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Which British riders are riding the 2023 Tour de France?

Mathew Mitchell

• Published on June 27, 2023
• in Men's Cycling

British riders have made an indelible mark on the history of the Tour de France over the years. Their contributions began with Brian Robinson, who was the first British cyclist to finish the race in 1955 and claimed the first British stage victory two years later. However, it was not until the 21st century that Britain became a dominant force in the race. Starting with Bradley Wiggins’ historic overall victory in 2012, the first for a British rider, Team Sky (later rebranded as Ineos Grenadiers) went on to secure seven of the next nine editions of the Tour, with victories from Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, and Egan Bernal.

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Froome, in particular, stands out with his four Tour de France titles . Mark Cavendish , often hailed as one of the greatest sprinters in the history of the sport, has also significantly contributed to Britain’s Tour de France success, matching the all-time record of 34 stage wins held by Eddy Merckx in 2021. British riders have demonstrated a wide range of prowess in the Tour de France, from sprinting to time-trialling and climbing, making them always ones to watch in the peloton.

British Riders in the 2023 Tour de France

• Mark Cavendish

So much attention is going to be on Mark Cavendish . After a stellar 2021 Tour de France with 4 stage wins, he wasn’t picked for last year’s edition. A change of teams in the off-season and here we are for the Brit’s final shot at the outright all-time Tour de France stage win record before retirement . Just 1 stage will do it and there will be bedlam if he manages to pull it off. There was a time when it looked inevitable only for a tough few years to rob the Manx Missile of opportunities before a glorious return to form.

Cavendish’s one and only win of the 2023 season to date came in May at the Giro d’Italia, where the 38-year-old won the final stage in Rome. He only needs a single similar opportunity to go top and ahead of Eddy Merckx in the all-time stage win ranking.

• Tom Pidcock

Surely everyone has now seen that video of the descent Tom Pidcock made last year on his way to a maiden Tour de France stage victory on Alpe d’Huez no less. The Brit flew down the Galibier as he hunted down the lead group. With nothing quite showing the generational change as well as dropping Chris Froome on its slopes. That generation of stars has had its time at the top.

The 2023 season has seen Pidcock claim victory on the Tuscan gravel at Strade Bianche, winning with a small gap there. 3rd at Amstel Gold Race and 2nd at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, albeit a long way behind the winner at both is a sign that as a one-day racer, Pidcock is up there. Expect to see some stage hunting and maybe a top-20 GC finish once more.

The first of the Yates twins to get a mention. Adam Yates has a solid if unspectacular history at the Tour de France where probably the most memorable moment is an inflatable gantry falling on top of him whilst looking certain for a stage win. That stage victory still illudes him but a trio of top-10 GC finishes are still very decent.

In this year’s race, he will be working for team leader Tadej Pogačar but there’s still a chance of adding to that number of top-10 GC finishes with a good rider. It’s tough to see that stage win happening but there’s always a chance.

• Simon Yates

A Grand Tour winner at the Vuelta a Espana and many stage wins and GC near-misses at the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France has always felt the weakest of the big 3 for Simon Yates. Unless his brother Adam, he does have a pair of Tour de France stage victories, however. They came just 4 days apart in the 2019 Tour de France. Unlike Adam however, Simon Yates has just 1 top-10 GC finish, with 7th back in 2017.

A good early part to the season included 4th at Paris Nice but the preparation was somewhat derailed by stomach issues at the Tour de Romandie that saw him abandon and Yates hasn’t raced since. That makes him a bit of a wildcard with where the form might be.

• Fred Wright

The new British road race champion! Wright finally took his first career pro win after so many close calls in a host of races up and down the prestige stakes. That includes last year’s Tour de France where Wright finished 2nd behind Mads Pedersen in a 3-up sprint into Saint Etienne. Now with the monkey off his back, we might see that maiden Grand Tour win and on the highest stage.

There have been many top-10 results in 2023, including the Tour of Flanders and recently at the Critérium Dauphiné. It would be a surprise if there wasn’t another here in his new British champion jersey.

An up and down career that first saw James Shaw make the WorldTour with Lotto Soudal at the age of 20 years old before slumping back to the Continental ranks after never quite establishing himself within the Belgian team. A strong year at Continental level saw him back to ProTeam level before Covid hit and another year back at Continental level in 2021. Finally, in 2022 Shaw returned to the WorldTour with EF Education-EasyPost and doesn’t appear to be looking back.

The 2023 Tour de France will be Shaw’s maiden edition and he will be in full-stage hunting mode. A useful finisher on tough hilly terrain, there was a decent enough GC performance at the Critérium Dauphiné and 2nd in GC at Coppi e Bartali too.

Finally, there’s Ineos Grenadiers’ Ben Turner. Another rider doing their first Tour de France in 2023, Turner has had an up-and-down 2023 so far because of injuries from crashes. He took his first pro career win at Vuelta Murcia, and almost matched it with 2nd at Jaen Paraiso before coming to an abrupt stop at Omloop het Nieuwsblad . There Turner broke his elbow but returned to fitness for the end of the Flandrian classics, only to break his forearm at the Tour of Flanders.

A different type of stage-hunting threat to teammate Tom Pidcock, we might see him get into breaks on flatter terrain and maybe have an outside shot at a stage win if he’s back to full form.

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The Brits riding the 2023 Tour de France

There are seven British riders making their way to the Basque Country for this year’s Grand Départ

Words: India Paine

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Great Britain have had exceptional success in the past two decades at the Tour de France with the former Team Sky gang dominating the yellow jersey for most of the 2010s. Despite only a handful of riders each year making their way to France for the prestigious Grand Tour, Great Britain is the fifth highest winning country at the Tour. 

Bradley Wiggins was the first ever British rider to win the Tour title in 2012, before Chris Froome followed in Wiggins' footsteps, taking the title in 2013. This started a streak of Tour wins for GB, with Froome winning the title in 2015, 2016 and 2017, before Geraint Thomas took the title from his teammate in 2018. 

Thomas was the last Brit to win the Tour, but he also came within touching distance in 2019 when he finished second to his team-mate Egan Bernal and last year placed third behind Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar. However, the Welshman won’t be at this year’s Tour having just raced the Giro d’Italia in May, where he placed second with his Ineos Grenadiers team. 

Stage wins have also been a prominent feature of GB's success, with the likes of Simon Yates, Steve Cummings, and Tom Pidcock among those to have recently won at the Tour. But it's Mark Cavendish who is largely responsible for GB's success on that front, having taken an astonishing 34 stage wins so far in his career.

There's plenty to cheer about when it comes to the Brits at this year’s Tour de France too, so we've put together a list of all the British riders, their strengths, and how we can expect them to make their mark throughout the three weeks of racing. 

Mark Cavendish, Astana Qazaqstan 

Having announced his retirement at this year’s Giro d’Italia , this will be Mark Cavendish’s last Tour de France. But this year’s race provides a unique opportunity for the Manx rider to write his name in the history books, if successful. Currently on par with Eddy Merckx, if Cavendish can secure himself one last stage win, he’ll have won the most Tour stages in the race’s history. 

Throughout the Giro, Cavendish came tantalisingly close to a stage win placing fourth, third and eighth. However, it was only on the final stage in Rome that he finally secured a victory, proving that he still has the winning fire within him. He’s only raced once since at the ZLM Tour in June, placing ninth in the GC. But his Astana team are putting everything into Cavendish’s potential record-breaking win and have brought former team-mate Mark Renshaw into the team as an advisor for his final tour. Renshaw was Cavendish’s lead-out man for nine seasons, and has joined Astana as sprint consultant. Can it be one last dance for the Manx missile?

Adam Yates, UAE Team Emirates

Adam Yates has thrived in week-long stage races this year

Adam Yates is a very talented climber, and he proved this with his second place at the Critérium du Dauphiné this month, challenging Vingegaard for the title. He also achieved first place at the Tour de Romandie and third place at the UAE Tour at the start of the season. However, with two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar on his team, Yates will most probably be taking on the role as domestique for the Slovenian. 

He could be in contention for a stage victory however, if given the opportunity, something he is yet to achieve despite this being his seventh Tour appearance. While he is strong in the high mountains, he’ll have to tread carefully with the time trial as he hasn’t had a very consistent record against the clock. So far this year, he’s placed third and eighth in the TT stages and will need to produce the same results if he is looking to secure a respectable GC result.

Simon Yates, Jayco Alula

Both the Yates brothers will be on this year's start line, flying the British flag. But unlike his brother, Simon Yates will be taking the spotlight for his Jayco-Alula team as he aims for the GC. His best finishing position in the Tour was back in 2017, when he placed seventh, so he'll be hoping to have a better result this year. He has also secured two stage wins in the 2019 edition. 

Yates last Tour appearance was in 2021, but he did not finish stage 13 (unlucky for some) and had to withdraw from the race.  Over the past five years, Yates has opted to race the Giro, but this year he has taken a different approach to Grand Tours this year, focusing more on training than racing. His last race was the Tour de Romandie in April, but he had to withdraw after stage one due to stomach problems. Before that, Yates came fourth in Paris-Nice and ninth in the Itzulia Basque Country. As we haven't seen the British rider in action since April, it's unclear what his current form is like and we will only know when he lines up for the Grand Départ in the Basque Country. 

Tom Pidcock, Ineos Grenadiers 

In his Tour de France debut, Tom Pidcock wowed cycling fans with his memorable win on the Alpe d'Huez as well as placing second in the youth classification. He'll be looking to develop this at this year's race, hunting down more stage wins to add to his palmarès. 

Pidcock is an exciting talent for not only the Ineos Grenadiers, but also for British fans. He continued to showcase his strength with a remarkable win at Strade Bianche in March and a second-place finish at Liège-Bastogne-Liège behind world champion Remco Evenepoel. In the lead-up to the Tour, Pidcock raced in the Tour de Suisse where he placed 22nd in the overall. The 23-year-old rider is a strong climber and excellent descender, so he'll make for exciting viewing. 

Fred Wright, Bahrain-Victorious 

Newly crowned British road champion Fred Wright will be making his third appearance at the Tour de France this year for his Bahrain-Victorious team. Wright had an impressive ride last year, coming second on stage 13 after narrowly missing out on the win to Mads Pedersen and taking eighth in the individual time trial on the penultimate stage. With his first professional win under his belt, he'll have to confidence to put himself in the right place and go for glory. 

Ben Turner, Ineos Grenadiers 

Ben Turner will be making his Tour de France debut for the Ineos Grenadiers, so he'll be working to help his team go for stage wins and potentially a GC result while gaining as much experience as possible. The 24-year-old hasn't had much luck this year with several DNF results, including at the Critérium du Dauphinè where he had an unfortunate crash during the individual time trial. He has not raced since then, missing the National Championships last week. The next time we will see Turner will be in Bilbao and this will tell us how he has recovered from the Dauphiné. 

Ben Turner hasn't had the best start to the season with a number of DNFs, but he'll be looking to change his luck

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Inside the seven riders that will impact the race from start to finish

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The Union Flag flying high above the crowds at the 2019 Tour de France

The 2023 Tour de France marks the 10 year anniversary of Chris Froome’s first yellow jersey victory. Since then, the United Kingdom has established itself as a primary fighting force in world cycling. Nonetheless, many of the characters of the last decade are not here at this Tour de France.

Chris Froome is the big omission, as GCN reported earlier this week, but also absent are the other two British Tour winners, with Bradley Wiggins long retired now and Geraint Thomas staying home to recover from his Giro d’Italia. The maturation is pretty stark when you consider the age of the British riders going to this year’s race. Out of the seven starters, Mark Cavendish is the only name on this list that is over 31 years old and he is in his last Tour this year.

While the stalwarts of the British contingent on Tour might be fading away, or doing one last lap around France, the riders here are still more than capable of making a big impact on the race. Furthermore, the Yates twins have morphed from precocious young talents into seasoned and accomplished winners and will be sure to play big roles in the mountains of this year's race. Check out who  the British riders heading to the start in Bilbao Saturday are and what you can expect from this year’s crop of riders flying the Union Flag.

Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan)

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Stage number 34 for Mark Cavendish in the 2021 Tour de France

The 2023 Tour de France will be the last time British fans will cheer on the Manx Missile, but it is far from a ceremonial last lap around France. Cavendish, whether he wants to talk about it or not, is just one win away from being the out-right all-time Tour stage win record holder, beating Eddy Merckx’s record. Cavendish’s quest for win number 35 is the biggest sub-plotline during this Tour de France, and with no true British contender for the overall win – more on that later – the public will be fully behind one last dance with Cavendish. At the Tour, even one that is very heavy on the climbing, Cavendish still has a pull that puts him close to the centre of attention.

What to expect:

Is it too much to expect one win? No, it is not. While Cavendish does not have the team around him that he has had in his most successful years, he proved that he can still come good at a Grand Tour once already this year with his victory on the final day of the Giro d’Italia. In fact, the difficulty of this year’s Tour may favour Cavendish in his pursuit. Later in the race, and possibly on the very last day on the Champs-Élysées, the sprint field might be diminished and the path to a victory could be clearer.

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers)

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Tom Pidcock descending the Galibier last year at the Tour de France

Pidcock is back to the Tour after his daredevil victory on the Alpe d’Huez stage last year and he will be certainly hoping to add to that stage win tally. Pidcock will have free reign to take on the Tour in whatever way he would like with his team, Ineos Grenadiers, starting the race without a top contender for the final podium. Pidcock is one of a dozen or so riders who could squeak into the Tour top 10, or focus on a stage win. While Pidcock will certainly want a crack at riding GC in the near future, this year he has the opportunity to chase a bit of both of these objectives, while not having to put too much stock into either endeavour.

At least one stage win seems in order for the punchy all-rounder. From stage 1 to stage 19, this Tour de France is chock full of opportunities for a versatile rider with a fast finishing kick. Pidcock had a strong spring campaign and while he was foiled in races like Amstel Gold Race and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, it is unlikely he will have to face the riders who beat him there in the Tour breakaways, namely Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel. Nonetheless, in pre race comments, Pidcocks told GCN he is hoping to win stages from the lead group and not breakaways, which means he will have to square up against Pogačar and Vingegaard. That being said, in the meat of this Tour, there are opportunities for Pidcock to feast.

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates)

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Adam Yates off the front with Jonas Vingegaard at the Critérium du Dauphiné

Adam Yates is starting his seventh Tour and is coming into the race looking like he is at his absolute best. From a second-place finish behind Jonas Vingegaard at the Dauphiné, to winning the Tour de Romandie, Yates is humming. After an off-season swap from Ineos Grenadiers to UAE Team Emirates, Yates will be asked to use that form to help support Tadej Pogačar take on Vingegaard over the three weeks of racing in France. While the gap between Yates’ level and Vingegaard’s was clear at the Dauphiné, that gap might be close enough for Pogačar to have a foil, à la Roglič in last year's Tour, and stretch Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma beyond one-on-one showdowns

The conversation around Adam Yates has been one of the hottest post-Dauphiné discussions in the lead up to the Tour. The week-long pre-Tour dress rehearsal generally saw riders hit their expectations or lag behind in performance, with the exception of a couple of standout performances. One was Adam Yates who was clearly the second strongest climber in the race. As we know from years past at the UAE Tour, these longer climbing performances are not an anomaly. The question on the front of everyone’s mind is how can UAE use Yates’ form most effectively when paired with Tadej Pogačar.

While it is tempting to consider the option of UAE keeping Yates in podium contention throughout the whole race and rolling the dice in the crucial final week, that strategy could backfire. Yates’ best Tour finish was in 2016 when he finished fourth, over four minutes back. Since then, his ceiling has seemed to be finishing in the top ten. That is still valuable, but with a Tadej Pogačar victory that would be most likely forged through small gains and stage time bonuses, having Yates function as a distracting foil in the races early days to draw out Jumbo-Visma before Pogačar takes bit of time throughout the first two weeks might be worth Yates shipping time. Even if he is down on GC, his presence in assisting Pogačar can make the difference, especially if Pogačar is already in yellow.

Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious)

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Mads Pederson leading Fred Wright during a breakaway at last year’s Tour. Pederson would go on to beat Wright at the finish.

Take a look at Fred Wright’s racing CV from the last couple of years there are lots of single digit results. From top-10 finishes at the Tour of Flanders, to second places on stage of the 2022 Tour and 2022 Vuelta a España, Wright has been knocking on the door of victory since he began to break through during the latter half of the 2021 season. Finally, after many close calls and strong showings, Wright got his first professional victory at last weekend’s British national road race championships when he claimed the jersey in a dragged fight around a soaked Saltburn-by-the-Sea circuit. With a win finally under his belt, could this Tour be the moment that Wright makes the next step up?

Cycling, like other sports, plays upon momentum and motivation. Coming off the back of his championship victory, Wright will have plenty of momentum. Motivation, for everyone at Bahrain-Victorious, will certainly be high after Gino Mäder’s tragic death at the Tour de Suisse, with the likes of Jack Haig, Mikel Landa, Phil Bauhaus and Matej Mohorič providing opportunities for the team to chase that emotional victory that the team and neutral spectators will be pulling for. Wright, with his strength and versatility, will be keen on honouring his teammate with a win for him.

Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla)

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Simon Yates won stage 14 at the 2022 Giro d’Italia after injuries took him out of GC contention

Simon Yates is a bit like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. For every high high of the 30-year-old’s career is a draining low that makes Simon Yates one of the most enigmatic figures in cycling. While he is a Grand Tour winner after his triumph in the 2018 Vuelta a España, he is also the same rider who that very year dropped like a stone after commanding the 2018 Giro d’Italia. Just last year, he pushed Primoz Roglič to the brink of failure in Paris-Nice, before dropping like a stone from GC contention at the Giro when the race turned up at Blockhaus at the end of the first week. Nonetheless, by the next week, Yates was again looking like a world-beater with his solo victory in Turin. He rises, he falls. The only truly predictable thing about Yates is that he, typically, defies predictions.

Simon Yates comes into the Tour with not only a long-term history of up and down results, but also a short-term history that is largely blank. Yates has not raced since he pulled out of stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie in late April due to stomach issues. Our last true impressions of the Jayco-AlUla talisman were good. At the Tour Down Under, Paris-Nice and the Tour of the Basque Country, Yates finished in the GC top 10, with a stage win to boot on the final day of the Tour Down Under. But that is a long time from now and extrapolating over such a long period is a tricky proposition. With the uncertainty and lack of racing, a high position in the Tour GC for Simon Yates is unlikely. What is much more likely, and what could almost be expected, is a stage win from a breakaway late in the race, adding to his two stage wins from 2019.

Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers)

Ben Turner at the E3 Harelbeke after returning from his injuries after a crash at Omloop Het Nieusblad

Ben Turner is one of two Brits making their debut at the 2023 Tour de France and he is something of a surprise selection for the Ineos Grenadiers Tour squad. In Ben Turner’s case, this surprise is not for a lack of strength and potential, but for a lack of racing. Turner, who was one of the revelations of last year’s Spring Classics, crashed out of both the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Tour of Flanders with broken bones. Since Flanders at the beginning of April, Turner has only started one race, the Dauphiné, which he did not finish after crashing, yet again, in the stage 4 time trial. Despite the crashes, Turner will line up the Tour as a part of an unorthodox Ineos Grenadiers set-up to discover what his potential might be at the world's biggest bike race.

With the tumult of Turner’s season up until this point and the class of the other names on the Ineos Grenadiers start list, expectations from the team and from British fans should be fairly tempered. Turner is certainly a talent for the future and this will not be his last start at the Tour de France, but this is not a year where that talent is likely to bear fruits. Yet, at 1.94m tall with a well rounded profile, Turner will be worth his weight in gold as a domestique and will be used to help Dani Martínez, Carlos Rodríguez and Egan Bernal scrape together GC placings, while Tom Pidcock and Omar Fraile chase stage victories.

James Shaw (EF Education-Easypost)

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James Shaw at the finish of Strade Bianche

Fellow Tour de France debutant James Shaw comes in as one of the more heartwarming stories of determination in this year’s race. The 27-year-old will be taking to the start line for EF Education-EasyPost on Saturday, but came close to giving up the sport in recent years as he fell out of favour on the WorldTour. Having signed for Lotto Soudal following a promising junior career, Shaw made a name for himself as a dependable teammate in the hills, though a lack of wins saw Shaw deemed surplus to requirements following the 2018 season. Offered a lifeline in February 2019 by British squad SwiftCarbon, Shaw repaid his dues on the domestic circuit before continuing his revival with Riwal Readynez in 2020 and Ribble Weldtite in 2021. Now in his second campaign with Jonathan Vaughters’ American squad, Shaw is proving his worth with the world’s elite once again, picking up a top 10 on stage 12 of last year’s Vuelta a España before finishing runner-up on GC at this year’s Coppi e Bartali.

A more than capable climber, Shaw comes to the Tour as valuable support for EF’s trio of Richard Carapaz, Rigoberto Urán and Neilson Powless. The occasional opportunity may reveal itself to stamp his mark on the race in a breakaway, but expect Shaw to be on domestique duties for the majority of the race. For Shaw, however, taking to the start of his first Tour de France will be a victory in itself following his long road back to the sport’s top tier.

Britain will be happy hunting for stages at this Tour

While there is no true yellow jersey contender for this year's British line-up at the Tour, there is lots to be excited about for this group of riders on this route. From the word go, there will be opportunities for one of the seven to end up raising their arms aloft at the finish of each stage. For four of the seven riders – Cavendish, Pidcock, Wright and Simon Yates – finishing the Tour without a stage win would probably be seen as a disappointment. Each of those riders, realistically, can hope for multiple stages. For Adam Yates, the operative goal will be yellow for the team in Paris, and even, if things go down the best possible path, a podium finish in Paris. A Brit may not win the whole thing this year, but they’ll certainly hope to leave a mark.

Mark Cavendish

• Team Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Nationality United Kingdom
• UCI Wins 168
• Height 1.75m

Tom Pidcock

• Team INEOS Grenadiers
• UCI Wins 12
• Height 1.7m

• Team UAE Team Emirates
• UCI Wins 25
• Height 1.73m

Fred Wright

• Team Bahrain Victorious
• Height 1.84m

Simon Yates

• Team Team Jayco-AlUla
• UCI Wins 37
• Height 1.72m

• Height 1.94m

• Team EF Education-EasyPost
• Height 1.79m

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• Race Length 3,401 kms
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Tour de France 2023: Teams and riders for the 110th edition of the Grand Tour as Chris Froome misses out

Updated 29/06/2023 at 19:37 GMT

With the 110th edition of the Grand Tour fast approaching, Tour de France teams have now finalised their rider line-ups ahead of the July 3 start in Bilbao. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard faces another stern challenge from two-time winner Tadej Pogacar. Elsewhere, Mark Cavendish is chasing Grand Tour history, while fellow British rider Chris Froome has not been selected for this year's race.

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The 2023 Tour de France is about to finish and British rider Adam Yates is about to achieve his first-ever Grand Tour podium finish. Probably, the most dramatic moment of the Tour so far was the stage 8 crash of the 34-time stage winner Mark Cavendish. The big Brit never recovered. Are there any other Brits in contention for some Tour glory? How is the only British team Ineos doing? Here we have it all for you.

Up to now, it has been a pretty underwhelming 2023 Tour de France from a British point of view. Ineos are still hopeful they could get one of their riders up on the podium but even this looks like a tall order right now. However, as many would know Tour de France pans out over 21 days not just 9, so with thousands of miles still to ride and countless mountains still to climb who knows what might happen. Let’s see how the British hopes are doing at this year’s Tour.

• 1 Who’s in the only British team at the 2023 Tour de France – Ineos Grenadiers
• 2 Mark Cavendish’s dramatic exit from this year’s Tour
• 3.1 Simon Yates (Team Jayco Alula) – 4th + 12’23”
• 3.2 Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Greandiers) – 13th + 47’52”
• 3.3 Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) – 3rd + 10’56”
• 4.1 Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) – 92nd 04h 22’51”
• 5.1 Mark Cavendish (Astana) – Stage 8
• 5.2 Ben Turner (Ineos Greandiers) – Stage 13
• 5.3 James Shaw (EF Education) – Stage 14

Who’s in the only British team at the 2023 Tour de France – Ineos Grenadiers

The only British team at Tour de France is Ineos Grenadiers. Formerly known as Team Sky this is by far the most successful cycling team in the world from 2012 onward. Riders from Ineos won 7 of the last 10 editions of the Tour de France. Bradley Wiggins did that first in 2012. He became the first-ever Brit to triumph at Tour de France.

Then came the 4 glory years of arguably the best British cyclist in history Chris Froom. Froom won the Tour first in 2013 to make it back-to-back British victories. He then skipped a year only to win 3 more Tours in a row after that – 2015, 2016 and 2017.

The last Ineos rider to win Tour de France was Colombian Egan Bernal. He became the first cyclist from his country to win the Tour in 2019. Bernal remains Ineos’s top rider and he entered the 2023 Tour de France as the team’s leader.

The other 7 riders that form team Ineos this year at the Tour are these: the 2 Brits Pidcock and Turner, the 3 Spaniards Castroviejo, Fraile Matarranz and Rodriguez Cano, the 2nd Colombian Martinez Poveda and last but not least the Polish workhorse Kwiatkowski. From them, Bernal and Pidcock are the 2 main men with ambitions to finish inside the top 10 overall.

Mark Cavendish’s dramatic exit from this year’s Tour

The 38-year-old Mark Cavendish is a legendary sprinter that came into the 2023 Tour de France equal for the most stage wins at 34 with the cycling god Eddy Merkx. The ‘Manxman’ as he is known to his fans was close to the unseen before the 35th stage victory twice in the first 6 days. It seemed that Cavendish would certainly win one more stage very soon.

Then during stage 8 with 63km left to the finish of the stage, Mark Cavendish was involved in a nasty crash. The veteran brushed off and tried to mount his bike again but soon found out that this would be impossible. The Manxman had broken his collarbone and had to withdraw. Cavendish is yet to speak publicly since the crash. Earlier this year the 38-year-old announced his retirement at the end of 2023. Does this mean he will never win another stage at the Tour?

Well, according to his team’s director at Astana Alexander Vinokourov, the door remains open for Cavendish to recover and be part of next year’s Tour de France team too. This is what Vinokourov said after the crash, “Yes, we want Mark to go on to 2024 and race his 15th Tour de France and win his 35th stage win,”

The Brits and how they will finish in the General Classification

As things stand the twin brothers Adam and Simon Yates will finish 3rd and 4th the 2023 Tour de France. No other Brit made it into the top 10 but 2 very promising young riders managed to complete the Tour and both showed potential for years to come. Here they all are:

Simon Yates (Team Jayco Alula) – 4th + 12’23”

Simon Yates, age 30, is the leader of his Australian team Jayco Alula. As such, he’s getting all the support the other 7 riders from the team can give him. Yates was certainly a podium contender and he was well placed in the early rounds. However, he got entangled in a crash in stage 6 and this saw him lose over 6 minutes on the overall leader. Yates still has time to make up that time and he remains the best British hope to secure a podium finish.

Simon’s Last Stage

In stage 20 Simon Yates tried to attack and close the gap on his twin brother. However, none of his attacks succeeded and in the end Yates was happy that by sticking with the leading group he at least managed to move up to 4th in the final rankings.

Simon’s Next Stage

In stage 21, Simon Yates will simply have to enjoy his twin brother’s triumph. The final stage of this year’s tour is all about champagne and Champs-Élysées anyway.

Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Greandiers) – 13th + 47’52”

Tom Pidcock, age 23, is mainly a supporting cast to Ineos’s leader Egan Bernal. However, Bernal’s form is not great and right now it is a toss between him and Pidcock in terms of which rider should get the support of the entire team for the rest of this year’s Tour. Pidcock was solid in the first 9 stages and despite sitting over 9 minutes behind the overall leader he’s still hoping to catch up as the stages become much more mountainous from now on. Pidcock started his cycling career at mountain bike events so he is much more comfortable when the going gets tough.

Tom’s Last Stage

In stage 20 Tom Pidcock lost a bit more time in the GC standings . Still, he rode well the final challenging stage with significant climbs and managed to even improve his rankings by 2 places as others struggled so late on the Tour.

Tom’s Next Stage

In stage 21 Tom Pidcock will have the pleasure to experience for the first time in his young career crossing the streets of Paris and the symbolic finish at the iconic Champs-Élysées. Tom would have liked a top 10 finish but even just completing the entire Tour is a great achievement for a rider so young.

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) – 3rd + 10’56”

Adam Yates, age 30, is the twin brother of Simon. The twins race for different teams. Unlike his brother, Adam’s role at UAE Team Emirates is to provide support for one of the big overall favourites Pogacar. This will likely see Adam finish near the winners in most stages. As it turned out this was more than enough to secure Adam his first-ever Grand Tour top 3 finish and the honours being the highest ranked Brit during this year’s Tour.

Adam’s Last Stage

In stage 20 Adam Yates finished right up there with the leading group and he never gave his twin brother Simon a chance to attack his podium position in the GC rankings.

Adam’s Next Stage

In stage 21 Adam Yates will be milking the moment and he will surely enjoy his circular trips to the iconic Champs-Élysées as he rides the final few kilometres before making the podium for the first time in his career. There will champagne for Adam too for sure.

Where the rest of the Brits are currently ranked

Fred wright (bahrain victorious) – 92nd 04h 22’51”.

Fred Wright, age 24, is a young British rider that is mainly gaining experience at this year’s Tour for years to come. He has done well so far, although showed a lack of climbing skills.

Fred’s Last Stage

In stage 20 Fred Wright limited the damage and found a way to protect his top 100 ranking. Fred struggled during the final mountain stage but others struggled too and the pace wasn’t that hectic so he found a way finish the stage without any dramas.

Fred’s Next Stage

In stage 21 Fred will be enjoying the champagne and his first-ever trip to the legendary Champs-Élysées as he completes the entire Tour on his first try, an achievement he should be proud of.

The Brits that have withdrawn already

Mark cavendish (astana) – stage 8.

As stated before Mark Cavendish’s bid to chase a record 35th Tour de France stage win ended in disaster. The sprint specialist crashed out of the 2023 Tour during stage 8 when he broke his collarbone after a fall.

Ben Turner (Ineos Greandiers) – Stage 13

Sadly, for the 2nd Brit in team Ineos Ben Turner stage 13 proved too much of a task and he withdrew. Ben was already outside the top 125 in the GC at that point and nearly 3 hours behind the leaders, so he was never a contender.

James Shaw (EF Education) – Stage 14

Sadly, only a day after an excellent performance in the Alps that moved him just outside the top 60 in the GC standings James Shaw crashed out of the 2023 Tour de France. Early on during stage 14 wet surface after a rainfall caused a major accident that saw 7 riders having to withdraw after their collision. Among them, was Shaw so his Tour ended in pain and disappointment.

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21 riders to watch at the Tour de France 2023: It's not just Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar

Who will stand out over the 21 stages from Bilbao to Paris? Here are Cycling Week's picks

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With just over a week until the 2023 Tour de France , teams are beginning to release their teams for the biggest race of the year. With 176 riders lining up in Bilbao next Saturday, however, it could be difficult to pick out the riders who you should be concentrating on. 

So, to that end, here's Cycling Weekly 's guide to those names you should have circled on the start list. Obviously, this can't be an exhaustive list, so there will be riders who win stages who we aren't even considering right now: remember Yves Lampaert in Copenhagen or Hugo Houle in Foix last year?

We have separated out this list into four separate categories - the big two; the pretenders to the throne; the stage hunters; and the sprinters. All will have their chance over an exciting route , with lots of climbing, but also a few bunch finish stages thrown in too.

The big two

In the five Tours de France they have collectively raced, neither Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) or Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) have finished outside the top two. There are not a lot of safe bets in cycling, what with the constant threat of misfortune, but it will be a huge shock if these two are not at the top of the general classification come the end of the race.

They come into the Tour in different states. Vingegaard, the defending champion, has had a largely smooth buildup to the big goal of his season. His Jumbo team has only deployed him where necessarily, meaning he has only taken part in four stage races all season, and he has won three of them. The margin of victory he managed at the Critérium du Dauphiné this month was a statement of intent, and showed that he is in seriously good form ahead of his attempt to retain the yellow jersey. 

Pogačar will come into his fourth Tour a bit undercooked, without the racing in his legs that he would have wished; the 24-year-old crashed out of Liège-Bastogne-Liège back in April, breaking his wrist, and he will only compete in the Slovenian National Championships ahead of the French Grand Tour.

However, he has won 12 races this season, and remains the best, most electric bike rider in the world. He has won three stages in each of his first three Tours, and does not look like slowing. It will take a seriously good performance from Vingegaard to beat Pogačar, and vice versa. Expect a titanic battle.

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It is also hard to see weaknesses in either team, with Jumbo-Visma able to field a team almost wholly in support of Vingegaard, although missing Steven Kruijswijk is a blow. UAE has strengthened again, with Adam Yates perhaps the missing piece for Pogačar's attempt at yellow

The pretenders to the throne

With what is expected of both Pogačar and Vingegaard, is it almost impossible to look past them as favourites for the top of general classification. However, bad luck does strike in cycling, so it is well worth going through those pretenders to the throne, those who are waiting to step in should a void open. If not, these riders will likely battle it out for the third step on the podium.

First, there are the Australians, Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) and Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) , both of whom impressed at the recent Dauphiné. O'Connor finished third overall - although this was 2-56 back on Vingegaard - with Hindley a further 20 seconds back.

This will be Hindley's first attempt at the Tour, so it will be fascinating to see how the 2022 Giro d'Italia winner shapes up in the pressure cooker environment of the French Grand Tour, while O'Connor finished a creditable but distant fourth behind Pogačar in 2021. How they hang onto the big two in the high mountains will be the big game.

David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) takes on the mantle as the great French GC hope, but after a promising start to 2023 - including second at Paris-Nice - the Breton rider has drifted a little, with a disappointing Dauphiné hardly the best run into the Tour. However, he has improved his Tour result every year, and definitely has the capability to finish third overall.

The Tour de Suisse was muted due to the tragic death of Gino Mäder , but Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) emerged with his reputation burnished. The 22-year-old bested Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) over the week, and this might well be his breakthrough race.

Ineos Grenadiers, once dominant at the Tour, will have a mixed approach to this year's race, with Carlos Rodriguez probably the team's best bet to finish high up on GC. The promising Spaniard has had a stop-start 2023, largely thanks to injury, but impressed at last year's Vuelta a España and so might be able to turn in a similar top ten finish in July. 

The stage hunters

It very much is not just all about the general classification at a 21-stage race like the Tour de France, and there will be many riders who are dreaming of winning on the opening stage and pulling on the yellow jersey, or springing a surprise and winning from a solo move or the breakaway deeper in to the race.

Two of the biggest names on the start list - away from Pogačar and Vinegaard, of course - are Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) . The two are the best Classics riders in the world, the two best cyclo-crossers in the world, and will surely battle on the roads of Spain and France for stage wins.

Van der Poel has had the better 2023, with two Monument wins, but Van Aert always turns up at the Tour de France, where he has won three stages in both of the last two editions. He might be a little hampered by the amount of work he is expected to do for his team leader Vingegaard, but he will always get an opportunity, whether that's in a sprint, an uphill finish or a time trial. Van der Poel has won just one stage at the Tour, in 2021, but has focused his whole season around this year's race, so will hope to start with a bang.

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) might not have the palmarès of the former two, but is just as exciting a rider. Any kind of uphill finish suits him, and as he showed at Alpe d'Huez last year, he is ready to perform on the biggest stage. It will be interesting to see how Ineos deploys him.

The two old French stagers of Romain Bardet (DSM) and Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) might never have quite succeeded in winning Grand Tours, but they are still more than capable of winning stages. The former will likely be a fixture on GC too, but the Pûy de Dome stage has his name all over it, while Pinot will want to go out with a bang in his final time at the Tour.

Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) fits into an interesting category - like Van Aert - where he can sprint, and win, but is also effective on punchy finishes. He left the Giro after stage 13 due to sickness, giving him plenty of time to get ready for the Tour, and will likely to be a threat on all kinds of stages. The man he beat into Saint-Etienne last year, Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) will also return, aiming to finally break his duck in professional racing  after such a promising Tour and Vuelta in 2022.

It will be interesting to see whether EF Education-EasyPost aim for GC or stage wins; it is more likely to be the latter, and Neilson Powless and Richard Carapaz will loom large in their squad's attempts to win. Powless impressed a lot, earlier in 2023, and will hope to reclaim some of that form, while it will be interesting to see Carapaz free from the need to maintain his GC position, and just attack.

The sprinters

Finally, there are the fast men, those riders who will want to take any opportunity they can at bunch finishes, one of which could come as early as stage three to Bayonne.

All eyes will be on Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) throughout the race, as the 38-year-old attempts to win a record 35th Tour de France stage. All he needs is one chance, and as we saw at the Giro d'Italia, he still has the ability to finish it off.

The most likely bet to take multiple stage wins is Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) , because he was the only sprinter to do so at last year's Tour, and has looked solid, if not spectacular, so far in 2023. 

Challenging him will be Low Countries rivals Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) and Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal Quick-Step) , both of whom won a single stage each in 2022. The latter recently beat Philipsen twice at the Belgium Tour, but had had a mixed season up to that point. Never condemn the Quick-Step leadout train, though.

At the opposite end of his Tour career is Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) , who will be making his debut at the French race in Bilbao. The Eritrean is one of the most exciting talents in the world, and is a bit more than just a pure bunch sprinter, but the way he won a stage at the Tour de Suisse in June showed his pure speed.

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Tour de France: Adam Yates beats twin in opening stage

British rider Adam Yates won the first stage in Bilbao, Spain, and will be the first to wear the yellow jersey this year.

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Adam Yates won the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France, beating his twin brother Simon to the finish line in Bilbao, Spain, on Saturday, July 1, after the pair had broken free at the top of the final climb. Adam Yates led an elite clique up the Sondika hill through a narrow passage formed by enthusiastic flag-waving fans.

The Briton from Team UAE Emirates will be the first to put on the yellow jersey this year. He previously held the leader's jersey for four days in 2020, but had never won a single stage in the Tour de France.

The winner's teammate Tadej Pogacar, a two-time winner of the Tour and one of this year's favorites, came third.

Simon Yates, long considered the better of the British identical twins, is second in the overall standings, at eight seconds. Slovenian Pogacar is third at 18 seconds. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard was another four seconds off the pace.

The race began under grey skies outside Athletic Bilbao's San Mames stadium. The riders were cheered round the countryside circuit by enthusiastic crowds.

Spaniard Enric Mas of the EF team had hopes of contending for the final podium in Paris, but instead, he was the first rider to abandon after falling heavily with Ecuadorian teammate Richard Carapaz 10km from home.

The streets along the route were decked out with the Basque white, green and red flags as the Tour de France yellow was for once eclipsed.

Vingegaard of Jumbo Visma led the peloton past the landmark Guggenheim museum before a breakaway formed as the peloton swept into pine and fir forests on the rolling green hills that mark this Atlantic coast region.

American rider Neilson Powless took the polka dot jersey for best climber after winning the race to the top of the penultimate hill.

Stage two is another hilly run through the Basque region from Vitoria to San Sebastian.

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Tour de France 2023: Rodríguez wins stage 14 as Vingegaard keeps yellow – as it happened

Team Ineos won a second straight stage while Jonas Vingegaard survived a cat-and-mouse battle with Tadej Pogacar to stay in yellow

• 15 Jul 2023 The top five on General Classification after stage 14
• 15 Jul 2023 The top five in stage 14
• 15 Jul 2023 Rodriguez takes the win on stage 14!!
• 15 Jul 2023 Ciccone is awarded today's most combative rider
• 15 Jul 2023 Stage 14 withdrawals
• 15 Jul 2023 Ramon Sinkeldam of Alpecin-Deceunick abandons
• 15 Jul 2023 Ciccone wins the intermediate sprint
• 15 Jul 2023 Romain Bardet has crashed heavily on the descent and has abandoned
• 15 Jul 2023 Esteban Chaves of EF Education Easypost has abandoned
• 15 Jul 2023 The race has restarted
• 15 Jul 2023 Louis Meintjes of Team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty has withdrawn
• 15 Jul 2023 Antonio Pedrero of Movistar Team has abandoned
• 15 Jul 2023 Race temporarily stopped following mass crash
• 15 Jul 2023 Huge crash with lots of riders down
• 15 Jul 2023 They're racing on stage 14
• 15 Jul 2023 Today’s roll-out has begun
• 15 Jul 2023 Who's in what jersey?
• 15 Jul 2023 Michal Kwiatkowski climbs to stage 13 win as Pogacar cuts gap to Vingegaard
• 15 Jul 2023 The top five on General Classification
• 15 Jul 2023 Stage 14, Saturday 15 July: Annemasse-Morzine, 152km

101km to go: Two kilometres to the top of the Col du Feu and our leading group have swelled to five riders. In there, you can spot Pinot, Landa, Ciccone, Aranburu and Woods. They’ve got 16sec on the chasing group.

103km to go: The riders are on the Col du Feu now. Interesting fact: It’s the first time this climb has been used in the Tour. Three riders (two from Movistar and one from Uno-X) had a small gap on the breakaway but it’s all come back together. But, wait…another four have gone clear, led by Juan Pedro López of Lidl-Trek.

108km to go: Jumbo-Visma are controlling the peloton and trying to give the breakaway a bit more of a lead to settle things down a bit. There’s still a lot of brutal climbing and kilometres to go…

116km to go: Giulio Ciccone sprints across the line to take ten points atop the Col de Cou. Powless is second and takes eight points to extend his lead in the mountains classification. Alaphilippe takes third.

117km to go: Straight after descending this climb, the riders will be on to Col de Feu. It’s a very similar climb at 5.8km long and an average gradient of 7.8%. Lots of climbing today…

I’ll be honest. I meant to give you stats and info on each climb before the riders reached them, but it’s been a chaotic start to today’s stage.

So, here’s a delayed look at the Col de Cou: It’s 7km long with an average gradient of 7.4%. That’s all I have.

121km to go: The breakaway has swelled to 24 riders and the highest placed on GC is Thibaut Pinot on 9min 8sec. The gap is only 20sec though, so it could all come back together. There’s around 4km to the top of the first category Col de Cou.

Romain Bardet has crashed heavily on the descent and has abandoned

Team DSM–Firmenich’s Romain Bardet has crashed badly on the descent following the first categorised climb of the day. James Shaw is also on the ground nearby. As I’ write, we hear that Bardet has had to withdraw from the Tour. It’s been a rough day already…

124km to go: A breakaway is formed of 20 riders, including Nielsen Powless, Julian Alaphilippe and yesterday’s stage winner, Michal Kwiatkowski.

Esteban Chaves of EF Education Easypost has abandoned

After being involved in the earlier mass crash, the Colombian national champion is out of the Tour de France with an injury.

❌ @estecharu leaves the Tour de France. He was involved in the early crash. ❌ @estecharu quitte le Tour de France. Il était impliqué dans la chute en début d'étape. #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/YYTQmoHu4K — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 15, 2023

132km to go: Daniel Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) is the first over the category three Col de Saxel climb, with Julian Alaphilippe second.

134km to go: The riders are around 1km from the top of the first categorised climb.

142km to go : Since the restart a few riders have tried to establish a break, including Ben O’Connor but they’ve been swiftly reeled back in.

The race has restarted

Back on the move, the race has resumed with a neutral zone of about 2km. To summarise, we’ve had two riders from two teams (Louis Meintjes of Team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty and Antonio Pedrero of Movistar Team) abandon following that crash and plenty of torn jerseys and road rash among the peloton.

Sneak peek into the data 👇 This is what a massive crash looks like to us, with speeds suddenly dropping to 0 km/h #TDFdata #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/Oan7kRNK9V — letourdata (@letourdata) July 15, 2023

Louis Meintjes of Team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty has withdrawn

Louis Meintjes of Team Intermarché–Circus–Wanty has also been forced to abandon. He has a broken collarbone.

Antonio Pedrero of Movistar Team has abandoned

Not surprising as he was put into the ambulance but sad to see Predrero’s Tour is over. Intermarché–Circus–Wanty’s Adrien Petit has a nasty looking gash just under his glute (the polite way of referring to it says Carlton Kirby).

Race temporarily stopped following mass crash

Jens Voigt of Eurosport says the first rain in a long time, on what have been dry and dusty roads, has made the surface slippery and like an ice rink. He thinks about 30 riders were caught up in that crash, with approximately 15 down.

Huge crash with lots of riders down

After only a few kilometres, there’s been a crash and riders are across the road. The race has been neutralised. Fred Wright is standing up and looking for a new bike, but Antonio Pedrero of the Movistar Team is looking in a far worse condition as he’s put on a stretcher and into an ambulance.

They're racing on stage 14

And we’re off…the riders aren’t holding back and Neilson Powless looks like he’s after some more mountain points today. An early attack by another rider has been quickly reeled in.

On my earlier request about how you’ll be watching the Tour de France today, Jim has been the first to get in touch. “Unfortunately, I’ll [be] watching todays stage from my sofa after fracturing my elbow and hand on opposite arms! - I fell off my bike,” he emails (via some difficulty typing, I presume).

Sorry to hear that Jim and best wishes for a speedy recovery. Hopefully, the riders will put on a good show for you today.

Still rolling… As the roll-out continues, you might notice that Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) are not among the starters, having abandoned the race yesterday.

Today’s roll-out has begun

Stage 13: The riders are rolling out en masse through the neutral zone and will be given the signal to begin racing in approximately eight kilometres time.

It’s going to be a big day, as the climbing stats show. I’ve been checking them out whilst devouring an almond croissant (got to get your fuelling right for a long stage).

On this beautiful Saturday, I’d love to know how you’re planning on viewing this stage and where. Let me know if you’re also celebrating the Tour de France by eating pastries and tuning into the TV coverage…

More than 4,000m of elevation with Col de Joux Plane as the main challenge of the day ⛰️ Stage 14 is a gruelling one and fatigue is growing. Once they reach Morzine, the riders will have overcome 40,000m of elevation since the start from Bilbao 🥵 #TDFdata #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/g7UAqWhFx3 — letourdata (@letourdata) July 15, 2023

Annemasse, today’s starting town: “ Surrounded by mountains, the town on the Swiss border has understandably produced good climbers, such as Philippe Chevallier, winner of a stage in Pau in 1983. Jérôme Coppel then became the ambassador of Annemasse in the peloton, and showed particular proficiency in time trials, notably in 2015 when he won a bronze medal at the Richmond World Championships in the United States.

“The onus is now on brothers Aurélien and Valentin Paret-Peintre to make their home town shine. In 2004, Annemasse was the starting point for a stage towards the end of the Tour that Juan Miguel Mercado win in Lons-le-Saunier.”

Who's in what jersey?

Yellow: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

Green: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Polka-dot: Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost)

White: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates)

Michal Kwiatkowski climbs to stage 13 win as Pogacar cuts gap to Vingegaard

Stage 13 report: Michal Kwiatkowski took a solo victory on stage 13 of the Tour de France, as Tadej Pogacar turned the screw a little further on his rival, the defending champion Jonas Vingegaard , by clawing back eight more seconds. Jeremy Whittle reports from Culoz …

The top five on General Classification

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 53hr 48min 50sec

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +9sec

Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +2min 51sec

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +4min 48sec

Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) +5min 03sec

Stage 14, Saturday 15 July: Annemasse-Morzine, 152km

William Fotheringham on stage 14: The stage 14 battleground, the Col de Joux Plane, is long, and steep, with the final 6km all about 10%; it’s followed by one of the Tour’s trickiest descents to the finish. With climbing right from the start, the break will go early and may well contest the finish. A good chance for riders such as Mikel Landa, but the final descent has Pidcock written all over it.

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UAE Team Emirates rider Adam Yates wins opening stage of Tour de France

Briton holds off challenge of twin brother while two-time champion pogacar finishes third in bilbao.

British rider Adam Yates, of team UAE Team Emirates, celebrates after winning Stage 1 of the Tour de France on July 1, 2023. EPA

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Stage 21: Jonas Vingegaard crowned Tour de France champion in Paris / As it happened

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) won the Tour de France for the second  year in a row after finishing safely in the main field with his Jumbo-Visma teammates. Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) sprinted to victory on the Champs-Elysées, beating green jersey Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) by less than a tyre width to take his first stage victory of the Tour de France.

Vingegaard topped the general classification with a 7:29 ahead of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and 10:56 on Pogačar’s teammate Yates.

Stage 20: Tour de France: Pogacar rebounds to take stage 20 victory as Vingegaard seals his second overall title / As it happened

Rebounding after a disastrous stage 17 on Col de la Loze, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won the final mountain stage of the 2023 Tour de France. Crossing the line in third, with the same time, was Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) who is set to claim the overall victory for a second year, with just Sunday’s final parade stage to Paris left to race. Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën) was second on the stage. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ), who delivered one final attack on his home roads to the delight of the huge crowds massing the roads, was caught on the final climb.

There were no changes in the top 3 on the general classification, Vingegaard, Pogačar and Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) are set to be on the final podium. Fourth on the stage, Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) moved up to fourth overall.

Stage 19: Tour de France: Mohoric outsprints Asgreen in drag race to stage 19 finish / As it happened

There was no rest and little recovery on a wickedly fast stage 19 of the Tour, where the winning breakaway took 100 kilometres to go clear. Three riders attacked from the 36-rider move, with Matej Mohorič giving Bahrain Victorious their third stage win after Pello Bilbao on stage 10 and Wout Poels on stage 15. The GC contenders all came in together almost 14 minutes behind.

Stage 18: Tour de France: Kasper Asgreen seizes stage 18 victory from all-day breakaway / As it happened

Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) won the closing sprint on stage 18 of the Tour de France to hold off his breakaway companions and a surging peloton. After 185 kilometres at the front of the race with Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) and Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) and Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X), it came down to the final 200 metres to secure the win for Asgreen, leaving Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), who had bridged across 58km earlier, in second and Abrahamsen third. 

There were no changes in the general classification on the largely-flat stage between Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) remaining in yellow.

Stage 17:   Tour de France: Vingegaard dashes Pogacar's GC hopes on stage 17 across Col de la Loze / As it happened

Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) attacked from a reduced front group with under 13km to go and held on for a solo victory across the Col de la Loze on stage 17 of the Tour de France. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) stamped his authority on the queen stage by dropping his main rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) on the final climb. Pogačar finished the stage 7:37 down – 5:45 behind Vingegaard – leaving him still in second place overall but a massive 7:35 back of the Dane.

Stage 16: Tour de France: Vingegaard removes all doubt, crushes Pogacar in stage 16 time trial / As it happened

After two weeks of racing for seconds, Jonas Vingegaard finally carved out a significant gap over second-placed Tadej Pogačar in the stage 16 time trial in Combloux. Vingegaard won the stage by 1 minute 38 seconds over his rival to extend his lead in the GC to 1:48.

Stage 15: Tour de France: Wout Poels blasts to blockbuster stage 15 solo victory / As it happened

The stalemate between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued on the third mountainous day in a row at the Tour de France. The duo marked each other’s attacks on the final climb to Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc and ultimately crossed the finish line together. Attacking from the break, Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) won stage 15 after an 11km solo ride to to claim his first Tour de France stage win.

Stage 14: Tour de France: Carlos Rodríguez strikes for win on stage 14 as Vingegaard gains valuable second on Joux Plane / As it happened

Rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) continued their intense battle on the final climb on stage 14 of the Tour de France with the yellow jersey Vingegaard gaining one second in an evenly matched duel. Both riders used their respective teams to dispatch all the other riders before fighting it out on the Col de la Joux Plane. Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) took advantage of the situation to fly down the descent to take the win in Morzine, and move up to third overall.

Stage 13: Tour de France: Kwiatkowski wins stage 13 on Grand Colombier as Pogacar closes in on yellow / As it happened

The Tour de France overall standings remained neck-and-neck between leader Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar on stage 13, the second hors-categorie summit finish of the race. Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos) won the stage from the breakaway, while UAE Team Emirates burned up the team to set up Pogačar. Vingegaard was on guard and fended his rival off until the final metres, losing eight seconds total but keeping the maillot jaune.

Stage 12:   Tour de France: Ion Izagirre secures solo victory on frantic stage 12 / As it happened

Ion Izagirre (Cofidis) won stage 12 of the Tour de France with a solo attack 30km from the line in Belleville-en-Beaujolais. His long-range breakaway rewarded the Basque rider with his second career Tour win, the last one coming in 2016. Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) outsprinted Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) 58 seconds back to complete the podium. 

The hectic first half of the hilly 168.8km stage saw lots of attack, including Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who was rewarded as the most combative rider. There were no changes between the top GC leaders, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) still in yellow and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in second and in the best young rider jersey.

Stage 11: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen flies to fourth sprint victory on stage 11 / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) showed more blistering speed, proving himself the best sprinter of the Tour de France on stage 11 to Moulins even without any lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel.

It was a squeaky clean sprint from the Belgian who has endured a flood of hate-mail about his previous sprints.

Daniel Oss (TotalEnergies) was the day's sole breakaway rider and caught with 13km to go. The GC standings remained the same as all of the contenders finished in the peloton.

Stage 10: Tour de France: Pello Bilbao scorches sprint from breakaway to win stage 10 / As it happened

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) out-sprinted Georg Zimmerman (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) and Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) to win stage 10 of the Tour de France on a sizzlingly-hot day. The Spaniard was part of the day's breakaway that brought six riders into Issoire, where he claimed the first stage victory of his career.

The breakaway gained 2:53 on the group containing race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), rival Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) third-placed Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) to keep the top four in the GC standings the same.

Stage 9: Tour de France: Michael Woods triumphs with stage 9 victory atop Puy de Dôme / As it happened

The Tour de France reached the mythical ascent of the Puy de Dôme at the finish of stage 9 where Michael Woods (Israel Premier Tech) triumphed with the day's victory after being part of a large breakaway that gained upwards of 15 minutes on the main GC contenders during the stage.

On the upper slopes of the ascent, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) then surged with 1.5km to go, to put valuable seconds into Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). Vingegaard now leads Pogačar by 17 seconds in the battle for the yellow.

Stage 8: Tour de France: Mads Pedersen beats Jasper Philipsen to win crash-marred stage 8 / As it happened

Stage 8 was a highly anticipated day for the puncheurs, even so, Mark Cavendish had his sights set on a 35th career stage win at the Tour de France, but it wasn't meant to be as the Manxman crashed with 60km to go and forced to abandon the event.

In a chaotic finish to the hilly run-in to Limoges, which saw a late-race crash take down Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) stormed to the victory in a close sprint ahead of Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Jonas Vingegaard finished safely in the field and carries the yellow jersey into stage 9 with a finish at Puy de Dôme.

Stage 7: Tour de France: Philipsen denies Cavendish, completes hat-trick in Bordeaux / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) blasted across the line in Bordeaux to win stage 7 of the Tour de France, winning by one bike length over Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan). Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) finished third in the sprint.

For Philipsen, it was his third victory of the three sprint stages in the first week of the 2023 race. He bolted down the main avenue and passed Cavendish in the closing 50 metres, holding the Manxman's attempt at a record 35th Tour stage win  at bay.

Stage 6: Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar claws back time with victory at Cauterets / As it happened

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 6 with a massive attack across the final 2.7km and stormed back into the general classification mix. He distanced Jonas Vingegaard at the line at Cauterets by 24 seconds, while the Jumbo-Visma rider took the overall lead and yellow jersey away from Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), who was 2:39 back in sixth place. 

Vingegaard now has a 25-second advantage over rival Pogačar, while Hindley held the third spot in the overall, 1:34 back, after the massive 144.9km climbing day in the Pyrenees. 

Stage 5: Tour de France: Jai Hindley wins stage 5 as Vingegaard drops Pogacar in Pyrenees / As it happened

The first of the Pyrenean stages at the Tour de France had the potential to shake up the general classification, and it did just that as Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) went on a day-long attack, won stage 5 into Laruns and took the yellow leader's jersey in the process.

Hindley moved into the overall race lead by 47 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and 1:03 on Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), as Tadej Pogaçar (UAE Emirates) slipped to 6th now at 1:40 back.

Stage 4: Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins two in a row in crash-marred stage 4 / As it happened

There was no doubt who won stage 4 at the Tour de France, with Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) securing his second-consecutive sprint stage win in Nogaro. A day for the sprinters ended in carnage, however, as several riders crashed along the motor speedway circuit that hosted the finish.

There were no changes to the overall classification as Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the field at the end of the 181.8km stage and will wear the yellow leader's jersey into stage 5.

Stage 3 - Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 3 after impressive lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel / As it happened

Jasper Philipsen  (Alpecin-Deceuninck) rocketed across the line in a bunch sprint in Bayonne to win stage 3 of the 2023 Tour de France. A half a wheel behind, Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) claimed second and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Dstny) third.

All the general classification contenders, including Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) in the yellow jersey, finished safely in the field with no time changes after 193.5km from the hills of Spanish Basque territory to the roads of France.

Stage 2 - Tour de France: Victor Lafay gives Cofidis their first win since 2008 on stage 2 / As it happened

Victor Lafay (Cofidis) put in a stunning attack to claim stage 2 in San Sébastian. The Frenchman clipped off the front of a select group that formed after the Jaizkibel and stole the show from Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), who won the sprint for second.

Tadej Pogačar added to his tally with a time bonus for third and also won the five bonus seconds atop the Jaizkibel ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma). His teammate Adam Yates held the lead by six seconds.

Stage 1 - Tour de France stage 1: Adam Yates wins ahead of twin brother Simon in Bilbao / As it happened

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 1 of the Tour de France in Bilbao, outsprinting his brother Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula)  after the duo escaped together after the final climb of the Pike. Adam Yates leads the general classification by 8 seconds over his brother, and 18 seconds over his teammate Tadej Pogačar who finished third on the stage.

Enric Mas (Movistar) abandoned the stage after crashing with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) with 23km to go. Carapaz ultimately crossed the line, over 15 minutes from Adam Yates. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) along with other contenders Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) are 22 seconds down overall.

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Tour de France 2023 route

The full 2023 Tour de France route was revealed at the official Tour de France presentation on 27th October .

The race starts across the border in the Basque Country, the first time the race has started there since 1992. A handful of hilly stages open the action before the race crosses the Pyrenees into France.

The route features only 22km of time trialling, all coming on the hilly stage 16. Four summit finishes also feature, including the Puy de Dôme for the first time in 35 years and the Grand Colombier in the Pyrenees.

The mountainous course brings a tough final week, concluding with a final showdown in the Vosges to Le Markstein on stage 20.

Tour de France 2023 contenders

2022 champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will return to defend his title after dispatching two-time winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) last July. The Slovenian is racing after recovering from a fractured wrist in April, while Vingegaard starts off the back of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Other big-name GC men lining up at the start in Bilbao include David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ), Enric Mas (Movistar), Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe), Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën), Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious).

See: Tour de France 2023 – Analysing the contenders

Tour de France 2023 teams

The 2023 Tour de France will be made up of 22 teams, 18 WorldTour teams, the two top-ranked second-division teams, and two discretionary wild-card teams.

Lotto Soudal and TotalEnergies made the cut as the best ProTeams of 2022, while Israel-Premier Tech and Uno-X were chosen as the two wildcard teams for the 2023 Tour de France .

Tour de France 2023 schedule

Tour de france history.

Jonas Vingegaard is the reigning champion, having won his first Tour de France in 2022. The Danish rider denied Tadej Pogačar a trio of consecutive victories, the Slovenian having snatched the 2020 title before dominating the 2021 race. 

Pogačar himself broke a Ineos/Sky stranglehold on the race, with the British team having won seven of the previous eight Tours de France with Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Bradley Wiggins and four-time winner Chris Froome . Vincenzo Nibali, then riding for Astana, was the other man to break the British squad's dominance with a win in 2014.

The Tour wins record is currently held by four men, with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain all on five titles.

Peter Sagan getting once dominated the green jersey for the points classification but has been usurped in the past three years, with Wout van Aert establishing himself as the dominant man of all terrains in 2022. Sagan still holds the all-time green jersey record with seven wins in nine participations. Erik Zabel's six jerseys lie second, ahead of Sean Kelly's four.

In addition to his yellow jersey, Vingegaard won the polka-dot jersey for the mountains classification in 2022, as Pogačar did the previous two years.  Richard Virenque holds the record for polka dot jersey wins at seven, and it won't be beaten anytime soon as Pogačar and Rafał Majka are the only current riders to have won more than one king of the mountains title, with two.

Pogačar has won the white jersey for best young rider three years in a row and, at 24, is still eligible for a fourth crack in 2023.

Read on for a list of the riders with the most wins of the Tour de France, the most stage wins, as well as the major jerseys.

Most Tour de France overall wins

• 5 – Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain
• 4 –  Chris Froome
• 3 – Phiilippe Thys, Louison Bobet, Greg LeMond
• 2 – Lucien Petit-Breton, Firmin Lambot, Ottavio Bottecchia, Nicolas Frantz, André Leducq, Antonin Magne, Sylvère Maes, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Bernard Thévenet, Laurent Fignon, Alberto Contador, Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Geraint Thomas , Egan Bernal , Jonas Vingegaard

Most Tour de France stage wins

• 34 – Eddy Merckx, Mark Cavendish
• 28 – Bernard Hinault
• 25 – André Leducq
• 22 – André Darrigade
• 20 – Nicolas Frantz
• 19 – François Faber
• 17 – Jean Alavoine
• 16 – Jacques Anquetiil, René Le Grevès, Charles Pélissiier ...
• 12 – Peter Sagan
• 11 – André Greipel
• 9 – Tadej Pogačar , Wout van Aert
• 7 – Chris Froome

Most Tour de France points classification/green jersey wins

• 7 –  Peter Sagan
• 6 – Erik Zabel
• 4 – Sean Kelly
• 3 – Jan Janssen, Eddy Merckx, Freddy Maertens, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Robbie McEwen
• 2 – Stan Ockers, Jean Graczyk, André Darrigade, Laurent Jalabert, Thor Hushovd, Mark Cavendish
• 1 – Michael Matthews , Sam Bennett , Wout van Aert

Most Tour de France polka dot jersey/mountains classification wins

• 7 – Richard Virenque
• 6 – Federico Bahamontes, Lucien Van Impe 
• 3 – Julio Jiménez
• 2 – Felicien Vervaecke, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Charly Gaul, Imerio Massignan, Eddy Merckx, Luis Herrera, Claudio Chiappucci, Laurent Jalabert, Michael Rasmussen, Rafał Majka , Tadej Pogačar
• 1 – Nairo Quintana , Chris Froome , Warren Barguil , Julian Alaphilippe , Romain Bardet , Jonas Vingegaard

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