Tadej Pogačar closes in on 4th Tour de France title
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Tour de France shortens Stage 19
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That's all from the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France, which saw Australian debutant Kaden Groves claim an emotional victory in Pontarlier. Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar arrived at the finish safely with the peloton so the Slovenian superstar will seal a fourth Tour win tomorrow.
Either Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard, currently second in the standings, have won the past five Tour de France races.
Kaden Groves won a rain-soaked stage 20 of the 2025 Tour de France on Saturday, attacking from the break with 17 kilometres remaining and soloing to victory in Pontarlier. It completes a Grand Tour trilogy for the Australian, who adds today’s stage win to seven in the Vuelta a Espana and two in the Giro d’Italia.
Stage 20 of the 2025 Tour de France is Saturday, offering breakaway riders one final shot at glory before the race heads to Paris for the grand finale.
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Cycling great Marianne Vos has won the opening stage of the women’s Tour de France with a brilliant late attack.
Reusser finished second in the Giro d’Italia earlier this month, losing out to UAE Team ADQ’s Elisa Longo Borghini by 18 seconds.