Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France
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That's all from a thrilling finish to stage 16 atop Mont Ventoux, which saw Valentin Paret-Peintre deny Ben Healy his second win of this year's Tour, while Tadej Pogacar fractionally increased his overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard.
Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - 171km from Montpellier up to the summit of the iconic Mont Ventoux
As Tadej Pogacar relaxed on the sands of Seychelles, the 2025 Tour de France route was revealed last October. So was, it turned out, a theme of the Slovenian’s pursuit of a fourth Tour title: the ghosts of Pogi’s past.
Valentin Paret-Peintre produces a late sprint to get past Ben Healy and claim a stunning win on stage 16 of the Tour de France.
Valentin Paret-Peintre kept his cool in a furnace of pressure and heat, delivering a thunderous victory atop the legendary Mont Ventoux to give France its first win in this year's Tour de France during a breathtaking Stage 16 on Tuesday.