Let’s go for a day in hell. After a last relatively calm race, the peloton tackles the 18th stage between Vif and Courchevel de la Loze. With a length of 171.5 km, the route promises to be extremely perilous with the ascent of three passes outside the category.
12:16. 80 points to take
The battle for the pea jersey between Lenny Martinez and Tadej Pogacar is intense. This step promises to be crucial.
12:13 p.m. A Frenchman throws in the towel
Cyril Barthe, a runner of Groupama-FDJ, will not be aligned at the start. Victim of a concussion after a fall occurred the day before, he must abandon.
12:10 p.m. Kick off the fictitious departure
Let’s go for 4.5km of fictitious, before the real start -up planned at 12:20.
12:07. “I can no longer, I died!”
In 2023, Tadej Pogacar suffered extremely during the ascent of the Col de la Loze. Jonas Vingegaard had won the edition this year. A still striking scene that Slovenian will avoid reproducing today.
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12:05. Abandonment of a top 10 member
Carlos Rodriguez, victim of a fall the day before, fractured the pelvis. Spanish must give up at the end of the big loop.
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Tour de France 2025: “He will go home …” Victim of a fracture of the basin, a member of the top 10 abandons before the 18th stage
Carlos RodrĂguez will regrettably not take the start of stage 18 today following his crash in the final moments of yesterday’s stage.
Hospital scans have confirmed a fracture of the pelvis. Carlos is in good spirits and remains under the close supervision of our medical team.… pic.twitter.com/IDZMYude0z
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) July 24, 2025
12:00. Hello everyone!
Welcome to this live to follow the 18th stage of the Tour de France between Vif and Courchevel Col de la Loze. On the program, a journey of 171.5km with three climbs outside the category.
