage 14), Warren Barguil (Fra), Jenthe Biermans (Fra), Clment Champoussin (Fra), Anthony Delaplace (Fra), Simon Guglielmi (Fra), Matis Louvel (Fra), Luca Mozzato (Ita), Laurent Pichon (Fra), Cees Bol (Ned), Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz),Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz),Gianni Moscon (Ita), Harold Tejada (Col)Abandoned: Luis Len Snchez (Spa, DNS stage five), Mark Cavendish (GB, DNF stage eight), David de la Cruz (Spa, DNF stage 12), Nikias Arndt (Ger), Pello Bilbao (Spa), Jack Haig (Aus), Mikel Landa (Spa), Matej Mohoric (Slo), Wout Poels (Ned), Fred Wright (GB)Abandoned: Phil Bauhaus (Ger, DNF stage 17), Emanuel Buchmann (Ger), Marco Haller (Aut), Jai Hindley (Aus), Bob Jungels (Lux), Patrick Konrad (Aut), Jordi Meeus (Bel), Nils Politt (Ger), Danny van Poppel (Ned), Bryan Coquard (Fra), Ion Izagirre (Spa), Guillaume Martin (Fra), Anthony Perez (Fra),Axel Zingle (Fra)Abandoned: Alexis Renard (Fra, DNS stage 17), Simon Geschke (Ger, DNF stage 18), Victor Lafay (Fra, DNF stage 20), John Degenkolb (Ger), Matthew Dinham (Aus),Alex Edmondson (Aus), Nils Eekhoff (Ned), Chris Hamilton (Aus), Kevin Vermaerke (US),Sam Welsford (Aus)Abandoned:Romain Bardet (Fra, DNF stage 14), Andrey Amador (Crc), Alberto Bettiol (Ita), Magnus Cort (Den), Neilson Powless (US), Rigoberto Urn (Col)Abandoned: Richard Carapaz (Ecu, DNS stage two), Esteban Chaves (Col, DNF stage 14), James Shaw (GB, DNF stage 14), Lars van den Berg (Ned), David Gaudu (Fra), Kevin Geniets (Ned), Stefan Kng (Swi), Olivier Le Gac (Fra), Valentin Madouas (Fra), Quentin Pacher (Fra), Thibaut Pinot (Fra), Egan Bernal (Col), Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa), Omar Fraile (Spa), Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol), Tom Pidcock (GB), Carlos Rodrguez (Spa)Abandoned: Ben Turner (GB, DNF stage 13), Daniel Martnez (Col, DNS stage 15), Lilian Calmejane (Fra),Rui Costa (Por),Biniam Girmay (Eri), Adrien Petit (Fra), Dion Smith (NZ),Mike Teunissen (Ned), Georg Zimmermann (Ger)Abandoned:Louis Meintjes (SA, DNF stage 14), Lawson Craddock (US), Luke Durbridge (Aus), Dylan Groenewegen (Ned), Chris Harper (Aus), Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den),Luka Mezgec (Slo), Elmar Reinders (Ned), Simon Yates (GB), Wout Van Aert (Bel), Dylan van Baarle (Ned), Tiesj Benoot (Bel), Nathan van Hooydonck (Bel), Wilco Kelderman (Ned), Sepp Kuss (US), Christophe Laporte (Fra), Jonas Vingegaard (Den), Giulio Ciccone (Ita), Tony Gallopin (Fra), Alex Kirsch (Lux),Juan Pedro Lpez (Spa), Mads Pedersen (Den),Mattias Skjelmose (Den), Jasper Stuyven (Bel)Abandoned: Quinn Simmons (US, DNS stage nine), Alex Aranburu (Spa), Gorka Izagirre(Spa), Gregor Mhlberger(Aut), Nelson Oliveira (Por)Abandoned: Enric Mas (Spa, DNF stage one), Ruben Guerreiro (Por, DNF stage 14), Antonio Pedrero (Spa, DNF stage 14), Matteo Jorgenson (US, DNS stage 16), Julian Alaphilippe (Fra), Kasper Asgreen (Den), Rmi Cavagna (Fra), Tim Declercq (Bel), Dries Devenyns (Bel), Yves Lampaert (Bel), Michael Morkov (Den)Abandoned: Fabio Jakobsen (Ned, DNS stage 12), Mikkel Bjerg (Den), Felix Grossschartner (Aus), Rafal Majka (Pol), Tadej Pogacar (Slo), Marc Soler (Spa), Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor), Matteo Trentin (Ita), Adam Yates (GB), Jasper De Buyst (Bel), Victor Campenaerts (Bel), Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned), Frederik Frison (Bel), Maxim Van Gils (Bel), Florian Vermeersch (Bel)Abandoned: Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita, DNS stage five), Caleb Ewan (Aus, DNF stage 13), Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra), Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor),Valentin Ferron (Fra), Pierre Latour (Fra), Daniel Oss (Ita), Peter Sagan (Svk), Anthony Turgis (Fra)Abandoned: Steff Cras (Bel, DNF stage eight), Guillaume Boivin (Can), Simon Clarke (Aus), Hugo Houle (Can), Krists Neilands (Lat), Nick Schultz (Aus), Corbin Strong (NZ), Dylan Teuns (Bel), Michael Woods (Can), Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor), Anthon Charmig (Den), Jonas Gregaard (Den), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor), Alexander Kristoff (Nor), Rasmus Tiller (Nor), Torstein Traeen (Nor), Soren Waerenskjold (Nor), Saint-Lonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dme, 182.5km, Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 169km, Chtillon-sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier, 138km, Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, 152km, Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, 179km, Passy to Combloux, 22.4km individual time trial, Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc to Courchevel, 165.7km, Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering, 133.5km, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (Champs-lyses), 115.5km, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful.
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