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Tour de France LIVE: Stage 20 results, highlights and standings as Tadej Pogacar wins in Le Markstein

Tadej Pogacar won stage 20 of the Tour de France to Le Markstein as Jonas Vingegaard could begin celebrating the defence of his title in the yellow jersey.

Pogacar proved unable to challenge Vingegaard for yellow in the last week of this race but made his point on the penultimate day as he outsprinted the Dane to the line on the final mountain stage before Sunday’s procession into Paris.

Felix Gall snuck ahead of Vingegaard for second place on the day, while Simon Yates and Adam Yates came in fourth and fifth, results that earn third overall for Adam and see Simon move up to fourth after Carlos Rodriguez suffered the impact of a crash early on the day.

Follow updates from stage 20 of the Tour de France below.

Tour de France 2023 – stage 20

Stage 20: 133km ride to Le Markstein ski resort in Vosges mountains

98km to go: Podium-chasing Carlos Rodriguez crashes

45km to go: Giulio Ciccone secures polka dot jersey

33km to go: Thibaut Pinot attacks!

11km to go: Pogacar and Vingegaard take charge at the front

Tadej Pogacar wins stage 20!

Jonas Vingegaard seals yellow jersey

Highlights of stage 20

16:38 , Lawrence Ostlere

Watch the last kilometre of that thrilling stage 20:

Tour de France LIVE – Simon Yates speaks

16:35 , Lawrence Ostlere

Simon Yates, who finished fourth today and fourth overall. “We were looking for the stage, but I didnt have the legs to jump across and UAE ramped it up in the final anyway. I’m pleased with [my Tour]. I lost 40 seconds early doors in a stupid crash, other than that, I’ve been quite good. I had a couple of days where I suffered in the heat but other than that I’m quite happy.”

Tour de France LIVE – Tadej Pogacar speaks

16:26 , Lawrence Ostlere

“I’m me again,” Tadej Pogacar says. “It was really cool to finish like this. Adam led me out really well, thanks to him it was a bit easier for me to prepare the finish.”

Stage 20 – top five

16:24 , Lawrence Ostlere

Here’s how they finished in that front group:

1. Tadej Pogacar2. Felix Gall3. Jonas Vingegaard4. Simon Yates5. Adam Yates

Adam Yates finishes on the podium

16:23 , Lawrence Ostlere

Brilliant by Carlos Rodriguez, who fought back after that nasty early crash to finish the stage, losing only one spot in the overall standings. Adam Yates takes third on the GC, Simon Yates finishes fourth, Rodriguez is fifth in his first Tour de France and Pello Bilbao is sixth. Jai Hindley is seventh and Felix Gall takes eighth.

Jonas Vingegaard wins the Tour de France

16:18 , Lawrence Ostlere

Jonas Vingegaard, of course, gets the consolation prize of confirming his second Tour de France triumph. He will enjoy the procession to Paris tomorrow.

🤝Respect. #TDF2023 | @TamauPogi | Jonas Vingegaard pic.twitter.com/fdD8mVe7dz — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 22, 2023

16:15 , Lawrence Ostlere

Tadej Pogacar sprints away from the climbers and Vingegaard sits up before the line, knowing the game is up. Pogacar celebrates fiercely – that meant a lot.

Tour de France LIVE – Vingegaard vs Pogacar

16:14 , Lawrence Ostlere

250m to go: Vingegaard tries to outsprint Pogacar around the outside, here we go...!

Tour de France LIVE – Yates setting up Pogacar for sprint

16:12 , Lawrence Ostlere

1km to go: Adam Yates leads Pogacar, with Vingegaard, Simon Yates and Felix Gall in tow...

2km to go: Simon Yates puts in a little accelaration and Pogacar leads the chase. The front five are now back together, with Adam Yates back on the front, trying to set up his teammate Pogacar to sprint to the line. Can anyone outsprint the Slovenian in this group? It seems unlikely.

Tour de France LIVE – five riders at the front contesting stage win

16:09 , Lawrence Ostlere

4km to go: The Yates twins have caught the leading trio, so we have five riders at the front now:

Adam Yates and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula), Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Felix Gall (Ag2R).

Tour de France LIVE – Adam Yates closing in to help Pogacar

16:07 , Lawrence Ostlere

5km to go: Gall, Vingegaard and Pogacar have crested the final climb and are riding slightly downhill towards the finish. Vingegaard looks at Gall as if to say, how do we stop Pogacar and Yates doubling up on us? Gall tells the yellow jersey to take a turn on the front, and he duly does. They are going to have to work together to stop the UAE Emirates duo from taking control of this finish.

Tour de France LIVE – Vingegaard, Pogacar and Gall lead

16:03 , Lawrence Ostlere

8km to go: A fascinating game of cat and mouse at the front here as Vingegaard keeps looking across at Felix Gall and Tadej Pogacar. Who will launch an attack first? Pogacar doesn’t need to – he can wait to the top where a plateau will open the chance for a sprint finish. Vingegaard probably needs to attack sooner, you’d think.

Behind them, Simon and Adam Yates are closing in – they are about 15 seconds behind these leaders.

Tour de France LIVE – Yates brothers, Rodriguez and Bilbao fight for third

16:00 , Lawrence Ostlere

9km to go: Felix Gall leads Vingegaard and Pogacar up towards the finish like a sacrificial lamb. Behind them, another race is forming for the podium places. Simon Yates is trying to shake off his twin Adam Yates, who occupies third spot right now. Carlos Rodriguez is also there after his ealier crash, being helped by Tom Pidcock, and Pello Bilbao is with them too.

You can see the current standings via the ‘stopwatch’ tab above.

Tour de France LIVE – Vingegaard, Pogacar and Gall move clear

15:54 , Lawrence Ostlere

11km to go: The three best climbers at this year’s Tour de France surge away from Pinot, Pidcock and Barguil – the Briton tries to respond but he cannot for long. That is the last we will see of Thibaut Pinot attacking on a mountain stage at the Tour de France. Chapeau.

Tour de France LIVE – Six riders now lead the race

15:51 , Lawrence Ostlere

Vingegaard, Pogacar and now Felix Gall have caught up to the front three: Pinot, Pidcock and Barguil. So these six riders lead stage 20 and surely one of them is going to win the day in Le Markstein.

Tour de France LIVE – Pogacar attacks!

15:49 , Lawrence Ostlere

12km to go: Tadej Pogacar launches clear of the yellow-jersey group! Only Vingegaard responds, and the two of them are suddenly only 20 seconds from Pinot. Pinot is meanwhile being caught by Pidcock and Barguil – there’s three in the lead now! Action everywhere.

Tour de France LIVE – Pinot struggling to hold on

15:47 , Lawrence Ostlere

15km to go: Pinot’s gap has been cut slightly on the descent as they now climb towards the final peak of the day – the Col du Platzerwasel. So it’s Pinot by 12 seconds to a flying Tom Pidcock and Warren Barguil, and the yellow-jersey group are now less than one minute behind Pinot. Is the Frenchman cracking?

Tour de France LIVE – David Gaudu crashes

15:37 , Lawrence Ostlere

20km to go: David Gaudu is down! A crash out of nowhere on the descent, and the Frenchman chasing a top-10 finish is having to shake off what looks like a painful fall.

Tour de France LIVE – Pinot begins descent to final climb

15:31 , Lawrence Ostlere

25km to go: Pinot goes over the top of the penultimate climb and begins the 10km descent with a 30-second lead over Pidcock and the chasers – that’s a phenomenal solo attack. How much has he got left for the final climb? This will be a famous, emotional victory if he can pull it off on his final Tour de France. The yellow-jersey group is still 1min 30sec back.

Tour de France LIVE – Pinot leads Pidcock and Barguil

15:27 , Lawrence Ostlere

The French fans are going utterly nuts as Pinot cycles into waves of supporters which part for their hero. Behind him, Chris Harper has lost touch with Barguil and Pidcock.

Tour de France LIVE – Pinot leads Pidcock, Harper and Barguil

15:25 , Lawrence Ostlere

27km to go: Pinot is charging towards the top of the Petit Ballon all alone, with a 20-second lead over Pidcock, Harper and Warren Barguil, who has caught on to their wheel. When he gets to the top, you can bet Pidcock will launch down the descent and make up that time gap – it could be a straight duel on the final climb.

The yellow-jersey group are still 1min 20sec behind Pinot. Have Vingegaard, Pogacar and co left it too late to win the stage?

Tour de France LIVE – Pinot moves into solo lead

15:19 , Lawrence Ostlere

30km to go: Pinot goes alone! He’s surged clear and is trying to make a huge race-winning move. Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Ineos) and Australian Chris Harper (Jayco-Alula) are the only two able to give chase, now about 15 seconds back from Pinot.

Tour de France LIVE – Thibaut Pinot attacks!

15:10 , Lawrence Ostlere

33km to go: The breakaway hits the first of the final two climbs and Thibaut Pinot puts his foot down! The Vosges mountains is the great Frenchman’s home turf and he is taking charge. Tom Pidcock and a handful of the other breakers have gone with him.

They are 1min 30sec clear of the yellow-jersey group now and that gap is growing.

Tour de France LIVE – breakaway leads peloton into final two climbs

15:04 , Lawrence Ostlere

So, we are in to the final 40km of this stage 20 and the state of play is this: a group of 10 riers are working together well at the front in a breakaway that is steaming towards the first of the two category-one climbs that precede the finish, the Col du Petit Ballon (9.3km at 8.1%). It’s pretty steep and pretty long and some will crack here. The leaders are:

Pinot, Madouas, Ciccone, Skjelmose, Harper, Barguil, Van Gils, Uran, Vermaerke, Pidcock, Uran, Madouas and Vermaerke.

Behind them, only a minute back up the road, UAE Emirates are chasing with a stage win for Tadej Pogacar in mind. Jumbo-Visma are right there too, because Jonas Vingegaard wants the victory too.

Tour de France LIVE – Giulio Ciccone wins polka dot jersey!

14:55 , Lawrence Ostlere

45km to go: Giulio Ciccone goes over the top of the Col de la Schlucht before the rest and that is that – he has won the polka dot jersey. There are not enough King of the Mountains points left for Felix Gall or Jonas Vingegaard to catch him. He grabs his jersey and smiles, then turns and thanks his teammates who helped make it all possible today.

On this day in 2012

14:42 , Lawrence Ostlere

Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de France on this day in 2012.

Wiggins finished three minutes and 21 seconds ahead of compatriot and Team Sky colleague Chris Froome to be crowned champion in the 99th edition of the race.

The then 32-year-old was left on the verge of history following his impressive time-trial win on the penultimate day.

And there were no slip-ups during the 20th and final stage, where Wiggins helped another Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish to victory on the Champs-Elysees.

“I don’t know what to say, I’ve had 24 hours for it to soak in,” he said following his win.

On this day in 2012: Bradley Wiggins celebrates historic Tour de France victory

Tour de France LIVE – Pidcock and Pinot among seven riders in breakaway

14:34 , Lawrence Ostlere

60km to go: There are seven riders out in front now, with the peloton about a minute behind them.

The leaders are: Pinot, Madouas, Ciccone, Skjelmose, Harper, Barguil, Van Gils, Uran, Vermaerke and Pidcock.

A day for Thibaut Pinot on his final Tour de France? Could Tom Pidcock deliver a stage win to go with his victory on Alpe d’Huez last year? They could do with a bigger gap from the chasing peloton first, which includes Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, both hungry for the stage win.

Tour de France LIVE – Giulio Ciccone closes in on King of the Mountains prize

14:17 , Lawrence Ostlere

75km to go : Giulio Ciccone is first of the breakaway over the top of the category two Col de la Croix des Moinats – that’s five more points and he is closing in fast on securing the polka dot jersey. He will need just a couple more KoM wins on the next ascents to seal the deal.

Tour de France LIVE – stage 20 profile

13:59 , Lawrence Ostlere

The breakaway is approaching the second categorised climb of the day. Among them is Giulio Ciccone, looking to clinch more King of the Mountains points.

Here’s a closer look at today’s profile:

Tour de France LIVE – breakaway forming ahead of peloton

13:53 , Lawrence Ostlere

85km to go: A breakaway of around 15 riders is trying to pull clear of the peloton, but UAE Emirates are working hard to haul them back and ensure Tadej Pogacar gets a look at winning this stage. The break are only around 20 seconds clear of the rest.

Tour de France LIVE: Sepp Kuss receives medical attention

13:46 , Lawrence Ostlere

91km to go: Jumbo-Visma’s Sepp Kuss is also struggling – he’s got a very similar injury to Rodriguez around his left eye and he’s receiving medical attention as he tries to catch up with the escaping peloton. Kuss’s teammate, the yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard, was just one bike away from being involved in that crash. That could have been hugely dramatic.

Tour de France LIVE: Carlos Rodriguez injured in crash

13:39 , Lawrence Ostlere

98km to go: A crash in the peloton! It looks like Carlos Rodriguez, the man currently fourth in the overall standings, has hit the ground and he looks hurt, with blood pouring from around his left eye and more on his left arm and leg. The young Spaniard is back on his bike, trying to catch up with the peloton, but this looks pretty bad.

Tour de France LIVE – stage 20

13:34 , Lawrence Ostlere

Here is how the top of the King of the Mountains standings look after that ascent:

Giulio Ciccone 93 points

Felix Gall 82

Jonas Vingegaard 81

13:32 , Lawrence Ostlere

At the top of the first climb of the day, the Ballon d’Alsace, Giulio Ciccone is teed up by his teammates before sprinting to pick up the maximum five King of the Mountains points on offer for this category two climb. Felix Gall wasn’t bluffing when he said he wasn’t interested in contested for polka dots, but Jonas Vingegaard sneaks to the front to try and grab some extra KoM points – but Ciccone’s teammate Mads Pedersen spotted what Vingegaard was up to and sprinted ahead to deny Vingegaard any points haul.

So now we know: the polka dots will be fought between Ciccone and Vingegaard today.

13:24 , Lawrence Ostlere

110km to go: Victor Campenaerts has been reeled in and the peloton is back together as one. Lidl-Trek are working hard on the front to help Giulio Ciccone win the points he needs to protect the polka dot jersey.

13:09 , Lawrence Ostlere

Interesting to hear from Felix Gall ahead of the stage, who tells ITV he is not prioritising the polka dot jersey today. He is only seven points behind Giulio Ciccone and there are a maximum of 37 King of the Mountains points up for grabs here, but Gall insists he won’t be fighting for it.

“If it happens it’s somehing, we’ll see how it plays out, but for sure it’s not the first priority today.”

Tour de France 2023 – stage 20 preview

12:57 , Lawrence Ostlere

Here’s a closer look at today’s stage...

What is left to play for? The team category has been sewn up by Jumbo-Visma, to go with Vingegaard’s yellow jersey, and the green jersey has been won by Jasper Philipsen, assuming he can get through this day unscathed and before the time cut – his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates will ensure that he does. The best young rider’s white jersey will almost certainly be won by Pogacar for the fourth year in a row.

But the polka dot jersey is still very much on the line. Giulio Ciccone currently wears the famous red and white colours but his tally of 88 points at the top of the standings is not definitive. Austrian rider Felix Gall – winner of the Souvenir Henri Desgrange as the first over the top of the highest point of the race – has 82 points on the board. Then there is Vingegaard, with 81 points. There are 37 points available on stage 20, so this is where the King of the Mountains will be decided.

There is also a final podium spot up for grabs. Pogacar’s UAE Emirates teammate Adam Yates currently occupies third in the general classification, an impressive achievement given the work he has put in for his leader throughout the Tour. But Yates is only a minute or so up on Ineos’s Carlos Rodriguez and his twin brother Simon Yates, while Bahrain Victorious’s Pello Bilbao is around two minutes back from the podium. We can expect some attempts to dislodge Adam Yates, who will now doubt have his teammates’ support in defence of his place, which comes with plenty of prize money as well as prestige.

Tour de France stage 20 preview: A fight to be King of the Mountains

12:49 , Lawrence Ostlere

Stage 20 has just begun and in news that will shock no one who has followed this Tour de France, Belgian chaos-magnet Victor Campenaerts has gone on the attack immediately. He has won both of the past two combativity awards for his aggression over the last two stages and he’s on one again.

Tour de France 2023: Latest updates from stage 20

12:45 , Lawrence Ostlere

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Tour de France: Jai Hindley wins stage 5 as Vingegaard drops Pogačar in Pyrenees

How to watch stages 5, 6 and 7 of the Tour de France

Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 6 of the 2023 Tour de France, 144.9km from Tarbes to Cauterets-Cambasque.

We had a brutal baptism of fire in the Pyrenees yesterday and today is set to be much of the same for the riders. The general classification saw a dramatic switch up with Jai Hindley (Bora-hansgrohe) winning the stage into Laruns and taking the yellow jersey. Defending Tour de France champion, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), also delivered a heavy blow to his key rival and two-time Tour winner, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who he now holds an advantage of 53 seconds over. Will the Dane smell blood and try and build an even bigger advantage today?

We're just under an hour away from the neutralised start in Tarbes at 13:10 CEST, before the waving of the flag and official start at 13:25 CEST.

There's no respite after the pain endured yesterday with an even more difficult stage on the cards. 4000m of elevation over four categorised climbs and the first summit finish of the 2023 race. It's only stage 6. All of the 172 riders that started yesterday finished well within the time limit so we should get the same number setting off today barring any late incidents. 

Here's Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) bringing the good vibes at the start in Tarbes. He'll be back in the groupetto today waiting for his next chance to sprint on tomorrow's stage into Bordeaux. 

🌞 Love @MarkCavendish optimism. How can you not love him ?🌞Comment ne pas aimer @MarkCavendish #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/l75tk0mk1G July 6, 2023

The riders are completing sign ons and the team presentation before we get underway with a neutralised start. 

It's all smiles for Hindley at the start location in his new yellow jersey.

We're underway from the neutralised start in Tarbres. There's just under 8km of riding before the flag is waved and racing gets started on stage 6 of the Tour de France. 

Today's first 20km will be the flattest of the day before we get into the first and easiest of our four categorised climbs. 

Early mechanical issues for Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X), who required a wheel change in the neutral zone. He'll be making his way back in now. 

One of Cyclingnews' team on the ground at the Tour, Daniel Ostanek, has put together a great preview for today's action. Make sure to read it below. Tour de France: Tourmalet, summit finish the next GC skirmish on stage 6 - Preview

144.9KM TO GO

Here we go, stage 6 of the Tour de France is underway! It's the second day of Pyrenean pain. Who will look to get into today's break?

Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is the first to try straight from the gun, with Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step) straight onto his wheel. They both played a role in the break yesterday and are showing no early signs of fatigue as they get straight to work. 

There's an early rise straight from the start as we leave Tarbes and there are already gaps starting to form. Around 11 riders have already created breathing room from themselves and the peloton. 

Jumbo-Visma aren't messing about at all with Van Aert getting into this early move. He and Alaphilippe are joined by a whole host of other strong riders: - James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost) - Nikias Arndt (Bahrain-Victorious) - Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R Citroën) - Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) - Gorka Izaguirre (Movistar) - Chris Juul-Jensen (Jayco-AlUla) - Tobias Halland Johhanessen (Uno-X) - Jonas Gregaard (Uno-X)

Multiple teams have missed out and are now trying to bridge the gap before it gets too late. Alaphilippe and Van Aert are doing their best to make sure the move sticks as they are joined by a rider each from Ineos Grenadiers, UAE Emirates and Arkéa-Samsic. 

Alexis Renard (Cofidis) has had an early bike change. 

Matteo Trentin (UAE Team Emirates), Michał Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Matis Louvel (Arkéa-Samsic) and Krists Neilands (Israel-Premier Tech) were the five riders who joined the original ten that got away. It will be Neilands' second day in the break in succession if this move sticks. 

There's another counter move of riders in-between the peloton and the break trying not to miss out on what seems to be the break of the day as their gap approaches the minute mark. 

130KM TO GO

Composition of the chasing group of riders: - Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) - Anthony Perez (Cofidis) - Neilson Powless (EF Education-EasyPost) - Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step) - Oliver Naesen (AG2R Citroën)

The break of the day has formed. Bora-hansgrohe have assumed their position at the front of the peloton as they now hold the yellow jersey and must control. The gap is already at 2:35 with the five pursuers at 34 seconds. 

Here's an early look at Van Aert, one of the instigators of today's breakaway, which is now 20 riders deep as contact has been made by the extra five riders.

ON TODAY'S TOUR DE FRANCE MENU

KM 0: Start - Tarbes KM 29.9: Climb - Côte de Capvern-les-Bains (5.6km at 4.8%) KM 49.2: Intermediate Sprint - Sarrancolin KM 68.1: Climb - Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%) KM 97.9: Climb - Col du Tourmalet (17.1km at 7.3%) KM 144.9: Finish - Cauterets-Cambasque (16km at 5.4%)

Powless sets off in pursuit of the two KOM points atop the Côte de Capvern-les-Bains (5.6km at 4.8%). He's moved up to 20 points now after losing the polka-dot jersey to Felix Gall (AG2R-Citroën) yesterday who still remains eight points ahead of him. 

The peloton are on a long straight road, fully strung out in single-file order. Gap to the break has now gone out to 3:08. 

100KM TO GO

Bora-hansgrohe are controlling things nicely for the moment with their flat specialists taking the front positions. Nils Politt, Marco Haller, Danny van Popped and Jordi Meeus will share the workload before Bob Jungels, Patrick Konrad and Emanuel Buchmann take over once the road begins to rise. 

Coquard takes the full haul of 20 points in the green jersey classification for the second straight day. This is his second successive day in the break and second intermediate sprint which he has won, nicely done by Le Coq. He started the day 66 points behind the jersey holder, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuinck) and has reduced that to 46. 

The leading group of 20 is close to turning onto the Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%), one of the very famous climbs that the Tour often tackles in the Pyrenees. 

Asgreen is working on the front, clearly in aid of Alaphilippe's chances. He's the closest on GC in the break at 7:10 from Hindley, but the break has barely been given any room to breathe the gap only at 3:21 to the break with under 90km left to race.

Jumbo-Visma have come to the front for now and overtaken the head of the peloton from Bora-hansgrohe. Are we going to see an early assault from the Dutch squad on the Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%)? 

Cosnefroy is getting dropped from the break which is quite surprising. Perhaps his efforts to be one of the only two riders in the break on stage 4 have left him fatigued. 

Mechanical issue for Maxim Van Gils at the back of the bunch. The young Belgian hasn't had the best luck in the opening six stages of his first Tour de France. 

The last two thirds of the Col d’Aspin (12km at 6.5%) are the hardest with a relatively easy start. Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quick Step) is struggling to hold on at the back of the peloton and has began to drop back with some of his sprint lead-out. They will be hoping to ride in within the time limit with the groupetto as they did yesterday. 

Cavendish is the next sprinter to drop out the back with two teammates, but he won't be panicking having battled to beat the time-cut on multiple occasions throughout his illustrious career. 

The break has just under 4km until the top of the Col d’Aspin and the peloton is still being driven on by Bora-hansgrohe with the gap at 3:38.

Here's a look at the break of the day being led by Asgreen. 

Jumbo-Visma have hit the front of both the peloton and the breakaway as Laporte has started to take control for Vingegaard and co. while Van Aert has decided it is time to up the pace in the breakaway. Coquard has dropped from the break after his successful pursuit of green jersey points. 

Van Aert is beginning to thin this group down significantly. Slightly curious tactics from Jumbo, but they are clearly cooking up something. Most of the sprinters are now falling away as the pace increases through Laporte. 

Powless shoots out of Van Aert's wheel in the final 80m of the climb and takes the full haul of points with Guerrero coming over in second. He's now gone back into the virtual lead of the king of the mountains classification with 30 points, two ahead of Gall. 

We're 1000km into this year's Tour de France. So much has already happened, but we've got lots more to come as we still have over two weeks of racing left to tackle. 

Cyclocross season has come early as Van der Poel and Van Aert lead the break in their descent off the Col d'Aspin. Next on the menu, the Col du Tourmalet. 

Vingegaard was on a different planet yesterday compared to his competitors on the Col de Marie Blanque, will he go again on today's even harder stage? The crest of the Tourmalet arrives with around 47km remaining in the day. If the break is given more leeway and Van Aert makes it over the top before the peloton, he could be the perfect satellite rider to guide Vingegaard to the final climb into Cauterets-Cambasque (16km at 5.4%). 

We're onto the lower slopes of the legendary Col du Tourmalet (17.1km at 7.3%) now as Hindley and Haller have a slightly uncoordinated drop of a bison while handing it over. Thankfully it didn't go wrong for the yellow jersey wearer. 

We're seeing images of the famous battle between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck atop the Tourmalet in the 2010 Tour de France. It was an incredible battle won by the rider from Luxembourg and is one of the conflicts written into the tremendous history of this climb that has appeared in the Tour more than any other. Whether it's Coppi and Bartali, Merckx going solo or indeed Pinot who was victorious last time a stage of the Tour finished on the Tourmalet, this climb is a true legend. 

Alaphilippe has decided to make a surge off the front with 11.2km remaining in the climb. Shaw has got onto his wheel for now with Van Aert setting tempo in the break behind. 

Van der Poel is suffering under the pressure of Van Aert and dropping out of the break. He'll likely be back in action for Philipsen's lead-out tomorrow on a much flatter test into Bordeaux. 

Neilands is the next to crack under Van Aert's pressure, unsurprising after his two days in the break in succession. 

Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) and Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) are two surprising early exits from the peloton with over 7km left to climb on the Tourmalet. Latour was the last winner of the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, awarded to the first rider over the Tourmalet in honour of the former TDF race director from 1936-1986. 

Hindley is suddenly down to just one teammate in Buchmann with Jumbo-Visma continuing to take control through Nathan Van Hooydonck.

Here's a look at some of the beautiful terrain we've covered on stage 6 today. 

Michael Woods (Israel-Premier Tech) is the first of the GC riders to drop under Jumbo-Visma's unrelenting tempo, the Canadian dropped out of the overall top 10 yesterday and will be leaking even more time today. 

Game over for Alaphilippe as he is the next rider to feel the wrath of Van Aert. The Belgian superstar has been on the front for what seems an age now, perhaps he has found the climbing legs of previous year's that saw him perform so strongly on Mont Ventoux and Hautacam at the Tour. 

Jumbo-Visma are blowing the race to pieces on the Tourmalet through Kelderman, gaps are forming already in the peloton. Only Pogačar and Hindley can hang onto the Jumbo trio of Kelderman, Kuss and Vingegaard. 

Hindley has dropped! Only Pogačar can live with Jumbo-Visma. 

Kelderman pulls off and it's time for Kuss to get to work. He's clearly the finest mountain domestique in the world and he's showing it again. Pogačar is still there, but Vingegaard will likely launch off the front and try to reach Van Aert. What a stage we're set up for now. 

CURRENT SITUATION

Head of the race: Van Aert group + 2:10: Kuss, Vingegaard and Pogačar + 2:51: Hindley group that also contains the remainder of GC contenders

Here we go! Kuss pulls off and Vingegaard attacks. Unlike yesterday, Pogačar is glued to the Dane's wheel for now. They are absolutely flying up the Tourmalet!

The duo are closing in incredibly quickly on the leaders, now only 1:07 from the group containing Van Aert. He will be crucial for the descent and the run into the final climb for the defending champion, Vingegaard. Hindley's time in yellow is likely over as he is now 1:43 down on Pogačar and Vingegaard. 

Vingegaard is pushing on as Van Aert closes in on the summit of the Tourmalet and parts the brilliant crowds. Guerreiro tried his hardest to deviate into Johannessen at the sprint atop the climb, but the Norwegian takes the full 20 KOM points and the 5000 Euros for the Souvenir Jacques Goddet. 

Van Aert has played this perfectly for his leader and will be easing off as he waits for the catch to be made before the first summit finish of this year's Tour. 

Van Aert and Vingegaard have now linked up and are settling in for the finale. Pogačar appears to be shaking out and stretching that wrist he broke in April. 

The four breakaway companions that Van Aert left as he waited for Vingegaard are close to being caught by our group of favourites behind with only a 10 second advantage for now. Hindley now has a 2:18 deficit on the leaders, it seems his time in yellow is only going to be one day. 

Pogačar is clearly bothered by his wrist injury and is continuing to work on it as he sits in the wheel of the Jumbo-Visma duo. The group containing Hindley are making some group and have reduced the deficit to under two minutes. The Australian will be aided by multiple other GC riders being left in the wake of Vingegaard and Pogačar. 

The catch has been made up with now eight riders at the head of the race: Van Aert, Vingegaard, Pogačar, Kwiatkowski, Powless, Shaw, Guerreiro and Johannessen. Van Aert is highlighting exactly why he needed to be over the Tourmalet before Vingegaard as this leading group shouldn't pull with the defending champion and should save their legs for the final climb. He'll do the majority of work in the final run in before his leader goes after the stage victory and yellow jersey. 

Here's a look back at Pogačar and Vingegaard on the Tourmalet, putting on a show. 

Buchmann is trying his best to work for Hindley, but the German national champion simply cannot match the power of Van Aert on the flatter terrain, even after the Belgian's full day in the break. Gap to the leaders is back out to 2:24. 

EF Education-EasyPost directeur sportif, Tom Southam is calming his duo of riders in the breakaway, Powless and Shaw, before they begin the ascent to the first summit finish of the 2023 Tour de France with the best in the world. 

The final climb into Cauterets-Cambasque is posted as 16km at 5.4% gradient, but that doesn't paint the full picture. Once they have completed the easiest slopes into Catuerets, they will turn off onto a section containing some hellish hairpins as they battle the brutal final 5km, three of which average over 10% in gradient. 

Pogačar's maximum speed for the stage has just been shown on a graphic to have been 103.5km/h. 

How long can Van Aert pull on the front for Vingegaard? He was one of the instigators of the breakaway over 130km ago just outside Tarbes, he led the group on the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet, how much could he possibly have left?

Powless probably won't play a big role in the finish having been dropped on the Tourmalet, but his haul of 18 KOM points across the stage has confirmed a second stint in the polka-dot jersey as there are only 10 points available on the final climb and the solitary rider within 10 points of his lead is Gall, who is a long way behind in the yellow jersey group. A solid day out for the American. 

Take a look at the profile for the final climb of the day below.

For the fifth time in the history of #TDF2023, Cauterets welcomes the race, and it's going to be the GC favourites who will fight for the win today. pic.twitter.com/6AYXiqhsbG July 6, 2023

As expected, Powless is the first to start struggling at the back of the leading group. Van Aert still powers on. 

Ineos are leading the second group on the road for their GC hopefuls, Rodríguez and Pidcock. They are 2:30 down on the leaders. 

Van Aert has been named as the most aggressive rider for the second day running at the 2023 Tour de France. He won the super-combativity prize in 2022 and will line up on the start tomorrow in Mont-de-Marsan with the gold race number again.

The leading group are now in Cauterets with the hardest inclines awaiting them in the approach to the finish. 

We're hopefully about to see a battle for the ages between Vingegaard and Pogačar, who will come out on top?

Powless has been fully dropped and we're now down to seven riders at the front of the race. 

Gradients are about to get much harder as we hit the hairpins. Shaw is dropping, Guerreiro is cracking, Van Aert is putting in his final effort. 

Vingegaard takes over and here we go! Only Pogačar is with the Dane for now and Tour de France is in full flight on stage 6. 

Van Aert has to be held up by fans for a moment as he comes to an almost complete stand-still after his tremendous 140km effort. Kwiatkowski has made is back to the two leaders and is sitting in nicely for now. When can he make a tactical strike for glory, and does he have the legs for it? You're reminded why the Polish rider is a former World Champion and a fantastic domestique as he is able to follow for now. 

Pogačar is at times overlapping wheels with his rival as Kwiatkowski finally drops under the pressure. Vingegaard gets out of the saddle again and pushes on. 

Has Pogačar got enough to counter? There are hints of a gap at times but the Dane doesn't appear to have put in his biggest dig for now. The fans are incredible on this final climb. 

Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) almost comes to a halt as he appears to have finished his work on the front for Rodríguez and Pidcock in the main group behind. 

Pogačar goes! He's turned the tables on the Dane on stage 6. The Slovenian strikes back on the final climb. 

What an acceleration from the two-time Tour winner. Vingegaard hasn't cracked by any means but he has to chase his rival down now before the final. In the group behind, Rodríguez has attacked with Hindley and Kuss in his wheel. 

Pogačar only has a gap of six seconds for now, but he's clearly not feeling as bad as he did yesterday. He's pushing on as French President, Emmanuel Macron flies by him. 

The gap is finally starting to go out and is now at 13 seconds. What a response after yesterday's stage. Pogačar is flying in the final kilometre. Incredible. 

STAGE FINISH

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) wins stage 6 of the Tour de France. He was well beaten yesterday, but has struck back on the first summit finish of the race, with an incredible acceleration to drop Jonas Vingegaard (jumbo-Visma). What a finale to stage 6 and 2023 Tour de France is well and truly alive. It's the Slovenian's tenth Tour de France stage victory. 

Vingegaard crosses the line in second and will take the yellow jersey from Hindley on an incredible second Pyrenean stage. 

Hindley finishes his day in yellow 2:39 down on Pogačar in a group containing Rodríguez and Simon Yates (Jayco AlUla).

Here's a look at Pogačar as he crossed the line on an incredible bounce-back at the Tour de France and won stage 6. 

Here's what Hindley had to say after losing his yellow jersey: "What can I say, was just an epic day riding round in the yellow jersey doing some mythical climbs and to be honest I got my arse handed to me, but really enjoyed it." "I knew I just wanted to ride my own race and if I could hand onto the two big favourites then I would do my best and I did and I just got spat like at the top the climb, 4k to go or something and that was it." "It was pretty much lights out from then on. Gave it a red hot crack so that's all I can do, ay."   Here's what he had to say on Jumbo-Visma's tactics: "Jumbo rode super hard tempo the whole Tourmalet and the final few kilometres at the top they went really hard and I knew they were going to do something crazy. I just put myself in the right position and there ready to go, but like I said I was hanging on for dear life and did my best, but yeah." 

Pogačar closed the deficit to Vingegaard to just 25 seconds overall, here's what he had to say after his victory: "I would not say revenge but it's good to win today and take back some time. I feel a little bit of relief and feel much better now." "The display Jonas showed yesterday was incredible and I was thinking when they started pulling on the Tourmalet - 'shit, if it's going to happen like yesterday we can pack our bags and go home'. Luckily I had good legs today and could follow on the Tourmalet quite comfortably." "Then, when I felt it was the right moment in the end I attacked - it was a big relief.It's 10 stage victory - I'm coming for you Mark!" "I would say it's almost perfect the gap and it's going to be a big big battle until the last stage I think." He dedicated his victory to his fiancée after she crashed in the Giro Donne yesterday: "Of course Urska, today she was already at home not racing. She gave me all the power. This one was for her."

Final results from stage 6, courtesy of FirstCycling.

It was only to be one day in yellow for Hindley, but he is sitting comfortably in third overall behind Vingegaard and Pogačar at 1:34 from the Dane. He was the favourite to finish in third before the Tour and is looking good after the two Pyrenean tests with Simon Yates in fourth a further 1:40 behind him. 

All 172 riders that started stage 6 of the Tour de France have successfully finished our second and final stage in the Pyrenees. Jakobsen was the last to cross, 37:27 down on Pogačar, but well within the 42:12 time cut for today. He rode home in front of the broom wagon alongside three members of his lead-out train that will be back in action on tomorrow's flat stage to Bordeaux: Deckercq, Mørkøv and Devenyns. 

Yessssss!!!With five minutes to spare, @FabioJakobsen and the rest of the Soudal Quick-Step boys conclude this #TDF2023 stage!Photo: @BeelWout pic.twitter.com/XB8ZJAdPsY July 6, 2023

Here's new yellow jersey holder, Jonas Vingagaard (Jumbo-Visma) receiving a Presidential welcome to the podium after stage 6 from Emmanuel Macron. He holds a 25 second lead over Pogačar and the duo should have two days off from their battle with two flatter stages arriving tomorrow and on stage 8 as they prepare for the explosive duel atop the Puy de Dôme in it's first appearance at the Tour since 1998.

What's next? Tomorrow's stage will be a welcome return to flatter roads on a 169.9km route from Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux. The last time a stage finished in the port city was in 2010 and the winner that day was none other than Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan). The Manx Missile put in his best performance of the Giro to win the final stage after three weeks of arduous racing, will tomorrow finally be the day he breaks the Tour de France stage win record? Green jersey wearer, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has won both of the bunch sprints so far and will be looking for that hat trick to prevent Cavendish from winning that magical 35th stage. 

That wraps things up for Cyclingnews' live coverage of Stage 6 of the Tour de France with the GC race nicely poised for a battle on the Puy de Dôme come Sunday. Before then make sure to check out Barry Ryan's full stage report linked below, alongside our growing gallery, and all of Cyclingnews' other news and content being produced on the ground at the race. Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar claws back time with victory at Cauterets-Cambasque

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1. Tom Pidcock (gbr) 2. Louis Meintjes (rsa) + 0.48 3. Chris Froome (gbr) + 2.06 4. Neilson Powless (usa) + 2.29 5. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 3.23 6. Jonas Vingegaard (den) s.t. 7. Geraint Thomas (gbr) s.t. 8. Enric Mas (spa) + 3.26 9. Sepp Kuss (usa) s.t. 10. Giulio Ciccone (ita) + 3.32

11. Romain Bardet (fra) + 3.42 12. Adam Yates (gbr) + 4.01 13. David Gaudu (fra) + 4.17 14. Nairo Quintana (col) + 4.44 18. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 6.06

GC after stage 12 1. Jonas Vingegaard (den) 2. Tadej Pogacar (slo) + 2.22 3. Geraint Thomas (gbr) + 2.26 4. Romain Bardet (fra) + 2.35 5. Adam Yates (gbr) + 3.44 6. Nairo Quintana (col) + 3.58 7. David Gaudu (fra) + 4.07 8. Tom Pidcock (gbr) + 7.39 9. Enric Mas (spa) + 9.32 10. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus) + 10.06

Race report Neilson Powless attacks from the gun, while Nelson Oliveira, Anthony Perez, Kobe Goossens, Matis Louvel and Sebastian Schönberger track him down. Giulio Ciccone and Louis Meintjes bridge across in the last 5 kilometres of the Galibier, while Perez goes solo. He reaches the summit 25 seconds ahead of Powless, Ciccone and Meintjes. The four come together on descent.

Tom Pidcock attacks from the peloton in the Galibier descent and he rejoins Chris Froome, who attacked in the climb.

Goossens, Oliveira en Schönberger regain contact with the four leaders on the Télégraphe before Pidcock and Froome make it across when the downhill continues.

The remaining attackers – Pidcock, Froome, Meintjes, Ciccone, Powless – reach a maximum lead of more than 7 minutes on the Croix de Fer, but it has fallen to 4 minutes at the summit. Ciccone pockets most KOM points.

The five tackle the Alpe d’Huez climb 6 minutes ahead of the peloton.

Pidcock accelerates 10.5 kilometres before the finish. Gradually he distances Meintjes, the first chaser, and Froome, the second.

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The scenario repeats itself with a second Pogacar attack. Meanwhile Pidcock crowns his solo with his first Tour de France stage win. Meintjes finishes in second, Froome in third.

Vingegaard stays in yellow and, although Bardet limits his losses to 19 seconds, the Frenchman drops back to fourth place, behind Pogacar and Thomas.

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We're into the final day of this year's race, so a Tour de France stage 21 live stream is going to be a hot ticket if you want to watch the riders make their final journey into Paris. The Tour de France is free-to-air on ITVX (UK) and SBS On-Demand (AUS) . Make sure you know how to watch for free with a VPN from anywhere .

The 2023 Tour de France is coming to an end and stage 21 is the final chance for the sprinters to battle it out on Paris' most famous avenue, the Champs Élysées. All of the jerseys are wrapped up so we should see the typical champagne-filled procession in and around Paris.

The final stage begins at the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines before setting off on the journey back into Paris where yellow jersey winner, Jonas Vingegaard, will no doubt enjoy some champagne on the road with his teammates. Once they hit the city, the peloton will pass the Arc de Triomphe and the Louvre multiple times before the wind-up for the final sprint begins. Alpecin-Deceuninck have been the best leadout unit at the 2023 Tour, with Jasper Philipsen winning four flat sprints. The flying Belgian should have Mathieu van der Poel and co. working to bring him to the final trip up the Champs Élysées safely before he looks to win the final Tour stage for the second year running. Groenewegen was closest to him last year and will be one of the other sprinters left after a brutal Tour trying to dethrone the green jersey wearer. 

With one final stage remaining, it’s helpful to know there are plenty of channels around the world broadcasting Tour de France 2023 live streams to help you keep up with the last bit of action. Here's how to watch stage 21 of the Tour de France 2023 .

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As with the rest of this year's race, the Tour de France stage 21 live stream is available on GCN+, Discovery+ and Eurosport, as well as ITV4, in the UK and in Europe.  

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Watch Tour de France stage 21: live stream in the USA, Canada and Australia

In the USA and Canada, you can watch the Tour de France stage 21 on NBC Sports (via Peacock Premium), while on-demand streams and highlights will also be available.

Canadian cycling fans also have the option of watching the action on FloBikes .

In Australia, SBS On Demand shows the racing live every day, with highlights packages also available. 

Watch Tour de France stage 21: live stream in Europe

Discovery+ and GCN+ are all available across Europe, including viewers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. 

In addition to Discovery+ and GCN+, French viewers also have the option to watch their home race on France TV Sport, with Rai Sport in Italy, RTBF in Belgium and NOS in the Netherlands all available, too. 

Tour de France stage 21: the route

Stage 21: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Paris Champs-Élysées (Sunday, July 23) The final stage of the 2023 Tour de France is the typical processional stage in and around Paris. It starts at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome which will play host to the track cycling at next year's Olympic Games, before looping back east towards the French capital. The 115.1km route is incredibly flat and only has one category four climb, but that won't threaten Giulio Ciccone's lead of the polka-dot classification. It's all set for the sprinters' royale on the Champs-Élysées with the fast men and leadouts ready to fight for position and battle for the win after completing nine laps of the Parisian circuit. The long finishing road on Paris's most famous avenue has long played host to the final Tour and was last won by Jasper Philipsen, holder of the green jersey, who will be the favourite for the day. 

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