2025 Tour de France S7 to S11 Briefing

2025 Tour de France S7: GC "Big Three" gathers, POGAČAR Tadej sprints to win and wears the yellow jersey again

This race is a hilly stage with low difficulty, with a total of 197km and 2450m of climbing. The fourth-level climb and two third-level climbs are concentrated in the last 18.2km.

At the start of the race, VAN AERT Wout immediately launched an attack, and many riders immediately followed, but were caught soon after.
After the big group caught the breakaway group, former Tour de France champion, 39-year-old INEOS Grenadiers rider THOMAS Geraint launched an attack, bringing out one rider each from EF Education - EasyPost, Arkéa - B&B Hotels, Movistar Team, and Tudor Pro Cycling Team. The breakaway team of five riders successfully broke through. They took the top five at the mid-stage sprint point. In the big group, MILAN Jonathan was still the first to pass the middle sprint point, followed by GIRMAY Biniam.

At 31km from the finish line, the Visma team began to lead and continued to accelerate. During the climb of the first four-level slope, THOMAS Geraint, in the breakaway group, was exhausted and fell out of the breakaway group.

After that, VAN AERT Wout led the big group to accelerate and chase. The high-speed big group was also naturally selecting riders. About 10km from the finish line, there were only 42 riders left in the big group.
At 6.5km from the finish line, something unexpected happened. Two riders from Bahrain-Victorious collided, resulting in a big crash at the back of the big group. Fortunately, the crash occurred in the middle and rear of the group and did not have much impact on the riders in front of the group.

The big group began to climb the last three-level slope, led by WELLENS Tim. 1.5km from the finish line, POGAČAR Tadej launched an attack, VINGEGAARD Jonas and EVENEPOEL Remco quickly followed, and in the last 1km, the group behind accelerated to catch up with the three and successfully merged. Narvaez stepped forward to lead the entire group. In the last 200m, POGAČAR Tadej started to sprint. VINGEGAARD Jonas quickly stepped forward to absorb the tail flow, but he could only absorb the tail flow, and it was difficult to complete the overtaking. In the end, POGAČAR Tadej won successfully and put on the yellow jersey again.

2025 Tour de France S8: MILAN Jonathan sprinted to win and wore the green jersey again. ALMEIDA João played with an injury

After yesterday's long-distance stage, the players will usher in two extremely easy flat sprint stages. Stage 8, the route is 171km long and the climb is only 170m.

ALMEIDA João, who crashed hard in yesterday's stage, was diagnosed with uncomplicated rib fractures and severe hand injuries after the race. But he still chose to continue to compete in today's stage instead of retiring.

At the start of the race, no one in the big group tried to break away, and the riders kept moving at a speed of about 43km per hour. Many teams took turns to lead the big group forward. Many riders tried to attack, but they were immediately taken back by the big group. At the 86km mid-stage sprint point, MILAN Jonathan also won the first place almost without suspense.

At 13km, MERLIER Tim, a strong competitor in this race, had a flat tire, which made him lose a lot of time. The distance from the big group in front was too large, making it difficult for him to participate in the final sprint.
5km from the finish line, Alpecin - Deceuninck controlled the pace in front of the big group. In the last 1km, VAN DER POEL Mathieu grabbed a good position and launched an attack in the last 500 meters, leading GROVES Kaden forward. Although MILAN Jonathan had no teammates beside him, he immediately followed. In the last 300 meters, GROVES Kaden launched, and MILAN Jonathan and VAN AERT Wout on both sides responded quickly and started the final sprint. In the end, the power monster MILAN Jonathan won the stage championship, and MILAN Jonathan will also wear the green jersey that truly belongs to him.

2025 Tour de France S9: The second fastest average speed in Tour de France history reaches 50! MERLIER Tim scored twice and defeated MILAN Jonathan

Before the second day of the alpine stage, the players will complete a flat sprint stage: stage 9. The stage is 174km long. Although there are no climbing points today and the climbs are not as many as yesterday's stage, there will be crosswinds, which are a huge variable for the riders.

At the beginning of the race, Alpecin - Deceuninck immediately started to break away and continued to widen the gap. The big group on the flat stage will not let the breakaway players go, but since the race has just started, the big group is not in a hurry to chase the two breakaway players. The second difference between the breakaway players and the big group is gradually widening.

At 120km from the finish line, ALMEIDA João fell behind and finally chose to withdraw at 84km. ALMEIDA João must be very frustrated about this, and it is also a great loss for the team. POGAČAR Tadej also lost a capable deputy in the mountain stage.
46km from the finish line, the big group began to accelerate. At 29km, Visma further accelerated the pace of the big group, and the average speed since the start reached 49km per hour. At 15km, WELLENS Tim, wearing a polka dot shirt, completed his leading task and fell out of the big group.

At 6km, VAN DER POEL Mathieu started to fly alone. There were only 4km left to the finish line. The big group and VAN DER POEL Mathieu still had a difference of more than 20 seconds, which was very dangerous for the big group, because this difference was likely to be difficult to catch up. The big group was extremely chaotic, and no team organized a proper sprint train.
It was a pity that VAN DER POEL Mathieu was finally caught up by the big group with only 800m left to the finish line. Although it was only 800m, this distance was as difficult to cross as a galaxy for him.

After the big group caught up with VAN DER POEL Mathieu, the sprinters quickly launched a sprint. Although MILAN Jonathan was already very fast, MERLIER Tim once again rushed out from MILAN Jonathan, defeated MILAN Jonathan, and won the stage championship.

2025 Tour de France S10: YATES Simon won the stage, HEALY Ben yellow jersey again after six years

On July 14, the French National Day, the athletes ushered in the first "alpine stage". This stage is 165.3km long and climbs 4450m. It is a mountain stage with considerable difficulty. And after the competition in the first nine stages, it is also a test for the riders' physical strength.

In the big group, climbing king WELLENS Tim and Polite took turns to lead the ride. 129km from the finish line, O'CONNOR Ben in the breakaway group launched an attack, but the breakaway group did not intend to let the two go and immediately caught up with the two. At the mid-stage sprint point, the breakaway group made a sprint.

At 67km from the finish line, HEALY Ben has surpassed POGAČAR Tadej in the real-time virtual GC results list and came in first place. If he maintains this second difference, he will wear the yellow jersey after the stage.

As the race continued, the breakaway group also split. The first group mainly included HEALY Ben, YATES Simon, O'CONNOR Ben, and others, and the second breakaway group lagged behind the first breakaway group by about three minutes.
Around 24km, the big group began to pull. Kus launched a wave of attacks, hoping to speed up the big group, but no one responded to him at all, and he could only fall back to the big group. Adam Yates led the big group at this time, but did not accelerate. JORGENSON Matteo made another attack on the side, and this time the big group responded quickly, followed JORGENSON Matteo, and accelerated the pace of the big group.

During this period, HEALY Ben of the first breakaway group insisted on speeding up, always breaking the wind at the front of the group, and entering the last second-level climbing point, YATES Simon launched an attack, and in front, YATES Simon kept a distance of about 30m from the back, and finally successfully crossed the line first, winning the stage championship again after six years.

At this time, the big group behind had entered the last second-level slope. POGAČAR Tadej launched a rocking attack, VINGEGAARD Jonas immediately rocked the bike in response, and the two once again left behind all other opponents, and also caught up with Martinez, who fell from the front group. In the end, the two crossed the line one after another, and only EVENEPOEL Remco was left behind them. After crossing the line, the two shook hands to show their friendship.
HEALY Ben waited until he saw the time difference on the big screen was five minutes. Healy Ben finally breathed a sigh of relief because this meant that he would wear the yellow jersey. This means that all the efforts made for this yellow jersey in this stage are worth it.

2025 Tour de France S11: POGAČAR Tadej crashes, Abrahamson wins first Tour de France

After a day of rest, today, the riders will face another flat stage. The track is 157km long and climbs 1750m. This stage is more like a hilly stage. There are four level 4 slopes and one level 3 slope, which is more suitable for the riders to break out.

At the beginning of the race, three teams attacked and successfully formed a breakout group. But soon, the big group accelerated and took back the pursuit group.
At 130km, VAN AERT Wout, Simmons, and 10 other riders launched an attack, which was taken back at 126km.
At 113km, three more riders joined the two-man group, and about 100km from the finish line, the big group began to accelerate and took back the first and second pursuit groups 98km from the finish line. After that, two more riders launched an attack and successfully joined the breakout group.

68km from the finish, VAN DER POEL Mathieu launched an attack, bringing out a large number of riders such as HEALY Ben, VINGEGAARD Jonas, EVENEPOEL Remco, and then the big group took back some riders. 62km from the finish, the field mainly consisted of a five-man breakaway group led by Abrahamson, a five-man pursuit group including VAN AERT Wout and VAN DER POEL Mathieu, and a big group with the yellow jersey.

14km from the finish, Abrahamson from UNO-X and Schmid from Jack Team launched an attack in the breakaway group and successfully flew out alone. At 8.9km from the finish, VAN DER POEL Mathieu launched an attack in the pursuit group, and at 2.8km from the finish, he narrowed the gap with the two in front to 10s.
During his pursuit, some small episodes occurred in the big group behind him. Four kilometers from the finish line, POGAČAR Tadej fell off his bike, but fortunately, he did not hit any obstacles and only suffered superficial scratches. The large group in front was also very graceful, slowing down in time and waiting for POGAČAR Tadej to return to the large group before accelerating.

In the last 1km, Abrahamson and Schmid launched a sprint duel, and Abrahamson finally won the stage championship, also winning his first stage championship in the Tour de France.