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Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 13 route and updates today on monstrous mountainous time trial

Fallout from stage 12

Elsewhere, Matteo Jorgenson lost 10 minutes, severely hampering his own GC challenge and meaning that UAE can take any attacks of his in the next road stage – on Saturday – less seriously, as he doesn’t represent a threat to Pogacar in yellow at the moment.

Remco Evenepoel suffered on the climbs but managed to limit his losses and is still third overall, but is left looking over his shoulder at the likes of Florian Lipowitz, Kevin Vauquelin, and Oscar Onley, who all performed brilliantly today and are hot on his heels in the white jersey standings today.

Lipowitz in particular was excellent, finishing third on the stage and moving up four places to third overall. He now sits two minutes ahead of his theoretical team leader Primoz Roglic. Will Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe now change tack, and go all-in for the German’s podium chances?

Primoz Roglic had a tough day out (AFP via Getty Images)

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:54

Fallout from stage 12

Of course stage 12 cemented that Pogacar is the man to beat, if indeed he is beatable at all. But it also exposed Visma-Lease a Bike, who looked like the strongest team by far after UAE lost Joao Almeida to a crash and several domestiques appeared to struggle in the last few days.

The tables were turned today and it was Jhonatan Narvaez, not, on paper, UAE’s best climber, who delivered the astonishing turn of pace that forced the entire GC group to disintegrate and set up Pogacar’s attack with 12km to go on Hautacam.

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:47

Tadej Pogacar dedicates Tour de France win to teenaged Italian cyclist who died in crash

Privitera, 19, crashed during the opening stage of the Giro della Valle d’Aosta in the Italian Alps. The Hagens Berman Jayco rider reportedly came off his bike during a descent, losing his helmet and colliding with a gate. He was taken to hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

“This stage can go for Samuele, to all his family,” Pogacar said. “It was really sad, it was the first thing I read in the morning, and I was thinking in the last kilometre about him and how tough this sport can be, and how much pain it can cause.”

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:41

Stage 12 report

Tadej Pogacar delivered a display of pure dominance on the first true mountain test of this year’s Tour de France to retake the yellow jersey with a solo win.

On the Hautacam, where Jonas Vingegaard left Pogacar behind in a decisive attack in his 2022 Tour win, the world champion exacted revenge, attacking 12 kilometres from the summit finish and putting two minutes 10 seconds into his rival, who finished second on the day.

Pogacar’s third stage win of this Tour, the 20th of his career, put him a big step closer to what would be a fourth overall title as he leads by three minutes 31 seconds from Vingegaard, with both men putting time into third-placed Remco Evenepoel, now four minutes 45 seconds down.

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:35

General classification after stage 12

  1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), in 45:22:51
  2. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), +3’31”
  3. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), +4’45”
  4. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), +5’34”
  5. Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels), +5’40”
  6. Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL), +6’05”
  7. Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), +7’30”
  8. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), +7’44”
  9. Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), +9’21”
  10. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike), +12’12”
Tadej Pogacar once again leads the Tour de France after stage 12
Tadej Pogacar once again leads the Tour de France after stage 12 (REUTERS)

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:30

Stage 12 results

  1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), in 4:21:19
  2. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), +2’10”
  3. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), +2’23”
  4. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), +3’00”
  5. Oscar Onley (Picnic PostNL), +3’00”
  6. Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B&B Hotels), +3’33”
  7. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step), +3’35”
  8. Felix Gall (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale), +4’02”
  9. Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), +4’08”
  10. Cristian Rodriguez (Arkea – B&B Hotels) +7’26”
Pogacar blasted past all his rivals to win stage 12 and move back into the race lead
Pogacar blasted past all his rivals to win stage 12 and move back into the race lead (AP)

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:25

Stage 12 recap

The Slovenian went solo with 12km to go, teed up superbly by teammate Jhonatan Narvaez, and while initially Jonas Vingegaard was the only rider who could stick with him, the Dane was quickly distanced and began rapidly shedding time.

By the summit finish at Hautacam – the toughest climb of the race so far – Pogacar had once again emphasised his superiority and his rivals were left licking their wounds and taking stock of their losses.

Vingegaard finished 2’10” down, falling to 3’31” behind Pogacar in the overall standings, while Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic also suffered on the brutal slopes and in the punishing heat.

Vingegaard slipped to 3'31" behind his rival in the overall standings
Vingegaard slipped to 3’31” behind his rival in the overall standings (AP)

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:21

How to watch the Tour de France

The 2025 Tour de France is broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK, in what is the last year of free-to-air coverage of the race before it is exclusively shown on TNT Sports and Discovery+.

Viewers can also stream the race online via ITVX app and website, and subscribers can watch the action on the TNT Sports and Discovery+ apps.

Each stage is packaged into hourly highlights shows on ITV4, typically starting at around 7pm BST. The highlights can be streamed on ITVX with the website and app.

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:16

Stage 13 start time

The first rider down the ramp on stage 13 will set off at 1.10pm local time (12.10pm BST) and the stage is expected to finish at 5.30pm local time (4.30pm BST).

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:12

Stage 13 preview

While stage 12 was a long and brutal day in the saddle, stage 13 is the shortest stage of this year’s race, a 10.9km time trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes. The race stays in the Pyrenees for yet more climbing, as while the stage is short, it may prove even tougher than yesterday’s effort.

After a rolling first three kilometres the road suddenly and sharply kicks uphill, with the 8km climb to the finish line at the altiport in Peyragudes averaging 7.9% and kicking up to 16% on its toughest upper slopes.

The final kilometre ramps up to the line at an average of 13%, making this a beast of a day that only gets more intense the further it goes on.

Flo Clifford18 July 2025 11:08

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