8: A NEW WINNER
It took Jonathan Milan, a Tour de France rookie, 8 stages to raise his arms for the first time. The Italian claimed his 7th victory of the year, the 23rd of his professional career, which began in 2021. This is his 5th Grand Tour victory, after four at the Giro d'Italia (one in 2023, three in 2024). He's also the first rookie of the Tour 2025 (out of 49 at the start) to win!
113: FORZA ITALIA
Jonathan Milan ends Italy's longest-ever Tour victory drought. The country had not won in 113 stages, 113 being the number to call for police assistance in Italy! This is Italy's 266th Tour victory. The last was Vincenzo Nibali's victory in Val Thorens in 2019 (stage 20), 2,177 days ago. For the last victory by an Italian sprinter, we go back to Elia Viviani in Nancy in 2019 (stage 4).
2: TWO COMBATIVES
Having escaped for 71 kilometers, Mathieu Burgaudeau and Mattéo Vercher were awarded the combativity prize... together! It's only the 4th time in history that two riders have received the prize. Previous duos: Yves Hezard and Raymond Martin (Super-Besse 1978), Juan Antonio Flecha and Johnny Hoogerland (Saint-Flour 2011), Julian Alaphilippe and Tony Martin (Bern 2016). It's the second time it has happened to two riders from the same team, in this case TotalEnergies. Alaphilippe and Martin were both riding for Etixx-Quick Step at the time.
112-113-114: MILAN, IT WAS WRITTEN
The 112th edition of the Tour de France saw Italy end a 113-stage drought, the day Jonathan Milan became the 114th Italian rider to win a stage in the race!
12: ALMOST DONE FOR VAN AERT AND VISMA
Second today, Wout van Aert recorded his best result since the start, but there are now eight podium finishes without a victory for him. The Belgian has not won since stage 20 of the Tour 2022, a time trial between Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour. This also leaves 12 podium finishes without a victory for the Visma - Lease A Bike team, which nevertheless leads the team classification.
1: THE KING OF INTERMEDIATE SPRINTS
112 of Jonathan Milan's 192 points were scored in intermediate sprints. The Italian made these intermediate sprints a key element in his quest for the green jersey. He won these sprints on stages 1, 3, 6, and 8. For stages 2 (5th), 4 (5th), and 7 (6th), he wasn't first... but he won the peloton fight for intermediate sprints each time, beating his direct rivals in the points classification!
168: BRAVE ALMEIDA
Joao Almeida finished 168th, 6'42" behind Jonathan Milan, his worst position in a Grand Tour stage (he has 4 Giro d'Italia, 3 Vuelta a España, and it's his 2nd Tour de France). The Portuguese is fighting pain, suffering from a rib fracture (left side) yesterday, as well as abrasions on his body.
3: ITALIAN CELEBRATION
Not only did Italy win, but there were also three Italians in the top 10 (Jonathan Milan 1st, Alberto Dainese 8th, Vincenzo Albanese 9th). A first since stage 13 of the Tour 2022, which finished in Saint-Étienne (Filippo Ganna 6th, Luca Mozzato 9th, Andrea Pasqualon 10th).
10: LIDL-TREK TWO YEARS LATER
Jonathan Milan gives Lidl-Trek its 10th Tour victory, the first since Mads Pederson in Limoges in 2023 (stage 8).
