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Hugo Houle pointed at the sky as he crossed the finish line well ahead of the competition in Stage 16 of the Tour de France.

After finishing the hilly 178.5-kilometre stage through the Pyrenees from Carcassonne to Foix in four hours 23 minutes 47 seconds — 1:10 ahead of France's Valentin Madouas and Israel-Premier Tech teammate Michael Woods of Ottawa — Houle dedicated his historic win to his younger brother.

Pierrik Houle died in December 2012 when he was hit by a drunk driver while jogging. He was 19.

"I had one dream: win the stage for my brother who died when I turned professional. Today that one is for him," Houle said after the race.

"I worked for 10, 12 years and today I got my win for him, so it's incredible. I don't know what to say, just so happy."

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Hugo Houle makes Canadian history with Tour de France stage victory

Houle, from Sainte-Perpétue, Que., realized his dream when he raced to his first Grand Tour stage win on Tuesday, and the first stage win by a Canadian at the Tour de France in 34 years.

Steve Bauer, now sporting director at Israel-Premier Tech, captured the opening stage of the Tour in 1988.

Houle talked about life without his brother in a 2021 interview.

"But at the end of the day I have to go forward," he said at the time. "He was my biggest fan, for sure."

The emotional impact of Houle's win was evident as soon as he crossed the finish line.

"This one is for my brother," Houle could be heard saying as he was embraced by his team.

"This means a lot to me," he told reporters shortly afterward, with his voice breaking as he struggled to hold back the tears.

It's the second podium finish for Houle at this year's Tour. He finished third in Stage 13 on Friday.

Madouas was second on Tuesday and Woods finished third for his second career Tour de France podium. He was third in Stage 8 of last year's race.

Not one, but TWO Canadians 🇨🇦 in the Top 3 of stage 16 of the <a href="https://twitter.com/LeTour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LeTour</a> 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ 👏<br><br>🥇 for <a href="https://twitter.com/HugoHoule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HugoHoule</a><br>➕ 🥉 for <a href="https://twitter.com/rusty_woods?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rusty_woods</a><br><br>Winning is great, but sharing the podium with a friend is even better 👯‍♂️ <a href="https://t.co/787B5NXpch">pic.twitter.com/787B5NXpch</a> &mdash; @TeamCanada

Woods joining Houle on the podium made for an unprecedented day of success for Canada at the elite Grand Tour cycling race.

"What a day for Israel-Premier Tech taking 1st and 3rd," four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome said on Twitter. "Especially happy for Hugo Houle, this win means so much to him, and so well deserved after years of sacrificing his own chances for others."

Houle moved up seven spots to 26th in the overall classification. Woods moved up 11 spots to 36th.

What a day for <a href="https://twitter.com/IsraelPremTech?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IsraelPremTech</a>, taking 1st and 3rd 🙌<br>Especially happy for <a href="https://twitter.com/HugoHoule?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HugoHoule</a>, this win means so much to him, and so well deserved after years of sacrificing his own chances for others 👊 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TDF2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TDF2022</a> <a href="https://t.co/SWDGkfWxoK">pic.twitter.com/SWDGkfWxoK</a> &mdash; @chrisfroome

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey as the race's overall leader.

Houle attacked on the approach to the final climb, the top category Mur de Peguere, and held off the group of chasers from the remnants of the breakaway over the leg that featured four classified climbs — including two top-category ascents.

The 31-year-old had crested the final climb with a 25-second advantage and his task was made easier when American cyclist Matteo Jorgenson — who was second at the time and in hot pursuit — slipped out on a corner, leaving only Woods with a realistic chance of catching his compatriot and teammate.

Houle, who lives in Monaco, is racing in his seventh Grand Tour event and fourth straight Tour de France. He has also competed at the Giro d'Italia twice and Spanish Vuelta once.

He has one other top-10 stage finish at the Tour de France with a seventh-place result in the 12th stage in 2020. He also won individual time trial gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

Race ends on Sunday

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar tried to attack several times on the penultimate climb of the Port de Lers — twice on the ascent and again on the descent — but Vingegaard stayed on his wheel.

They crossed the line together and Vingegaard maintained his lead of 2:22 over Pogacar and 2:43 over Geraint Thomas, the 2018 champion.

Antoine Duchesne of Saguenay, Que., riding for Groupama FDJ, was 62nd in the stage and 71st overall. Montreal's Guillaume Boivin, also of Israel-Premier Tech, was 95th Tuesday and 131st overall.

Wednesday's 17th stage is an even tougher day in the Pyrenees with three top classified climbs, as well as a second-category ascent, on the 129.7-kilometre route from Saint-Gaudens with a summit finish at the ski resort of Peyragudes.

"Tomorrow and the day after, I'm looking forward, it's going to be more chances than today I hope, and we will see how the legs are," Pogacar said.

"I will continue to fight and I hope that I gain some time. I will always try — it's going to be interesting tomorrow and the day after."

The Tour ends on Sunday in Paris.

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Woods secures big win at top of famed Tour de France mountain as Pogacar closes gap on Vingegaard

Canada’s Michael Woods approaches the finish line to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the best young rider’s white jersey, reacts after crossing the finish line of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, center, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, rides with his team during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Canada’s Michael Woods wins the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Athletes ride during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Matteo Jorgenson of the U.S. rides the last kilometers of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the best young rider’s white jersey, arrives for the start of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the best young rider’s white jersey, center, rides during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, reacts after crossing the finish line of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, approaches the finish line of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

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PUY DE DOME, France (AP) — On the same mountain where five-time Tour de France champion Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor wrote themselves into race history 59 years earlier, all eyes Sunday were on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar’s continued rivalry at cycling’s biggest race.

Neither Vingegaard nor Pogacar finished first at the summit of the Puy de Dome after Canadian Michael Woods delivered an impressive solo effort to claim the biggest success of his career.

But the fierce rivals, riding well behind the day’s breakaway they had allowed to form, were again in the spotlight.

The two have been in a fierce duel since the start in Bilbao, Spain, of this year’s pulsating Tour and will certainly enjoy Monday’s first rest day.

Vingegaard, the defending champion from Denmark after he dethroned Pogacar last year, had the upper hand in the first round of their battle in altitude. His Slovenian rival responded in style to regain time in the next two mountain stages.

With two weeks of racing remaining, only 17 seconds separate the two in the general classification, with Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey.

Jai Hindley is in third place, 2 minutes, 40 seconds off the pace.

Vingegaard and Pogacar’s confrontation Sunday on the steepest part of the climb up to the Puy de Dome was not as dramatic as the duel between Anquetil and Poulidor back in 1964, when the two French rivals engaged in a “mano a mano” for the ages.

But amid silence reigning in the thin air — the road leading up to the top of the mountain is so narrow that fans had not been allowed access — the two teamed up for another epic moment, again in a class of their own, with Pogacar in the role of the attacker.

After another great collective effort from Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma teammates in the final ramp that destroyed the field, Pogacar launched his attack with 1.5 kilometers left and accelerated again on the steepest gradients. Vingegaard lost ground but did not panic and managed to limit the deficit to eight seconds to retain the yellow jersey.

“It’s not a victory, but it’s a small victory, so I’m super happy today,” said Pogacar, a two-time Tour champion.

Pogacar was the strongest rider up the 13.3-kilometer ascent, with a speed of 23.7 kph (14.7 mph), considerably faster than Woods’ winning average of 19.8 kph (12.3 mph).

Vingegaard admitted Pogacar’s superiority on the day, but insisted the profile of the Alpine stages still to come better suit his style.

“It would have been nicer to gain than lose time on Tadej Pogacar, but as I said before, I came to the Tour knowing that the first week suited me less than what’s to come, so to be in the yellow jersey at the end of the first week satisfies me,” he said.

Woods, who rides for the Israel-Premier Tech team, has no ambition in the general classification and was part of the early breakaway that formed early. He managed to catch American Matteo Jorgenson just 500 meters from the summit after his rival jumped away from the leading group with less than 50 kilometers left.

Woods then dropped Jorgenson at ease and reached the summit of the Puy de Dome, a volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France that last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

“I’m 36 years old, turning 37 this year, I’m not getting any younger,” said Woods, who also owns two stage wins at the Spanish Vuelta. “To win a Tour de France stage was my ultimate goal and I could see the window closing.”

Frenchman Pierre Latour finished the 182.5-kilometer (113-mile) stage in second place, with Matej Mohoric of Slovenia completing the podium. Jorgenson ended up fourth.

The ninth stage started in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, where Poulidor, the grandfather of one-day race specialist Mathieu van der Poel, lived much of his life.

Visibly emotional, van der Poel attended a small ceremony honoring his grandfather before the start. The Dutch rider’s team Alpecin-Deceuninck also paid a tribute to Poulidor, with van der Poel competing on a customized bike decorated with images of Poulidor and Anquetil.

A group of 14 experienced riders managed to break away soon after the start of the race. On the hilly roads of the Limousin region, the peloton first kept them on a tight leash. They were finally given permission to move away, and they built a lead of more than 16 minutes.

There were a lot of attacks in the break, and Jorgenson managed to go clear with 47 kilometers remaining. The young American kept on pushing hard on the roads leading to the foot of the last climb and opened a one-minute gap, but it didn’t last.

“I just started to feel empty with 1 kilometer to go, and then before I knew it, Mike was there and passing me and it was a surprise but there was absolutely nothing I could do,” Jorgenson said.

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Hugo Houle became the second Canadian to win a Tour de France stage, getting the first road race victory of his pro career on a hilly, transitional 15th stage before the Tour hits the Pyrenees leading up to Sunday’s ride into Paris.

Houle, 31, crossed the finish line in Foix ahead of France’s Valentin Madouas and Canadian Michael Woods by 70 seconds after nearly four and a half hours of riding.

“This one is for my brother,” Houle, whose brother Pierrick was killed by a drunk driver while running in 2012, said soon after pointing to the sky at the finish. “I had one dream, win a stage for my brother who died, when I turned professional.”

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Houle said he originally attacked to set the table for his Israel–Premier Tech teammate Woods.

“I never win a race,” he said. “So, I guess it’s the right place to win my first race.”

The other Canadian to win a Tour stage was Steve Bauer in 1988.

The overall leaders -- Jonas Vingegaard , Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas -- finished in the same time, 5:54 behind Houle. Frenchman Romain Bardet dropped from fourth to ninth place.

The Tour’s final two mountain stages are summit finishes on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, the riders will finish at an airport featured in the James Bond movie “Tomorrow Never Dies.”

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Quebec's Hugo Houle wins Tour de France stage 16, fellow Canadian Michael Woods third

Hugo Houle pointed at the sky as he crossed the finish line well ahead of the competition in Stage 16 of the Tour de France.

After finishing the hilly 178.5-kilometre stage through the Pyrenees from Carcassonne to Foix in four hours 23 minutes 47 seconds -- 1:10 ahead of France's Valentin Madouas and Israel-Premier Tech teammate Michael Woods of Ottawa -- Houle dedicated his historic win to his younger brother.

Pierrik Houle died in December 2012 when he was hit by a drunk driver while jogging. He was 19.

"I had one dream: win the stage for my brother who died when I turned professional. Today that one is for him," Houle said after the race.

"I worked for 10, 12 years and today I got my win for him, so it's incredible. I don't know what to say, just so happy."

Houle, from Sainte-Perpetue, Que., realized his dream when he raced to his first Grand Tour stage win on Tuesday, and the first stage win by a Canadian at the Tour de France in 34 years.

Steve Bauer, now sporting director at Israel-Premier Tech, captured the opening stage of the Tour in 1988. Bauer guided Houle on Tuesday from the team's car.

“I am so proud of Hugo, Mike, and the entire team,” said Canadian-Israeli entrepreneur Sylvan Adams, who co-owns Israel-Premier Tech. “What an outstanding victory for Hugo. He's a hard worker for his teammates, but has shown what a special rider he truly is at this Tour.”

Houle talked about life without his brother in a 2021 interview.

"But at the end of the day I have to go forward," he said at the time. "He was my biggest fan, for sure."

The emotional impact of Houle's win was evident as soon as he crossed the finish line.

"This one is for my brother," Houle could be heard saying as he was embraced by his team.

"This means a lot to me," he told reporters shortly afterward, with his voice breaking as he struggled to hold back the tears.

It's the second podium finish for Houle at this year's Tour. He finished third in Stage 13 on Friday.

Madouas was second on Tuesday and Woods finished third for his second career Tour de France podium. He was third in Stage 8 of last year's race.

Woods joining Houle on the podium made for an unprecedented day of success for Canada at the elite Grand Tour cycling race.

"What a day for Israel-Premier Tech taking 1st and 3rd," four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome said on Twitter . "Especially happy for Hugo Houle, this win means so much to him, and so well deserved after years of sacrificing his own chances for others."

Houle moved up seven spots to 26th in the overall classification. Woods moved up 11 spots to 36th.

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey as the race's overall leader.

Houle attacked on the approach to the final climb, the top category Mur de Peguere, and held off the group of chasers from the remnants of the breakaway over the leg that featured four classified climbs -- including two top-category ascents.

The 31-year-old had crested the final climb with a 25-second advantage and his task was made easier when American cyclist Matteo Jorgenson -- who was second at the time and in hot pursuit -- slipped out on a corner, leaving only Woods with a realistic chance of catching his compatriot and teammate.

“I was hanging on but I was suffering so much on the steep climb,” Houle said. “But I knew that if I got to the top with 30 or 40 seconds, maybe I could do it.

“It was tight, it was a long time at 30 seconds but I never gave up. I gained some more time in the technical section and when they told me the gap was one minute, I knew I was going to do it.”

Houle, who lives in Monaco, is racing in his seventh Grand Tour event and fourth straight Tour de France. He has also competed at the Giro d'Italia twice and Spanish Vuelta once.

He has one other top-10 stage finish at the Tour de France with a seventh-place result in the 12th stage in 2020. He also won individual time trial gold at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar tried to attack several times on the penultimate climb of the Port de Lers -- twice on the ascent and again on the descent -- but Vingegaard stayed on his wheel.

They crossed the line together and Vingegaard maintained his lead of 2:22 over Pogacar and 2:43 over Geraint Thomas, the 2018 champion.

Antoine Duchesne of Saguenay, Que., riding for Groupama FDJ, was 62nd in the stage and 71st overall. Montreal's Guillaume Boivin, also of Israel-Premier Tech, was 95th Tuesday and 131st overall.

Wednesday's 17th stage is an even tougher day in the Pyrenees with three top classified climbs, as well as a second-category ascent, on the 129.7-kilometre route from Saint-Gaudens with a summit finish at the ski resort of Peyragudes.

"Tomorrow and the day after, I'm looking forward, it's going to be more chances than today I hope, and we will see how the legs are," Pogacar said.

"I will continue to fight and I hope that I gain some time. I will always try it's going to be interesting tomorrow and the day after."

The Tour ends on Sunday in Paris.

With files from The Associated Press. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 19, 2022

What a day for @IsraelPremTech , taking 1st and 3rd 🙌 Especially happy for @HugoHoule , this win means so much to him, and so well deserved after years of sacrificing his own chances for others 👊 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/SWDGkfWxoK — Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) July 19, 2022

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Woods Secures Big Win at Top of Famed Tour De France Mountain as Pogacar Closes Gap on Vingegaard

Canadian Michael Woods delivered an impressive solo effort to claim the biggest success of his career at the top of a legendary climb of the Tour de France

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Canada's Michael Woods approaches the finish line to win the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometers (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

PUY DE DOME, France (AP) — On the same mountain where five-time Tour de France champion Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor wrote themselves into race history 59 years earlier, all eyes Sunday were on Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar's continued rivalry at cycling's biggest race.

Neither Vingegaard nor Pogacar finished first at the summit of the Puy de Dome after Canadian Michael Woods delivered an impressive solo effort to claim the biggest success of his career.

But the fierce rivals, riding well behind the day's breakaway they had allowed to form, were again in the spotlight.

The two have been in a fierce duel since the start in Bilbao, Spain, of this year’s pulsating Tour and will certainly enjoy Monday's first rest day.

Vingegaard, the defending champion from Denmark after he dethroned Pogacar last year, had the upper hand in the first round of their battle in altitude. His Slovenian rival responded in style to regain time in the next two mountain stages.

With two weeks of racing remaining, only 17 seconds separate the two in the general classification, with Vingegaard wearing the yellow jersey.

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Jai Hindley is in third place, 2 minutes, 40 seconds off the pace.

Vingegaard and Pogacar's confrontation Sunday on the steepest part of the climb up to the Puy de Dome was not as dramatic as the duel between Anquetil and Poulidor back in 1964, when the two French rivals engaged in a “mano a mano” for the ages.

But amid silence reigning in the thin air — the road leading up to the top of the mountain is so narrow that fans had not been allowed access — the two teamed up for another epic moment, again in a class of their own, with Pogacar in the role of the attacker.

After another great collective effort from Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma teammates in the final ramp that destroyed the field, Pogacar launched his attack with 1.5 kilometers left and accelerated again on the steepest gradients. Vingegaard lost ground but did not panic and managed to limit the deficit to eight seconds to retain the yellow jersey.

“It's not a victory, but it's a small victory, so I'm super happy today,” said Pogacar, a two-time Tour champion.

Pogacar was the strongest rider up the 13.3-kilometer ascent, with a speed of 23.7 kph (14.7 mph), considerably faster than Woods’ winning average of 19.8 kph (12.3 mph).

Vingegaard admitted Pogacar's superiority on the day, but insisted the profile of the Alpine stages still to come better suit his style.

“It would have been nicer to gain than lose time on Tadej Pogacar, but as I said before, I came to the Tour knowing that the first week suited me less than what’s to come, so to be in the yellow jersey at the end of the first week satisfies me," he said.

Woods, who rides for the Israel-Premier Tech team, has no ambition in the general classification and was part of the early breakaway that formed early. He managed to catch American Matteo Jorgenson just 500 meters from the summit after his rival jumped away from the leading group with less than 50 kilometers left.

Woods then dropped Jorgenson at ease and reached the summit of the Puy de Dome, a volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France that last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

“I’m 36 years old, turning 37 this year, I’m not getting any younger,” said Woods, who also owns two stage wins at the Spanish Vuelta. “To win a Tour de France stage was my ultimate goal and I could see the window closing.”

Frenchman Pierre Latour finished the 182.5-kilometer (113-mile) stage in second place, with Matej Mohoric of Slovenia completing the podium. Jorgenson ended up fourth.

The ninth stage started in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, where Poulidor, the grandfather of one-day race specialist Mathieu van der Poel, lived much of his life.

Visibly emotional, van der Poel attended a small ceremony honoring his grandfather before the start. The Dutch rider’s team Alpecin-Deceuninck also paid a tribute to Poulidor, with van der Poel competing on a customized bike decorated with images of Poulidor and Anquetil.

A group of 14 experienced riders managed to break away soon after the start of the race. On the hilly roads of the Limousin region, the peloton first kept them on a tight leash. They were finally given permission to move away, and they built a lead of more than 16 minutes.

There were a lot of attacks in the break, and Jorgenson managed to go clear with 47 kilometers remaining. The young American kept on pushing hard on the roads leading to the foot of the last climb and opened a one-minute gap, but it didn't last.

"I just started to feel empty with 1 kilometer to go, and then before I knew it, Mike was there and passing me and it was a surprise but there was absolutely nothing I could do,” Jorgenson said.

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UAE Team Emirates leader surges on mythical ascent to pull back valuable time on Jonas Vingegaard in battle for yellow

How it unfolded

Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) seized a heartwrenching victory on the Puy de Dôme on stage 9 of the Tour de France , chasing down Matteo Jorgensen (Movistar) in the final 400m of the summit finish after a 50km solo attack - while in the GC competition, Tadej Pogačar gained eight seconds on overall race leader Jonas Vingegaard .

Michael Woods was part of the original 14-man break which broke clear only a few kilometres into the stage, but spent the majority of the day in the main chasing group behind a series of successive splinter breakaways that seemed certain to take the stage victory.

Jorgenson, by contrast, attacked solo 50km from the finish, despite suffering an insect sting in the latter part of the race, and managed to ride clear of the aggressive breakaway group in a brave long solo move.

However, the summit finish of the Puy de Dôme was just a few hundred metres too long for the Movistar rider, and Woods was followed by Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) in second place, while Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious) also snuck onto the podium just ahead of Jorgenson - overtaking him within the final 50m of the savagely steep final gradients.

Amongst the main contenders, more than 10 minutes behind the stage winners, the real battle for the Tour de France was underway while Woods’ was deep in celebration. Some 1.4km from the finish, Pogačar made a powerful attack distancing all the GC contenders, with only Vingegaard managing to keep touch with the Slovenian.

With 500m to go, Pogačar kicked a second time and managed to establish a gap over the yellow jersey, which he maintained on the 14% inclines of the final few hundred metres - finishing the stage eight seconds ahead of Vingegaard.

The impressive defensive effort from the Dane was enough to defend his yellow jersey but saw him lose vital seconds in his narrow 25-second lead over Pogačar at the start of the stage.

Behind them, Jai Hindley found himself unable to keep pace with the main GC contenders and slipped off the pace of the Yates brothers, Tom Pidcock and Carlos Rodríguez - retaining his third place but now nearly three minutes off the yellow jersey.

Behind them, Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet finished together but both saw further drops in their GC standings.

“I’m still having a pinch myself moment,” Michael Woods said after the race finished. “I can’t believe I did it. I’m really proud of myself, I’m really proud of my team. It’s really special.”

I had a lot of time to think, a lot of time to suffer, and just looking up the road and trying to make time back on Jorgenson.

“I’m 36 years old, 37 this year. I’m not getting any younger. I’ve always talked about winning a stage of the Tour de France, and I’ve finally achieved it.”

“I wish I could say it was all planned,” Woods said. “I wanted to be with Jorgenson out front, it was just the way the cards played. It's really challenging when I knew I was probably the most marked man in that group and I ended up not playing my cards super right, but I just had to be patient.

“And then when I got to 4km to go, I didn’t think about winning I was just thinking about doing a time trial to the top. Then however hard I went it didn't matter the result, just I'd be proud of myself and my hardest was able to bring back Jorgenson, so that’s nice.”

Woods paid tribute to the significance of the Puy de Dôme in cycling history, “What an iconic climb, really beautiful,” he said. “I hope we get to return here in years to come.”

Matteo Jorgenson also spoke after the finish about his painful finale. “I ended up getting solo. So from there, I went all in and yeah, in the end, you just have to hope behind they blow up - because a minute at the bottom of that climb wasn't quite enough.”

“The radio didn’t work the whole climb,” Jorgenson revealed. “So the only time got was the moto. And yeah, he was telling me a minute, and 40 seconds and 35… 35 was the last one I got with, I don't know, 1km to go. And I started to feel empty with one km to go and then before I knew it, Mike was there and passing me. And yeah, it was a surprise but there was absolutely nothing I could do.”

The Tour set off from Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to blazing sunshine and stifling temperatures, surrounded by cycling folklore. Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat was fittingly the hometown of Raymond Poulidor, whose battle with Jacques Anquetil on the Puy de Dôme in 1964 remains a highlight in the history of the Tour de France .

It was far from the only piece of cycling history on today’s route, as the summit finish of the Puy de Dôme has seen legendary winners such as Fausto Coppi, Federico Bahamontes, Felice Gimondi, Luis Ocaña, Lucien Van Impe and Joop Zoetemelk.

Riding out of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, the neutralisation had barely lifted before attacks began to fly. Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny), perhaps predictably, was one of the early disrupters.

Barely 5km had passed when a blockage in the main peloton allowed a group of around ten riders, including Campanaerts to establish a gap. While the peloton was unhappy with such a large group, and teams such as Lidl-Trek proved particularly sore at missing the move, the breakaway was large enough to push away and establish a gap of around one minute.

The peloton rode on aggressively, with attacks coming from Wout van Aert, Fred Wright, Alaphilippe and Egan Bernal, amongst others, but none were able to bridge across to the lead group or bring the peloton back to it.

The margin remained around one minute for over 20km, with big names continuing to vie for a spot in the break, but eventually, the efforts petered out, and the group of 14 rode clear and expanded their gap to over eight minutes with 140km remaining.

The successful break contained a host of strong riders, including the polka dot jersey, and was comprised of Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious), Clément Berthet (AG2R-Citroën), Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny), Gorka Izaguirre (Movistar), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech), Guillame Boivan (Israel-Premier Tech), David de a Cruz (Astana Qazaqstan), Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan). Jonas Abrhamsen (Uno-X), Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) and Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies).

Working hard to protect his lead in the climbers’ classification, Nielsen Powless swept up KOM points on Côte de Felletin and Côte de Pontcharraud, as the breakaway’s advantage swelled to just short of 11 minutes within the first 100km.

As the Côte de Pontaumur approached with 56km remaining, with over 12 minutes in hand, Lutsenko began to beat an aggressive tempo at the front of the break as the group became more animated and competitive. Campenaerts and Mohorič seized the opportunity to break clear in pursuit of the summit of Côte de Pontaumur.

In defence of his KOM points, though, Powless brought back the attack to take the final batch of climber’s points before the Puy de Dôme - in so doing he extended his lead in the competition to 40 points.

Despite receiving a notable insect sting to the head, Matteo Jorgenson proved to be the rider who was motivated enough to move clear of the breakaway - he’d soon established a 25-second lead entering the final 40km.

With the gap to the peloton over 13:30, the main GC contenders seemed satisfied to conserve their energy ahead of the battle for the yellow jersey on the slopes of Puy de Dôme.

On the uncategorised Col de la Nugère with 35km remaining, the pace of the breakaway began to sting for some of the riders. The breakaway shed a handful of riders and a chase group of four containing Powless, Mohoric, De La Cruz and Burgaudeau split from the remaining six riders, which included Michael Woods.

The chasing group, fuelled by Mohoroc’s infamously strong solo-riding ability, established a one-minute advantage over the main breakaway group over the next 5km, as Jorgenson moved into clear view only 15 seconds ahead.

Back in the main peloton, the aggressions of the breakaway saw the gap to Jorgenson grow to over 15 minutes, while Jumbo-Visma orchestrated a calm but focused tempo into the final climb.

De La Cruz faced an unfortunate chain drop with 20km remaining, leaving just three chasers pursuing Jorgenson. The Movistar rider hit the base of Puy de Dôme, with 13.3km at 7.7% ahead of him, with a one-minute advantage over the three pursuers. They in turn were 45 seconds ahead of the remnants of the main break.

Powless led the chase to Jorgenson but faced a tactical dilemma as the strongest climber amongst the chasers - eager not to deliver a free ride for Mohoric and Burgaudeau.

Powless delivered back-to-back attacks with 10km remaining but was initially unable to shed Mohoric and Burgaudeau.

Behind them, the pace in the peloton was set alight as the main contenders’ teams battled to deliver their riders to the base of the final climb safely.

The main field arrived at the base of the Puy de Dôme 15 minutes behind Jorgenson, with both Pogacar and Vingegaard conspicuous near the front of the peloton. Their lieutenants set to work to set the stage for the final ascent, as Jumbo-Visma set a pace that saw the back of the peloton shed dozens of riders. Indeed, the pace was so significant that GC contender Ben O’Connor found himself off the pace and pushed out of contention for the general classification.

Meanwhile, Jorgenson stretched out his advantage over Powless and the chasers, as he entered the crowdless final 4km and the most savage section of the climb.

With a little over 3km remaining, though, it was Mohoric who rode clear of the other chasers, as Powless’ form seemed to crack on the summit finish, and he was soon swept up by the second chasing group on the road.

From that group, Michael Woods exploded into pursuit of Mohoric and Jorgenson, and against all odds emerged in a position to take the stage win.

Woods overtook Mohoric in the final 2km, as the Flamme Rouge was virtually in view.

In the main peloton, the GC battle for the yellow jersey began as the climbing pace led to selection left only eight riders including Vingegaard and Pogačar.

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Canada's Michael Woods, right, overtakes Neilson Powless of the U.S., wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, on the climb to Puy de Dome during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 182.5 kilometres (113.5 miles) with start in Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat and finish in Puy de Dome, France on July 9. Vincent Kalut/The Associated Press

Michael Woods became the third Canadian to win a stage at the historic Tour de France on Sunday, and the biggest victory of his career meant he had to conquer a legendary mountain.

Mr. Woods, 36, of Ottawa raced near the front throughout the 182.5-kilometre leg between Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat and Puy de Dôme, an extinct volcano in central France, but made his biggest move with 500 metres to go.

That’s when he overtook 24-year-old Matteo Jorgenson of the United States to win the ninth of 21 stages in four hours 19 minutes 21 seconds. Mr. Jorgenson ended up placing fourth, 36 seconds back.

Mr. Woods joins Steve Bauer, who in 1988 became the first Canadian to win a stage of the world’s most famous cycling race, and Hugo Houle, who won one last year. At that 2022 leg, Mr. Woods finished in third spot.

On Sunday, Mr. Woods was mobbed by teammates as he crossed the finish line. The stage features a dramatic uphill climb at the end and is considered one of the most challenging of the Grand Tour. The Tour de France has been staged every year since 1903 with the exception of the First and Second World Wars.

“I’m having a pinch-myself moment,” Mr. Woods said afterward. “I can’t believe I did it. I’m really proud of myself and proud of my team. It’s special.”

A two-time Olympian, Mr. Woods placed fifth in the men’s road race at the 2020 Tokyo Games , Canada’s second-best Olympic result in the event. He has been a cyclist for just 11 years – prior to that he was a distance runner but gave it up because of injuries. For 18 years he has held the Canadian one-mile record for under-20-year-old runners at three minutes 57.48 seconds.

Mr. Woods has had two other top-10 finishes in this edition of the Tour de France – a fifth and a sixth. He is 22nd among 169 riders in the overall standings. The 10th stage from Vulcania to Issoire begins Tuesday, with the last one concluding on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 23.

The event consists of 21 daylong stages that cover 3,500 kilometres.

The rest of the top five finishers in the lengthy ninth stage all finished within one minute of each other: Pierre Latour of France was 28 seconds behind; Matej Mahoric of Slovenia was 35 seconds in arrears, followed ever-so-closely by Mr. Jorgenson. Clément Berthet of France placed fifth, 55 seconds back.

Mr. Woods has raced for the Israel-Premier Tech team for three years. Mr. Bauer, Canada’s most celebrated road racer, is the sporting director of the team.

In 1988, the Tour de France also included a leg to Puy de Dôme.

Over the last 14 kilometres, riders must grind their way through a 1,047-metre climb.

“The last five kilometres are especially brutal,” Mr. Bauer said Sunday night from France. “It is steeped and the road swirls around the volcano like a top. It is perfect for Michael. Super-steep is his forte.”

Mr. Bauer, who lives in St. Catharines, Ont., recalls his victory in the first stage of the event 35 years ago.

“Every second of it,” he said. “It is definitely a life accomplishment. When you get one it is special. For Mike, it is the most beautiful win of his career. It is top tier.”

Mr. Bauer said the team’s strategy was for Mr. Woods and a teammate to break away from the pack at the start and then to put a large gap between them and the trailers.

“It gave Mike the best chance,” Mr. Bauer said.

“... We are all happy for Mike. He is a great athlete. We have a big entourage. We’ll have a glass of beer or bubbly tonight and toast him.”

Mr. Woods has no ambition in the general classification and was part of an early breakaway that the main contenders allowed to form early in the ninth stage. He managed to catch Mr. Jorgenson just 500 metres from the summit after his 24-year-old rival jumped away from the leading group with less than 50 kilometres left.

The 36-year-old Canadian then dropped Mr. Jorgenson at ease and reached the summit of the Puy de Dôme.

Mr. Houle, Mr. Woods’s Israel-Premier Tech teammate, won Stage 16 of last year’s Tour de France. His victory was Canada’s first stage win in the historic race since Mr. Bauer captured the opening stage of the race in 1988.

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Former Canadian track star Michael Woods wins Tour de France stage

The former 1,500m runner from toronto sat patiently behind the leader for 47 km before blasting ahead to the top of the mythical puy de dôme.

Michael Woods , 36, of Toronto had the best day of his cycling career Sunday, winning the ninth stage of the Tour de France. The sub-four-minute miler sat patiently behind leader Matteo Jorgenson of the Movistar team, who led the stage for 47 km, taking advantage of Jorgenson’s flagging energy only 400m from the top of the mythical Puy de Dôme and surging ahead for the stage win. Woods, a former 1,500m runner and Canadian record holder, rides for the Israel–Premier Tech team.

🏆🇨🇦 @rusty_woods wins at the top of the Puy de Dôme! 🏆🇨🇦 @rusty_woods s’impose au Puy de Dôme ! #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/X3LRwBC79s — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 9, 2023

Woods and Jorgenson were part of an early breakaway of 14 riders that also included stage nine runner-up Pierre Latour of France and third-place finisher Matej Mohoric of Slovenia, as well as Canada’s  Guillaume Boivin . The Puy de Dôme is a dormant volcano in the central massif of south-central France whose summit marks the culmination of the ninth stage of the Tour, which includes a number of challenging climbs.

Originally from Ottawa, Woods has held the Canadian U20 mile record (3:57.48) and U20 3,000m record (7:58.04) since 2005. He was a multi-year national champion in running and won gold at the Pan American Junior Championships during his early years. Woods ran at the University of Michigan, but transitioned from running to cycling after repeated foot injuries brought a halt to his running career; he went pro as a cyclist in 2013 and made the Canadian Olympic team for Rio in 2016. He also competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, finishing fifth in the men’s individual road race.

Michael Woods is making his Tour de France debut

In 2018, Woods won a stage in the Vuelta a España; like Sunday’s Tour stage win, it was at the culmination of a steep climb. He first competed in the Tour de France in 2019 (the first Canadian to compete in the Tour since 2016), riding for the US-based EF Education First team and finishing 32nd overall. He did not finish in 2021 or 2022, so Sunday’s stage victory represents a massive success for Woods, who is only the third Canadian to win a stage of the Tour, after  Steve Bauer (who is now a sporting director with Israel-Premier Tech) won the first stage in 1988 and Hugo Houle won last year’s stage 16. He is also the oldest rider to win a mountaintop stage since  Raymond Poulidor (who is Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel’s grandfather ) won the stage culminating atop Saint-Lary-Soulan in the Pyrenees in 1974 at age 38.

2022 winner  Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbo-Visma retains the yellow jersey but lost about eight seconds to the Slovenian superstar Tadej Pogacar.  

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O Canada! Hugo Houle the first Canadian to win a Tour de France stage since 1988

Michael woods third on incredible day for israel-premier tech..

It took 34 years, but Hugo Houle became the first Canadian to win a stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday’s first day in the Pyrenees. He dedicated the win to his deceased brother. Houle joins Steve Bauer, his directeur sportif in the car, as the only Canadians to accomplish this. Tadej Pogačar took the race to yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard on the first of two Cat. 1 ascents, but there was little in the way of movement in the GC, although Romain Bardet’s podium bid suffered a sharp blow.

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Although it didn’t have the summit finishes of Wednesday and Thursday’s stages, Tuesday’s Pyrenean fare wasn’t stingy. Two Cat. 1 climbs came in the final third of 178.5 km. The final ascent, Mur de Péguère, crested with 27 km from the finish in Foix, and its last 3.6 km was at 11.4 percent. Another broiling day for the peloton.

Three mountain stages left at the #TDF2022 , and the first one is today, between Carcassonne and Foix, over a course comprising two tough first-category climbs. pic.twitter.com/sYzA6U621W — Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team (@qst_alphavinyl) July 19, 2022

An immense breakaway dashed away early. It its 29-strong ranks were Hugo Houle and Michael Woods, seven Frenchmen, 11th place Alexandr Vlasov and Wout Van Aert. It held a 6:00 lead with 68 km raced.

At the foot of the first Cat. 1, Port de Lers, the fugitive mob had a 7:30 advantage. Surely gravity would whittle it down. Damiano Caruso attacked immediately. Two Michaels, Woods and Storer, lit out after him.

In the yellow jersey group, 10th place Enric Mas of Movistar surged away with two teammates. Van Aert and three others including King of the Mountains leader Simon Geschke joined the Woods trio before the peak. Geschke snagged a parcel of KOM points.

Pogačar made his first thrust but Vingegaard found his wheel. He tried again. When things were sewn up again, eighth place David Gaudu tried his luck. No soap. Fourth place Romain Bardet couldn’t hang with all the skirmishing. The Slovenian attempted to lose the Dane on the descent. Ineos Grenadiers chased them down.

Pogattack !!!! #pogacar #tdf2022 pic.twitter.com/gE8qtnUjrI — Miroir du Cyclisme ?? (@Miroir2Cyclisme) July 19, 2022

Houle and a couple of others swelled the Woods group on the descent and then Houle went clear.

Mur de Péguère

Houle started up the Mur de Péguère with 30 seconds over Tony Gallopin and 52 seconds ahead of a Woods quintet. The yellow jersey peloton was much larger after the descent.

On the steepest part of the climb, Storer, Woods and Matteo Jorgenson were 40 seconds behind Houle, Woods not having to pull.

Movistar powered the yellow jersey group. Rafal Makja paced for Pogačar on the steepest part. This created a group of Pogačar, Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss, Nairo Quintana and Majka for about a kilometre until David Gaudu, Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates hauled themselves over. When Majka snapped his chain, Kuss took over and distanced several riders.

Jorgenson and Woods tipped over 26 seconds after Houle.

Thomas returned to Vingegaard, Pogačar, Kuss and Quintana just after the peak of the climb.

Jorgenson crashed on the drop and it took him a while to find Woods again. With 8 km to go, Houle’s gap 45 seconds. Canadian cycling fans were on the edge of their seats.

Houle pointed to the sky as he crossed the line. Incroyable! Houle’s exploits moved him up to 25th on the GC.

Wednesday is the first of two consecutive tough summit climbs, the Cat. 1 Peyragudes. 2022 Tour de France, Stage 16 1) Hugo Houle (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) 4:23:47 2) Valentin Maduoas (France/Groupama-FDJ) +1:10 3) Michael Woods (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) s.t. 62) Antoine Duchesne (Canada/Groupama-FDJ) +20:45 95) Guillaume Boivin (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) +29:48

2022 Tour de France GC 1) Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark/Jumbo-Visma) 64:28:09 2) Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia/UAE-Emirates) +2:22 3) Geraint Thomas (Great Britain/Ineos) +2:43 26) Hugo Houle (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) +1:09:21 36) Michael Woods (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) +1:21:51 71) Antoine Duchesne (Canada/Groupama-FDJ) +2:26:32 131) Guillaume Boivin (Canada/Israel-Premier Tech) +3:29:36

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Tour de france stage 16: hugo houle soloes to canada’s first stage win since 1988, the canadian wins the attack-riddled 16th stage across the french pyrénées while jonas vingegaard fends off tadej pogačar..

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Hugo Houle (Israel Premier Tech) won a daring solo attack Tuesday to take Canada’s first stage at the Tour de France since Steve Bauer triumphed in 1988.

The Canadian jumped out of an all-day breakaway to win the exciting, attack-riddled 16th stage across the French Pyrénées in the first of three climbing days that could decide the 2022 Tour.

Teammate and compatriot Michael Woods crossed the line third, with Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) in second. American rider Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) slid out while chasing on the descent, and crossed the line fourth in his third top-5 of his debut Tour.

Two first-category climbs stacked up in the final half of the 178.5km stage from Carcassonne to Foix spiced up the day’s racing, with a lead group of stage-hunters racing for the win, and the GC group swapping punches for the yellow jersey.

The stage win was the first by a Canadian since Bauer won a stage in 1988, who also wore the yellow jersey for five days and finished fourth overall.

“I never won a race, so I guess it’s the right place to win my first race,” Houle said. “When I attacked, it was set to the table for Michael Woods. When I went, I went full-gas, and in the end, I was hanging on. I know if I go to the top with 30-40 seconds, maybe I could do it. It was tight.

“It was a long time at 30 seconds, I never gave up. On the technical section I gained some more time, when they said 1 minute, I knew I was going to do it. I was cramping because I could not get to the car for the last 60km.

“This is for my brother, who died when I turned professional. I worked 10 to 12 years to get the win for him. I do not know what to say. I am just so happy.”

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) fended off attacks from Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) to retain the yellow jersey.

There were some shakeups in the top-10, with Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) moving into fourth and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) into fifth.

Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers slipped from fifth to sixth, with Romain Bardet (Team DSM) falling from fourth to ninth.

Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) rode into the breakaway, and nudged from 11th to eighth.

Two races within one on the Mur de Péguère

It was two races within in, with the remnants of an early breakaway challenging for the stage win, and the GC rivals trading punches for the yellow jersey.

There were riders all over the road going into the day’s final major climb at the Mur de Péguère (9.4km at 7.8 percent).

A group of 14 hit the base to challenge for the stage, with Matteo Jorgenson, Brandon McNulty, Michael Woods, and Hugo Houle in the lead stage-hunting pack that also included Wout van Aert, Damiano Caruso, and Aleksandr Vlasov.

A GC bunch of about 30 riders regrouped to chase behind at about seven minutes coming to the base of the final climb, with Pogačar living up to promises to attack on the previous climb to put Vingegaard under pressure. Movistar set the early pace.

Up the road, Houle peeled away early out of the break to open nearly a minute gap to the chasers raised hopes for the first Canadian stage win since Steve Bauer in 1988. Jorgenson and Woods chased over the summit at 25 seconds back.

In the GC group with about 29km to go, Rafal Majka surged to the front and quickly blew up the leaders on the steeper ramps. Pogačar, Vingegaard, Sepp Kuss, and Nairo Quintana held the wheel, while Thomas and Yates paced a few bike lengths behind, with others trailing off the pace.

Majka suffered a mechanical with 2km to go on the climb and Kuss pushed the pace on the front, with Thomas, Yates, and Gaudu going out the back. Bardet was also losing time and sliding backward on the GC.

The long, twisting downhill saw the top GC leaders regroup, with Van Aert, McNulty, and Dani Martínez joining the front after riding into the early break to help pace their respective leaders.

With 17km to go, Houle was up the road about 35 seconds clear of the chasing Jorgenson, with Woods marking the wheel. Jorgenson slid out on a left-hander with about 12km to go to lose his chances for victory, but he was able to continue in the chase.

Big break goes up the road

Two early climbs set the stage for a big breakaway, and the peloton delivered on expectations.

Nearly 30 riders pulled clear, including Simon Geschke (Cofidis) racing to protect his lead in the King of the Mountains jersey. Also present was a strong North American contingent, with Michael Woods and Hugo Houle (Israel Premier Tech), Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates).

Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) and Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco) tried in vain to bridge across, but didn’t make it.

One rider drawing attention was the presence of Alexsandr Vlasov (Bora Hansgrohe), who started the stage at 11th at 10:32 back.

The gap grew to north of seven minutes at the halfway point, pushing Vlasov near the top-5 on the virtual GC. The Russian was showing signs of recovering from crashes that derailed his podium ambitions early in the Tour.

Key helper Marc Soler of UAE Team Emirates was suffering near the back at the halfway mark after vomiting during the stage.

Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) surged out of the breakaway near the approach of the first of two first-category climbs at Port de Lers as the big break inevitably broke into pieces. Woods gave chase with under 70km to go and about six riders gelled together at the front.

In the GC group behind, Pogačar delivered on his promise and attacked with about 3km to go. Vingegaard marked two fierce accelerations, and Pogačar jumped again just coming over the summit.

It was game on coming onto the day’s final climb. The main victim at this point of the race was Romain Bardet (Team DSM), who lost touch near the summit.

More riders out of the Tour de France

The 16th stage started with several riders not taking the start. Jakob Fuglsang (Israel Premier Tech) didn’t start due to a broken rib from stage 15. Lennard Kämna (Bora Hansgrohe) cited a cold, while Ag2r Citroën lost Mikaël Cherel and Aurélien Paret-Peintre and Max Walscheid (Cofidis) to COVID-19.

Only six teams started the stage with all eight starters still in the race, including Ineos Grenadiers.

What’s next: Peyragudes summit finish

The 2022 Tour continues Wednesday with the second of three straight climbing stages across the Pyrénées. The 129.7km stage starts in  Saint-Gaudens and ends at the Cat. 1  Peyragudes summit.

The short and explosive stage features the Col d’Aspin at 65km and a second-category climb quickly after that. A long descent brings the peloton to the Cat. 1 Col de Val Louron at 109.5km.

The summit finale at Peyragudes returns to the Tour for the fourth time. The steep final climb should produce some fireworks, with Romain Bardet the last winner in 2017.

Tour de France Stage 16 Results

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Tour of the Alps

Fleche wallonne, fleche wallonne femmes, uci mtb mairipora brazil, newnan rock & road criterium, tour of turkey, liege-bastogne-liege, liege-bastogne-liege femmes, tour de romandie, spartanburg regional healthcare crit, uci bmx racing world cup tulsa, athens orthopedic clinic twilight crit, la vuelta españa femenina, eschborn-frankfurt, uci mtb fort william, canadians in the tour de france 2023 - michael woods to hugo houle.

The Tour de France 2023 will be another year of opportunities for the Canadians on the heels of Hugo Houle's stage win in the 2022 edition last year.

2022 was a year of records for the Canadians at the Tour de France. Four lined up and over the 21 days of racing, one won a stage - Hugo Houle. 

2023 Tour de France

Canadian winners in the tour de france.

Houle's victory was the first in 34 years at the Tour de France for Canadian, since back in 1988 with Steve Bauer.

Houle's winning move was thanks in part to Michael Woods, another Canadian. On that day to Foix, Woods marked the other riders behind while Houle had a chance to ride free for victory.

Canadians in the Tour de France 2023

The Canadians will be back again on the start line on July 1st when the race rolls out from Bilbao, Spain. And that's a large part thanks to Team Israel-Premier Tech's Sylvan Adams, the co-owner. The Canadian should be taking around about three riders again to their race: Mike Woods, Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin.

Tough finish in store for 2024 Tour de France

Those riders are going to have plenty of opportunities. Houle is happy with the technical first stages in the Basque Country that will suit his attacking style. And on to France, more opportunities, for the others like Woods. There are plenty of mountain stages, plenty of chances for him to ride free for a stage win backing up his recent win in the Route z1. And who knows, maybe he will get enough points over the three weeks to have a shot at that polka-dot jersey of mountain champion.

Over the three weeks, from July 1st to 23rd, there's a lot at stake. And it's going to be hard to repeat the success of 2022. But if anybody can do it, it's these Canadians.

Here is the full schedule of all 21 stages of the Tour.

• Michael Woods
• Israel - Premier Tech
• Guillaume Boivin

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Chris Froome: Another Tour de France stage win would be an 'amazing' way to end glittering career

Published 10/04/2024 at 10:20 GMT

Chris Froome was once the dominant force at the Tour de France, but after suffering serious injuries in a crash at the Criterium du Dauphine in 2019, his objectives have changed. Now 38, Froome has spoken about wanting to ride until he is 40 and also his hope to win another stage at the Tour de France. He has also given his thoughts on the "very impressive" Tadej Pogacar.

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