Key events
Expect a change in the King of the Mountains too. A hard day ahead for Jonas Abrahamsen, who has been outstanding in his attacking riding.
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1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 36
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2. Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR) Uno-X Mobility
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3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma – Lease a Bike 28
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4. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal – Quick-Step 18
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5. Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama – FDJ 16
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6. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) INEOS Grenadiers 12
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7. Stephen Williams (GBR) Israel – Premier Tech 10
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8. Frank van den Broek (NED) Team dsm-firmenich – 9
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9. João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates 6
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10. Ben Healy (IRL) EF Education – EasyPost 5
Here’s the GC, which could be much changed by this evening.
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1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 52:40:58
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2. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal – Quick-Step +1:06
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3. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Visma – Lease a Bike +1:14
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4. João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates +4:20
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5. Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) INEOS Grenadiers +4:40
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6. Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal – Quick-Step +5:38
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7. Adam Yates (GBR) UAE Team Emirates +6:59
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8. Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Lidl – Trek +7:36
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9. Derek Gee (CAN) Israel – Premier Tech +7:54
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10. Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Team Visma – Lease a Bike +8:56
Pidcock withdraws with Covid-19
Bad news for Big Sir Jim’s team, possibly bad news for Team GB: the Paris Olympics are just a fortnight away.
A disappointed Tom Pidcock will not line up for stage 14 of the Tour de France today.
Tom is experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 and under advice from our medical team will now return home to recover. pic.twitter.com/tFRhhG9hrW
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) July 13, 2024
Jeremy Whittle’s report from Friday’s sprint finish in Pau.
William Fotheringham’s stage-by-stage guide had this to say.
The Tour returns to this legendary finish for the 50th anniversary of Raymond Poulidor’s improbable win ahead of Eddy Merckx. With two “super-category” climbs, it’s a good day for someone to stake a firm claim on the polka-dot King of the Mountains jersey. A large break of riders outside the circle of favourites should contest the stage; the 10km finish climb will suit Vingegaard – if he has regained anything like his old form – or the young Spaniard Carlos Rodríguez.
Preamble
After what was supposed to be respite on Stage 13 but became a nervy day full of splits and breakaways, Le Tour takes to the hills once more, the Pyrenees in fact, starting in Pau, a regular launchpad for big stages. Here’s where Jonas Vingegaard and perhaps Remo Evenpoel can put it to Tadej Pogacar; Vingegaard has alteady shown he has the legs but can they be sustained. It promises to be a day of wildcat attacks and wild soloists. Let’s hope so. There’s much to be decided.