20: POGACAR EQUALS NICOLAS FRANTZ
Tadej Pogacar raises his arms for the 20th time on the Tour, tying Luxembourg's Nicolas Frantz for the 6th place among the riders with the most wins. His next target: the 22 victories of Frenchman André Darrigade. Tadej Pogacar has now won at least 3 stages in 5 of his first 6 Tours. A record he shares with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Mark Cavendish.
2'10": POGACAR STRIKES BACK
"I thought about 2022", admitted Tadej Pogacar after his victory. Three years ago, the stage that finished in Hautacam was won by Jonas Vingegaard with a 1'04" lead over the Slovenian. He took his revenge at the same place by winning with a 2'10" lead at the summit.
3: LIPOWITZ FOR GERMANY
Recently 2nd in Paris-Nice, Florian Lipowitz is competing in his first Tour and earned his first top-3 finish by being 3rd in Hautacam. He is the first German on the podium in a mountain stage since Lennard Kamna's victory in Villard-de-Lans in 2020 (stage 16).
152: BRUNO SOLO
In the breakaway, Bruno Armirail then tried his luck by going solo, before being caught by Tadej Pogacar. His 152-kilometer attempt earned him the combativity award for the second time in 2025, after being rewarded in stage 2. France already has 7 combativity awards in 2025 (Armirail x2, Mattéo Vercher x2, Lenny Martinez, Ewen Costiou, Mathieu Burgaudeau), as many as in 2020.
2009: BIG FIGHT WITHIN THE YOUNG RIDERS
The best young rider classification is fiercely contested. Remco Evenepoel now leads ahead of Florian Lipowitz (+49") and Kévin Vauquelin (+55"). This is the first time the podium has been so close after 12 stages since 2009, 16 years ago! At the time, Tony Martin was in the lead ahead of Andy Schleck (+49") and Vincenzo Nibali (+54").
7: HAUTACAM, A GOOD SIGN FOR POGACAR?
This is the 7th time that a Tour finish has been judged in Hautacam, where Tadej Pogacar had never won. The last winners here – Vincenzo Nibali in 2014 (stage 18), Jonas Vingegaard in 2022 (stage 18) – went on to win the Tour three days later, but they were already leading the general classification before the start. The last time the Yellow Jersey changed at Hautacam was in 2008, when Cadel Evans snatched it from Kim Kirchen. The Australian, however, lost it later.
38: MICHAEL THE FIGHTER
Michael Woods was first at the summit of the Col du Soulor. At 38 years, 9 months, and 5 days, he is the oldest rider to lead a Cat.1 climb since Jens Voigt at Mont Revard in 2013 – the German was 41 years, 10 months, and 3 days. In 2010, Christophe Moreau conquered the Col du Tourmalet and the Col d'Aubisque (HC) at 39 years, 3 months and 8 days, a week after doing the same at the Col de la Colombière (Cat.1). They are the three oldest riders to have achieved these feats on such challenging summits since World War II.
6-0: VINGEGAARD'S BLACK SHEEP
Jonas Vingegaard is now on a strike of 8 stage podiums without a victory. Six of these 8 podium finishes are 2nd place behind Tadej Pogacar. The Slovenian leads the Dane 6-0 in their last doubles. Four in 2024 (Saint-Lary-Soulan, Plateau de Beille, Col de la Couillole, Nice) and two in 2025 (Mûr-de-Bretagne, Hautacam). The 14th Pogacar-Vingegaard Tour 1-2 (in either order) recorded today is a new record for two riders. The Slovenian has won 11 times ahead of the Dane, While Vingegaard has only won three times ahead of his black sheep.
3: BACK IN YELLOW
Since the start, Tadej Pogacar had taken the Yellow Jersey twice, but also lost it twice. He took it for the third time today. The last rider to do so was Greg LeMond in 1989: the American wore the Yellow Jersey from stages 5 to 9, lost it to Laurent Fignon, then regained it for stages 15 and 16, lost it again to the Frenchman, before finally winning it on the final day. Only two other riders have experienced similar numbers: André Darrigade in 1956 (16th at the finish) and Eddy Merckx in 1974 (winner).
17: IT WAS WRITTEN SOMEWHERE
This Thursday, July 17, marked Tadej Pogacar's 117th stage. on the Tour. By winning for the 20th time, he has a 17% success rate!
