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Tour de France 2023: Matej Mohoric wins stage 19 after photo-finish – as it happened

A rapid day, peppered with attacks, which eventually lead to an emotional triumph for Matej Mohorič in a photo-finish sprint

• 21 Jul 2023 KOM classification: top five after stage 19
• 21 Jul 2023 General classification: top five after stage 19
• 21 Jul 2023 Points classification: top five after stage 19
• 21 Jul 2023 Top five on stage 19
• 21 Jul 2023 Matej Mohorič wins stage 19!
• 21 Jul 2023 Pedersen wins the intermediate sprint
• 21 Jul 2023 The racing has begun!
• 21 Jul 2023 Today's roll-out has begun
• 21 Jul 2023 Who’s wearing what jersey
• 21 Jul 2023 Asgreen sprints to thrilling stage 18 win as Vingegaard retains solid Tour lead
• 21 Jul 2023 The top 10 on General Classification
• 21 Jul 2023 Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne-Poligny (173km)

117km to go: Another two riders are joining the seven at the front. The breakaway group have now got 20sec on the chasing group. Tiesj Benoot, Jack Haig, Matteo Trentin are in there along with Alaphilippe and Politt.

120km to go: Alberto Bettiol has also had a go but has been swallowed up. There’s some strong players up in the front group and around six or seven riders have broken away. Politt, Alaphilippe and Pedersen are in there.

123km to go: Nils Politt has attacked. They’re all giving it a try today aren’t they? The question is though, which of the many attacks will stick? I hear there are about 40 riders off the back of the peloton, including Sagan.

124km to go: Couldn’t resist this picture of the cows and the riders. Hope you also enjoy.

129km to go: Alaphilippe and Küng have been caught. Astana Qazaqstan on the team radio tell their riders to “get in the right move” – that might be easier said than done.

132km to go: We’ve got splits. Pedersen and Lutsenko have been brought back by a group that includes Vingegaard and Pogacar. Adam Yates, though, is in the group behind them and about 20secs off getting back. Now Alaphilippe is off the front with Stefan Küng.

138km to go: While we wait to see what happens with the Pedersen-Lutsenko attack and whether any of the chasing riders bridge across, I’m going to share an email that has come in on the earlier talking point around Philipsen’s behaviour yesterday.

Nick from London writes: “On the Philipsen – Eenkhoorn incident yesterday (re: 11.51), I see Rachel’s point. On the other hand, I think the outcome of yesterday’s stage has undone some of the hard work Philipsen has put in over the two-and-a-bit weeks to keep the points jersey and shed that odd Jasper-disastre nickname.

“Plus it’s all made him look like, well, a bit of a plonker. I don’t think he’ll be doing it again in a hurry. Not sure anyone else will either – Pogacer (sic) and Vingegaard don’t strike me as the next Bernard Hinault, at least in terms of behaviour to their fellow competitors…Keep up the good work and enjoy the stage!”

Thanks Nick. I certainly shall try.

146km to go: Bryan Coquard has accelerated off from the chasing group. Pedersen and Lutsenko have a 15sec gap on the yellow jersey group and are now descending.

149km to go: Pedersen and Lutsenko are still hanging off the front and Lutsenko has just taken 1pt as he reaches the summit of the Côte du bois de Lionge. Elsewhere, Jack Haig had a wheel change and is still chasing to get back onto the peloton.

150km to go: Pedersen and Lutsenko have 6sec on the chasing group and they’re climbing up the Côte du Bois de Lionge.

151km to go: Pedersen and Lutsenko have formed a power duo off the front. There’s a group of seven chasing them.

154km to go: Alberto Contador has been telling Eurosport that the wind out there is stronger than anticipated. Sagan’s attack has been brought back. Who’s next to attack?

156km to go: I was in the midst of writing about how Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ) and Axel Zingle (Cofidis) tried an attack and were reeled in, but then Sagan went and attacked. Who will come across to Sagan?

157km to go: Sagan has attacked!

159km to go: “Bonjour!” says Antony. Bonjour Antony. He’s emailed in to share his thoughts on how today’s stage might go: “There’s no way the sprinters can get it wrong again, right? That would be too much of a treat for the viewer. Maybe a couple of the older sprinters in a big breakaway. Basically, what I m saying is, with Cav departed, I would love to see Peter Sagan wheelie over the line in first place, one last time. It’s his last chance.”

160km to go: Campenaerts has been reeled in after 10km. The riders are now climbing and some big names are hovering near the front.

162km to go: A lot of riders have already expressed publicly their aim to get in the breakaway today (Nils Politt and Bryan Coquard among them), but Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen have been touted as favourites for the win today.

Campenaerts – the most combative rider yesterday – has a lead of around 3sec. Adam Blythe reports that the speeds have been very fast, with the riders descending at about 95kph.

167 km to go: I think I might be writing a lot about attacks and potential breakaways in the upcoming kms. There are a lot of riders hungry for it. Victor Campenaerts is off the front at the moment but the peloton is not far behind.

The racing has begun!

172km to go: The 151 riders have begun the race and there is already a group of four fighting for a breakaway.

Also, here is a little GC recap for you: Vingegaard, in the yellow jersey, leads the Tour de France with an impressive 7min 35sec over Pogacar. Adam Yates sits in third with 10min 45 sec and Carlos Rodriguez is in fourth position with 12min 01sec.

Today’s start line selfie is below , if you’re a fan of these. Look away, if you’re not. Also, for those watching the TV coverage, you may have spotted Eddy Merckx chatting and shaking hands with riders, including Vingegaard and Ciccone, at the start line. It’s Belgium’s national day so aptly Eddy Merckx is the guest of honour at the Tour today.

#StartlineSelfie Everyone is looking 🎉 Tout le monde regarde la caméra !🎉 #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/VRMHP8IFWL — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2023

Today's roll-out has begun

They’re off and having a lovely chat at the front by the looks of it. The peloton have a 7.7km neutral zone before the race properly kicks off.

For those of you who love a Tour de France stat:

🇸🇮 @TamauPogi just got his 100th distinctive jersey in 81 TDF stages! 🤍He's also worn the white jersey for the past 69 racedays, which is an all-time record! #TDF2023 https://t.co/4EhAs9HnWU — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2023

Here’s a little on Moirans-en-Montagne , where the peloton will be rolling out from today: “There has been a wood-working industry for centuries in Moirans-en-Montagne. The small Jura town has gained particular renown as the capital of wooden toys and is home to a museum that showcases this speciality, featuring 16,000 objects from all over the world.

“The town is also known by some Tour riders, specifically those who raced the 2016 edition, when it hosted the start of a FrancoSwiss stage that ended with Peter Sagan taking victory in Berne.”

I can’t speak for the wooden toys of the area but I can say that I visited the Jura earlier this year for some riding and it was brilliant.

Congratulations are in order for Wout van Aert and his wife! They’ve welcomed a baby boy and named him Jerome. The Jumbo-Visma rider announced yesterday that he was leaving the Tour de France to be with his wife Sarah, ahead of the birth of their second child. Welcome to the world baby Jerome.

JEROME. plus d’amour. 🤍 20/07/23. pic.twitter.com/WoBhZXqQZf — Wout van Aert (@WoutvanAert) July 21, 2023

One of the talking points from yesterday’s stage was – and continues to be – Philipsen’s reaction towards Pascal Eenkhoorn when he attacked to bridge across to the breakaway. If you missed it, Philipsen was seen to be blocking Eenkhoorn and was accused by of using a “bullying tactic” – you can see a glimpse of it in the below image.

Rouleur’s Rachel Jary has penned an opinion piece on the subject. She writes: “Speaking afterwards to Belgian media, Philipsen told Sporza that the move was not meant to be aggressive. “I wanted to sprint and I was fine with three leaders,” was his explanation. “It was certainly not meant to be bad or arrogant. But I didn’t want more riders in the front.”

“Regardless of his intentions, Philipsen’s actions shouldn’t have been made, and he deserves some sort of punishment from the judges for his behaviour. Even if this punishment doesn’t impact the stage result at all, it is necessary to set a precedent that this sort of behaviour is not welcome in professional bike racing. It’s understandable that Philipsen wanted to control the race, but this was more than that. Every rider who rolls off the start line deserves a fair opportunity to race, regardless of if you’re a stage winner or not.”

Jasper Philipsen bullying Eenkhoorn who tries to attack, not very nice. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/l9T3MWxhnu — Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) July 20, 2023

What might happen today? Well, after yesterday’s success for the breakaway (and in particular, Asgreen), I imagine those that missed out will be hungry to replicate it. Also, as we approach the final stages of this year’s Tour, there are going to be riders without a stage win looking for their opportunity. Time is ticking. And then there’s Philipsen…he didn’t get the sprint finish he was after yesterday, so is he eyeing up today’s flat finish?

With only a few more stages left of the 2023 Tour de France , and with the yellow jersey competition pretty much sewn up (although, never say never), what kind of action would you like to see happen over the next few days?

🇩🇪 @PolittNils is ready to be in today's breakaway! 🇩🇪 @PolittNils est prêt à être dans l'échappée d'aujourd'hui ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/BrmqlI1hae — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 21, 2023

Who’s wearing what jersey

Yellow : Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 72hr 04min 39sec

Green: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 352pts

Polka-dot: Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) 88pts

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates)

Asgreen sprints to thrilling stage 18 win as Vingegaard retains solid Tour lead

Stage 18 report: Jonas Vingegaard retained his overall lead in the Tour de France as Soudal Quick-Step’s Kasper Asgreen won stage 18 in Bourg-en-Bresse. Asgreen was one of four riders in the day’s breakaway to survive a thrilling pursuit by the speeding peloton, as the race left the Alps behind and entered the Rhone valley. Jeremy Whittle reports from Bourg-en-Bresse…

The top 10 on General Classification

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 72hr 04min 39sec

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +7min 35sec

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +10min 45sec

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +12min 01sec

Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla) +12min 19sec

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) +12min 50sec

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +13min 50sec

Felix Gall (AG2R-Citreon) +16min 11sec

Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) +16min 49sec

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +17min 57sec

Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne-Poligny (173km)

William Fotheringham on stage 19: Another flat stage, this time out of the Jura and into the Doubs. This should be another bunch sprint, but there’s a stiff little climb 26km out, which could well put the riders who are left in the sprinters’ teams seriously off their stride. So perhaps a reduced bunch sprint for a seasoned warhorse such as Mads Pedersen. Today’s stage is due to roll out at approximately 12.15pm (BST).

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Tour de France 2023 stage 4 LIVE: Winner and results from sprint finish

The Tour de France continues with a second stage in succession likely to suit the sprinters as the race heads away from the Basque coast and into the heart of southwest France . A 182km route from Dax to Nogaro provides only one categorised climb, with the peloton’s fast-men lining up another dash for victory on the smooth tarmac of the Circuit Paul Armagnac.

Jasper Philipsen took the first bunch sprint of this year’s Tour in Bayonne yesterday , capitalising on a brilliant lead-out from his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates to win stage three. But plenty of the sprinters in the field showed good legs in a twisting finale, including Astana’s Mark Cavendish, who finished sixth.

The Manx man arrived at his final Tour de France seeking a 35th stage win that would take him clear of Eddy Merckx as the most succesful stage-hunter in race history, and will hope to challenge for victory in Nogaro.

Follow all the latest updates from stage four below:

Tour de France 2023

Stage Three looks another for the sprinters, with only a single categorised climb on the 182km route from Dax to Nogaro

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s Jasper Philipsen took the first sprint stage of this year’s Tour in Bayonne yesterday

Mark Cavendish could contend for a record 35th stage win - how the Manx Missile became a Tour de France legend

Tour de France Stage Four - Result

16:52 , Harry Latham-Coyle

1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

2. Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny)

3. Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious)

4. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis)

5. Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazasqtan)

🏆 🇧🇪 @JasperPhilipsen wins in Nogaro! 🏆🇧🇪 @JasperPhilipsen double la mise à Nogaro ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/X06zq1v7N2 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

JASPER PHILIPSEN WINS STAGE FOUR OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE

16:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A Cofidis rider and one of Alexander Kristoff’s UnoX lead-out men hit the deck in those final few hundred metres - let’s hope everyone emerges from the Circuit Paul Armagnac relatively unscathed.

Luka Mezgec was sprinting in lieu of Dylan Groenewegen for Jayco-AlUla - was the Dutchman caught up in the crash that brought down Fabio Jakobsen?

JASPER PHILIPSEN WINS STAGE FOUR OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE!

16:47 , Harry Latham-Coyle

BACK-TO-BACK STAGE VICTORIES FOR THE BELGIAN! Alpecin-Deceuninck have done it again!

It was mighty tight on the line, Caleb Ewan very nearly beating Philipsen on the lunge for the line. But Philipsen had just enough, again, to get there by half a wheel , with Mathieu van der Poel again instrumental with a superb lead-out.

16:46 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It’s chaotic and crazy - there’s another crash, an Astana rider down, but it’s not Mark Cavendish. The Manx Missile is on Mads Pedersen’s wheel...

There’s Wout van Aert! He’s come from nowhere and is back on Christophe Laporte’s wheel. Into the final run-in, headwind blowing...

1.5km to go

16:45 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Fabio Jakobsen hits the deck! A bad crash for the Quickstep man! He’s out of the running!

Matej Mohoric leads the way, effortless power from the talented Slovene. It’s all strung out - Christophe Laporte appears to be Jumbo-Visma’s Option B with Wout van Aert surely too far back to figure.

16:44 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A big right-hander and there’s the circuit entrance, Christophe Laporte looking around for Van Aert, who is out of position and some way back. The front of the field safely negotiate the turn into the race track grounds.

16:43 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Jumbo-Visma are taking no chances - they bring Jonas Vingegaard right to the front wiith three teammates and will protect the defending champion through to that crucial 3km mark. Wout van Aert isn’t with them - he’ll save his legs for the sprint.

16:42 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Cees Bol has got in front of Mark Cavendish, but the two Astana fast-men take the wrong wa around the roundabout, losing touch with their teammate at the front. Cavendish and Bol smartly latch on to TotalEnergies’ train, Peter Sagan’s teammates helping out the Slovakian’s old rival.

16:41 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Disaster for DSM! A rider goes the wrong way around an island and they’ll have to adjust on the fly, their carefully constructed train thrown off the rails. They slip back to reassess and reassemble.

Soudal QuickStep had been sitting further down the field but are starting to show at the front.

16:39 , Harry Latham-Coyle

De Buyst pulls off, along with a couple of other longer-standing peloton leaders. Fred Wright is ready to take over from Pello Bilbao, the Basque abdicating at the front of the Bahrain Victorious squad. Astana are struggling to align themselves - Cees Bol has just lost touch with Mark Cavendish a little.

16:37 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Jasper de Buyst is doing earlier work than usual for Lotto-Dstny, Caleb Ewan’s regular lead-out man hampered by a wrist injury and thus adjusting to a different role. Everyone just waiting, perhaps wary of going too soon in case there is a split to close after that pinch point at 3.1km to go.

16:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Wout van Aert is second wheel in the Jumbo-Visma line - will it be third time lucky for the Belgian today after back-to-back frustration?

16:33 , Harry Latham-Coyle

You can throw a blanket over the peloton at the moment - it’s all compact annd condensed, those setting the tempo starting to ramp things up. The riders come into a village, the dodging of road furniture causing a split or two and stretching things out a little.

16:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Bahrain Victorious are also right at the forefront. Phil Bauhaus was very impressive yesterday, but does have a habit of being better when things are slightly more chaotic on the run in. I’m not sure he quite has the pure power to match some of the top sprinters in the field but if things do get messy around that track entry point, he’s the sort of guy who could capitalise on a reduced group.

16:29 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Team dsm-firmenich are ahead of Astana - they’ll be trying to set things up for Aussie Sam Welsford, 13th yesterday but in good sprinting form this year. He didn’t get much help from John Degenkolb in the Stage Three finale, but you’d have thought the German might be employed today.

16:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Mark Cavendish looks calm and content, Astana happy to let others do the controlling as they lurk together further down the field, hugging the right of the road. After such an easy day, this will be fast and furious on reasonably fresh legs.

16:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle

And we’re all back together, Cosnefroy and Delaplace back in the pack and slipping away, their little adventure done.

The peloton’s big boys come to the front - 20km to that vital gate and the finishing circuit and the teams just take the opportunity to slow the pace and settle things down.

🏁25 km There is no more breakaway as we enter the final 25 km of the stage. Il n'y a plus d'échappée alors que l'on entre dans les 25 derniers kms de l'étape. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/u7hWzsyTqn — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

16:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Neither rider is bothered about that single point - Arkea Samsic’s Anthony Delaplace takes it by default as the front man of the two-man lead group.

He and Benoit Cosnefroy immediately turn back to see how far away the peloton are. 20 seconds is the answer - the pair pull aside one another and prepare to be swept up by the technicolour wave.

16:11 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Neilson Powless is told on the EF Education-EasyPost radio that, unless the peloton naturally brings back the breakaway before the end of the climb, he shouldn’t bother going chasing on his lonesome. With just one point available, that’s entirely understandable - Anthony Delaplace and Benoit Cosnefroy appear set to get their own private duel at the top of the gentle slope on which both they and the peloton are now on.

16:09 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The chopper is up showing an aerial view of the finishing circuit for the first time. That final straight really is a sprint train’s dream, wide, open and even. But that little pinch point with about 3km to go on entry could really pose problems - it’s tight, and the peloton will be very, very tense at the stage.

Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock, regular cyclocross rivals, gather for a natter towards the rear of the peloton; Van der Poel was also having a long conversation with his favourite frenemy Wout van Aert earlier. It’s been a good day for catching up but we’re approaching the proper stuff now.

16:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A mechanical issue for Luis Leon Sanchez, with the veteran Spaniard picking awkwardly at his chain as he waits for assistance from his team. Sanchez is helped out by a member of Cofidis’ staff with his Astana team car slow to arrive. No panic from Sanchez, who really has seen it all before - he’ll have a role to play helping shepherd Mark Cavendish towards the finish.

16:02 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The breeze has just stiffened a touch - nothing to cause any undue bother, and probably nice and cooling on what sounds like a sticky day for the peloton in the humidity. Tim Declercq still in his familiar place as the peloton’s figurehead, bearing the brunt of that breeze, as the Belgian has done for so many kilometres in his career.

16:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Plenty of support for Cosnefroy and Delaplace as they sweep through French farmland. About eight kilometres until they’ll start climbing.

15:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It appears the teams are indeed worried about that entry to the track that Lawrence mentioned - Israel Premier Tech have already warned their riders on the team riders that positioning will be key.

Caleb Ewan was another sprinter thrust in front of a microphone this morning after finishing third in Bayonne. “My legs felt good, I felt quite comfortable in those last few kilometres. I can take positives from that. The team did a great job getting me into position. I was happy with how the run-in went.

“It looks technical in the book, but I don’t think it will be as technical as it looks. I got through the first few days with a good feeling so hopefully today will be another good day.”

15:46 , Harry Latham-Coyle

20km or so until the only climbing test, that fourth category Cote de Demu molehill. The peloton have just upped the pace in the last few kilometres, whittling down the lead of Benoit Cosnefroy and Anthony Delaplace to 35 seconds or so, which suggests the Normans may soon be brought back into the bunch

Report from Nogaro

15:41 , Lawrence Ostlere

Good afternoon from Circuit Paul Armagnac, where this stage four will finish in an hour and a half or so. The finishing straight here is wide and long – around 700m – and that is going to set up an exciting drag race for the stage win between the big sprinters. One point of note is the entrance to the track from the outside, which is a narrow funnel that will string out the peloton before they take to the circuit. There will be some jostling for position among the sprint teams here. Most people in the press room are expecting Jasper Philipsen to win again after his triumph yesterday in Bayonne. I thought Caleb Ewan looked good yesterday too so I fancy him, but we’ll see...

15:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Lidl-Trek’s Mads Pedersen, another potential contender later, fancies this racetrack finish to be slightly more difficult than it first appears, telling GCN before the stage: “It’s a pretty tough finish, a lot of corners and you really have to get it right. It’s slightly uphill, a false flat. It’s going to be a tough one.

“There will be a lot of guys for the sprint because it’s quite an easy day. Wide roads or not, it’s going to be hectic.”

The team buses have been out having some fun on the Circuit Paul Armagnac.

Think your bus exceeded track limits @INEOSGrenadiers #TDF2023 @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/1rSGqt5F87 — EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) July 4, 2023

15:30 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The domestiques are holding the gap steady at the minute mark, with Alpecin-Deceuninck among those doing the work at the front as they try and set up Jasper Philipsen for another dash for victory later. The last pure sprinter with back-to-back Tour stage wins was Dylan Groenewegen in 2018.

15:02 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A minute now for Cosnefroy and Delaplace at the front. Neither team really has anyone who’ll have any shot in a sprint later, hence the freedom they’ve been afforded to get up the road.

💪 We have our first real attack of the day! 🇫🇷 @BenoitCosnefroy attacks, followed by 🇫🇷 @anthodelaplace ! 💪 Nous tenons notre première vraie attaque ! 🇫🇷 @BenoitCosnefroy est parti en compagnie d' 🇫🇷 @anthodelaplace ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/aJAWefzX8I — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

14:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It’s a Norman conquest! A pair of riders from northern France clip off the front soon after the sprint, Benoit Cosnefroy turning back to check Arkea Samsic’s Anthony Delaplace is coming with him. The pair’s two hometowns are about 20km apart in Normandy - and why not have a go with a mate on a day like this?

Cosnefroy can be a fun rider to watch - he’s a little bit Alaphilippe-ian at his best, punchy and full of panache. Perhaps he’ll fancy a spot on the podium later with a combativity award.

14:55 , Harry Latham-Coyle

So to confirm that intermediate sprint result:

1. Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 20 points

2. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) 17 points

3. Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny) 15 points

4. Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 13 points

5. Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) 11 points

And, in truly spiffing news, we’ve got a breakaway!

14:53 , Harry Latham-Coyle

A slight rise as they go under the one kilometre to go banner, but it’s flat from here. Alpecin still on the front, Biniam Girmay moving up on his lonesome for Intermarche Circus Wanty.

Caleb Ewan will sprint, sitting on Mads Pedersen’s wheel... but Jasper Philipsen takes it on the inside! A late charge from Bryan Coquard but the Alpecin-Deceuninck rider held on, benefitting again from another big turn from Mathieu van der Poel in his leadout train. He’s a useful ally, the Dutchman - 20 intermediate sprint points go Philipsen’s way.

14:50 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The peloton take a big right-hander in the town of Labastide-d’Armagnac, and we’re officially into the second half of today’s stage.

Alpecin-Deceuninck’s leadout train looks well formed at the front, while Bora-Hansgrohe fancy this, too, with Jordi Meeus their sprinter this year.

14:43 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The sprinters’ teams are just starting to take control at the front as we begin the approach to that sprint point. Given the lack of excess energy required to get through the first 90km, you fancy a few fast-men to have a real go at earning some points, testing their legs ahead of the racetrack finish later.

100km to go

14:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Fabio Jakobsen is beginning to get his legs warm, moving up to the front of the Soudal-QuickStep line ahead of a potential chase for points at Notre Dame des Cyclistes in 12 kilometres or so.

The chapel really is a fitting place for the intermediate sprint - it, as you can probably gather from the name, includes a cycling museum. Part of its charm is a rather lovely stained glass window, designed by Henry Anglade, a Tour de France stage winner in 1959.

14:20 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The peloton’s average speed today is about five kilometres per hour slower than the race’s most conservative pre-stage estimate - this really is a proper pootle to Nogaro.

🚴‍♂️The average speed so far is 38 km/h after the first 2 hours 🚴‍♂️La vitesse moyenne est de 38 km/h après les deux premières heures. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/K9KjSin8Qh — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 4, 2023

109km to go

14:18 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The lack of a breakaway does mean that there’s a full 20 points on offer to the first man across the line at the intermediate sprint. Mads Pedersen has been very active at those mid-stage sprint points so far in the race - if Wout van Aert doesn’t fancy another tilt at the green jersey, Pedersen probably has the right blend of sprinting speed, climbing legs and hardiness to take the points competition.

112km to go

14:12 , Harry Latham-Coyle

We’ll see what happens as we get nearer to the intermediate sprint, about 25km away, and then the sole categorised climb later in the stage, but if things continue in this manner, finding a suitable candidate for most combative rider might be difficult.

117km to go

14:05 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Those caught napping as that little acceleration threatened to cause a split are working their way back in through the back of the peloton. That attack would have jolted a few out of their slumber.

119km to go

14:01 , Harry Latham-Coyle

That really was out of nowhere. The peloton is all strung out in a line, with the cross tailwind probably not quite strong enough to threaten echelons but keeping everyone on guard, regardless. Simon Yates has to show his face towards the front, the maillot jaune making sure he’s well positioned just in case it does fracture further.

Van Aert eventually relents, and the sprinters’ teams fan out across the front to settle things back down again. But that was all rather jaunty - and rather needed.

120km to go

13:59 , Harry Latham-Coyle

More than 60km covered today now.

Hang on! Wout van Aert fancies some fun! He’s putting the pace on at the front in a power-packed group at the front. It’s the Belgians again... and there’s a split!

Tour de France 2023 stage-by-stage guide

13:56 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Stage-by-stage guide to the 2023 Tour de France route

127km to go

13:54 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Right, back to full focus on the Tour de France, where the peloton are weaving through the villages to the south of Mont-de-Marsan. This is proper French rugby territory, this - today’s route takes in the town of Condom, where talismanic number eight Gregory Alldritt grew up. The riders have just ridden past the Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Rugby, which includes a monument of rugby memorabilia, alongside more traditional religious iconography.

130km to go

13:44 , Harry Latham-Coyle

She’s done it! Antonia Niedermaier just about manages to hold off Annemiek van Vleuten, taking Stage Five of the Giro Donne and the biggest win of her young career by a handful of seconds.

Van Vleuten’s second place will extend her advantage in the general classification.

🥇What a ride from 🇩🇪 Antonia Niedermaier (Canyon//SRAM Racing). Winning in Ceres! #UCIWWT #GiroDonne23 📸 @gettysport pic.twitter.com/Hz2wk00LKx — UCI_WWT (@UCI_WWT) July 4, 2023

136km to go

13:35 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Drama in Italy - both Van Vleuten and Longo Borghini have hit the deck! The Dutch race leader is soon back on her bike, but the Italian went flying into a mound at the side of a bend and stays down a little longer.

Thankfully, she’s able to get back in the saddle, but that was pretty scary for the Lidl-Trek rider. That might just seal it for Antonia Niedermaier - what a win that would be for the budding Canyon/SRAM star.

No change on the situation at the Tour. The peloton remains together nearly 50km into a soporific stage.

143km to go

13:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle

In Italy, talented young German Antonia Nidermaier has launched a late flyer on Stage Five of the Giro Donne. She’s inside the final ten kilometres but has an advantage of about 30 seconds - but it’s pretty scary double act of Elisa Longo Borghini and Annemiek van Vleuten hot in pursuit.

The Dutchwoman, seeking to extend her overall lead over Longo Borghini, has just attacked.

146km to go

13:19 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Soudal-QuickStep are at the front of the peloton, Tim Declercq, nicknamed “The Tractor”, right at home tugging the bunch along past the hay bales. Onwards we go.

151km to go

13:12 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Philippe Gilbert is out on the motorbike today with the peloton, adjusting to life after retirement. The brilliant Belgian classicist is recalling when he and a group of compatriots embarked on a uninational attack a couple of years ago at Paris-Nice, a move masterminded by Oliver Naesen that ended up enlivening a similarly sleepy stage.

Could the six Americans in the race try something similar this afternoon on Independence Day? The USA’s Neilson Powless is certainly enjoying his Tour so far, describing wearing the polka dots as a “childhood dream”.

“The Tour de France is the biggest bike race in the world and I grew up watching it, with the polka dot jersey always riding at the front of the race,” EF Education-EasyPost’s Powless said after consolidating his competition lead yesterday. “Now I get to wear that jersey. I’ve fulfilled a childhood dream. We knew it was a possibility, yet not an easy one as we needed many things to come together.

The [Pyrenees] is a really big goal for the polka dot jersey but also for the stage win for the team as well. Luckily I’ve had teammate that have been resting up quite well and they are also looking forward to the Pyrenees,” Powless said.

“If I miss one break in the mountains it will be gone, and we are still a long way from reaching Paris. It’s very nice to be in the lead. I’m already in love with this polka-dot jersey. I fell immediately in love with it, indeed. Let’s see how long I can wear it.”

Another stellar day for Neilson in the dots. 🔴⚪️ He leads the KOM classification with 18 points after 3 stages. We finally arrive onto French soil after finishing the stage in Bayonne and looking forward to seeing those French fans bring the energy 📣💥 pic.twitter.com/C6q5K1mfhp — EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) July 3, 2023

157km to go

13:04 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The peloton are already seven minutes behind the slowest schedule issued by the organisers, to illustrate how unhurried proceedings have been so far. Why not fill the time by listening to the dulcet tones of The Independent’s Lawrence Ostlere ? Our man in France, currently making his own sedate way to today’s finish town of Nogaro, took on some readers’ questions before the Tour got started.

163km to go

12:52 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Over at the Giro Donne in Italy, things are rather more exciting - there’s 25km or so to go in another significant day of climbing for the women’s peloton, with race leader Annemiek van Vleuten attacking from a nine-strong front group. Van Vleuten hasn’t managed to get away but there’s still another third category climb to come before a final ramp to the finish. We’ll keep an eye on that one.

In France, Luca Mozzato of Arkea-Samsic, who might have been the only team tempted to have a go on their lonesome today, drops back to the medical car for a bit of strapping.

167km to go

12:46 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Hurrah! An attack! Michael Gogl of Alpecin-Deceuninck puts the power on and finds a follower in the form of Lidl-Trek’s Jasper Stuyven, two teams with amibitions to take the stage perhaps hoping to spark the stage into life.

It doesn’t work. All back in one bunch with few signs of follow-up offensives.

171km to go

12:40 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“Well, we’re going to go east for a long time,” is the great Sean Kelly’s quip on commentary when asked where he thinks today’s stage might be going. A few riders are already nipping off to answer to nature’s call, with no action imminent.

Peter Sagan is having a catch-up with a few old Bora-Hansgrohe friends, while Mark Cavenish and Julian Alaphilippe share an embrace, rainbow bands on their arms denoting their status as former world champions, recalling their times together at Soudal-QuickStep. Easy going.

Jumbo’s Death Star, Pidcock’s dog and Basque pride: Inside the Tour de France’s Grand Depart

12:36 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Jumbo’s Death Star and Pidcock’s dog: Inside the Tour de France’s Grand Depart

176km to go

12:31 , Harry Latham-Coyle

You can completely understand the riders’ reticence to get up the road. The sole categorised climb on the docket today offers only a single point and is late in the stage, and there would appear almost zero chance of a breakaway getting any sort of race-winning rope with the sprinters’ teams likely to be in full control.

And so we wait. Bora-Hansgrohe Emmanuel Buchmann has a banana in his back pocket, ready to refuel a bit later. Simon Yates is having a chat with UAE Team Emirates colleague Matteo Trentin; Mathieu van der Poel has a relaxed chuckle behind them.

179km to go

12:26 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Racing in name only so far. The scenery won’t be quite as spectacular as yesterday’s romp up the coast to Bayonne, but there are a few attractive chateaux on the way to Nogaro, which the peloton might just have time to appreciate if this gentle pace continues.

181km to go

12:22 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Christian Prudhomme waves the flag and we are off and running on Stage Four of the 2023 Tour de France.

And...nobody’s moving. Not even a hint of an attack in the first kilometre of racing. It might be one of those days.

Tour de France - Stage Four

12:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Calm and cool as the riders approach the race start proper. Who fancies an early excursion and first crack at forming a breakaway?

12:15 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The peloton have begun the neutralised roll-out from Dax. It’s been a reasonably smooth start incident-wise - neither Enric Mas nor Richard Carapaz were able to start Stage Two after a crash on the opening day as both Movistar and EF Education-EasyPost lost GC men, but there are again 174 riders on the start line today.

12:11 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It is, of course, the fourth of July, which might excite Powless and the other five American riders in the field. I wouldn’t expect any of them to figure particularly prominent come the pointy end of the race, with none of the competing US sextet particularly noted fast finishers, but Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) is wearing the stars and stripes and has surprised the peloton on a motor-racing tack already this year. ..

Here’s a reminder of the full list of jersey wearers today. Laurent Pichon (Arkea-Samsic) has the coloured numbers after winning Stage Four’s combativity prize.

Yellow: Simon Yates (UAE Team Emirates)

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Green: Victor Lafay (Cofidis)

Polka Dot: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

12:00 , Harry Latham-Coyle

There’s just the one King of the Mountains point of offer today, so I don’t expect Neilson Powless to repeat his move from yesterday and get up the road in hopes of increasing his lead in the chase for the polka dot jersey. It’s safe on his shoulders for another couple of days at least.

It feels like a classic day for some of the smaller French teams to fill the breakaway, but there are slightly fewer candidates for that sort of exposure-driven exercise in futility than usual this year. Both UCI ProTour entrants (TotalEnergies and Lotto-Dstny) are here with hopes of semi-regular stage contention, the latter outfit particularly, while Uno-X and Israel-Premier Tech both arrive with strong units hoping to make the most of their wildcards.

Mark Cavendish speaks to Eurosport/GCN ahead of the Stage Four start

11:49 , Harry Latham-Coyle

“Yeah, it was good,” the Astana sprinter reflects on yesterday. “Of course we want to win - sixth is sixth, but I was happy with my legs, how the boys were. There are a lot more opportunities and we are going to be positive moving forward from that. I’m really happy, actually.

“We’ll try again today. The final straight is better for me, you can feel the pedals underneath you.

“This stuff I can kind of enjoy. Once I’m on the bike, I’m on the bike doing the job. It doesn’t feel like there is a pressure, which takes a weight off my shoulders. I’ll go and do my best and see what happens.”

11:37 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Slightly peculiarly, the Tour de France won’t see another coastline for the remainder of this year’s race - we’re now inland all the way to Paris. Here’s our handy guide to every stage on the 2023 route, with all sorts of climbing tests to come as the peloton take on the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Alps.

11:28 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Rider safety will continue to be in the spotlight throughout this Tour, particularly after the tragic loss of Gino Mader at the Tour de Suisse last month . Mader really is much missed - beyond his considerable talents on a bike, the Swiss rider did plenty of work for charity, with particular emphasis on the environment.

Bahrain-Victorious teammate Pello Bilbao has copied Mader’s pledge from the 2021 Vuelta a Espana, donating money for each rider he beats on each and all of the 21 Tour stages to a Basque charity that replants on deforested land.

Fabio Jakobsen hits out at Stage Three finish

11:21 , Harry Latham-Coyle

There’s been a fair bit of overnight criticism for the finish in Bayonne yesterday, with that bend inside the final few hundred metres nearly causing an incident as Wout van Aert launched his sprint to Jasper Philipsen’s inside. A jutting barrier didn’t particularly help matters, either.

Among those to question the safety of the run-in is Fabio Jakobsen, who came home fourth. Jakobsen was fortunate to survive a truly horrifying crash at the Tour de Pologne in 2020 and wonders if enough progress is being made to keep sprinters safe.

“I think we (the riders) and the Tour organisers need to look at the parcours and a finish like this,” the Soudal-QuickStep rider said to CyclingNews. “We all saw in the past what that can do, when a rider goes from one side to the other. If you create a chicane, riders want to go the shortest way, from left to right. For sure it’s not the nicest finish of the Tour.

“We can have long kilometres for finishes, just don’t use a downhill, don’t use a left, right in the last five hundred metres.”

10:55 , Harry Latham-Coyle

Philipsen’s new, largely unwarranted nickname wasn’t the only odd bit of Netflix’s Tour de France: Unchained series, which while entertaining enough, didn’t quite manage to hit the mark, as Lawrence Ostlere explains.

When cycling meets ‘war games’ – new Netflix docuseries revitalises well-worn format

10:48 , Harry Latham-Coyle

We’ve still a little while before the action gets going today - I’d expect things to again be quite gentle, though there may be more of a fight to get in the breakaway after that small two-man group got away comfortably yesterday.

Speaking of yesterday, that was Jasper Philipsen’s second consecutive win in a Tour bunch sprint, the Belgian following up his Champs Elysees triumph from last year. That Alpecin-Deceuninck lead-out train looked in good working order, with Mathieu van der Poel a vital carriage but Soren Kragh Andersen and Ramon Sinkeldam doing some handy freight carrying too. So much for “Jasper the Disaster”...

Jasper ‘disaster’ Philipsen rebuts Netflix nickname with stage three win

10:39 , Harry Latham-Coyle

It’s been a fun opening three days of this year’s Tour, with the Basque Country fans adding plenty of colour, turning out in force as the race weaved up from Bilbao to Bayonne. The one blight, unfortunately, has been the tossing of tacks, with all-too-regular punctures a feature of each of the last two stages.

‘You morons!’ Tour de France riders furious as tacks on road cause chaos

10:34 , Harry Latham-Coyle

After yesterday’s twists and turns towards the sprint finish, the peloton’s fastest riders will hope for a much smoother run-in today at the Circuit Paul Armagnac. The open asphalt might just suit Mark Cavendish, with the Astana rider encouraged by a sixth-placed finish yesterday and continuing his search for that record-breaking 35th stage win.

Lawrence Ostlere spoke to some of Cavendish’s fiercest foes and closest allies to find out what makes the Manx Missile a Tour de France legend.

How Mark Cavendish became a Tour de France legend – according to rivals and teammates

Tour de France - Stage Four Route Map and Profile

10:10 , Harry Latham-Coyle

The sprinters will get another chance to go for glory at the 2023 Tour de France as Tuesday’s stage four offers a flat route and fast finish.

The 182km route begins in Dax, a small town in south-west France, before heading east across Landes to the region of Gers. There is an intermediate sprint in the middle of the stage for those hunting green jersey points, although it is unclear whether anyone in the peloton is dedicated to winning the points classification – the green jersey may well end up on the shoulders of whichever top sprinter makes it to Paris by default rather than design.

There is one categorised climb near the finish, the Cote de Demu (2km at 3.5%) and the latter half of the stage is a little lumpy, but not enought to deter any sprinters from reach the finish.

Stage 4 preview: Route map and profile of 182km from Dax to Nogaro

Tour de France 2023 – stage four

09:35 , Lawrence Ostlere

Follow all the build-up and latest updates from stage four of the Tour de France.

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Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins uphill sprint, Vingegaard still in yellow

Results 8th stage 2023 Tour de France

1. Mads Pedersen (den) 2. Jasper Philipsen (bel) s.t. 3. Wout van Aert (bel) s.t. 4. Dylan Groenewegen (nld) s.t. 5. Nils Eekhoff (nld) s.t. 6. Bryan Coquard (fra) s.t. 7. Jasper de Buyst (bel) s.t. 8. Rasmus Tiller (nor) s.t. 9. Corbin Strong (nzl) s.t. 10. Tadej Pogacar (slo) s.t.

61. Simon Yates + 0.47

GC after stage 8 1. Jonas Vingegaard (den) 2. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 0.25 3. Jai Hindley (aus) + 1.34 4. Carlos Rodriguez (spa) + 3.30 5. Adam Yates (gbr) + 3.40 6. Simon Yates (gbr) + 4.01 7. David Gaudu (fra) + 4.03 8. Romain Bardet (fra) + 4.43 9. Tom Pidcock (gbr) s.t. 10. Sepp Kuss (usa) + 5.28

Race report Attacks are flying from the gun, but no break at kilometre 20. Then Tim Declercq, Anthony Turgis and Anthony Delaplace give it a go and the three open up a 5 minutes gap.

Mark Cavendish hits the deck with roughly 60 kilometres remaining. The 34-time stage winner is forced to pull out of the last Tour in his career.

The gap has fallen below 1 minute when Turgis goes solo on the Côte de Masmont. He is reeled in with 8 kilometres remaining, while Simon Yates is hindered by a crash 2 kilometres later.

Pedersen opens the uphill sprint early. Van Aert is boxed in and makes a fast recovery, but it comes down to Pedersen and Philipsen. The strong Dane takes the win.

Vingegaard keeps the yellow, jersey, while Simon Yates loses 47 seconds and drops down three places on GC.

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As it happened: Philipsen takes hotly contested sprint on Tour de France stage 3

193.5km from Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne

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Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews live coverage of stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France!

We've seen two brutal days of racing in the Spanish Basque Country with Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) and Victor Lafay (Cofidis) taking the wins. Today should be the first opportunity for the sprinters to stretch their legs in a bunch finish into Bayonne.

We've had a change of route due to safety concerns for today with the stage extended to 193.5km to avoid dangerous road furniture. Read about the full changes and why they've been made here.

The riders are gearing up for the start in Amorebieta-Etxano, a location which has hosted it’s own one-day uci race, the Klasika Primavera, since the 50s and has been won by the likes of Alejandro Valverde and Carlos Sastre.

There were no more abandonments after stage 2 thankfully, despite a scare for Lotto-Dstny lead-tour rider Jasper De Buyst. The Belgian team tweeted that he and young prospect Maxim Van Gils would start the stage today after they were cleared. They will be working in aid of Caleb Ewan today.

Update and it's good news 😉Following a test on the rollers this morning, @JasperDeBuyst will take the start in Amorebieta-Etxano for the #TDF2023 stage three. https://t.co/THSWb1EfPN July 3, 2023

The riders are underway from start line in Amorebieta-Etxano. We've of course, got our neutralised start as the riders pass more lines of Basque fans out in great support.

Here is another look at the profile for today's 193.5km stage before we get to kilometre 0. You can see the four categorised climbs coming in the first 100km of racing, so expect a fight for the break to fight it out for those king of the mountains points. Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) should certainly be trying to get in the break and he currently leads that KOM classification by four points ahead of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

193.5KM TO GO

Here we go! Official start is taken and racing is fully underway. It's, as expected, Powless who immediately shoots off the front to ensure he is in the fight for king of the mountains points so he can defend his jersey. He is joined by Laurent Pichon (Arkéa-Samsic)

The gap to the duo out in front has already grown past 30 seconds as the peloton settles in to the start. It won't take long for us to get onto the first climb which comes in 6km at the Côte de Trabakua (4.1km at 5.4%). Powless has clearly prepped for the exact move he made as the flag was waved, as he is in his skin suit and ready for a day of chasing KOM points.

We're heading out of Durango at the moment where the fans have again come in masses to support the riders. Cycling is well known to be a religion in the Basque Country, but the crowds have been quite incredible throughout the Grand Depart. 

Here's a look at the four jersey wearers from today's start: Lafay in green after his incredible stage win yesterday, Yates in the maillot jaune after holding onto it on stage 2, Powless who is already in the break to try and gain more KOM points and Pogačar, who will be delighted with the start his UAE team have made to the 2023 Tour so far. 

Spirits are high at the front with Powless and Pichon sharing a laugh at the head of the race. No team in the peloton has got on the front to establish any sort of control as of yet, with the gap now approaching 2:00 as they ride the first climb of the day.

Tim 'El tractor' Declercq (Soudal-Quick Step) has taken up his position at the front of the peloton for the Belgian side that has on many occasions dominated the sprints. He and his teammates will be working in aid of Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quick Step) who won the first stage at last year's Tour de France.

180KM TO GO

Powless takes the first full haul of two king of the mountains points over the first climb as he eased ahead of Pichon. The American even gave us a small bike lunge as he and Pichon continued their relaxed journey at the head of the race. 

Powless and Pichon are leading the descent towards the next town of Markina Xemein as the riders continue heading north back towards the coast. Once they reach Lekeitio, they will turn right and start heading up the Bay of Biscay coastline into France. 

While we have this more quiet period of racing, make sure you take a chance to read some of Cyclingnews being produced on the ground at the Tour de France. Tech Editor, Josh Croxton, has been keeping an eagle eye on the latest tech, newest bikes, and tricksiest hacks on show at the Grand Depart. Take a look at Josh's gallery of the best tech highlights including Caleb Ewan's prototype bike and Mark Cavendish's limited edition Willier below. Tour de France mega tech gallery: All the nerdy highlights from the Grand Depart

Adam Yates is back at the team car having his race radio adjusted in his yellow jersey.

165KM TO GO

Powless and Pichon's advantage out in front has gone out further to 2:44 with no urgency behind to start even thinking about reeling them in yet. Jakobsen, one of the favourites for the day has just had a bike change and is now riding to get back into the peloton. 

The two leaders have entered the second categorised climb of the day, the Côte de Milloi (2.3km at 4.5%). 

Powless has set off to gain the solitary KOM point atop this second climb of the day. He's eased over the line ahead of Pichon with his arms aloft and his thumbs up. He's certainly enjoying his day in red shorts and in the break. 

We've got some of the main teams with a sprint focus coming to the front of the peloton, albeit with one rider each for now. Soudal-Quick Step for Fabio Jakobsen, Alpecin-Deceuninck for Jasper Philipsen, Jayco AlUla for Dylan Groenewegen and Lidl-Trek for Mads Pedersen. The gap to the leader is now out to 3:30.

Take a look below at Neilson Powless having the time of his life in the polka-dot jersey for EF Education-EasyPost

👍 😁 👍🔴⚪️ @NPowless 🇺🇸#TDF2023 | @maillotapois pic.twitter.com/6kgtLzBm6a July 3, 2023

Ridiculous crowds in Lekeitio to cheer on our two leaders. Everyone is out on the roads cheering on our two leaders in the Basque sunshine. They are now making the turn back up the Bay of Biscay's coastline as they go towards the French border.

Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) has had a puncture but is in no form of panic as the bunch is still incredibly calm. He's being aided back to the peloton by Alexey Lutsenko and Yevgeniy Federov. Today could be the first chance for the Manx Missile to try and get that record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage win, which would see him overtake Eddy Merckx at the top of the all-time Tour stage wins leaderboard. 

148KM TO GO

Tadej Pogačar has had a back wheel puncture which is now being changed back at the team car. He's, of course, not stressed with so long left in today's stage. 

Take a look below at the fantastic Basque fans in Lekeitio watching the peloton fly past them. The red, white and green of the Basque flags have been seen all over the roads across these opening three stages, showing just how important cycling is to this region. 

Here's Victor Lafay looking great in the green jersey, which he earned after his heroic victory on stage 2 yesterday. His attack under the flame rouge was too much for the rest of the reduced bunch at the head of the race and he powered away to take Cofidis' first win at the Tour de France since 2008. Check out Lafay in the green jersey below. 

La première étape du reste de sa carrière 🔥#TDF2023 🎥 @MathildeLAzou pic.twitter.com/kRufxPNCoE July 3, 2023

Lafay has just made his way off the front of the peloton in his new green jersey. He'll be looking for more points in the green classification at the intermediate sprint into Deba. He knows he probably won't feature in the bunch sprint today, so this is his best chance to mop up more points. 

130KM TO GO

Lafay is in time trial mode and is making short work of the leading duo's advantage. He's already gained a minute on them and is now 1:36 away from the breakaway. 

Pichon takes the intermediate sprint with Powless in second. They take 20 and 17 points respectively and Lafay is set to gain 15 more points for crossing the line into Deba in third. 

Lidl-Trek nail the lead-out for the intermediate sprint again with Mads Pedersen taking the remaining top prize of 13 points. Quinn Simmons, Jasper Stuyven and Alex Kirsch was the order and they look a well-oiled machine so far. We'll see how they go in the final bunch sprint later today, if there is one. Jordi Meeus (Bora-hansgrohe) crossed the line next after Pedersen with Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) the next best and taking the 10 points.

It's job done for Lafay who has extended his points total to 80. There are only three sprinters who could overtake or equal that total should they win today and take the full 50 point haul: Van Aert (36), Pedersen (31) and Philipsen (30).

120KM TO GO

Lafay has now been re-absorbed and the gap to the leading duo has been reduced to only 1:50 with Alpecin-Deceuninck and Jayco-AlUla sitting on the front. Powless has taken two more KOM Points atop the Col d’Itziar (5.1km at 4.6%) and he will only want to repeat that on the final categorised climb of the day, the Côte d’Orioko Benta (4.6km at 6.3%), before he knocks off his effort. 

We've got a status quo in the peloton again as the gap to the duo out in front has been allowed to go out to 2:33. We're still going up the Bay of Biscay coastline with our one categorised climb remaining before we pass back through San Sebastián and approach the French border.

Declercq is back on the front for Soudal-Quick Step and is likely settling in for a very long turn on the front. All the sprinters are sat very calmly in the bunch for now with no real urgency or pressure required for the current, calm race situation. 

Ben O'Connor is having chain issues off the back of the peloton and has had to change his bike twice. There's still nothing to worry about, but he'll hope for some better luck as the stage enters the final 100km of racing. Read Cyclingnews' recent news piece on the Australian that details how his ambitions are still high despite having a difficult opening two stages. Ben O’Connor - ‘The simple matter is I’m not good enough at the moment, weirdly’

100KM TO GO

We've gone at a relatively slow pace throughout the opening 93.5km, but we're now entering the final half of the race. There's a long way to go, but once the sprint teams get interested, the pace will accelerate very quickly. 

There's still great vibes in the front group as Powless and Pichon share another joke once they hit the bottom of the final categorised climb of the day, the Côte d’Orioko Benta (4.6km at 6.3%). The sprinters behind should be fine as the pace has been so low all day. Juan Pedro López is leading the peloton up the climb behind with 'El Tractor' Tim Declercq alongside him. Slightly contrasting frames on the two domestiques working for their respective sprinters today. 

Here's a beautiful view of the Atlantic coastline passed by the riders on today's stage.

Van Aert stopped as I was writing that for what appeared to be a re-lubing of the cleat on the bottom of his shoe. He'll chase back on easily as they complete the climb. 

Powless takes another KOM sprint and the final one of the day that completes his successful day of riding in the breakaway. Job done from the American who has clearly learned well from teammate Magnus Cort who entertained the crowds at each KOM sprint in Denmark last year. 

We've got a traffic jam at the bottom of the climb due to the narrowing of the road. It's helped Wout Van Aert easily make it back to the peloton. Riders were stood as the inclines were so steep and there simply wasn't enough room for all the riders to fit. 

The peloton have once again slowed massively at the back of the bunch, and we can see British national champion Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) is bleeding from his left elbow and must've been down. He's chasing back onto the peloton now. 

We're getting a second look at San Sebastián during this Tour as the riders are about to pass through the beautiful coastal city. Powless and Pichon are still leading and are loving the huge crowds that line the entry to the city. They've shared a fist-bump at the front after a successful days riding. 

Powless has sat up after completing his KOM charge for the day and has allowed Pichon to go off on his lonesome up the road. He's taking his musette and getting some lunch into his system. Pichon has the crowds all to himself and he will be roared on for every single pedal stroke from now until he is caught by the peloton. 

Here's a look at our two escapees from the day on the final climb. 

Make sure to read Simone Giuliani's feature on one of the big contenders for the day, Sam Welsford (dsm-firmenich), who is on Tour de France debut. As I write this, he's actually stopped at the side of the road to get some adjustments made to his stem, but he should feature prominently in today's finish. Sam Welsford – Time cuts, debut goals and a Tour de France stage win dream

Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) is the next to change his bike today and is now riding with Welsford and a teammate to make his way back to the bunch. Pascal Eenkhorn has dropped back to bring the Australian back to the peloton. Neilson Powless has returned to the peloton and is guaranteed to wear the polka-dot jersey again tomorrow's stage. 

It's puncture-city out here with Alexey Lutsenko (Asian Qazaqstan) and Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) the next to require a back-wheel change. Lutsenko was pointing at his back wheel to some fans on the side of the road, suggesting we may have more tacks being, very sadly, thrown onto the course. Read the full Cyclingnews piece which shows some of the tacks in rider's wheels after the stage 2 finish yesterday below. Tacks in the road spark mass punctures in finale of Tour de France stage 2

We're just about the head into France across the border in Irun with Simmons riding on the front in his American national champion's jersey for Lidl-Trek. 

I appear to have cursed Sam Welsford by talking about him, as he's been forced to change another wheel on his bike. Hopefully his last issue of the day. 

Declercq is back on the front in full tractor mode. 

The Spanish Basque Country is saying goodbye as Laurent Pichon is about to say bonjour and cross back into France, the motherland. The peloton will cross the river Bidasoa as they enter the French Basque Country and continue their journey towards Bayonne. 

Pichon is still pushing on, but is showing just how tight some of the corners are in these first few kilometres of French roads. Hopefully everyone stays safe. Barring some incredible injustice, the Frenchman should surely have secured today's combatively prize. 

Pichon's advantage at the head of the race is melting away as the peloton starts to wind it up behind. His gap is now 1:10.

Simmons has been doing his fair share of work in aid of the sprinters today, alongside Declercq who you can see in the background of the image. Stars and Stripes in full flight for Lidl-Trek. 

Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates) is the next to suffer a puncture at the back of the bunch.

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) are both making their way back into the bunch. 

There's now only 39 seconds separating our lone leader, Pichon, and the peloton. He'll be reeled in quickly, but who will take up the mantle of leading the peloton once he is back in the bunch? 

While you still have a chance, make sure to read Cyclingnews' article with insight from lead-out experts Michael Mørkøv (Soudal-Quick Step) and Mark Renshaw. Renshaw long acted as Cavendish's last lea-out rider and was hired as a sprint advisor for Astana Qazaqstan before the Tour. Tour de France sprinters ready to take over after 'hardest start in 20 years'

Pichon's adventure out in the day's break is over and full focus will now turn to the sprint lead-outs.

The tension has built with a change in wind direction and it's very difficult to move up any positions in the bunch. 

Today's finish location, Bayonne, is at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers and is the capital of the French Basque country. It may seem a relatively simple finish on paper with a bunch sprint on the cards, but the riders have got a very tricky finish on their hands. There are four roundabouts between 5km to 3km to go which will be furiously fought for by the GC teams and the sprint lead-outs. Following this, at 2km to go, there is a u-turn to tackle which could cause riders to lose their trains or fall back multiple positions which could put them out of the sprint. The first bunch sprint of the Tour de France is always hectic, but today's could be absolute chaos. 

The nerves are high in the bunch as the washing-machine effect is happening in full force. It's so difficult to stay up towards the front of the peloton, and all the teams are working so hard to keep their sprinters and leaders safe from any danger. 

The teams all know exactly what they are getting into today, a hectic finale where luck will be very important. They'll all be hoping to stay out of trouble and launch their sprinters at the line. Lotto will also have a less than 100% Jasper De Buyst who crashed yesterday and had some serious issues with tendons in his wrist. He thankfully, took the start today, but may not be able to help Ewan in pursuit of his sixth Tour de France stage win. 

🇫🇷 #TDF2023The guys are keeping @CalebEwan safe in what will be a hectic final for sure 😱 pic.twitter.com/e1bkWb5uSF July 3, 2023

Uno-X are showing themselves nicely on the right-hand side of the road. This is their debut Tour de France and they have the experienced Alexander Kristoff to work for on today's finish. He'll be led out by Classics specialist, Rasmus Tiller and U23 time trial World Champion, Søren Wærenskjold. 

Can Mark Cavendish take the record for stage wins at the Tour de France? He put on a heroic performance, with the help of some old friends, to win the final stage of the Giro d'Italia. He's made enough history in his illustrious career, but could make more today with another victory.

The Manx Missile will be hoping to either work in tandem with Cees Bol, but could also latch onto one of his rivals' wheels and try to launch out of their slipstream. 

Soudal-Quick Step are showing all their experience and dominating the left side of the road. They'll want to keep Jakobsen safe with Mørkøv, which should allow the duo to get to work in the final kilometre. 

Current line-up at the head of the race from left to right is: Soudal-Quick Step, Groupama-FDJ, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty, Bahrain Victorious, Bora-hansgrohe, Alpecin Deceuninck and Jumbo-Visma.

De Buyst has understandably dropped off the back of the peloton so won't play any part in helping Ewan. Florian Vermeersch and Victor Campenaerts will likely slot into that last-man role. 

Jumbo-Visma have split into two clusters of riders in the peloton. One side has Dylan van Baarle looking after Jonas Vingegaard and the other has Christophe Laporte and Wout Van Aert together. As I type, they've all joined together now, but Vingegaard's safety appears to be their no.1 priority. 

We're getting our first taste of roundabouts that characterise today's finish and we can already see the affect it can have on stringing out the bunch and pushing riders out of position. 

Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) is sitting comfortably in the middle of the bunch for now and his team are only now just moving up to the front. He's one of the out and out fastest riders if given a shot at the line, so expect him to be right amongst the action. 

Philipsen and his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates are sat directly behind the Jumbo-Visma train for the moment, but will want to move up as soon as possible before we enter the multiple roundabouts. 

Remi Cavagna (Soudal-Quick Step) is lighting things up on the front for Jakobsen and they Lotto Destiny are the only team able to match the Frenchman for now. We're seeing more and more roundabouts squeezing the bunch down from six trains wide to just two. Nervous times. 

Mark Cavendish has two teammates with him for now and they've manoeuvred well to hit the front on the left side of the road as we look at it. 

Jumbo-Visma are keeping Vingegaard safe and Van Aert in good position. Will the Belgian superstar go for the bunch sprint? It wouldn't be a surprise after his rage-filled disappointment from yesterday. 

We're on one of the rises now as the road isn't just pan flat all the way. We're into the roundabouts. Who will survive the twists and turns in the road best?

INEOS have taken up position on the front alongside QuickStep and we will now have the huge charge to make it to the 3km safe zone for the GC riders. Uno-X are making another charge in their red and yellow jerseys and they are set up perfectly for now. 

Some of the big favourites' teams are absent from the front of the peloton and have huge amounts of work to do. Uno-X, Arkéa-Samsic and Soudal-Quick Step are the most prominent at the front for now. 

Bahrain Victorious are working well for Phil Bauhaus in his first Tour de France. He's been successful in chaotic sprints in the past, so will fancy today's technical run in. 

Jakobsen is in prime position for now! There are shoulders being thrown throughout the front of the bunch as the battle for position heats up even more. 

hairpin taken with Quick Step still dominating the front- they've played it perfectly so far. Can they finish the job?

Girmay in great position! Cavendish, Ewan, Sagan, Philipsen, they are all here to fight for this first bunch sprint. 

Alpecin suddenly hit the front with three riders! Philipsen looks fantastic, but will he time it right?

Van Aert is sat in third wheel!

STAGE FINISH

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins stage 3 of the Tour de France! Jasper 'Disaster' is far from it, with a fine charge at the line to take the first bunch sprint of the 2023 Tour de France. What a sprint, what a lead-out. 

Van der Poel did a tremendous job to launch Philipsen ahead of Van Aert. He closed to the barriers and put in another dig as Bauhaus and Ewan kicked out of the slipstream. The Belgian was able to hang on as he sprinted all the way to the line where he raised his arms aloft. 

Here is today's stage winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) celebrating his win in Bayonne on stage 3 of the Tour de France. His Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates came to the front under the flame rouge, where they launched their lead-out. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) did the final turn before Philipsen launched to the barriers and out-kicked Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain-Victorious) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) to take his third Tour de France stage victory. 

The jury are reviewing the sprint for now, as Philipsen could be relegated for a deviation in his sprint line. For now, here's what runner-up on the road, Bauhaus had to say after the finish. "It's something special, we are here for GC but all those guys, they did their best. They did amazing. Matej [Mohorič], Fred [Wright], Nikias [Arndt], Pello [Bilbao], they are all amazing bike riders so it's really a pleasure for me in my first Tour that they help me in the sprint." "I was confident, I felt really good and I knew I had to be more towards the front. It's a really close battle and fortunately today ended up good for me. I believed for a few seconds that I could win, but Philipsen kept the speed, he was the strongest." "It's a great result, I say in the future that I' proud of that day, but to be honest as a sprinter you need to win. It's my dream to win one stage."

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has been confirmed as the winner of stage 3 of the Tour de France! It was a painful wait, but here's what he had to say after the stage. "It was a bit in doubt, but it did make it really exciting in the end," Philipsen said about his arduous wait for the jury to make their decision. "It was tense, but it's the Tour de France and there are no presents to nobody, so I think everybody goes all in and I think I can be really happy with our team performance today." "We had a great lead-out with Jonas [Rickaert], who took the first part and then Mathieu [Van der Poel] did a fantastic job, I'm really happy to keep it to the finish line." Philipsen got an incredible final turn from Van der Poel, here's what to had to say on his superstar teammate's performance: "If he can have the space to go then for sure he has the speed and you know that no other lead out will pass it." "It was a tricky final with an s-bend in the end, so I tried to take the shortest road to the finish and I'm really happy to get first over the line." "I think we try to aim for another stage win after, but I'm just already super happy that we can take the first sprint."

Take a look below at Pogačar watching closely with his good friend and former teammate Philipsen as the Belgian sprinter waited for the jury to decide on the stage win.

Caption this ✍🏻 pic.twitter.com/EFaq7LZnYh July 3, 2023

There we no changes to our jersey wearers after the first bunch sprint of the 2023 Tour de France. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) remains in the yellow jersey, Victor Lafay (Cofidis) holds on to his green jersey thanks to the 15 points he gained at the intermediate sprint, Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) went into the break to solidify his lead in the polka-dot jersey and Tadej Pogačar, of course, is still in the white jersey. 

Make sure to read Alasdair Fotheringham's full stage report from today and check out our growing image gallery of the action. Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 3 after impressive lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel

Take a look also at the full results from today's sprint stage thanks to FirstCycling.

Van der Poel played no part in the opening two stages, despite being touted as one of the favourites for the Basque Country opener, but had said his legs were fine and he that he was saving them to help Philipsen. Here's what he had to say after Alpecin-Deceuninck's first win of the Tour. "Yesterday, I just tried to save as much energy as possible because I knew it would be really hard today, the first sprint stage. Everybody still has the legs so it's difficult to make a difference. In the end I think we did a perfect lead-out today." "My goal is to go for a stage win. Coming in here, I knew the shape was good, but the  last two days I was not riding with the legs I had before the Tour, but I mean it's three weeks and there are still a lot of chances to come and I'm really happy we already have this one with the team and now we try to go for a second one." "Tomorrow is another sprint opportunity, but it's going to be difficult to deliver him [Philipsen] like this every-time, but we will try."

That's a wonderful Grand Depart in the Basque Country done and dusted. We've had three hectic days of racing and it's only going to get better as we head further into France and into the Pyrenees. Tomorrow's stage is another sprint opportunity from Dax to Nogaro and should be another tension-filled day that finishes in a big bunch charge to the line. Can Philipsen double-up on stage wins? Or will Mark Cavendish break Eddy Merckx's Tour de France stage win record? Check back tomorrow with Cyclingnews and find out. 

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Iga swiatek vs. jasmine paolini and carlos alcaraz vs. alexander zverev are set for the finals this weekend at roland garros.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek completed her French Open three-peat with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Jasmine Paolini on Saturday. She is now the youngest active player with at least five Grand Slam trophies. 

Paolini found a 2-1 lead in the first set, but Swiatek responded by completely taking over and winning the next 10 games. Paolini was able to get on the board in the second set, but Swiatek had all the momentum and was impossible to stop. 

Swiatek has now won 19 consecutive clay matches, including the Madrid and Italian Open. She became the first player to win those titles along with the French Open since Serena Williams in 2013. 

Although she lost on Saturday, Paolini is having a breakout season at 28-years-old. She had not made it past the second round of a major until this year, and she will be making her debut in the WTA Top 10 next week. Her journey at Roland Garros isn't over quite yet, as she will be competing in the doubles final with partner Sara Errani on Sunday. 

On the men's competition, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first French Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against No. 2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals on Friday. On Sunday, Alcaraz will be taking on No. 4 Alexander Zverev in a battle at Roland Garros.

Alcaraz will now have the opportunity to win the French Open for the first time in his professional career. The 21-year old previously was defeated in the 2023 French Open semifinals by Novak Djokovic, who had to withdraw from the 2024 French Open due to a knee injury.

Meanwhile, Zverev got the best of No. 7 Casper Ruud as he earned a 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 in Friday's other semifinal matchup. Zverev finally broke through the proverbial glass ceiling after being eliminated in the French Open semifinals in each of the previous three years. Zverev has one Grand Slam title under his belt as he defeated Karen Khachanov to win the 2020 US Open final. 

Most recently, Alcaraz and Zverev faced one another in the Australian Open quarterfinals in a match where Zverev came out on top. 

Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 French Open.

How to watch the 2024 French Open

Date:  May 26 - June 9, 2024 Location:  Roland Garros -- Paris TV:  NBC, Tennis Channel, Peacock |  Stream:  fubo ( try for free )

Men's final 

• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz vs. No. 4 Alexander Zverev -- Sunday, 9 a.m. ET

Men's semifinal matchups

• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 2 Jannik Sinner 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 7 Casper Ruud 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

Men's quarterfinal matchups

• No. 2 Jannik Sinner def. No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
• No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz def. No. 9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
• No. 4 Alexander Zverev def. No. 11 Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
• No. 7 Casper Ruud def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic (walkover)

Women's final

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 12 Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1

Women's semifinal matchups

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 3 Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 
• No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. Mirra Andreeva 6-3, 6-1

Women's quarterfinal matchups

• No. 1 Iga Swiatek def. No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva def. No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5-7), 6-4, 6-4 
• No. 3 Coco Gauff def. No. 8 Ons Jabeur  4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• No. 12 Jasmine Paolini def. No. 4 Elena Rybakina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Men's singles seeds

• Novak Djokovic
• Jannik Sinner
• Carlos Alcaraz
• Alexander Zverev
• Daniil Medvedev
• Andrey Rublev
• Casper Ruud
• Hubert Hurkacz
• Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Grigor Dimitrov
• Alex de Minaur
• Taylor Fritz
• Holger Rune
• Ben Shelton
• Nicolas Jarry
• Ugo Humbert
• Karen Khachanov
• Alexander Bublik
• Sebastian Baez
• Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Adrian Mannarino
• Francisco Cerundolo
• Alejandro Tabilo
• Frances Tiafoe
• Tallon Griekspoor
• Sebastian Korda
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Arthur Fils
• Lorenzo Musetti
• Mariano Navone

Women's singles seeds

• Iga Swiatek
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Elena Rybakina
• Marketa Vondrousova
• Maria Sakkari
• Qinwen Zheng
• Jelena Ostapenko
• Daria Kasatkina
• Danielle Collins
• Jasmine Paolini
• Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Madison Keys
• Elina Svitolina
• Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Liudmila Samsonova
• Marta Kostyuk
• Victoria Azarenka
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
• Carolina Garcia
• Emma Navarro
• Anna Kalinskaya
• Barbora Krejcikova
• Elise Mertens
• Katie Boulter
• Linda Noskova
• Sorana Cirstea
• Veronika Kudermetova
• Dayana Yastremska
• Leylah Fernandez
• Katerina Siniakova

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C ycling's best racers are back in action. The 2024 Criterium du Dauphine kicks off on Sunday, June 2, and runs through Sunday, June 9. The 8-day race will unfold amidst the picturesque landscapes of southeastern France and as usual, you can watch all of the excitement on Peacock. See below for everything you need to know about the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine as well as additional information for how to stream the event on Peacock and highlights for each stage as the race progresses.

How to watch the 2024 Criterium du Dauphine:

• When: Sunday, June 2 through Sunday, June 9
• Where: The Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France
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Where is the Criterium du Dauphine held?

The 2024 Criterium du Dauphine will take place over the course of 8 days in southeastern France. The race begins in the commune of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule on June 2 and will end in Plateau des Glières.

2024 Criterium du Dauphine Schedule:

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The 2024 Criterium du Dauphine route is 1,187.6 kilometers (approximately 738 miles) and features 2 mountain stages, 3 hilly stages, 1 individual time trial, and 2 flat stages (one of which will include an uphill finale).

Who won the 2023 Criterium du Dauphine?

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The 2024 Tour de France begins on Saturday, June 29, and runs through Sunday, July 21 beginning in Florence, Italy, and finishing in Nice, France. Because the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be taking place in Paris, this will mark the very first year that the Tour de France will not end in the "City of Light".

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How Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 in Champions League final on Carvajal, Vinicius Jr goals

Champions League result — Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid

Ruthless Real Madrid rode their luck against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium before striking twice late on to claim a fifteenth Champions League crown.

Dortmund dominated an exciting opening half, with Karim Adeyemi missing two fine chances and striker Niclas Fullkrug then hitting the post .

And the German side were made to pay when Real came out on top late on. Dani Carvajal broke the deadlock with a header before the impressive Vinicius Junior scored to secure a 2-0 victory.

Victory sealed a record-extending fifth Champions League title for coach Carlo Ancelotti , his third with Real Madrid.

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The Briefing: How will next season’s Champions League work?

Big changes coming to the Champions League next season. The number of teams competing will increase from 32 to 36, meaning there will be 189 matches instead of 125, and the group stage will be replaced by a league phase — otherwise known as the “Swiss model”.

Each team will be guaranteed to play eight matches in the league phase of which they will play half at home and half away.

The top eight sides in the league will qualify for the knockout stage. Those finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in two-legged play-offs to determine who joins the top eight in the last-16.

You can read more about it here .

Champions League final analysis: Dortmund 0 Real Madrid 2 – Carvajal, Vinicius Jr and pitch invaders

The Briefing: Have Dortmund played like this all season?

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Where has this Borussia Dortmund been? At their worst during the Bundesliga season, they were almost unwatchable. But the word most often used to describe them? Boring — and historically that is something that Dortmund have never been, whatever their limitations.

The tenor of their performance at Wembley was completely different. In fact, the biggest compliment Edin Terzic’s side could be paid is that, for that first 45 minutes they played with the heart of a Jurgen Klopp team.

It’s not original to contrast Dortmund’s domestic and European form, but this was a level beyond anything they had produced before. It was football of a quality befitting the occasion. Football that nobody thought BVB to be capable of.

Follow the link below to read on.

The Briefing: How did Vinicius Jr prove his worth?

For a long time on Saturday night it seemed like Vinicius Junior’s biggest moments were without the ball amid a frustrating first half.

But Vinicius Jr is made of stern stuff, and soon turned things around, both for himself and the team. Two Champions League finals, two victories, and two goals for Vini now.

His night did not start that great, but it ended in triumph. In the end, none of Dortmund’s pressure or the chances they created will matter. Nobody recalls any of the other teams that Real have upended, do they?

The Briefing: Did Dortmund waste their dominance?

If you looked at any prediction models or betting odds, you would have seen that Real Madrid were the obvious favourites — not just to win the final but to be the dominant side across the game.

But just as Borussia Dortmund have done in Europe all season, they ensured that the narrative did not follow the direction that many expected during the first half of Wembley’s final.

Dortmund’s performance was strong — arguably their strongest of the season — but Madrid have a narrative of their own. One that sees them regularly underperform but still come out on top as the final reflected their whole European campaign.

The Briefing: How unlikely a hero is Carvajal?

Dani Carvajal was the unlikely hero. He was a surprise scorer, but maybe should not have been. Finally free of injuries which have dogged him through recent seasons, Carvajal already had five goals and five assists in all competitions this season.

He is also a hugely important character in the dressing room, setting standards and demanding intensity, along with fellow long-serving home-grown players Nacho and Lucas Vazquez.

That historic moment came more than two decades after, as a 10-year-old, he was selected to join Alfredo Di Stefano in laying the first stone at the club’s Valdebebas training facility. As he won his sixth Champions League medal, Carvajal confirmed his place alongside Di Stefano as a Blancos legend.

The Briefing: Are Real Madrid inevitable?

We had all seen this movie before: Real Madrid pitch up in a Champions League final, stumble out of the blocks, seem to be there for the taking, ride their luck … but still prevail.

It happened against Atletico Madrid in 2014 and Liverpool 2022 and to a lesser extent in 2018. As one Dortmund chance after another went begging in the first half, you just knew how this was going to end.

The Briefing: Why was the match delayed?

The final, the showpiece of the European club game, was the biggest men’s match at the national stadium since England’s penalty shootout defeat against Italy that turned into a “day of national shame” with 19 police officers injured and more than 50 arrests.

The opening of the game was deeply embarrassing for the organisers as three separate pitch invasions by individuals delayed the start. A fourth attempted to join the three on the field but was stopped by stewards. The match was then restarted after a short disruption of around two minutes.

Champions League final talking points

Real Madrid won a 15th Champions League title after withstanding a hugely impressive Borussia Dortmund performance to triumph at Wembley thanks to late goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior.

Here, The Athletic ’s writers analyse the game.

Click below for the full piece, but we'll also bring you all the instant reaction and analysis from our writers in this live blog.

Carlo Ancelotti: This club is 'a footballing family'

Victorious manager Carlo Ancelotti spoke about the departing Toni Kroos in his post-match press conference, saying: "I’m really grateful to him. He has finished at the very top. There’s no way of finishing in a higher position than this. He had the balls to finish it.

"He is a legend in this club and all the Real Madrid fans are grateful for him for what he has done – not only for his game but his attitude, his professionalism. Never missed a single day. I’ve said to him, we’re waiting. If you change your mind, we’re here waiting for you.

"My son (Davide) is my assistant coach, we're a family, Real Madrid is a family. It’s a footballing family, a very healthy, clean atmosphere, it’s fantastic for the structure. Working in a family is better than working in an industry.

"Every day at Valdebebas, with my son next to me, that helps me because he can tell me things that other people wouldn’t be able to tell me."

Dani Carvajal: 'Inside I had some anger'

Real Madrid goalscorer Dani Carvajal, speaking post-match about his reaction when he scored, said: "Well, I just ran to celebrate. Inside I had some anger really — just saying 'Here I am.'

"It’s not all about height. You need to be there, jump for the ball, show determination. Sometimes the shortest players can score headers too.

"The goal just says how confident I was really. When I heard the final whistle I was really emotional. I arrived here being a kid. I'm still here now with children.

"Over 20 years defending the colours of Real Madrid and making history with this team. It’s a fantastic feeling. We want to celebrate today and enjoy it because we deserved it."

Dortmund came so close

Another gutting defeat for Borussia Dortmund.

They were excellent in the first half, but two familiar problems – set-piece defending and sloppy passing across the defence – cost them.

It feels like they lost it more than Real Madrid won it.

Dortmund played the Champions League final like favourites but lost in sadly predictable circumstances

Carvajal: 'It seemed impossible to win six European Cups'

Speaking after the final, Dani Carvajal addressed joining the ultra-exclusive club of six-time winners of this tournament: "Well I’m very happy joining this select club of players that have won six European Cups. Every time we get one it’s harder to take it away from us. I’m really happy because I played all six in the starting XI in the team of my life. It’s a dream for me.

"If I could speak to Paco Gento, I would say it seemed impossible to join this club of six European Cups when I started out."

Record trophy hauls

A quick round-up of some of the milestone numbers reached tonight, because they bear repeating:

• Real Madrid have won the European Cup/Champions League final for the 15th time (against just three losses), more than double every other team in history.
• Carlo Ancelotti has won the competition for the fifth time as a manager, which is at least twice more than anyone else.
• Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Nacho Fernandez have won it for the sixth time, tying Paco Gento for the most all-time.

Terzic on Sancho: 'We don’t know yet what the future will bring'

One more from the Dortmund boss, because the questions now start to gain traction over the future of their on-loan winger Jadon Sancho and his Manchester United future. Here's what Edin Terzic said tonight:

💬 "The last six months, Jadon has been brilliant for us. He didn’t only improve his game, but improved all the players around him.

"I didn’t speak about the future because we’ve been talking about the present: playing in this final in his home town; a really special moment for him.

"You can feel the joy he receives and brings to the dressing room. I’m very happy to work with J. We don’t know yet what the future will bring, but it will bring for him another Champions League final."

Terzic told Jude 'the same thing I said to Erling'

Jude Bellingham caught the attention of European football while at Borussia Dortmund. Now he's a Champions League winner with Real Madrid.

That will benefit Dortmund financially, but what did Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic say to his former midfielder on the Wembley turf at full-time? Here's Terzic speaking to TNT Sports just now:

💬 "When he left us, I said the same thing I said to Erling Haaland, that I was proud to be their manager…and I was there when they won their first cup, but that I was pretty sure I wouldn't be around when they won their first Champions League. Erling did it last season, and unfortunately I was here when Jude did it, even though we tried to avoid this.

"It’s a very proud moment for him, so congratulations to the whole family. I know what (dad) Mark, (mum) Denise and (brother) Jobe are doing to get this success in the family, and big congratulations to them all."

Valverde: 'We really suffered in the first half'

Federico Valverde spoke to Movistar TV after the final: "We really suffered, particularly throughout the first half, because Dortmund really played well. They were so quick on their counters and they had some clear chances. I'm happy to congratulate our rival for how they played, but I'm happier that we won.

"The boss made little alterations to try and change the balance. He called me over quite a few times, but I understood what he wanted more or less, and when we changed to a 4-3-3, that helped, it gave us equilibrium.

"Tomorrow we'll celebrate, a real party. But tomorrow, too, we'll be telling each other how important it is to win this again next year."

Terzic hopes more will come for Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund head coach Edin Terzic was at his eloquent best, speaking to TNT Sports just now:

💬 "We gave them a really good game and showed everyone we were here to win, not just to play. We were very close and only small things were missing, but congratulations to them to keep this hunger to win it again. You see why they are the true champions.

"My first feeling is pride. We brought nearly 100,000 people from Dortmund to London and we all had belief. It was a fantastic journey for this campaign. But it is also a bit empty inside because it was a great opportunity, and unfortunately we didn’t make it.

"But I saw what we did every day to get here. How much desire, pain and hard work was left on the training ground for 333 days in 214 sessions. The biggest challenge we face now is to keep our belief high, because everything in life starts with belief."

Report: Some Madrid players 'very angry' with UEFA

Movistar TV reporter Sergio Sanchez has reported from Wembley that some Real Madrid players were very angry at UEFA, as family members who had bracelets (allowing them onto the pitch) were initially not allowed down to celebrate with them.

This was as the images showed Bellingham with his family members on the pitch, showing off his medal.

Courtois: 'A very long, very difficult year'

Thibaut Courtois, who kept another clean sheet in a Champions League final today, admitted to Movistar TV after the match that he struggled this season due to his long absence through injury.

He said: "It was a very long, very difficult year, with lots of support from my team-mates, medical staff and fans. I am happy to end it like this, with a clean sheet.

"I was relaxed. The mister (Ancelotti) knows me, Andriy (Lunin) had a good year, and we have to thank him. I knew I was ready, from the games I played, and training at a high level.

"You'd have to ask the boss what would have happened if Lunin had not been sick. He has a lot of confidence in me and I am happy to be able to return that confidence."