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Ruben Guerreiro shows off painful road rash after Tour de France pile-up

Ruben Guerreiro shared this snap of his road rash covered back after falling heavily during one of the major crashes which blighted the final stages of yesterday's Tour de France opening road stage.

The Portuguese clipped the back wheel of a TotalEnergies rider as the peloton traversed the Great Belt Bridge, hitting the deck hard, and inadvertently bringing down yellow jersey Yves Lampaert, lead-out wizard Michael Mørkøv, Anthony Turgis and Giro d'Italia stage winner Alberto Dainese too.

OH NO! 😱 Yellow jersey, Yves Lampaert is involved in a huge crash 😲 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/RN5TztRcav — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 2, 2022

Guerreiro took to Instagram to share his war wounds, including some significant road rash across his upper back, shoulders, hips and elbow, captioning his photo 'Luta com tigres' (fighting with tigers).

More accurately, it was Stefan Küng who Guerreiro was fighting with on yesterday's stage, the TV cameras picking out an altercation between the two riders roughly 10km before the crash which caused the badly-scraped rider to limp home second last on the stage, 11 minutes behind stage winner Fabio Jakobsen.

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Küng appeared to grab Guerreiro during the disagreement and has since been fined 500 Swiss Francs and docked 20 points in the UCI World Ranking.

At the finish the Swiss powerhouse told Cyclingnews : "It was to say 'hey look in front'. It was really hectic, and there were a lot of spectators on the road. He was always looking back, and I said 'look in front, man, it's really dangerous. It's all good. We spoke with each other, all is well. It's racing, everyone wants to be safe, but it's all good."

Interesting move by Küng here (right side, against an EF rider). Will this move have consequences? #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/pWdIb4Ne5P — Jens Dekker (@jens_dekker) July 2, 2022

EF Education-EasyPost's eventful start to the race continued yesterday. As well as Guerreiro's fall, team leader Rigoberto Urán fell and bridged a gap in excess of a minute over the length of the bridge, with the help of his team, to finish in the front group and not lose any time.

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Home hero Magnus Cort is also the race's first wearer of the KOM polka dots having swept up all three points on offer from the breakaway.

Something tells me he quite enjoyed that...

The moment @MagnusCort took the Polka Dot jersey, in his home nation 🇩🇰🔥 pic.twitter.com/PFujqZSdNv — EF Pro Cycling (@EFprocycling) July 3, 2022

"It helped me a lot, being on Danish roads. I knew it was a really good opportunity for me to get on the Tour de France podium in Denmark and it's unbelievable that I was there wearing one of the jerseys. For me the biggest and the most important is to get it on Danish soil and then ride in it," Cort said.

"It's unbelievable."

Call a doctor! Pink polka dots! This will definitely cause an *#%?€£**% lasting longer than 4 hours! — Jonathan Vaughters (@Vaughters) July 2, 2022

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Spectator causes major Tour de France crash on stage 15

By Michael Doyle

Topic: Cycle Sport

The Tour de France has suffered its second major crash in as many days, this time caused by a rider coming into contact with a spectator.

Aerial footage from the host broadcaster showed American rider Sepp Kuss — riding for Jumbo-Visma — hitting the arm of a spectator with roughly 129km left on stage 15 of the race.

After hitting the spectator, Kuss then hit his teammate Nathan Van Hooydonck, who bore the brunt of the crash as he crumpled to the road resulting in a pile-up behind him.

Van Hooydonck was able to get back onto his bike and continue, with blood visible on his body.

Several riders were caught up in the crash, including Colombian Egan Bernal who won the race in 2019.

Nathan Van Hooydonck receives medical attention after a crash during stage 15. ( Reuters: Benoit Tessier )

There were no abandonments as a result of the crash, despite several riders showing signs of injury.

In a statement on social media, Jumbo-Visma urged spectators to be mindful when the riders pass by. 

"Please be always aware when watching cycling at the side of the road," they said. 

While the crash was a major moment for the Jumbo-Visma team, their main rider and race leader Jonas Vingegaard was able to narrowly avoid the carnage.

Vingegaard's main rival, two-time champion Tadej Pogačar also avoided the crash as well as Australian Jai Hindley, who entered the stage fourth in the general classification.

There was a major crash early on stage 14 , which led to a stoppage of approximately 20 minutes as several riders were assessed by medical staff.

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Tour de France Kicks Off with Two Major Crashes: 'It Was Really Nasty,' Cyclist Says

 The first bicycle crash was caused by a fan holding a sign too far out into the road

The start of the Tour de France on Saturday was almost immediately derailed by a major crash caused by an onlooker.

In video footage from the incident, which took place with about 45 kilometers to go, a fan holding a sign ventured too far into the road and caused a cyclist to lose control of his bike, leading to a massive pileup.

According to Insider , the Jumbo-Visma team's Tony Martin was the rider who hit the sign. Later on, he was spotted back on the road, sporting some cuts and road rash. At least one rider, Jasha Sütterlin of Team DSM, abandoned the race as a result of the crash, the outlet reported.

Belgian cyclist Jasper Stuyven reacted to the accident on Twitter, writing , "On a serious note though; great to see still many spectators are loving our sport and cheering for us, but please, stay on the side of the road, not on the road!"

Later, with about 8 kilometers left, another crash also led to a pileup on the road, though it was not immediately clear what caused it.

British rider Chris Froome crashed "heavily" in the second incident, according to The Guardian , and was later spotted limping over the finish line after receiving medical attention.

"It was really nasty today," last year's champion, Tadej Pogacar, told British news outlet ITV.

In the end, France's Julian Alaphilippe finished first on Saturday and will wear the signature Tour de France yellow jersey on day two.

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"If you'd said to me that I'd be leaving a World Champion's jersey for the Yellow Jersey I would not have believed it," he said after his win, according to the official Tour de France Twitter account.

The annual sporting event will run through July 18, with the participants covering roughly 3,414 kilometers over 21 days of biking and two rest days.

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Graphic photo shows reality of road rash damage for Tour de France riders

A gruesome image of a banged-up cyclist shows the type of damage that Tour de France riders can sustain in their pursuit of glory.

‘La Grande Boucle’ is famous for its brutality as much as its illustrious history. This year, the world’s best riders will take on 21 stages from 1 – 24 July, covering over 3,300 kilometres in total.

In 2022, the peloton will race up four different mountain ranges and face a dangerous cobble stage as they battle for the yellow jersey. Aside from overall victory, riders will vie for stage victory honours every day.

FABIO JAKOBSEN WINS STAGE 2! At the 2020 Tour of Poland he nearly died in a crash. In 2022 he wins his first Tour de France stage. What a comeback story ? #TDF2022 #ITVCycling pic.twitter.com/iOoUGoIoXZ — ITV Cycling (@itvcycling) July 2, 2022

A victory at Le Tour de France is a career-changer for any rider; as the pinnacle of cycling , a stage win at Le Tour is a great addition to a cyclist’s palmarès.

However, this does not come without its risks. Crashes are a common occurrence in the race, with riders potentially suffering horrific injuries as a result. One of the most common ailments is road rash – a nasty occurrence for any cyclist.

Road rash photo nominated for award

A photo of a cyclist covered in road rash is up for a prestigious award. Sports photographer Alex Whitehead captured a Team GB rider powering through the pain of the injury. Amazingly, the rider’s kit is torn to shreds, with parts of his bloodied body exposed to the elements. You can see the picture for yourself below:

Although not from Le Tour de France, the shot highlights the brutality of professional cycling. The incredible shot is in the cycling category for the 2022 World Sports Photography Awards . It does face stiff competition from many other stunning entries in the category, though.  

That being said, you will be hard-pressed to see such a graphic image nominated for a sports photography award. So how bad is road rash?

Tour de France and road rash: A tale as old as time

A common cycling injury , road rash occurs when a rider crashes and skids along the ground. Like any graze, it stings a lot. Considering the size of road rash in some cases, it can be excruciating. For road cyclists, such as those at Le Tour de France, it’s unavoidable if you come off your bike.

Sadly, this year’s race already has a victim of the injury. EF Education-EasyPost rider Ruben Guerreiro suffered a crash on stage 2 last weekend. Clipping a wheel, Guerreiro caused a multi-rider pile-up, also taking out race leader Yves Lampaert.

?? Ruben Guerreiro after his crash yesterday. It looks damn painful! #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/YKEkzJYHom — Domestique (@Domestique___) July 3, 2022

Despite the incident, Guerreiro and others involved managed to finish the stage and continue Le Tour. He will continue with some nasty wounds, though. The Portuguese man shared his road rash on Instagram , which was all over his back and torso.

Similarly, four-time Tour de France winner Chris gave himself road rash with a fall on stage 19 of the 2016 edition . He attended the nightly yellow jersey ceremony with ice on his knee and bloodied joints from the crash. Froome was still able to finish Le Tour and take his third overall victory .

Road rash is an unfortunate risk that riders take as they try and claim the glory on Le Tour. It provides some incredible, warrior-like photography, though.

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Primož Roglič abandons the Tour de France after crashing on stage 12

It's the third time the Slovenian has crashed out in four editions

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Primož Roglič has abandoned the Tour de France after crashing heavily yesterday and losing time.

He was examined by doctors last night and this morning, his Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team announced, and the decision was taken to pull the Slovenian out of the race.

"Primož Roglič underwent careful examination by our medical team after yesterday’s stage and again this morning," the team announced on X. "The decision has been taken that he will not start today, to focus on upcoming goals.

"We wish you a speedy recovery, Primož," the statement added.

Roglič had crashed with 10km to go after an Astana Qazaqstan rider collided with a traffic island on the approach to the stage finish at Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Typifying his luck in the race over the past few editions, Roglič was one of the very few to be caught up in the fall.

He finished 2:27 in arrears on stage winner Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) , sporting bloody road rash and torn up clothes.

It saw him drop from fourth to sixth on GC, 4:42 behind yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) , with any hopes of winning the race overall in tatters.

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“Well, it’s terrible obviously, a leader crashing and after yesterday also,” his team DS Rolf Aldag said after the stage. “He came to the finish line but he lost some time. That was not good, certainly we wanted to avoid that. It’s never good, it’s never nice and it certainly wasn’t the plan.”

The past four seasons have been a frustrating and sorry tale of woe for Roglič at the Tour de France. In 2020 he had yellow snatched away by Pogačar on the penultimate-day time trial to Planche des Belles Filles , when it looked as though he had it in the bag.

Both 2021 and 2022 saw him crash hard in the opening week, ultimately forcing him to pull out of the race; while last year he did not go to the race.

The 34-year-old has changed teams for this season, with a renewed focus at the relaunched and renamed Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe outfit. He showed his mettle at the Critérium du Dauphiné Tour warm-up race, winning two stages and the overall.

But in this Tour it looked as though Roglič's aims were slowly falling by the wayside, with Pogačar, long-time nemesis Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and even Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) falling into the role of protagonists. Even before he crashed Roglič was 2:15 down.

Things could have changed in the key final week. But we'll never know – for disaster, it seems, has struck again.

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Crash puts green jersey in danger for biniam girmay at tour de france: ‘he doesn’t deserve to lose it like this’, the race for the 'maillot vert' is heating up unexpectedly after the worst possible outcome for girmay in tuesday's final sprint stage: 'i don't care if i lose this jersey or if i keep it.'.

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Biniam Girmay only needed to finish in the top-10 to put a virtual lock on the Tour de France ‘s prestigious green jersey when disaster struck near the end of Tuesday’s 16th stage .

The Intermarché-Wanty star is making history across this Tour with three stage victories, and he carried a commanding lead in the points competition into Tuesday’s final bunch sprint when the worst-case scenario unfolded.

Girmay crashed with just over 1km to go to miss out on the sprint and finish-line points, and then direct green points jersey rival Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Deceuninck) won the stage.

“There were a lot of roundabouts in the last 10km. It’s narrow at every roundabout and then suddenly, I don’t know who it was from EF, we touched handlebars, he went inside me and then I didn’t have nothing to do, I just found myself on the ground,” Girmay said. “But luckily I’m able to ride, so that’s the good thing.

“For me I don’t care if I lose this jersey or if I keep it, I just want to arrive in Nice without any troubles,” he said. “We are not finished yet, and I will still try to fight until Nice.”

Girmay, who hails from Eritrea, could become the first Black African rider to win the green points jersey, considered the Tour’s most prestigious behind the yellow jersey.

The crash coupled with Philipsen’s stage win as well as second by the Belgian ahead of Girmay in the day’s intermediate sprint trimmed the gap from 86 to 32 points.

“I landed on my knee and I already have two stitches on my elbow. That is not a problem. I am OK,” Girmay said. “When you crash on the day, it’s OK, when you wake up in them morning, then it hurts a lot. Mentally I am OK, that’s not going to be a problem.”

Green jersey suddenly in play

With three wins early in the Tour, Girmay looked to be in the driver’s seat for the green jersey. Two stage victories in the second week by Philipsen still didn’t put much of a dent in his lead.

In a flash of an eye Tuesday, however, Girmay went from looking at making more Tour history as one of this Tour’s feel-good stories to suddenly having a fight on his hands.

Tuesday’s final sprint saw the top teams control the action to set up the mass gallop into Nîmes on a finale laden with 10 roundabouts in the closing 10km.

After a slow start, which included a relegation that cost him valuable points, Philipsen kicked t o his third win after a near-perfect leadout from his teammates.

With Girmay tangled up in the fences at about 1300m to go, Philipsen is suddenly back in the hunt to win a second straight maillot vert .

“I haven’t seen Bini’s crash. I was with my teammates, focusing on our own lead-out. I hope everybody is OK,” the Belgian star said.

Without any more sprint-friendly finales remaining in this Tour, the points jersey will be contested via intermediate sprints and arriving to each day’s stage finish to try to scoop up as many as points possible behind the winners if there are any left.

The closing day time trial doesn’t pack a lot of points, but surviving four straight climbing stages and arriving to Nice to finish the Tour is the most important step toward winning green.

“Everything is possible, but it’s really hard as Bini is climbing really well,” Philipsen said. “I hope he is fine after the crash, because he doesn’t deserve to lose the points classification like this, because of a crash.”

The mid-stage points sprint Wednesday comes before the day’s three major climbs, so it will be interesting to see how both teams handle the tactics. Alpecin Deceuninck would be forced to do the work to chase down breakaways because if a group gobbles up the late-stage sprint bonuses that would be fine for Girmay.

Thursday is even trickier as the sprint comes after three Cat. 3 climbs that will trigger breakaways, but Friday’s sprint comes near the base of the HC Col de Vars.

It’s game on.

“I will try whatever I can, knowing that there are very hard stages yet to come,” Philipsen said. “We will go day by day, while also enjoying every victory.”

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‘Road furniture’ causes Primoz Roglic to crash near finish of stage won by Biniam Girmay in Tour de France

VILLENEUVE-SUR-LOT, France — Primoz Roglic lost more than two minutes to his rival Tour de France contenders after crashing near the finish where the new king of sprints, Biniam Girmay, completed a hat trick of stage wins on Thursday.

Roglic hit the tarmac with some 12 kilometers left after a rider in front of him hit road furniture and lost control of his bike. Roglic could not avoid the crash and went down with several others.

Roglic crash. Ouch Now 4:42 after Pogacar.. It’s not over yet tho, #TourDeFrance pic.twitter.com/uqlxTElEeT — ahnP (@ahn_pete) July 11, 2024

It was the second accident in 24 hours for Roglic, a four-time Grand Tour champion. He got back on his bike but struggled at the back and was helped to the stage finish by his Bora-Hansgrohe teammates. He crossed 2 minutes, 27 seconds after the winner, according to provisional results, and dropped to sixth place overall.

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Girmay, who became the first Black rider to ever win a Tour stage this month, edged Wout van Aert, who was boxed on the right side of the road, and Arnaud Demare to extend his lead at the top of the rankings for the best sprinter’s green jersey. Demare later was demoted from second to 67th for having pushed Van Aert to the barriers, with Pascal Ackermann promoted to third place.

Two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey. He said he was “devastated” when he found out that Roglic, his fellow Slovenian, had crashed.

“It’s really sad to see him crash today,” said Pogacar. ‘I hope he is fine. Normally he is a big fighter, maybe he bounces back and wins some stages.”

Pogacar has a lead of 1:06 over Remco Evenepoel, with two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard in third place, 1:14 off the pace. Roglic dropped behind Joao Almeida and Carlos Rodriguez, lagging 4:42 behind Pogacar.

The crash disturbed preparations for the final sprint, with Matthieu Van der Poel also missing from the main group and unable to lead out teammate Jasper Philipsen.

Girmay had Mike Teunissen with him, and his Intermarche-Wanty teammate did an amazing job to guide him through traffic. Girmay jumped into Teunissen’s wheel and was perfectly set up before he unleashed his raw power in the final 200 meters.

“First of all I would say thanks God giving me a lot of strength and power,” Girmay said. “Without God we cannot do anything so I’m super happy. The last 600 meters I found Mike and then he did a super good job, he took me from 15th to top 3 and from there I just knew I could deliver.”

Stage 12 took riders on a 204-kilometer (126-mile) route from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot in southwestern France without major difficulty. There were 167 riders on the start line after Michael Morkov tested positive for coronavirus and the Astana-Qazaqstan team’s medical staff withdrew him from the Tour.

There was an early breakaway, but Jonas Abrahamsen, Quentin Pacher and Valentin Madouas were caught after 162 kilometers.

Friday’s Stage 13 is another flat trek in southwestern France from Agen to Pau.

As it happened: Tour de France stage 13 - Sprinters dominate in Pau after echelons, GC attacks and crashes

Crosswinds turn 165.3km stage into a Classic-style battle before the weekend in the Pyrénées

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Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews ' live coverage of stage 13 of the 2024 Tour de France!

We are still two hours from the start of the stage but we will have all the pre-race news and updates as the Tour de France heads south to Pau and sees the Pyrénées looming on the horizon. 

Sadly the Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team have just confirmed that Primož Roglič  has pulled out of the race ahead of stage 13.

Roglič was one of several riders who crashed 12.2km from the end of  Thursday’s race to Villeneuve-sur-Lot . He suffered road rash to his right shoulder and crossed the finish line 2:27 down on the peloton and slipped sixth overall, 4:42 behind race leader  Tadej Pogačar . 

Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe issued a short statement. 

“Primož Roglič underwent careful examination by our medical team after yesterday’s stage and again this morning,” Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe announced on social media. “The decision has been taken that he will not start today, to focus on upcoming goals." 

"We wish you a speedy recovery Primož."

So does everyone at Cyclingnews.

Click below to read our full story on Primož Roglič  abandon from the Tour.

Primož Roglič abandons the 2024 Tour de France

This is the map of stage 13 from Agen to Pau. It takes the Tour further south and close to the Pyrénées. 

The stage should deliver another bunch sprint with the sprinters’ teams surely controlling the day’s break. 

However, the roads are rolling early on and in the final 40 kilometres, making it a real test of strength between the attacking baroudeur riders and the sprint teams.

The late ascents of Côte de Blachon (1.5km at 6.9%) and Côte de Simacourbe (1.8km at 6.4%) could pose a problem for those fast men who struggle on the climbs. 

Our pick for the day? Biniam Girmay on Intermarche. The Eritrean is on a roll, can climb pretty and as fast. 

Former professional and now a television commentator Brian Smith expressed everybody's thoughts about Primož Roglič's crash and abandon. 

Our sport is cruel at times... https://t.co/W7yTusGoOL July 12, 2024

Today's 165.3 km stage starts in Agen at 1:30CET. The podium ceremony is underway, with the first teams on stage. 

Alasdair Fotheringham and Barry Ryan are on the ground in Agen for Cyclingnews to gather the reaction to Primož Roglič's abandon and other  reaction and news, as the Tour nears the Pyrénées. 

The first team on stage is Alpecin-Deceuninck, they suffered a tough day on Thursday, as Jonas Rickaert and Søren Kragh Andersen didn't make the time cut. They continue the race with six riders.

Jonas crashed early in the stage while Søren has been suffering from saddle pain for a few days and knew a abandonment was near. He tried to help Jonas in the hope of making the time limit.

"Sad that I have to leave the Tour like this," Soren says. "The saddle pain got worse and worse. I had no more option than to leave the Tour.  I really was hoping to bring Jonas at the finish on time, as last task here. Too bad it didn't work out," he said.

Astana will soon sign-on. Mark Cavendish has a chance of a 36th stage victory in Pau. 

The Manxman gave an exclusive interview to Cyclingnews, with Barry Ryan producing a great feature interview.

If you aren't a Cyclingnews member, it is worth signing-up today to read Barry Ryan's superb long-read interview with Mark.  

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Fortnuately Australia's Jarrad Drizners of Lotto-Dstny is able to race on today. He and several teammates cashes on Thursday.

🇫🇷 #TDF2024@jarradrizners you are a fighter! 👊 pic.twitter.com/xbFtK3ksq4 July 12, 2024

After the heat on Thursday, rain has come in overnight and cooled the air.  

Cloudy skies are expected all day today with a few sunny spells. Temperatures between 21 and 23°C are forecast. 

Strong westerly and north-westerly winds averaging 22 to 25 km/h throughout the day could make for a hard ride southwest. The cross winds could even spark splits in the peloton but perhaps slow the attacks and so favour the peloton. 

Stage 12 was a quiet day until the crash with 12km to go. Then the sprint was hectic too. 

Read back over our full live coverage to understand all the action.

As it happened: Tour de France stage 12 sprint showdown as Roglič loses time in crash

Biniam Girmay became the new boss of the Tour de France sprints by taking his third win on stage 12.

This our our full stage report, results and photo gallery.

Tour de France: Biniam Girmay the new sprint boss, takes third win on stage 12

Girmay is making history and was on the front cover of L'Equipe today. 

Biniam Girmay making headlines all over the world 🥇🥇🥇🇪🇷 #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/m7fJ2OCqjA July 12, 2024

The Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe team sign-on without Primož Roglič but promise to fight on and target stage victories.

"We came here to win the Tour with Primoz, but we still have a few options to win stages," Bob Jungels said.

Biniam Girmay said his sprint victories at the Tour can play an important role in raising the profile of cycling and so investment in African cycling. 

Read what he said here: Biniam Girmay hopeful Tour de France success will raise cycling’s profile amongst Black Africans

Next up on the sign-on podium is Visma-Lease a Bike. 

They will perhaps look to set-up Wout Van Aert for victory today, while also looking after Jonas Vingegaard.

It's interesting to see that with COVID-19 cases again circulating in the Tour, the riders wore masks on their ride to the podium.

We're 30 minutes from the start of the stage!

Ineos Grenadiers are next on stage. They have Carlos Rodriguez and Egan Bernal as protected leaders, with Tom Pidcock and Geraint Thomas targeting stages. 

This is the profile of today's stage.

The riders have rolled out of Argen and are in the 9.2km neutralised sector. 

That will add an extra 15 minutes in the saddle today.

There are riders packed tight behind the red race directors car. 

With the wind up and riders looking to attack to go in the break, we're expecting an aggressive start to the stage. 

4km to the stage start! Get ready to go! 

Mathieu van der Poel is up front. Will he go on the attack? 

We can also see race leader Tadej Pogacar close to the front as the riders enter the final kilometre before the 'Depart Reel' and kick-off.  

Boom! Victor Campenaerts is the first to attack.

Ten or so riders are off the front but others are chasing them. 

160km to go

The riders reach an exposed section of roads and the attackers form an echelon! 

We have a second echelon of chasers, with the peloton lined out behind them.

Jayco-AlUla appear to have missed the attack and so are leading the chase.

Interestingly Jan Tratnik is there for Visma.  

Adam Yates, Tadej Pogacar's key lieutenant is also there. 

The gap is up to 30 seconds. The elastic could snap very soon.

Adam Yates is eighth overall at 6:59, so the peloton cannot let him go. Though his fellow breakaway riders probably don't want him in there too. 

There are 23 riders in the attack. Is that enough to ensure they go clear? 

These are the surnames of the attackers: 

Tratnik, Yates, Kwiatkowski, Bernard, Skujins, Mohoric, Geniets, Grégoire, Van der POel, Laurance, Costa, Powless, Van den Berg, De Lie, Van Moer, Lazkano, Van den Broek, Ballerini, Cort, Abrahamsen. 

Visma are near the front to help the chase. They are perhaps not happy to see Yates in the attack. They are also tying to stay safe and vigilant for the attacks and splits.

150km to go

The gap remains at 30 seconds.

Juan Ayuso is at the back of the peloton and clearly suffering. Is he sick? 

145km to go

Ayuso gets two sticky bottles from his team car and manages to get back to the rear of the peloton.

The peloton is lined out on the country roads of southwest France. The speed is up to 47km/h as the break tries to go clear and the peloton chases them down. 

Visma have Kelderman and others riding on the front, with UAE ticked in their wheels. It's race on! 

They hit exposed roads and the peloton explodes! 

We can see the yellow jersey in a small group but there are several Visma riders, including Vingegaard, too!  

Other GC riders are in the peloton and chasing. 

Visma have four teammates in the attack with Vingegaard. Pogacar has Almieda, while Evenepoel is alone. 

The  yellow jersey group is only 20 seconds behind the break, with the peloton a further 20 seconds back.  

Jayco and Ineos are leading the chase of the attacks. 

After suffering, Juan Ayuso has abandoned the Tour! 

According to a report in Spanish newspaper AS, Ayuso tested positive for COVID-19 but the team cleared hi to race on due to having  a very low virus load.

However he struggled from the start of the stage. He shook DS Fabrizio Guidi's hand and then dropped back to climb off.  

130km to go

In a protected part of the stage, the Pogacar-Visma attack has eased up and so been caught by the peloton.

They perhaps realised that they would struggle to stay away and that Visma's numbers would give Pogacar a free ride.

This was the early echelon chaos.

The attacks is down to 21 riders but their lead is up to 45 seconds and still rising. 

Ineos, Soudal and Jayco are also working in the peloton to try to control Adam Yates.  

UAE are trying to put pressure on Visma and others for Pogacar before the weekend's stages in Pyrénées.

With Ayuso suffering with COVID-19, several teams wore face masks at the start today, including  Visma.  

The gap is rising, it's close to a minute now as the race reaches the village of sos.  

There are lots of SOS calls coming from the peloton right now as riders suffer and the attack extends its lead. 

This is our report on Juan Ayuso's abandon at the Tour de France and the reports he is suffering with COVID-19.

The loss of the Spaniard is a blow to the team and Pogacar's hopes of overall victory. Of course, Pogacar revealed he had COVID-19 ten days before the Tour and so is unlikely to catch it again.   

Juan Ayuso abandons the Tour de France

The gap to the attack is up to 1:00, even with Geraint Thomas and Jonathan Castroviejo leading the chase.

Up front the attackers are working hard to stay away. Check out the names in the attack.  It is a quality and very serious attack.

This is the attack, with Adam Yates in there for UAE.

Visma drove the Tour de France leader's echelon attack but then eased up and dropped back to the peloton.

Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogačar were aso in the Visma attack.

Tadej Pogačar stayed vigilant, going with the Visma attack. He knew that teammate Adam Yates was up the road.    

On a sheltered point on the stage, the peloton has started to pull back the attackers. 

The gap is down to 50 seconds.

This is the view from the roadside.

When the Tour comes to town 💨 📍 Mézin #TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/2d3z9O4YvB July 12, 2024

There appears to be some kind of pact in the peloton, with two riders from Ineos, Soudal, Jayco and other riders woking on the front and rotating at speed.  

The gap is down to 45 seconds.

The 21 riders in the attack are not all working equally and that is perhaps creating problems and slowing the pace.

The riders raced at 48.7 km/h for the first 50 kilometers of the stage. That must have hurt.

The gap remains at 50 seconds but an attack from Magnus Cort has split the 21-rider attack. 

If they attack each other, that only helps the chasers.

This was the moment that Cort caused the split. That raised the pace and hurt some of the riders in the attack. However it increased their lead on the peloton.

💪The pace is hellish at the front of the race! @MagnusCort, @JulienBernard17, @kwiato and @GrgoireRomain2 set off again.💪 Le rythme est infernal en tête de course ! @MagnusCort, @JulienBernard17, @kwiato et @GrgoireRomain2 repartent.#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/0czpTPqFZm July 12, 2024

The four riders are Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Bernard (Lidl-Trek) and Cort (Uno-X).

The rest of the attack is at 30 seconds and the peloton is at 1:25.  

Laurens De Plus stops for a bike change. He will have to chas hard to get back to the peloton, such is the speed. 

The stage is close to the halfway point but there has not been a let-up in the raving after a leg-burning 90 minutes of racing.

The average speed remains at 49.5km/h. 

Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) and Magnus Cort (Uno-X) are 50 seconds ahead of the chasers from the original attack. 

The peloton is about to catch Adam Yates (UAE Emirates), Bernard, Skujins (Lidl-Trek), Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious), Geniets, Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Van der Poel, Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Costa, Van den Berg (EF Education Easypost), De Lie, Van Moer (Lotto-Dstny), Lazkano (Movistar), Van den Broek (dsm-Firmenich), Ballerini (Astana), Cort and Abrahamsen (Uno-X).

Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) won the intermediate sprint near the Nogaro motor racing circuit where a Tour stage finished last year and Jasper Philipsen won a crash-hit sprint. 

The attacks swept up the points and so that allowed Biniam Girmay to avoid any stress.

The peloton continues to ride at speed as it chases the attackers. 

The four are at 55 seconds, with the remains of the attack, including Mathieu van der Poel and Adam Yates now within sight. 

After a rocket-speed 90km of racing, there could soon be some control and calm in the race.  

The peloton catches the attackers, leaving just Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) and Magnus Cort (Uno-X) up the road at 1:00. 

Will the peloton let them go and just control them, or will more attacks come whenever the road are exposed to crosswinds? 

Stay with us to find out.  

The gap to the four attackers is rising after the peloton came back together It is now 1:20. However the wind is still blowing and so attacks later in the stage near Pau are still possible.   

UAE have confirmed Juan Ayuso abandoned the Tour due to illness and confirmed to Cyclingnews that the Spaniard was suffering with COVID-19. 

This is our updated story.

Tadej Pogačar loses key climbing domestique as Juan Ayuso abandons the 2024 Tour de France

Echelons! An exposed sector of roads sees Visma and UAE again split the peloton!

Visma are driving the front GC echelon of about 30 riders, there are two other echelons behind them. 

What a stage! What a race! 

The speed is so high that the GC group is about to sweep up the four attackers.

Pogacar and Evenepoel are doing big turns on the front. Vingegaard is there with teammate Christophe Laporte.  

Classics riders like Alberto Bettiol are also in the GC attack and driving the pace. 

Some of the sprinters are in chase group, including Mark Cavendish.  

So much has happened so far today but so much more can still happen.

Then tomorrow the Tour climbs into the Pyrenees.

The GC group catch Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Julien Bernard (Lidl-Trek) and Magnus Cort (Uno-X). 

A first chase group is at 45 seconds, with the Cavendish goup at  1:20.  

Crash! Nils Politt of UAE goes down in the front group.

The peloton is chasing the yellow jersey group. This could reform but the Cavendish group is 1:50 back.

Interestingly Israel have Pascal Ackermann in the front group and so are driving the race long, in the hope other sprinters suffer in the chase.

However the gap is only 10 seconds now.

Gruppo compatto. But only up front, the Cavendish, Gaviria, van der Poel group is at 3:00. 

There are only 40km to race but they include half of the 2000 metres of climbing of the stage. 

On the Côte de Blachon (1.6 km à 6.1%) , Richard Carapaz of EF attacks! 

Carapaz is away with Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility). they lead by 20 seconds but the group behind includes  lot of strong riders and even some sprinters.

We can see Biniam Girmay in the yellow jersey group but Dylan Groenewegen and Alexander Kristoff have been distanced.

Carapaz is going all in to try to escape. He and Tobias Halland Johannessen are on the Côte de Simacourbe with 28km to race. 

The peloton and the fast finishers, are letting them hang off the front.

Carapaz and Halland Johannesse fight on together but they suffering, even with a slight tail wind. 

Th gap is 30 seconds, with Van Aert and De Lie there.  

De Lie has asked his Lotto teammates to lead the chase and close the gap. 

De Lie was in the early break but clearly feels good today. 

Victor Campenaerts is doing the work for De Lie and brings the gap down to 10 seconds.

Peloton groupe' -  All back together. Apart from a number of sprinters, who are out the back.

Jasper Philipsen and Biniam Girmay are in the group. So are Michael Matthews, Luca Mozzato and Wout Van Aert.

Jasper Stuyven sparks another attack. 

Brent Van Moer (Lotto) and Fabien Grellier (TotalEnergies) were with Stuyven but a surge blew Grellier off the wheel and hurt Van Moer. 

They lead by 15 seconds as other teams begin to position their sprinters and do vital chase work.

They're back together. but more attacks fly.  

Stuyven goes again!  Most teams want a sprint but others do not. 

The run-in to the finish is on wide roads on the outskirts of Pau. 

Position is vital.

Some riders are sitting up. This will be a very reduced-rider sprint. 

Lots of riders will try to take on the big-name sprinters.

Pogacar is up front to stay safe. 

Watch out for EF's Marijn van den Berg in the sprint.

Boom Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X) makes yet another attack.

Lotto close him down, De Lie is there. Is it his day? 

Intermarche take control of the lead out. 

Last kilometre!

Crash! De Lie involved.  

Jasper Philipsen wins it! 

He beat his big rival Wout Van Aert.

Pascal Ackermann was third and Girmay fourth. 

The crash in the final kilometre was sparked after Arkea and lotto riders clashed. That sparked other riders to go down into the barriers and De Lie was forced to slam on the brakes and lean onto the barriers, his sprint hopes over. 

Cees Bol was involved in the crash.

That is Jasper Philipsen's second stage win of the 2024 Tour.

Philipsen won four stages last year but struggled in the first week. Now he seems back to his best.

Here is the first shot of Philipsen's second win.

"Already with two stages wins, it's not a bad Tour. But we want more," Philipsen said.

The Arkea rider involved the late crash was Amaury Capiot. He is battered and bruised but rolls to the finish line, pushed by his DS.  

Amaury Capiot seemed to move across the road in the final kilometre and the Lotto rider bumped his shoulder as he passed.  That sparked the crash, with Capiot going down hard.

Here comes the Mathieu van der Poel, Cavendish group. They finish 13 minutes down on Philipsen but they are still faster than the expected fastest speed for the stage. 

It was that kind of day. 

Jasper Philipsen said: 

"It was full gas from the start and the bunch never slowed down. It was crosswinds, with a big group ahead. 

"We had two guys in with Mathieu and Axel Laurance, so I thought they would continue until the line but the peloton keep on going, and so I also kept on believing, because the feeling was good, much better than I had the previous week. 

"I could start my sprint with confidence, and I'm happy nobody could pass." 

Philipsen managed to get the jump on Wout Van Aert at the right time and only looked back after crossing the line.

Philipsen added: 

"Wout was piloted perfectly by Christophe Laporte. I was in the wheel but I had to launch early and so I could pass him. So I'm really happy with my sprint and with the feeling.

"This was my best feeling so far in the Tour de France, we didn't have the best start, also feeling wise, some bad luck, but I'm happy we could turn it around. 

"We are already with two stage wins, so it's not a bad Tour. We always want more, but yeah, we just have to go day by day and enjoy the victory today."

Thanks to his stage win, Philipsen has reduced his gap to Girmay in the points competition from 107 to 75 points.

The stage ended with a sprint but was a day attack, echelons and even GC-rider attacks.  

UAE put Adam Yates in the first major attack. Then Visma went on the attack but Pogacar responded.  

Matteo Jorgenson played a key role protecting Jonas Vingegaard.  

"We knew it was going to be a really nervous and hard day with the wind, no matter what we did," the American said. 

"Once we got through the start, there was a bit of a situation. Yates got in the move and it was pretty big group, so we had to start pretty early controlling. Then once we got to the main crosswind section and it didn't really explode too much, we wanted to control it for Wout.

"We believed that he would win after some so many close calls. But it didn't work out unfortunately." 

It's interesting to hear that Visma rode for Wout Van Aert on the even of a big weekend in the Pyrenees.

This is how Jasper Philipsen won the stage.

This was the moment of the crash in the final kilometre.

Ok Capiot relaxed after doing his leadout and dropped back, messing the sprint of the others but still that shoulder check by Van Gils was too violent, he will get relegated and fined, imo. #TDF2024pic.twitter.com/XaHj9FBmN8📹 @Uribecycling July 12, 2024

Tadej Pogačar again pulled on the yellow jersey as race leader after finishing ninth on the stage. He also keeps the polka-dot jersey, which will again be worn by Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility), who remains in second place in the KOM competition.  

Tadej Pogačar spoke post-stage about the aggressive racing on stage 13, the mountain stages in the Pyrenees.

"We expected for it to be chaotic but we didn't expect that much of a big group in the front. That we had Adam in the front and it turned out to be really great for us, we didn't need to spend a lot today," he said. 

"I like the climbs in the Pyrenees. Before the Tour I wasn't sure what climbs we were doing but after that I checked them out, they're climbs that I know and I'm really looking forward to it." 

Pogačar also spoke about losing Juan Ayuso, who tested positive for COVID-19 but then abandoned the Tour after the fast start to the stage.

"It's a bit of a blow - for sure he was one of the guys coming into the Tour de France that I was thinking will be one of the keys in the mountains. 

"But it's not such a big blow, Joao and Adam are flying in the mountains and Pavel and Mark are doing everywhere on all terrains a good job, and Nils and Tim are improving - we are growing as a group and even with one less we can be strong." 

Despite testing positive for COVID-19 Ayuso spoke to the media after the stage. He die not cofirm he was suffering with low-viral load COVID-19 but UAE Team Emirates confirmed that to Cyclingnews.   

Ayuso said: "When health issues come like this, I cannot really do much. 

"I'm worried that I cannot put my heart into helping but on the other side I think the team is very capable. They’re still very and have a very good chance of winning this race. I'll be cheering for them."  

This is our full story on the Spaniard's withdrawal from the Tour. 

Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) was one of the riders blocked behind a crash in the final kilometre of stage 13 of the Tour de France, and so he was unable to race for the stage win.

This is what happened and how riders reacted.

Lotto Dstny, Arkéa-B&B lead-outs collide in stage 13 sprint crash at the Tour de France

To fully understand all the attacks, echelons, crashes and racing on stage 13, read our full stage report and see our photo gallery. 

Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen powers to stage 13 victory in Pau ahead of Van Aert

The Tour de France climbs into the Pyrenees at the weekend with stage 14 from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d'Adet. It is short at 151.9km but includes 4000 metres of climbing in the final 80km. 

Tour de France 2024 - Stage 14 preview  

These are the stage 13 results via our friends at FirstCycling.

It has been another hectic and  exciting day of racing at the Tour de France and we have full coverage and reaction from the day. 

But don't miss our exclusive interviews and long-features. 

Barry Ryan recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Mark Cavendish about his long career and why he is still racing. 

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Alasdair Fotheringham is at the Tour de France with Barry Ryan and spoke to Egan Bernal about his gradual but constant return to form after his life-threatening crash. 

It is another great read. 

'A great leap forward' - former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal makes giant strides on comeback trail

Join us for full live coverage of stage 14 on Saturday and stage 15 on Sunday.

Jonas Vingegaard is not the only rider on a successful comeback trail at Visma-Lease A Bike in this year's Tour de France and Belgian star Wout van Aert provided the cycling world with another reminder of that at Pau, where he claimed second on a frantic reduced bunch sprint behind fellow-Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

Near-miss in Pau latest confirmation of rising Tour de France form for Wout van Aert

At the Tour de France start in Agen on Friday morning, most talk was of Primož Roglič's crash the previous day and the Tour de France's imminent entry into the Pyrenees the next. 

Outside the UAE Team Emirates bus, however, manager Mauro Gianetti warned against underestimating the task that lay immediately before Tadej Pogačar et al, namely stage 13 to Pau. "In the Tour, every day is a key day," he smiled.

'We are not obligated to attack' – Tadej Pogačar weighs up strategy as Tour de France reaches Pyrenees

The race communique is now available, and Arnaud De Lie's lead-out rider, Maxim Van Gils (Lotto Dstny), was handed a 1500CHF fine and lost 60 UCI points for improper conduct: "hit with the shoulder that endangered other riders," in the final sprint in Pau.

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