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Tour de France 2023 route: Every stage of the 110th edition in detail

This year's race has kicked off in Bilbao, in Spain's Basque Country. It looks like it'll be a Tour for the climbers, with the Puy de Dôme returning and 56,400 metres of climbing in all

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The 2023 men's Tour de France began in Bilbao, Spain on Saturday, July 1, with a route that looks set to be one for the climbers. It features four summit finishes, including a return for the iconic Puy de Dôme climb for the first time since 1988.

There is just one time trial across the three-week event, a short uphill race against the clock from Passy to Combloux over 22km. There are also returns for other epic climbs like the Col de la Loze and the Grand Colombier, with 56,400 metres of climbing on the Tour de France 2023 route.

The race started on foreign soil for the second year in a row, with a Grand Départ in the Spanish Basque Country , the setting for the race's 120th anniversary. There were two hilly stages in Spain, before the peloton crossed the border into France for a stage finish in Bayonne on day three. 

After visiting Pau for the 74th time on stage five, the race's first real mountain test came on stage six, leaving Tarbes and cresting the Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet before a summit finish in Cauterets. 

On stage seven, the Tour’s second most visited city, Bordeaux, will welcome its first stage finish since 2010, when Mark Cavendish claimed his 14th of a record 34 stage wins. Leaving nearby Libourne the next day, stage eight will head east on a 201km slog to Limoges. 

Before the first rest day, the riders will wind up to the summit of the Puy de Dôme, a dormant lava dome which hasn’t featured in the Tour for 35 years. They’ll then enjoy a well-earned day off in Clermont-Ferrand before continuing their passage through the Massif Central. 

France’s national holiday, 14 July, will be celebrated next year with a summit finish on the Grand Colombier, the site of Tadej Pogačar ’s second stage win back in 2020. From there, the mountains keep coming. The riders will climb over the Col de Joux Plaine to Morzine on stage 14, before another mountaintop test in Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc the next day. 

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The sole individual time trial of the Tour de Franc route comes on stage 16, when a hilly 22km dash from Passy to Combloux will give the GC contenders a chance to force time gaps. The following day will bring the stage with the highest elevation gain, counting 5000m of climbing en route to the Courchevel altiport, via the Cormet de Roselend and the monstrous Col de la Loze. 

On stages 18 and 19, the sprinters are expected to come to the fore, with flat finishes in Bourg-en-Bresse and Poligny. 

The penultimate stage will play out in the country’s most easterly region, ascending the Petit Ballon, Col du Platzerwasel and finishing in Le Markstein, as the Tour de France Femmes did last year. 

The riders will then undertake a 500km transfer to the outskirts of Paris for the curtain-closing stage. The final day will start at France’s national velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the track cycling venue for the 2024 Olympics, and will conclude with the customary laps of the capital’s Champs-Elysées. 

The 2023 Tour de France will begin on 1 July, with the winner crowned in Paris on 23 July. 

2023 Tour de France stage table

Jonas Vingegaard raced in the Basque Country this year

Tour de France route week summary

Tour de france week one.

The race began in Bilbao, starting in the Basque Country for the first time since 1992, when the Tour started in San Sebastian. The first two stages are packed full of climbs, with ten classified hills in over the opening couple of days, meaning there will be a fierce battle for the polka-dot jersey. Watch out for Basque fans going crazy on the roadside.

Stage three saw the race cross into France, which it will not leave for the rest of the 18 days. As expected we saw a sprint finish in Bayonne, even after four categorised climbs en-route. Nothing is easy this year.

The fourth day was another sprint, on a motor racing circuit in Nogaro, as the race moved, ominously, towards the Pyrenees. The Hors Categorie Col de Soudet on stage five was the first proper mountain of the race, and was followed by the Col de Marie Blanque, which has tough gradients. A GC day early on, although they are all GC days, really.

Stage five was a mountain top finish in Cauterets-Cambasque, but its gradients didn't catch too many out; it is the Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet that will put people through it.

The seventh day of the race was a chance for the riders to relax their legs as the race headed northwest to an almost nailed-on sprint finish, before another opportunity for the the remaining fast men presented itself on stage eight - after two category four climbs towards the end, and an uphill finish.

The long first week of the race - which will have felt longer because last year had a bonus rest day - ended with the mythical Puy de Dôme.

Tour de France week two

Magnus Cort in the breakaway on stage 10 of the Tour de France 2022

The second week begins with a lumpy road stage around Clermont-Ferrand, starting from a volcano-themed theme park. This will surely be a day for the break. The next day could also be one if the sprint teams fail to get their act together, with two early categorised climbs potential ambush points.

Back into the medium mountains on stage 12, with a finish in the wine making heartland of the Beaujolais, Belleville. Another day for the break, probably, but none of the five categorised climbs are easy.

The following day, stage 13, is France's national holiday, 14 Juillet. The Grand Colombier at the end of the day is the big attraction, with its slopes expected to cause shifts on the GC. Stage 14 is yet another mountain stage as the Tour really gets serious, with the Col de la Ramaz followed by the Col de Joux Plane. The latter, 11.6km at 8.5%, will be a real test for a reduced peloton, before a downhill finish into Morzine.

The final day of week two, stage 15, is yet another day in the Alps before a rest day in Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc. There is nothing as fearsome as the previous days, but 4527m of climbing should still be feared.

Tour de France week three

Tadej Pogačar in the final time trial at the 2022 Tour de France

The third and final week begins with the race's only time trial, 22km long and with a lot of uphill. It is not a mountain event, but it is certainly not one for the pure rouleurs .

Stage 17 looks like the race's Queen Stage, with the final climb up to the Col de la Loze looking incredibly tough on paper, and in real life. That follows the Col de Saisies, the Cormet de Roselend and the Côte de Longefoy, adding up to 5,100m of climbing. The race might be decided on this day.

After that, there is a nice day for the sprinters on stage 18, with a flat finish in Bourg-en-Bresse surely one for the fast men. The next day, stage 19 could be a breakaway day or a sprint finish, depending on how desperate teams are feeling, or how powerful the remaining leadout trains are.

The final mountainous day comes on the penultimate stage, with the men following the Femmes lead and finishing in Le Markstein. However, there's no Grand Ballon, just the Petit Ballon, and so unless something chaotic happens, there should not be great time switches on this stage.

Then, at last, there is the usual finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, after the race heads out of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, which has a long-term deal to host the start of Paris-Nice too. ASO country.

Remember, this will be the last time Paris hosts the Tour de France until 2025. So, be prepared.

Tour de France 2023: The stages

Stage one: Bilbao to Bilbao (182km)

The opening stage is very lumpy

There was no easing into the Tour de France for the peloton this year, with a tough, punchy day in the Basque Country. Adam Yates took the first yellow jersey of the 2023 Tour de France after a scintillating stage in the Basque Country that saw the overall battle for the Tour take shape at the earliest opportunity.

The Briton emerged clear over the top of the final climb of the stage, the short and steep Côte de Pike, with his twin brother Simon a few seconds behind him. The pair worked well together to stay clear of the chasing bunch of GC contenders before Adam rode his brother off his wheel inside the final few hundred metres to claim victory.

Stage two: Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint Sebastian (208.9km)

Still in the Basque Country, there is a Klasikoa theme to stage two

This was the longest stage of the Tour, surprisingly.  Five more categorised climbs meant  it was unlikely to be a sprint stage, including the Jaizkibel, famous from the Clasica San Sebastian, tackled on its eastern side 20km from the finish. This second stage from Vitoria Gasteiz to San Sebastian on the Basque coast followed many of the roads of the San Sebastian Classic, held here every summer.

An early break was soon established in the first 50km and established a three-minute advantage. However, the break was reeled in and a group, including the yellow jersey Adam Yates, pressed towards the finish with Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) clearly hoping it would finish in a sprint. 

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) had other ideas however, and with all and sundry already having attacked Van Aert, Lafay finally made it stick with a kilometre to go, holding off the reduced bunch all the way to the line.

Stage three: Amorebiata-Etxano to Bayonne (187.4km)

Still some hills, but this should be a sprint stage

The third stage took the riders from Amorebieta-Etxano in the Basque Country and back into France, finishing at Bayonne in what was always tipped to be a bunch sprint.  Ultimately, despite a very strong showing in the leadout by Fabio Jakobsen's Soudal-Quick Step team, it was Jasper Philipsen who triumphed , having benefited from a deluxe leadout by team-mate Mathieu Van Der Poel.

Mark Cavendish, who is hunting for a record 35th stage win in what will be his final Tour de France, was sixth.

Stage four: Dax to Nogaro (181.8km)

A nailed on bunch sprint, surely. Surely!

Now this one was always going to be a sprint finish, right? It finished on a motor racing circuit in Nogaro, meaning teams have a long old time to sort their leadout trains.  After a sleepy day out all hell broke lose on the finishing circuit with a series of high speed crashes. Jasper Philipsen was one of the few sprinters to still have a lead-out man at his disposal and when that lead-out man is of the quality of Mathieu van der Poel he was always going to be very difficult to beat. So it proved with Australian Caleb Ewan chasing him down hard but unable to come around him.  Philipsen's win handed him the green jersey too .

Stage five: Pau to Laruns (162.7km)

The first proper mountain, and the first sorting out, as early as stage five

The first Hors Categorie climb of the race came on stage five, the Col de Soudet, which is 15.2km at 7.2%, before the Col de Marie-Blanque and its steep gradients. It certainly ignited the GC battle!  

A break that at one point contained 37 riders was never allowed more than a few minutes, but that proved unwise for Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar behind. Ultimately, with the break already splintering on the final big climb – the Col de Marie-Blanque – Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), riding his first Tour de France, attacked. 

With Hindley time trialling the largely downhill 18km to the finish, Vingegaard attempted to chase him down – and put time into Pogačar as he did so.

Picking up strays from the early break on the way, Vingegaard got to within 34 seconds of Hindley, but it wasn't enough to stop the Australian from taking the stage win, and the yellow jersey .

Stage six: Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9km)

While in the Pyrenees, why not tackle a few more mountains?

A day of aggressive racing in the Pyrenees towards the first summit finish saw Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) take the yellow jersey but Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates) win the stage .

Having had his team set a blistering pace on the Col du Tourmalet, Vingegaard attacked with 4km until the summit. Only Pogačar could follow him as yellow jersey holder Jai Hindley dropped back to the peloton

Having joined up with super domestique Wout van Aert over the top, the group of favourites were towed up the first half of the final climb before Vingegaard attacked. Once again Pogačar followed and with two kilometers to go the Slovenian counter-attacked.

He clawed back nearly half a minute by the line, making the race for yellow a three horse race between those two and Hindley in the process. 

Stage seven: Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux (169.9km)

Bordeaux is always a sprint finish

Renowned as a sprint finish town, Bordeaux didn't disappoint the hopeful fastmen –except perhaps for Mark Cavendish, who had to concede victory to hat-trick man Jasper Philipsen, despite a very strong charge for the line from the Manxman .

With Cavendish hunting that elusive 35th record stage win, and having won here last time the Tour came visiting in 2010, many eyes were on the Astana Qazaqstan rider, with on-form Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who has won twice already, starting as favourite.

The day began with Arkéa-Samsic's Simon Gugliemi forging what turned out to be a solo break that lasted 130 kilometres. He was joined by Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) and Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citroën) halfway through the stage, the trio forming a purposeful triumvirate of home riders.

However, with the sprinters and their teams on the hunt and few places to hide on what was a hot day crammed with long, straight roads, the break served only as a placeholder for the day's main action in Bordeaux.

A technical finish with roundabouts aplenty, first Jumbo-Visma (in the service of GC leader Jonas Vingegaard) and then Alpecin-Deceuninck took the race by the scruff of the neck in the final. Philipsen enjoyed a marquee leadout from team-mate Mathieu Van Der Poel, but when Cavendish turned on the afterburners at around 150m and leapt forward, the whole cycling world held its breath.

That 35th stage win had to wait for another day though, with Philipsen sweeping past in what was yet another command performance from the Belgian.

Stage eight: Libourne to Limoges (200.7km)

Three categorised climbs in the final 70km could catch people out

Mads Pedersen powered to victory up a punchy finish on stage eight of the  Tour de France , managing to hold off green jersey  Jasper Philipsen  in the process.

Pedersen, the Lidl-Trek rider, now has two Tour stage wins to his name, in a finish which mixed pure sprinters and punchier riders. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Philipsen was third, with Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in third. To prove how mixed the top ten was, however, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) finished behind the likes of Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis).

On a day which could have been one for the breakaway, the race was controlled expertly by Jumbo, Trek and Alpecin for their options, and so the escapees were never allowed much time. Sadly, stage eight turned out to Mark Cavendish's last - the Astana-Qazaqstan rider crashed heavily and was forced to abandon .

Stage nine: Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dôme (184km)

The Puy de Dôme is back, and is vicious

In a north American showdown it was Canada that came out on top as  Michael Woods  beat American rival  Matteo Jorgenson  to the win atop the legendary Puy de Dôme.

Jorgenson had gone solo form a breakaway with 40km left to race. However, on the slopes of the Puy de Dôme where the gradient remains over 105 for more than four kilometres, Woods closed the gap and came around Jorgenson with just 600m left to go.

In the final kilometre, of what had been a blisteringly hot day with temperatures north of 30 degree Celsius, Tadej Pogačar managed to drop Jonas Vingegaard but the Jumbo-Visma captain dug deep to minimise his losses and came across the line eight seconds down.

Stage 10: Vulcania to Issoire (162.7km)

Five categorised climbs over this Volcanic stage

The breakaway had its day in Issoire, as Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) won beneath the scorching sun in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. 

After a frantic start, the mood finally settled and a 14-rider move went clear. Krists Neilands (Israel Premier Tech) launched a solo bid with around 30km remaining, but was caught in the closing moments by a chasing group led by Bilbao. The Spaniard then policed attacks in the finale, before sprinting to his team's first victory at this year's race. 

"For Gino," Bilbao said afterwards, dedicating his win to his late teammate, Gino Mäder .  

Stage 11: Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins (179.8km)

The flat finalé hints at a sprint, but it could be a break day

After a difficult previous day that was hot and hilly, the bunch allowed the break to go very quickly, with Andrey Amador, Matis Louvel and Daniel Oss quickly gaining three minutes. They were kept on a tight leash though, with the sprinters' teams eyeing a bunch finish. And this they delivered, with Jasper Philipsen winning a fourth stage after a tricky finale.

Stage 12: Roanne to Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8km)

Hills return, with some steep, punchy ones towards the end

Just like stage ten, Thursday's stage 12 was a fast and frenetic affair on the road to Belleville-en-Beaujolais. A strong group of puncheur type riders eventually got up the road after the breakaway took more than 80 kilometres to form. Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) came out on top at the finish, soloing to the line after a big attack on the final climb of the day. 

Stage 13: Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier (138km)

Welcome to the Alps, here's an hors categorie climb

Michał Kwiatkowski took an impressive solo victory on the summit finish of the Grand Colombier. The Polish rider caught and passed the remnants of the day's breakaway which included Great Britain's James Shaw to grab his second-ever Tour stage win. Behind the Ineos rider, Tadej Pogačar attacked and took eight seconds back on Jonas Vingegaard in the fight for the yellow jersey. 

Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes du Soleil (151.8km)

Five categorised climbs, four of which are one and above. Ouch.

Carlos Rodríguez announced himself on his Tour de France debut on stage 14 with a career-defining victory in Morzine. While all eyes were on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar, the Spaniard broke free on the descent of the Col de Joux Plane and descended as if on rails to the finish. 

Stage 15: Les Gets Les Portes du Soleil to Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc (179km)

Back to a summit finish, there is no escape at this Tour

The breakaway had its day at the summit of Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc. After dedicating his career to domestique duties, the victory went to Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious), who launched a late attack on the steepest slopes and held off Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) to the line.

Stage 16: Passy to Combloux ITT (22.4km)

A time trial! But not a flat one

Stage 16 brought the fewest time trial kilometres at the Tour de France in 90 years. On the uphill test to Combloux, Jonas Vingegaard proved the strongest , and by quite a way, too. The Dane's winning margin of 1-38 over Tadej Pogačar left him in the driving seat to taking his second Tour title.

Stage 17: Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc to Courchevel (165.7km)

Back to  the proper mountains, and there will be no let up on the final Wednesday

The Queen stage brought a career-defining victory for Austrian Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën), but all eyes were on the GC battle, and the demise of Tadej Pogačar. The UAE Team Emirates rider cracked on the slopes of the Col de la Loze, losing almost six minutes to Jonas Vingegaard, and slipping to 7-35 in the overall standings.

Stage 18: Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9km)

Two category four climbs on the road to a chicken-themed sprint

Denmark's Kasper Asgreen put in one of the best performances of the race to grab his first-ever Tour victory . The Soudal Quick-Step rider was part of a four man breakaway that managed to hold on all the way to the line by just a handful of seconds ahead of the peloton.

Stage 19: Moirans-en-Montagne to Poligny (172.8km)

Another sprint, maybe, or a heartbreaking chase which fails to bring the breakaway back

Matej Mohorič of Bahrain Victorious took an emotional victory in Poligny after a chaotic day of racing. The Slovenian rider launched an attack with Kasper Asgreen and Ben O'Connor on the final climb of the hilly stage before beating his breakaway compatriots in a three-up sprint for the line. It was Mohorič's third-ever Tour victory.

Stage 20: Belfort to Le Markstein Fellering (133.5km)

One last chance. Six categorised climbs, will it shake up the GC?

The race might be very near Germany at this point, but Belfort remained French after the Franco-Prussian War, unlike the territory the penultimate stage travels into. 

This is the last chance saloon for all teams and riders who aren’t sprinters, especially those with GC ambitions. However, it is not quite the task of the previous Alpine days, with the six categorised climbs not the most testing. Still, there will be a lot of people trying to make things happen.

Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (115.1km)

The classic Parisian sprint. Lovely.

This will be the last time the Tour heads to Paris until at least 2025, so make the most of those shots of the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées. The classic procession will happen for the first 55km until the race hits the Champs for the first time 60km in. From that point on, anything goes, although that anything will probably be a bunch sprint.

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Adam is Cycling Weekly ’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.

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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

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• 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: Daily stage results and general classification standings

The latest updates on the winners of each stage and the top contenders for the coveted yellow jersey in the 110th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 1 to 23 July.

Jonas Vingegaard claimed back-to-back Tour de France titles beating main rival Tadej Pogacar into second place in a repeat of the 2022 result.

Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) produced the best result of his career, winning the final stage on his Le Tour debut. He triumphed in a photo finish beating Jasper Philipsen and Dylan Groenewegen into second and third place, respectively.

The 2023 Tour de France , the second and most prestigious Grand Tour of the year in the men’s road cycling season , started in Bilbao on 1 July.

Check out the daily results and the general classification standings after each stage right here.

• Tour de France 2023 preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées, 115.1 km

The final stage of the 2023 Tour de France came to a climactic end with Belgium’s Jordi Meeus claiming a surprise victory in a sprint for the line on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Meeus won by the narrowest of margins in a photo finish edging Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) and Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco Alula) into second and third place, respectively.

Meeus celebrated an emphatic end to his debut while Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard claimed a second consecutive Tour de France title. Vingegaard finished seven minutes, and 29 seconds ahead of Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar with Adam Yates of Great Britain taking third overall.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 21 Results - Sunday 23 July

Saint-quentin-en-yvelines - paris champs-élysées, 115.1 km.

• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA-hansgrohe) 2h 56’13’’
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco-AIUla) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, LidI-Trek) +0"
• Cees Bol (NED, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ER, Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) +0"
• Søren Wærenskjold (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZ, Israel-Premier Tech) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Arkéa-Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 21

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 82h 05'42"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:29"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:56"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:23"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +13:17"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:27"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +14:44"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:09"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +23:08"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +26:30"

Saturday 22 July: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km

Despite failing to regain the yellow jersey he won in 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogacar  ended his Tour de France on a high note.

In his last Tour de France mountain stage before retirement, home favourite Thibaut Pinot went on a solo attack to the delight of the French fans.

But the climbing specialist was unable to stay in front with first Tom Pidcock and Warren Barguil catching him before Pogacar made his bid to bridge the gap.

Overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard covered the move with Felix Gall , and the three forged clear on the closing Col du Platzerwase climb.

As things became tactical at the front, the Yates brothers - Adam and Simon - made it a lead group of five.

Vingegaard made his bid for the stage win with 250m to go, but Pogacar was too strong this time with the Dane losing second to Gall on the line.

Pinot received a hero's welcome as he crossed the line in seventh place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 20 Results - Saturday 22 July

Belfort - le markstein fellering, medium mountains, 133.5 km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3h 27'18"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +7"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +33"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +33"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +33"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +50"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 20

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 79h 16'38"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:57"

Friday 21 July: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny, hilly, 172.8 km

Matej Mohoric denied Kasper Asgreen a second consecutive win at the 2023 Tour de France after a thrilling photo-finish sprint in Poligny.

The two riders emerged from a three-man breakaway and outsprinted Australia's Ben O'Connor, with Mohoric narrowly beating Asgreen to the finish line.

Throughout the 172.8km stage, there were numerous fragmented attacks across the field, leading to an intense pursuit among different breakaway groups in the final 20km.

Overall leader Jonas Vingegaard finished with the main peloton and kept his seven-and-a-half-minute lead on Tadej Pogacar in the general classification (GC) with just two stages remaining

2023 Tour de France: Stage 19 Results - Friday 21 July

Moirans-en-montagne - poligny, hilly, 172.8km.

• Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain-Victorious) 3h 31'02"
• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroen Team) +4"
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) +39"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +39"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +39"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +39"
• Alberto Bettiol (ITA, EF Education-EasyPost) +39"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +39"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 19

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 75h 49'24"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +7:35"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10:45"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +12:01"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +12:19"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +12:50"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +13:50"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +16:11"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +16:49"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:57"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 19 - Moirans-En-Montagne to Poligny - France - July 21, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Matej Mohoric crosses the finish line to win stage 19

Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse, flat, 184.9 km

Kasper Asgreen surprised the sprinters and claimed stage 18 of the Tour de France after a long day in the breakaway.

Following several mountain stages in the Alps, a flatter stage awaited the peloton on Thursday. A breakaway of four rider with Kasper Asgreen , Jonas Abrahamsen , Victor Campenaerts, and later Pascal Eenkhoorn managed to just stay clear of the sprinters that were breathing down their necks on the finish line.

Asgreen of Denmark proved to be the fastest of the riders in the breakaway, and he secured his team Soudal Quick Step their first stage win of this year’s Tour de France.

Jonas VIngegaard held on to the leader's yellow jersey and maintains his 7:35 advantage to Tadej Pogacar .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 18 Results - Thursday 20 July

Moûtiers to bourg-en-bresse, flat, 184.9 km.

• Kasper Asgreen (DEN, Soudal - Quick Step) 4h 06'48"
• Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +0"
• Jordi Meeus (BEL, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Matteo Trentin (ITA, UAE Team Emirates) +0"
• Christophe Laporte (FRA, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Luca Mozzato (ITA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 18

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 67h 57'51"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 18 - Moutiers to Bourg-En-Bresse - France - July 20, 2023 Soudal–Quick-Step's Kasper Asgreen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 18 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - Courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km

Felix Gall claimed a dramatic queen stage of the Tour de France 2023, where Jonas Vingegaard cracked Tadej Pogacar to gain more than five and a half minutes on the Slovenian. The Dane is now seven minutes and 35 seconds clear in the overall lead, and looks very likely to win his second consecutive Tour de France.

The stage winner Gall attacked his breakaway companions with six kilometres remaining of the final climb Col de la Loze. Simon Yates tried to chase down Gall, but the AG2R Citroën Team rider managed to maintain a small gap to the Brit, and he crossed the finish line solo.

The general classification leader Vingegaard dropped Pogacar 7.5 kilometres from the summit of Col de la Loze, and while the Slovenian tried to limit his losses, last year’s winner did what he could to gain as much time as possible. His lead seems unassailable with four stages remaining.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 17 Results - Wednesday 19 July

Saint-gervais mont-blanc to courchevel, high mountains, 165.7 km.

• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) 4h 49'08"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +34"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +1:38"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +1:52"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +2:09"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +2:39"
• Chris Harper (AUS, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:50"
• Rafał Majka (POL, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:43"
• Wilco Kelderman (NED, Jumbo-Visma) +3:49"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 17

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc to Courchevel - France - July 19, 2023 AG2R Citroen Team's Felix Gall celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 17 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km

Jonas Vingegaard took a big step toward reclaiming his Tour de France title, as the Danish rider triumphed on this year’s lone time trial.

The yellow jersey wearer gained an astonishing one minute and 38 seconds to his biggest rival Tadej Pogacar , who finished second on the stage.

Before Wednesday’s queen stage, the Dane now has an advantage of 1:48 to his Slovenian rival.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 16 Results - Tuesday 18 July

Passy to combloux, individual time trial, 22.4 km.

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 32:26
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:38"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:51"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +2:55"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:58"
• Rémi Cavagna (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step )+3:06"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:12"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:21"
• Mads Pedersen (DEN Lidl - Trek) +3:31"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:31

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 16

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 63h 06'53"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:48"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +8:52"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +8:57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +11:15"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +12:56"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +13:06"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +13:46"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +17:38"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +18:19"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 16 - Passy to Combloux - France - July 18, 2023 Team Jumbo–Visma's Jonas Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey crosses the finish line after stage 16 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 16 July: Stage 15 - Les Gets les Portes du Soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc, mountain stage, 179 km

Wout Poels took the first Tour de France stage win of his career, as he crossed the finish line alone at Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc on stage 15.

The 2016 Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner dropped his breakaway companions Wout van Aert and Marc Soler 11 kilometres from the finish and managed to maintain his advantage.

Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar fought another alpine duel, but neither rider could get the better of the other, and they crossed the finish line together.

The yellow leader’s jersey therefore remains with Vingegaard. His advantage to Tadej Pogacar is 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 15 Results - Sunday 16 July

Les gets les portes du soleil to saint-gervais mont-blanc, mountain stage, 179 km.

• Wout Poels (NED, Bahrain - Victorious) 4:40:45
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +2:08"
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +3:00"
• Lawson Craddock (USA, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:10"
• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3:14"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +3:14"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +3:32"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +3:43"
• Simon Guglielmi (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +3:59"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +4:20

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 15

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 62h 34'17"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +5:21"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:40"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +6:38"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +9:16"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +10:11"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +10:48"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +14:07"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +14:18"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 15 - Les Gets Les Portes Du Soleil to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc - France - July 16, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Wout Poels celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 15 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km

Carlos Rodriguez claimed the biggest victory of his career, marking the second consecutive win for his team INEOS Grenadiers, on stage 14 of the 2023 Tour de France after crossing the finish line alone in Morzine.

The 22-year-old Spaniard took advantage of the mind games between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, who were the strongest riders during the ascent on the Col de Joux de Plan.

The Slovenian secured second place, beating his Danish rival, but now trails Vingegaard, who picked up an extra bonus second, by 10 seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 14 Results - Saturday 15 July

Annemasse - morzine les portes du soleil, mountain stage, 151.8 km.

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) 3:58:45
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +5"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +5"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +10"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +57"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:46"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +1:46"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +3'19"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3'21"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +5'57"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 12

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 46h 34'27"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, BORA - hansgrohe) +4:44"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:20"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +8:15"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +8:32"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +8:51"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +12:26"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +12:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 14 - Annemasse to Morzine Les Portes Du Soleil - France - July 15, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Carlos Rodriguez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 14

Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km

Michael Kwiatkowski of INEOS Grenadiers secured a remarkable solo victory on stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France, conquering the iconic Grand Colombier.

The Polish rider made a decisive move with 11km to go annd successfully maintained his lead over the pursuing riders, securing his third career stage win at La Grande Boucle.

Tadej Pogacar launched a late but blistering attack to finish third and narrow the gap to overall leader Jonas Vingegaard , with the Danish rider now leading by just nine seconds.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 13 Results - Friday 14 July

Châtillon-sur-chalaronne - grand colombier, mountain stage, 137.8 km.

• Michal Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) 3:17:33
• Maxim Van Gils (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +47"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +50"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +54"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) 1'03"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 1'05"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) 1'05"
• Harold Tejada (COL, Astana Qazaqstan Team) 1:05"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) 1'14"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 1'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +9"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:51"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:22"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +5:03"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +5:04"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious) +5:25"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:35"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:52"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +7:11"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 13 - Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne to Grand Colombier - France - July 14, 2023 Ineos Grenadiers' Michal Kwiatkowski celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 13

Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km

Ion Izagirre of Cofidis claimed a stunning solo victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France 2023. The 34-year-old Spaniard made a daring move from the breakaway 30 kilometres before the finish line and successfully fended off the chasing pack to claim his second stage win in the prestigious French grand tour. The Basque won his first stage in 2016.

Mathieu Burgaudeau took the second spot on the stage, while Matteo Jorgenson was third.

Jonas Vingegaard maintained his hold on the yellow leader's jersey, with the Danish rider maintaining a 17-second lead over  Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 12 Results - Thursday 13 July

Roanne to belleville-en-beaujolais, medium mountains, 168.8km.

• Ion Izagirre (ESP, Cofidis) 3:51:42
• Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) +58"
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA, Movistar Team) +58"
• Tiesj Benoot (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +1:06"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team +1:11"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:13"
• Guillaume Martin (FRA, Cofidis) +1:13"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +1:27"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +1:27"
• Victor Campenaerts (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +3:02"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:40"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:36"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:41"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:46"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:28"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:01"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:47"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 12 - Roanne to Belleville-En-Beaujolais - France - July 13, 2023 Cofidis' Ion Izagirre Insausti celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 12 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins, flat, 179.8km

Jasper Philipsen secured his fourth stage win of this year’s Tour de France, as the Belgian once again proved to be the fastest rider of the peloton in a bunch sprint.

The green jersey wearer Philpsen won ahead of Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus .

Jonas Vingegaard is still in the yellow leader’s jersey, after a stage that saw no changes in the top ten of the general classification.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 11 Results - Wednesday 12 July

Clermont-ferrand to moulins, flat, 179.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4:01:07
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Phil Bauhaus (GER, Bahrain - Victorious) +0"
• Bryan Coquard (FRA, Cofidis) +0"
• Alexander Kristoff (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Peter Sagan (SLK, TotalEnergies) +0"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +0"
• Sam Welsford (AUS, Team dsm - firmenich) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 11

• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:24"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins - France - July 12, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 11 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km

Pello Bilbao of Bahrain-Victorious claimed the first Spanish Tour de France stage win in five years as he outsprinted his breakaway companions in a thriliing finale on stage 10.

Prior to the sprint finish, Krists Neilands of Israel-Premier Tech was caught just three kilometres from the finish line after the Latvian tried to go solo 30 kilometres earlier.

Several riders from the breakaway attacked in the final, where Bilbao broke free with Georg Zimmermann of Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. Ben O'Connor of AG2R Citroën Team managed to bridge accross right before Bilbao launched his sprint.

Neither Zimmerman nor O’Connor could respond, and the 33-year-old Spaniard could take his first-ever Tour de France stage win. A victory he dedicated to his former teammate Gino Mäder, who tragically lost his life last month after a crash at the Tour de Suisse.

In the general classification, Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line alongside the other favourites, and he retains his 17-second advantage over Tadej Pogacar in second place. Bilbao advanced from 11 th to fifth position in the overall standings.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 10 Results - Tuesday 11 July

Vulcania to issoire, medium mountains, 167.2km.

• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious 3:52:34
• Georg Zimmermann (GER, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"
• Ben O'Connor (AUS, AG2R Citroën Team) +0"
• Krists Neilands (LAT, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Esteban Chaves (COL, EF Education-EasyPost) +0"
• Antonio Pedrero (ESP, Movistar Team) +3"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +27"
• Michał Kwiatkowski (POL, INEOS Grenadiers) +27"
• Warren Barguil (FRA, Team Arkéa Samsic) +30"
• Julian Alaphilippe (FRA, Soudal - Quick Step) +32"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 10

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 42h 33'13"
• Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain - Victorious +4:34"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:44"
• Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:26"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:45"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 10 - Vulcania to Issoire - France - July 11, 2023 Team Bahrain Victorious' Pello Bilbao Lopez celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 10 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme, 182.4km

The iconic finish at Puy de Dôme , a 13.3 km stretch at 7.7% average gradient, returned to the race for the first time since 1988.

The stage was forecast to be a battle between overall leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar but it turned into a heartbreaking loss for Matteo Jorgenson. The U.S. rider who was stung by a wasp and needed to be attended to by the race doctor with 72km to go, produced a brave 50km solo effort and was caught 450m from the finish by Canada's Michael Woods.

Meanwhile, Pogacar gained eight seconds on Vingegaard. 

2023 Tour de France: Stage 9 Results - Sunday 9 July

Saint-léonard-de-noblat to puy de dôme, 182.4km.

Michael Woods (CAN, Israel Premier Tech) 4:19:41

Pierre Latour (FRA, TotalEnergies) +28

Matej Mohoric (SLO, Bahrain - Victorious) +35

Matteo Jorgensen (USA, Movistar) +35

Clement Berthet (FRA, AG2R Citroën) + 55

Neilson Powless (USA, EF Education-EasyPost) +1:23

Alexej Lutsenko (UKR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 1:39

Jonas Gregaard (DEN, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:58

Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, TotalEnergies) + 2:16

David de la Cruz (SPA, Astana Qazaqstan Team) + 2:34

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 9

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 38h 37'46"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +6:58"

Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges, hilly, 200.7km

Mads Pederson held off triple stage winner Jasper Philipsen and Wout van Aert to clinch stage eight of the Tour de France in 4:12:26.

Van Aert had looked to be in a position to take the stage but was forced to apply the brakes after getting blocked by his own Jumbo-Visma teammate Christophe Laporte . The Belgian was able to recover to catch third.

Earlier in the race, joint record holder for stage wins Mark Cavendish was forced to abandon his 14th and expected last Tour after he was caught in a crash with 63km to go.

The Manx Missile appeared to have injured his shoulder after a touch of wheels in the peloton forced him off his bike and onto the tarmac.

It's been a heartbreaking 24 hours for Cavendish who was denied a record win yesterday (Friday) after suffering a mechanical issue in his sprint showdown with Philipsen.

In the GC, Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey, while Great Britain's Simon Yates slid two places into sixth following his crash with just 5km of the race left to go.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 8 Results - Saturday 8 July

Libourne to limoges, hilly, 200.7km.

• Mads Pederson (DEN, Lidl - Trek) 4:12:26
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin - Deceuninck) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Jayco AlUla) +0"
• Nils Eekhoff (NED, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Jasper De Buyst (BEL, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Rasmus Tiller (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +0"
• Corbin Strong (NZL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 8

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 34h 10'03"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +25"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:34"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +3:30"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:40"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:01"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +4:03"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +4:43"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +4:43"
• Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +5:28"

Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux, flat, 169.9km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck got his hat-trick, as he claimed his third sprint victory on stage 7 of the 2023 Tour de France.

The points classification leader won ahead of Mark Cavendish of Astana Qazaqstan Team and Biniam Girmay of Intermarché - Circus - Wanty.

A breakaway tried to challenge the peloton for the stage win, but it was inevitable that the sprinters were going to battle it out in the end.

The GC favourites, including Jonas Vingegaard , crossed the finish line in the peloton, and the Jumbo-Visma rider retained the yellow leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 7 Results - Friday 7 July

Mont-de-marsan to bordeaux, flat, 169.9km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 3hr 46'28"
• Mark Cavendish (GBR, Astana Qazaqstan Team) +0"
• Biniam Girmay (ERI, Intermarché - Circus - Wanty) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 7

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 29h 57'12"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +3:14"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Mont-De-Marsan to Bordeaux - France - July 7, 2023 Alpecin–Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 7 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Emirates won the mountainous stage 6 in the Pyrenees ahead of reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard , who took over the leader’s jersey.

The first part of the stage was dominated by Jumbo-Visma and Vingegaard, who put pressure on the penultimate climb Col du Tourmalet. First, overnight leader Jai Hindley  was dropped by the pace of Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma).

Shortly after, Vingegaard attacked on climb, and only Pogacar could follow. The Dane’s teammate Wout van Aert got into the early breakaway and was waiting on the descent to pilot his captain into the final kilometres of the last climb - Cauterets-Cambasque.

Defending champion Vingegaard attacked again on the final climb with 4.5 kilomtres to the finish, but Pogacar stayed in his wheel. Two kilometres later, the Slovenian opened up a gap to the Dane. The two-time Tour de France winner managed to stay and claim his tenth Tour de France stage win.

In the GC, Vingegaard now leads by 25 seconds to Tadej Pogacar in second place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 6 Results - Thursday 6 July

Tarbes to cauterets-cambasque, high mountains, 144.9km.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) 3hr 54'27"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +24"
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) +1:22"
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR, Movistar Team) +2:06"
• James Shaw (GBR, EF Education-EasyPost) +2:15"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:39"
• Carlos Rodríguez (SPA, INEOS Grenadiers) +2:39"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +2:39"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:11"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +3:12"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 6

• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma)
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team dsm - firmenich) +4:43"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 6 - Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque - France - July 6, 2023 UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 6 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns, high mountains, 162.7km

General Classification podium contender Jai Hindley of BORA-Hansgrohe claimed the first mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. He also took over the leader’s yellow jersey from Adam Yates . Australian rider Hindley had sneaked into a big breakaway, where he attacked on the last categorised climb, Col de Marie Blanc. Hindley managed to maintain a gap to the GC favourites to take his first ever Tour de France stage.

Behind the stage winner, reigning champion Jonas Vingegaard had dropped two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar and others on the last steep climb, and the Dane started the final descent with a 40-second advantage to the Slovenian.

Vingegaard crossed the finish line in fifth place, 34 seconds behind Hindley but gained more than a minute on his biggest rival for the overall win, Pogacar. Last year’s winner moves up to second place in the GC, 47 seconds behind Hindley, who was awarded 18 bonus second on the stage. Pogacar is in sixth place, 1:40 behind the leader’s jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 5 Results - Wednesday 5 July

Pau to laruns, high mountains, 162.7km.

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 3hr 57'07"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +32"
• Felix Gall (AUT, AG2R Citroën Team) +32"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +32"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +34"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:38"
• Daniel Felipe Martínez (COL, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama - FDJ) +1:38"
• Carlos Rodríguez (ESP, INEOS Grenadiers) +1:38"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 5

• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) 22hr 15'12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +47"
• Giulio Ciccone (ITA, Lidl - Trek) +1:03"
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER, BORA - hansgrohe) +1:11"
• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +1:34"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +1:40"
• Simon Yates (Team Jayco AlUla) +1:40"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +1:56"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +1:56"
• David Gaudu (Groupama - FDJ) +1:56"

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Pau to Laruns - France - July 5, 2023 Bora–Hansgrohe's Jai Hindley celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 5 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax to Nogaro, flat, 181.8km

Jasper Philpsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinted to his second consecutive stage win on stage four of this year's Tour de France. In a close sprint finish, the Belgian threw his bike at the finish line to win right ahead of the Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dstny).

A few crashes on the final kilomtres did not change anything among the GC favourites. Adam Yates crossed the finish line within the peloton, and the UAE Emirates rider retained the yellow leader's jersey.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 4 Results - Tuesday 4 July

Dax to nogaro, flat, 181.8km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 25'28"
• Caleb Ewan (AUS, Lotto Dstny) +0"
• Danny van Poppel (NED, BORA - hansgrohe) +0"
• Luka Mezgec (SLO, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 4

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 9hr 09'18"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +6"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +6"
• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) +12"
• Wout van Aert (BEL, Jumbo-Visma) +16"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +17"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +22"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +22"
• Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, Lidl - Trek) +22"
• Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +22"
• Jul 3, 2023 Foto del lunes del pedalista del Alpecin–Deceuninck Jasper Philipsen celebrando tras ganar la tercera etapa del Tour de Francia REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta-Etxano to Bayonne, flat, 193.5km

Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck claimed the first sprint stage finish of the 2023 Tour de France, as the peloton left Spain to finish in Bayonne, France. It was the third Tour de France stage win for the Belgian sprinter.

The leader's yellow jersey stayed with Adam Yates, who came through the stage unscathed. He has a six-second lead to UAE Emirates teammate Tadej Pogacar.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 3 Results - Monday 3 July

Amorebieta-etxano to bayonne, flat, 193.5km.

• Jasper Philipsen (BEL, Alpecin-Deceuninck) 4hr 43'15"
• Fabio Jakobsen (NED, Soudal - Quick Step) +0"
• Dylan Groenewegen (NED, Team Jayco AlUla) +0

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 3

• Mikel Landa (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +22"

Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Saint-Sébastien, hilly, 208.9km

Frenchman Victor Lafay (Cofidis) timed his attack to perfection pulling away from the peloton with a kilometre left to sprint to a maiden Tour de France stage win in Saint-Sébastien.

Lafay’s brave sprint to the finish gave Cofidis their first win since 2008 with Wout van Aert finishing a few bike lengths behind him in second place.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to Jonas Vingegaard last year, again crossed the line in third place for second in the general classification.

First-stage winner, Adam Yates , held onto the yellow jersey finishing the stage in 21st place, one spot behind brother Simon .

2023 Tour de France: Stage 2 Results - Sunday 2 July

Vitoria-gasteiz to saint-sébastien, medium mountains, 208.9km.

• Victor Lafay (FRA, Cofidis) 4hr 46'39"
• Thomas Pidcock (GBR, Ineos Grenadiers) +0"
• Pello Bilbao Lopez (ESP, Bahrain Victorious) +0"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel - Premier Tech) +0"
• Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM - Firmenich) +0"
• Dylan Teuns (BEL, Israel - Premier Tech) +0
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora - Hansgrohe) +0"
• Steff Cras (BEL, Totalenergies) +0"

2023 Tour de France: General Classification standings after Stage 2

Saturday 1 july: stage 1 - bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

Britain's  Yates twins  pulled away from the lead group inside the last 10km of the Grand Départ with  Adam  easing clear of  Simon  inside the final kilometre to take his first Tour de France stage win in Bilbao.

Tadej Pogacar , bidding for a third yellow jersey after losing his title to  Jonas Vingegaard  last year, won the sprint for third and punched the air as he celebrated gaining a four-second time bonus on his rivals as well as a stage win for his UAE Team Emirates colleague in northern Spain.

Thibaut Pinot  was fourth with reigning champion Vingegaard safely in the lead group in ninth place.

2023 Tour de France: Stage 1 Results - Saturday 1 July

Bilbao to bilbao, medium mountains, 182km.

• Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) 4hr 22'49"
• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +4"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +12"
• Thibaut Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"
• Michael Woods (CAN, Israel-Premier Tech) +12"
• Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +12"
• Skjelmose Mattias Jensen (DEN, Lidl-Trek) +12"
• Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) +12"
• David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +12"

Tour de France 2023: General Classification standings after Stage 1

• Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco Alula) +8"
• Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +18"
• Thibault Pinot (FRA, Groupama-FDJ) +22"

Day-by-day route of the 2023 Tour de France

• Saturday 1 July: Stage 1 - Bilbao-Bilbao (182km)
• Sunday 2 July: Stage 2 - Vitoria-Gasteiz - Saint-Sebastian (208.9km)
• Monday 3 July: Stage 3 - Amorebieta - Etxano-Bayonne (187.4 km)
• Tuesday 4 July: Stage 4 - Dax - Nogaro (181.8 km)
• Wednesday 5 July: Stage 5 - Pau - Laruns (162.7 km)
• Thursday 6 July: Stage 6 - Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque (144.9 km)
• Friday 7 July: Stage 7 - Mont-de-Marsan - Bordeaux (169.9 km)
• Saturday 8 July: Stage 8 - Libourne - Limoges (200.7 km)
• Sunday 9 July: Stage 9 - Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dôme (182.4 km)
• Monday 10 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 11 July: Stage 10 - Vulcania - Issoire (167.2 km)
• Wednesday 12 July: Stage 11 - Clermont-Ferrand - Moulins (179.8 km)
• Thursday 13 July: Stage 12 - Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais (168.8 km)
• Friday 14 July: Stage 13 - Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier (137.8 km)
• Saturday 15 July: Stage 14 - Annemasse - Morzine Les Portes du Soleil (151.8 km)
• Sunday 16 July Stage 15 - Les Gets les portes du soleil - Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc (179 km)
• Monday 17 July: Rest Day
• Tuesday 18 July: Stage 16 - Passy - Combloux (22.4 km individual time trial)
• Wednesday 19 July: Stage 17 - Saint-Gervais-Mont-Blanc - Courchevel (165.7 km)
• Thursday 20 July: Stage 18 - Moûtiers - Bourg-en-Bresse (184.9 km)
• Friday July 21: Stage 19 - Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny (172.8 km)
• Saturday July 22: Stage 20 - Belfort - Le Markstein Fellering (133.5 km)
• Sunday July 23: Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Élysées (115.1 km)

How to watch the Tour de France 2023

The Tour de France will be shown live in 190 countries. Here is a list of the official broadcast partners across different territories.

• Basque Country - EiTB
• Belgium - RTBF and VRT
• Czech Republic - Česká Televize
• Denmark - TV2
• Europe - Eurosport
• France - France TV Sport and Eurosport France
• Germany - Discovery+ and ARD
• Ireland - TG4
• Italy - Discovery+ and RAI Sport
• Luxemburg - RTL
• Netherlands - Discovery+ and NOS
• Norway - TV2
• Portugal - RTP
• Scandinavia - Discovery+
• Slovakia - RTVS
• Slovenia - RTV SLO
• Spain - RTVE
• Switzerland - SRG-SSR
• United Kingdom - Discovery+ and ITV
• Wales - S4C
• Canada - FloBikes
• Colombia - CaracolTV
• Latin America & Caribbean: ESPN
• South America - TV5 Monde
• United States - NBC Sports and TV5 Monde

Asia Pacific

• Australia - SBS
• China - CCTV and Zhibo TV
• Japan - J Sports
• New Zealand - Sky Sport
• South-East Asia - Global Cycling Network and Eurosport

Middle East and Africa

• The Middle East and North Africa - BeIN Sports and TV5 Monde
• Subsaharan Africa - Supersport and TV5 Monde

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Stage 21 - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris (115.1km) - Sunday, July 23

Beginning in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, the final stage of the 2023 Tour will begin as a parade with champagne toasts and photo opportunities and end with a field sprint on the Champs-Élysées. The race should start slowly, but once the riders hit Paris for eight laps of a finishing circuit that loops around the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde, the racing begins in earnest as the sprinters’ teams begin setting-up their fast men for the most prestigious field sprint in the world–and opportunists take turns launching themselves off the front in a bid to upset them.

As he has for the past 15 stages, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will race the final stage wearing the yellow jersey as the Tour’s overall leader. He’ll be joined on the final podium by Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Great Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates), who will finish the Tour second and third overall. For Pogačar, who cracked on the first two stages of the Tour’s final week, the result is a bit of a disappointment. For Yates, who’s never finished on the podium in a grand tour before, it’s the achievement of a lifetime.

Pogačar will also take home the white jersey as the Tour’s Best Young Rider, and Italy’s Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) will stand on the podium wearing the polka dot jersey as the winner of the Tour’s King of the Mountains Classification.

Riders to Watch

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who’s already won four stages and the green jersey as the winner of the Tour’s Points Classification, is the top favorite to win Stage. The Belgian won this stage last year, and is far and away the best sprinter in this year’s Tour.

Others sprinters to watch include the Netherland’s Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jayco AlUla) and Norway’s Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Pro Cycling), who won on the Champs-Élysées in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and Denmark’s Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) who won a stage earlier in the Tour and is a dark horse to double-up on Stage 21.

When to Watch

Even though it’s essentially just a circuit race, the Tour’s final eight laps are exciting to watch. Tune-in around 12:30 p.m. EDT to see the action from the intermediate sprint (the third time the riders cross the finish line) through to the finish.

Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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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

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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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2023 Memorial Tournament: Rory McIlroy, David Lipsky, Si Woo Kim share first place into final

Arriving as the top two golfers after the first two rounds of the 2023 Memorial Tournament, both Justin Suh and Hideki Matsuyama fell off during Saturday's 18 holes.

With Suh recording 5-over in the third round and falling to 14th, while Matsuyama was 3-over, including a triple bogey on the 12th hole to fall to ninth, Rory McIlroy took advantage, finishing Saturday 2-under par and taking a share of first place at 6-under.

David Lipsky, who held possession of first for the majority of the third round, recorded a bogey on the 18th hole, allowing McIlroy and Si Woo Kim, who finished 1-under Saturday, to share first heading into Sunday.

2023 Memorial Tournament news: Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Memorial Tournament

Here's what happened in the third round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

2023 Memorial Tournament leaderboard heading into final round

Here's what the Memorial Tournament leaderboard looks like heading into the final round Sunday.

• Rory McIlroy: -6, 210
• David Lipsky: : -6, 210
• Si Woo Kim: -6, 210
• Denny McCarthy: -5, 211
• Viktor Hovland: -5, 211
• Wyndham Clark: -5, 211
• Lee Hodges: -5, 211
• Mark Hubbard: -5, 211
• Keegan Bradley: -4, 212
• Collin Morikawa: -4, 212
• Patrick Rodgers: -4, 212
• Patrick Cantlay: -4, 212
• Hideki Matsuyama: -4, 212

Mark Hubbard bogeys, David Lipsky holds lead at Memorial

Mark Hubbard is down to second place.

On the 16th hole, Hubbard hit the tee 193 yards into the rough, leading to a bogey and a second-place spot at 7-under.

David Lipsky still holds first at 8-under with back-to-back pars.

Mark Hubbard ties David Lipsky for Memorial lead

David Lipsky now shares first place at the 2023 Memorial.

Mark Hubbard birdied the 15th hole — his fourth birdie of the third round — putting him at 8-under par and giving him a share of first place with Lipsky.

How is Rory McIlroy doing in third round of 2023 Memorial?

Rory McIlroy continues to be in contention for a Memorial Tournament win.

Coming into the third round at 4-under par, McIlroy has three birdies and one bogey through 15 holes, scoring 6-under par overall. He is tied for third place with Sepp Straka, who has four birdies and two bogeys through 15 holes.

Hideki Matsuyama records triple bogey, falls to 11th place

Hideki Matsuyama lost some ground on the 12th hole.

After recording a birdie on the 11th hole, Matsuyama hit his tee shot on the 12th hole into the water, leading to a triple-bogey. Sitting at 4-under overall, Matsuyama is 3-over par through 12 holes in the third round.

With a bogey on hole 13, David Lipsky, at 8-under, has a one stroke lead on Mark Hubbard (-7).

Hideki Matsuyama, Mark Hubbard close in on David Lipsky's Memorial lead

After three straight bogies, Hideki Matsuyama cut into David Lipsky's lead.

Matsuyama recorded is third birdie of the day and first since the first two holes of his third round to cut Lipsky's lead to two strokes.

Mark Hubbard and Matsuyama are tied in second place after Hubbard recorded birdies on the 11th and 13th holes. Through 13 holes, Hubbard is 2-under par.

David Lipsky's lead grows after birdie

David Lipsky has a three-stroke lead at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

After taking the lead from Hideki Matsuyama with a birdie on the 11th hole, Lipsky began the 12th with a 158-yard shot on the 12th, leaving a 3-foot putt to secure a birdie.

Lipsky sits at 9-under par, better than Matsuyama, Mark Hubbard, and Lee Hodges in second at 6-under.

David Lipsky takes the lead at 2023 Memorial

After a birdie on 11 and a bogey by Hideki Matsuyama on 10, David Lipsky has taken a two-stroke lead at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

Matsuyama has recorded bogeys on each of his last three holes, while Lipsky has birdied two of his last five holes.

Another bogey brings Hideki Matsuyama to 7-under, tied for lead with David Lipsky

David Lipsky has a share of first place at the Memorial Tournament.

Back-to-back bogeys by Hideki Matsuyama brought him to 7-under par, tying Lipsky, who has shot 1-under par through nine holes Saturday.

Lipsky is playing in his third Memorial, tying for 48th in 2019 and tying for 37th in 2022.

Hideki Matuyama loses stroke off lead after bogey at Memorial

Hideki Matsuyama only holds a one-stroke lead with 10 holes left in the third round of the Memorial Tournament.

After two birdies to start the third round, Matsuyama recorded five pars before bogeying the eighth hole: a shot he birdied Friday. He holds first place at 8-under with David Lipsky in second place at 7-under par.

Patrick Cantlay continues slide, falls to 16th after bogey

Patrick Cantlay continues to slide down the Memorial Tournament leaderboard.

The two-time Memorial winner answered his triple bogey on the sixth hole with a par, but bogeyed the eighth hole after missing a 14-foot putt for par.

Cantlay sits at 3-under par and is tied at 16th with Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Sungjae Im, among others.

Rickie Fowler returns to Memorial Tournament contention

Despite a double bogey on the third hole Saturday, Rickie Fowler is within striking distance at the Memorial.

Fowler has his back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12 to record 6-under heading into the 13th hole.

Fowler is three strokes off Hideki Matsuyama's lead of 9-under.

2023 Memorial Tournament leaderboard

Here's a look at who in contention as the third round of the 2023 Memorial continues.

• Hideki Matsuyama: -9, -2 today through 6 holes
• David Lipsky: -7, -1 today through 7 holes
• Austin Eckroat: -6, -3 today through 12 holes
• Lee Hodges: -6,-3 through 11 holes
• Denny McCarthy: -5, -4 through 17 holes
• Rickie Fowler: -5, -1 through 11 holes
• Sepp Straka: -5, -1 through 9 holes
• Si Woo Kim: -5, even through 8 holes
• Mark Hubbard: -5, even through eight holes

'Clear eyes, full hearts, Cantlay'

One Memorial Tournament attendee is making it no secret who he's cheering for at Muirfield Village Golf Club.

Joe Bokros of Youngstown arrived in a white polo shirt with the phrase "Clear eyes, full hearts, Cantlay" in honor of the two-time Memorial Tournament winner Patrick Cantlay.

The phrase is a play on a familiar refrain from the NBC television show "Friday Night Lights:" "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose."

But even with the fan following him, Cantlay's day has fallen off, recording a triple bogey after a water penalty and falling into a 10-way tie for ninth place at 4-under.

Patrick Cantlay records water penalty, falls to 10th after triple bogey

Patrick Cantlay took a step back on the sixth hole.

After four pars and a birdie on the fourth hole, Cantlay his the second shot at the sixth hole into the water for a one-shot penalty, finishing with a triple bogey and falling to 10th at 4-under par.

Cantlay is a two-time Memorial champion, winning the tournament in 2019 and 2021.

Austin Eckroat, Si Woo Kim and David Lipsky each share second place at 6-under par, three strokes behind Hideki Matsuyama in first.

Denny McCarthy eagle moves him into top 4 at Memorial Tournament

Denny McCarthy is sticking near the top of the 2023 Memorial leaderboard.

After two bogeys on the front nine, McCarthy has used a birdie and an eagle on the 14th and 15th holes to secure 5-under and a fourth-place position in the third round.

He also recorded an eagle on the seventh hole.

Through two rounds, McCarthy was 1-under par.

Justin Suh continues slide, hits double-bogey on third hole

Justin Suh is sliding out of contention at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

The leader after two rounds began his day with back-to-back bogeys before recording a double-bogey on the third hole, hitting his second shot into the water for a +1 penalty stroke.

Heading into Saturday, Suh had only two bogeys through two rounds. He is five strokes off the lead and 4-over par in the third round.

Patrick Cantlay surges to second place

Patrick Cantlay, a two-time Memorial winner, is making his move.

The 31-year-old former UCLA golfer recorded a birdie on the fourth hole after four pars to begin his third round. Cantlay is 7-under, two strokes behind Hideki Matsuyama and one stroke ahead of David Lipsky in third.

Cantlay was the betting favorite to win the Memorial heading into the third round according to DraftKings Sportsbook.

Justin Suh bogeys first two holes, falls three holes from lead

Justin Suh has struggled through his first two holes of the third round.

Arriving with a one-stroke lead, Suh bogeyed each of his first two holes — holes he had previously recorded pars at — to fall to 6-under par. Suh is tied for third with Patrick Cantlay

Hideki Matsuyama extends lead at 2023 Memorial

Back-to-back birdies give Hideki Matsuyama a two-stroke lead at the 2023 Memorial, hitting a 31-foot putt at the second hole.

Matsuyama's birdie on Hole 2 was his first on that hole in the tournament, finishing with a par in each of the first two rounds.

Hideki Matsuyama takes the lead at 2023 Memorial

One hole into the third round, Hideki Matsuyama took the lead at the 2023 Memorial Tournament.

Matsuyama recorded a birdie after a 202-yard second hit from the rough, leading to a 3-foot putt to secue his 8-under par. In his first hole, Justin Suh missed a 14-foot putt for par, leading to a 2-foot make for bogey.

Matsuyama won the Memorial in 2014.

David Lipsky birdies into second place at Memorial

David Lipsky is seemingly continuing the momentum he's built from the first two rounds.

After finishing 3-under par on Thursday and Friday, Lipsky began the third round with a birdie, a hole he recorded a par on in each of the first two rounds.

Lipsky now shares second place with Hideki Matsuyama and is one stroke behind Justin Suh for the lead.

Memorial Tournament leaders — Justin Suh and Hideki Matsuyama — take Muirfield Village golf course

Justin Suh and Hideki Matsuyama are the final golfers to begin their third rounds of the Memorial Tournament.

Suh was 6-under par Friday and comes into Saturday with a tournament-best 8-under par.

Matsuyama, coming into the second round even, finished 7-under par Friday and is one stroke behind Suh in first.

Third round tee times Memorial Tournament: Justin Suh, Hideki Matsuyama about to tee off

Four golfers are left to begin the third round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament. Here's a look at who is about to tee off.

• 1:25 p.m. David Lipsky and Patrick Cantlay
• 1:35 p.m. Justin Suh and Hideki Matsuyama

Jordan Spieth vs. train

Jordan Spieth is off to a solid start in the third round of the Memorial, recording one birdie and two pars.

But Spieth had to overcome more than just the Muirfield Village Golf Club in his three holes.

Ahead of his second shot of the day after a 322-yard tee, Spieth lined up for a shot before a train whistle took him by surprise, stepping away with a grin. He turned that shot into a 166-yard dagger one foot away from the hole, securing the birdie.

Rory McIlroy begins third round at Memorial Tournament

Rory McIlroy's day has officially begun at the Memorial Tournament.

Leaving Round 2 4-under par, McIlroy took the course with Sepp Straka, who is also tied for eighth at 4-under par.

McIlroy's best finish at the Memorial was in 2016 when he tied for fourth.

Rickie Fowler begins day at Memorial Tournament with birdie

Rickie Fowler is off to a good start in the third round of the Memorial.

After bogeying the first hole Thursday and recording par on the hole Friday, Fowler used a 307-yard tee shit and an 8-foot putt to secure birdie, moving to 5-under overall with a share of fifth place.

Fowler finished tied for second at the ZOZO championship earlier this season.

Collin Morikawa moves into top seven

Collin Morikawa has found success in the third round of the Memorial Tournament.

Coming into Saturday even, Morikawa has used six birdies and two bogeys to sit at 4-under par through 12 holes. Morikawa is tied for seventh along with Keegan Bradley, who finished his Saturday 7-under and J.J. Spaun, who is 3-under through nine holes.

Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im move into top 14 after third round

Keegan Bradley and Sungjae Im's days are done. And both have moved into contention.

Bradley, with a 7-under par performance, is at 4-under overall and tied for seventh.

Im turned a 5-under day until 3-under overall and is currently tied for 14th.

Who is Keegan Bradley?

Here's three things you need to know about Keegan Bradley, who is at 7-under par through 18 holes in the third round of the Memorial Tournament.

• Keegan Bradley has five career victories — Bradley's most recent victory came in the 2023 ZOZO Championship. He has victories in the 2011 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2011 PGA Championship, 2012 Bridgestone Invitational and 2018 BMW Championship.
• Keegan Bradley's lowest round this season is 64 — Bradley had a 64 in the third round of the RBC Heritage. He is on pace for a 65 finish in the third round at the Memorial. His career low is 60 in the first round of the 2013 HP Byron Nelson Championship.
• Keegan Bradley's best finish at the Memorial is 8th — Bradley tied for eighth twice at the Memorial Tournament in 2015 and 2016. Last season he tied for 37th with a 290.

Ludvig Aberg finishes at top of PGA Tour U rankings

Texas Tech senior Ludvig Aberg is trending upward, not on Twitter but on his quality of life. On Monday the Swede finished atop was PGA Tour U rankings, which earned him a tour card through the 2024 season. Then on Tuesday Abert was named the Jack Nicklaus Division I collegiate player of the year. That’s a two-fer to feel good about.

Nicklaus award winners in the other college divisions will be announced Sunday.

Columbus Dispatch columnist Rob Oller contributed to this report

What are the Memorial Tournament standings?

Here's a look at the Memorial Tournament leaders in the middle of the third round Saturday:

• Justin Suh: -8, 136 — 1:35 p.m.
• Hideki Matsuyama: -7, 137 — 1:35 p.m.
• David Lipsky: -6, 138 — 1:25 p.m.
• Patrick Cantlay: -6, 138 — 1:25 p.m.
• Si Woo Kim: -5, 139 — 1:15 p.m.
• Mark Hubbard: -5, 139 — 1:15 p.m.
• Keegan Bradley: -4
• Rory McIlroy: -4, 140 — 1:05 p.m.
• Sepp Straka: -4, 140 — 1:05 p.m.
• Patrick Rodgers: -4, 140 — 12:55 p.m.
• Jon Rahm: -4, 140 — 12:55 p.m.
• Rickie Fowler: -4, 140 — 12:40 p.m.

Scottie Scheffler gets hot in Round 3 of Memorial

In the middle of the back nine, Scottie Scheffler has found some momentum.

After six straight pars, Scheffler, the No. 1 golfer according to the Official World Golf Rankings, has birdied three straight holes. Saturday, Scheffler is at 5-under and sits at 2-under par, tied for 19th.

Sungjae Im bogeys the 13th hole, falls to 3-under

Sungjae Im fell victim to the 13th hole for the second straight round.

After consecutive birdies on 11 and 12, Im bogeyed the 13th hole, moving to 3-under and a tie for 12th place

When does David Lipsky tee off?

David Lipsky left the second round in the top three.

The 34-year-old former Northwestern golfer recorded two straight rounds of 3-under par to arrive into the third 6-under and tied for third place.

Lipsky will tee off at 1:25 p.m. with Patrick Cantlay

Keegan Bradley birdie streak ends, Sungjae Im moves to 4-under

Keegan Bradley's birdie streak ended at five.

Bradley recorded a bogey on the 12th hole, moving back a stroke to 3-under overall.

Sungjae Im, who has six birdies on his first 12 holes, has recorded birdies on the 11th and 12th holes, moving to 4-under overall and into a tie for seventh place.

Keegan Bradley continues streak of birdies at Memorial

Keegan Bradley extends his birdie streak to five.

A 2-foot, five-inch putt on the 11th hole secured Bradley's fifth consecutive birdie, a streak he started on the seventh hole. Currently at 7-under through 11 holes, Bradley is at 4-under overall and is tied for seventh with Rory McIlroy, Sepp Straka, Patrick Rodgers, Jon Rahm and Rickie Fowler.

Matt Kuchar under par at 2023 Memorial Tournament

Starting at 7-over par after Round 1, Matt Kuchar has played himself under par in the third round of the 2023 Memorial.

Kuchar has used four birdies and one bogey to move to 1-under par 10 holes into the third round. He had six birdies in the second round Friday, making the cut at 2-over par.

Scottie Scheffler remains at 1-over par

Beginning the day at 3-over par, Scottie Scheffler has gained two strokes over the first 11 holes of the third round.

Scheffler recorded two birdies in the first six holes, and has remained consistent, staying at 1-over overall and tied for 54th.

Another birdie brings Keegan Bradley into the top 12 at Memorial

Keegan Bradley's run continues.

Bradley started the back nine with a birdie on the 10th hole — his fourth straight — after recording pars on hole No. 10 in the first and second rounds.

Bradley is 6-under par in the third round and 3-under par overall. He is tied for 12th place with six golfers, including Jordan Spieth.

When does Jon Rahm tee off at 2023 Memorial Tournament third round?

Heading into the third round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament, Jon Rahm is firmly in the top 10.

Rahm, a former Memorial and Masters Tournament winner, is 4-under par through the first two rounds. He is scheduled to tee off with Patrick Rodgers at 12:55 p.m.

Keegan Bradley hits fifth third round birdie

Keegan Bradley's third-round momentum continues.

Bailey ends his run on the front nine with three consecutive birdies, including birdies on the 8th and 9th holes, which he bogeyed in the second round Friday.

Bailey sits at 2-under par and is tied for 17th.

Keegan Bradley matches Sungjae Im's hot start

Sungjae Im is not the only golfer to work his way under par during the third round of the Memorial Tournament.

The former St. John's University golfer is 4-under par through his first eight holes Saturday, recording four birdies after combining for six birdies through the first two rounds.

Coming in at 3-over par, Bradley is now at 1-under.

Golfers not impressed with 16th hole at Memorial Tournament

After the first two rounds of the 2023 Memorial Tournament, golfers are not leaving satisfied with the 1 6th hole at Muirfield Village Golf Course.

In the first two rounds, Memorial golfers have recorded 135 pars, 72 bogeys and 16 double-bogeys compared to 13 birdies at the par 3 at hole 16.

According to GolfWeek , Jordan Spieth called it “not a great hole in pretty much everyone’s opinion that’s playing today" and Jason Day called the hole "a stupid hole."

“I don’t like the 16th length," Day continued. "It’s just not really a hole that should be playing at 220."

Sungjae Im continues fast start in Memorial third round

Starting with three birdies, Sungjae Im moved under par early in his third round. Six holes in, Im's score continues to improve.

After two pars on the fourth and fifth holes — two holes he bogeyed in the second round Friday — Im recorded his fourth birdie of the round. Im sits at 2-under par and is currently tied for 17th with Stephan Jaeger, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Wallace, Sam Burns and Viktor Hovland.

Davis Riley takes the Muirfield Village course for the Memorial third round

Davis Riley returns to the Muirfield Village golf course Saturday after struggling Friday.

Holding onto the Memorial lead after Round 1 at 5-under par, Riley was 6-over par in Round 2, recording four bogeys and two double-bogeys to boost his overall score to 1-over par.

The Memorial Tournament TV schedule

Third round coverage of the 2023 Memorial Tournament is on ESPN+. TV coverage will not begin until 12:30 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

CBS will take over third round coverage at 2:30 p.m.

• Golf Channel: Live bonus third round coverage, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
• CBS Sports: Live third-round coverage, 2:30-6 p.m.

Taylor Pendrith off to rough start in third round

Taylor Pendrith is off to a slow start in the third round of the Memorial Tournament.

Coming into the third round 2-over par after scoring 3-under in the second round Friday, Pendrith is at 4-over par through the first four holes of Round 3, recording a double-bogey on the first hole Saturday: a hole which he recorded two pars Thursday and Friday.

Sungjae Im starts third round with three birdies

Sungjae Im's hot start continues.

Im has recorded three straight birdies to bring him to 1-under par three holes into his third round. Im is now tied for 22nd overall.

Sungjae Im back at even after two third-round birdies

Back-to-back birdies to start the third round have moved Sungjae Im to even.

Im, who was at 2-under after the first round, went 4-over par in the second round Friday with seven bogeys and three birdies.

When does Justin Suh tee off at 2023 Memorial?

Justin Suh put on a show in the second round of the Memorial Tournament.

Suh shot a 66 Friday, sitting at 8-under par through the first two rounds: one stroke better than Hideki Matsuyama in second.

Suh will tee off with Matsuyama at 1:35 p.m.

Luke List off to fast start at 2023 Memorial Tournament third round

Through three holes, Luke List has made up two strokes.

List, a 38-year-old and former Vanderbilt golfer, birdied the second and third holes, moving to 1-over par through three holes of Round 3.

List won the Farmers Insurance Open in 2021-22.

Matt Kuchar returns to Memorial Tournament third round after storming back in Round 2

After struggling with a 7-over Thursday, Matt Kuchar completely flipped the script Friday.

The 44-year-old American and former Georgia Tech golfer who has four top-10 finishes this season was 5-under par in round 2 Friday, recording six birdies to make the cut at 2-over par overall.

Kuchar is playing in his 18th Memorial, previously winning the tournament in 2013.

Kuchar is scheduled to tee off at 8:25 a.m.

Scottie Scheffler begins Memorial third round with birdie

One hole into the third round and Scottie Scheffler has already taken a stroke off his score.

Scheffler began the third round with a birdie on the first hole, a hole he birdied in the second round and recorded par on in the first.

Scottie Scheffler, World's No. 1 golfer, begins Memorial third round

Scottie Scheffler returns to the third round of the Memorial Tournament behind.

The No. 1 golfer according to the Official World Golf Ranking is 3-over par heading into Saturday after five bogeys and four birdies put Scheffler tied for 61st.

Scheffler finished tied for 22nd at the Memorial in 2020 and in third place in 2021.

Lanto Griffin and Luke List begin third round of 2023 Memorial Tournament

The third round of the 2023 Memorial Tournament has begun.

Lanto Griffin (+3) and Luke List (+3) are up first on the course at Muirfield Village, both of whom were 2-over par Friday.

Patrick Cantlay enters third round as 2023 Memorial Tournament betting favorite 

Neither Justin Suh nor Hideki Matsuyama are the favorites to win the 2023 Memorial Tournament heading into the third round. 

Two-time Memorial champion Patrick Cantlay is the betting favorite on DraftKings Sportsbook at +350 odds, while Matsuyama (+450), Jon Rahm (+600), Rory McIlroy (+900) and Suh (+900) each have better than +1000 odds to win. 

Cantlay (-165) and Matsuyama (-125) are each heavy favorites to finish in the top five. 

Memorial Tournament third round weather 

While temperatures reached the mid-90s Friday during Round 2, temperatures are expected to reach the high 80s Saturday. The National Weather Service reports a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., but mostly sunny skies with northeast winds between 6 and 14 mph. 

How many former winners remain in the hunt for the 2023 Memorial? 

Heading into the third round of the 2023 Memorial, three former winners remain in contention. 

• Patrick Cantlay (2019 — 269, 2021 — 275)
• Jon Rahm (2020 — 279)
• Hideki Matsuyama (2014 — 275)
• Matt Kuchar (2013 — 276)

Who has the most Memorial Tournament wins? 

Tiger Woods has won the Memorial five times: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009 and 2012

What is the Memorial Tournament course record? 

The Memorial Tournament course record is 268 (-20) by Tom Lehman in 1994. In 2023, Justin Suh currently has a 136 (-8).

Memorial Tournament tee times: 2023 third round

Here are the tee times for the third round of the Memorial Tournament Saturday.

How to watch Memorial Tournament third round

Staring June 1, the Golf Channel and CBS Sports will broadcast parts of the 2023 Memorial Tournament. The Memorial Tournament will also be available on ESPN+ and Peacock. Coverage will also be available on Sirius XM radio.

Here's what is scheduled to be broadcasted during the third round of the Memorial Tournament Saturday.

• Golf Channel Replay: 9 p.m.-1 a.m., 3-7 a.m. (June 4)

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Unbound Gravel 200 – Rosa Klöser sprints to victory at pro women's race

German wins from nine-rider lead group with Geerike Schreurs second and Paige Onweller third

Rosa Klöser has claimed the win at the Unbound Gravel 200 pro women's race, sprinting to victory at the gruelling event through the Flint Hills of Kansas to take the most prestigious title in the gravel world.

The 203 mile (327 km) race with 11,850 feet (3,612m) of climbing ended with a lead group of nine heading into the final mile and, while it broke up a little in the technical run in, the race ended with a sprint battle for the podium placings.

Klöser got the gap on the dash to the finish line in Emporia, Kansas, crossing ahead of Geerike Schreurs (SD Worx-ProTime) who took out second place and in third it was Paige Onweller (Trek-Drftlss).

It was an unparalleled bunch sprint in the mega-distance gravel race for pro women, nine riders sprinting to the line. It was also the fastest edition of the race on the north course, as the roads dried out so there was little to be seen of the dreaded peanut butter mud seen recently in reconnaissance rides, with Klöser finishing with a time of 10:26:02.

Last year's solo winner Carolin Schiff (Canyon CLLCTV) came sixth in the sprint finish. 2021 champion Lauren De Crescenzo (LDC) rolled across the line nine seconds after Klöser as the final rider in the bunch sprint, hindered from an earlier puncture that left her with 15 psi in one tyre. 

2022 winner and 2023 runner-up Sofia Gomez-Villafañe (Specialized Off-road) came over the line in 15th place, 12:28 back from the winner. Villafañe said she didn’t get to enjoy the women’s race very much, which saw no men among the main contenders, because of two flat tyres and a mechanical, but simply stated, ‘that’s bike racing’.

Klöser, who has only been racing bikes for two and a half years, found herself in the mix of the women’s best riders at the world’s biggest stage for gravel racing with 54 miles to go. But after the second checkpoint at Council Grove, she crashed and then lost more time when she could not get her Co2 to work with a flat tyre.

“I told myself I’m going to die trying to close this gap back, and I made it. I only lost around two minutes to the lead women. I closed the gap and was pretty cooked,” the 27-year-old German said at the finish. “In the end I knew that I had a pretty OK sprint after a long day out, I’m definitely not a pure sprinter,” she laughed. “In the final corner, I was in quite an OK position and then I kept going. I could tell no one was coming close when I was in the front and then I won!” It was a debut at Unbound Gravel 200 for both Klöser and runner-up Schreurs, and both are relatively new to gravel racing.

“No one really knows me. Actually I am still a full-time PhD [student] and do cycling, or professional racing, part time. It’s been going quite well," said Klöser, who before Unbound had been a podium regular in numerous UCI Gravel World Series rounds and also came third at the Traka 200 last month. "And I think an Unbound victory is amazing. I still don’t believe it. It’s slowly beginning to sink in.” 

Onweller took the top points in the Life Time Grand Prix for women, but it was Haley Smith (Trek-Drftlss) who moved into the overall series lead with 68 points thanks to her fourth-place finish in Emporia. Hannah Otto (Pivot-DT Swiss) finished eighth at Unbound 200 and moved into second overall (58 points). Last year's Grand Prix winner and the 2024 Fuego XL winner Villafañe dropped to third overall (55 points).

How it unfolded

The women said goodbye to Emporia in front of the Granada Theatre at 6:05 a.m. CDT with cool, overcast skies and dry conditions. It was the first time in the 16 years since women had competed in the 200-mile event (there were only 37 men the first year) that their field had a significant time gap for a dedicated start - 15 minutes after the pro men and 25 minutes ahead of the 1,200-plus amateurs.

The total distance, 202.8 miles, included 11,849 feet of elevation gain, 2,000 more than the year before. There were no recent downpours to convert the gravel roads into mud pits or creeks into rivers, the pace was high from opening miles.

Through the opening 40 miles, the majority of the 61-rider field still packed together at the front, including Carolin Schiff, Sarah Sturm, Lauren De Crescenzo, Hannah Otto, Paige Onweller, Tiffany Cromwell, Geerike Schreurs and Heather Jackson. Sofia Gomez Villafañe, who had a flat tyre, led a second group of seven riders 40 seconds back, and they were all together 15 miles later.

The small town of Alma at mile 70 served as the first of two checkpoints, where riders were authorised to receive assistance for anything from nutrition to mechanical support, and it was also the launching point for the new climbing sections on Divide Road. Here, the lead pack had been cut in half, now 31 riders surged ahead of any chasers by a full minute. Otto, Jackson, Sturm, Onweller and Minori Minagawa set the pace at the front, last year’s top two riders Schiff and Villafañe marking each other in 11th and 12th places.

The lead group pounded out a steady tempo and speeds averaging close to 20 mph as they crossed the northern-most section of the course, still a women’s-only race at this point. With 80 miles covered, 22 remained out front, the pace driven by De Crescenzo. Caroline Tory dangled off the back while Anna Hicks seemed to struggle a bit from a mechanical issue. Isabel King led a chase group of four riders with a gap of 1:12.

De Crescenzo opened a small gap on the way to Little Egypt, the roughest road of the route, which riders approach from a new direction this year. The 2022 Unbound 200 winner opened a sizeable gap of 1:44 on that section, with 10 riders left to chase, but Schiff fell off the back of that group.

Remnants of the original lead group were scattered across the road after Little Egypt, including Cromwell, two and half minutes back, and Villafañe, 4:39 back.

The ‘water oasis’ at mile 112 in Alta Vista saw De Crescenzo riding solo with an advantage of just 46 seconds to 11 riders - Sturm, Rosa Klöser, Otto, Jackson, Schreurs, Schiff, Onweller, Jenna Rinehart, Alexis Skarda, Haley Smith and Sarah Lange. Cromwell was chasing with Danni Shrosbree and Whitney Allison another 2:55 back and Villafañe was eight minutes back.

De Crescenzo suffered a puncture and by the time she was back on the bike she was back in the lead group, which then saw Rinehart drop on the crunchy, twisting roads 20 miles later, now 11 riders at the front of the race.

Once through the final checkpoint at Council Grove with 54 miles to go, the temperature warmed under sunny skies and the heat was on for the 10 riders still driving the pace, this time Klöser lost contact going over Kahola Hill, but she soon rejoined.

At the final time check at the water oasis with 14 miles to go, De Crescenzo went to the front with Otto, Jackson, Schiff, Smith, Sturm, Klöser, Schreurs and Onweller. The race continued to hold a high pace as the gravel faded to the pavement in the closing 10 miles back to Emporia.

Behind, Lange and Skarda chased two minutes in arrears. Shrosbree rode alone seven minutes behind the lead group, Rinehart was eight minutes back and Villafañe was 12 minutes down.

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Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).

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