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Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of stage 14 of the 2024 Tour de France!
We hit the mountains once again today, with the stage set to kick off in two hours.
Three big climbs on the menu today, including the Col du Tourmalet, the Hourquette d'Ancizan, and Pla d'Adet.
A look at the map of today's stage as the race heads south towards the mountains from Pau.
It's not the only big mountain stage going on today. Over in Italy, the women's peloton are tackling the Passo Lanciano and Blockhaus on a decisive day in their opening Grand Tour of 2024.
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July 13, 2024: Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, 151.9km
Take a look back at Friday's stage 13 results and the current GC picture below.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock is out of the race this morning. His team announced that he's heading home to recover from COVID-19.
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/tFRhhG9hrWJuly 13, 2024
Yesterday saw Juan Ayuso leave the race early on stage 13. The Spaniard abandoned from a top-10 position having also tested positive for COVID-19.
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Teams and riders are at the start now and signing on before the roll-out in Pau.
Pidcock follows Ayuso and Primož Roglič as a major name leaving the race in the past 24 hours. The Slovenian abandoned from sixth overall following his crash on Thursday's stage 12.
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Yesterday's stage was one of the quickest road stages in Tour de France history, ending with a reduced bunch sprint in Pau as Jasper Philipsen beat Wout van Aert to the line.
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Half an hour to the stage start now.
How to watch stage 14 of the 2024 Tour de France
Three major climbs in the Pyrenees puts the GC contenders on their favoured terrain
The peloton will roll out to start the stage in 15 minutes.
Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar heading to the start.
#TDF2024 Getting ready 💛. #WeAreUAE pic.twitter.com/gNSfWlaEarJuly 13, 2024
Guillaume Boivin of Israel-Premier Tech joins Tom Pidcock on the non-starters list today.
Eurosport reporting that Geraint Thomas is unwell and being monitored by his Ineos Grenadiers team today.
Soudal-QuickStep rider Louis Vervaeke arrived at the start today in a van separate from his teammates, too...
Here we go! The riders are on the way to the official start, rolling through the neutral zone.
5km left of the neutral zone.
2.5km...
152km to go
Here we go! The flag drops and stage 14 is underway!
Attacks from the start on this flat ground. Victor Campenaerts and Mathieu van der Poel lead the way.
Amaury Capiot is off the rear immediately. He went down hard after being hit by Maxim Van Gils in the finish line crash yesterday.
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Up front it's Bryan Coquard who has a small gap.
Capiot back at the team car and he looks upset. It's hard to see him making the finish today.
He has stopped at the side of the road now with his Arkéa-B&B Hotels team car. Race over for Amaury Capiot.
148km to go
156 men left in the Tour.
More attacks flow at the front.
It might take some time for the break to get established here with lots of teams and riders keen on getting up the road.
138km to go
Still no breakaway at the moment.
Riders only making small gaps off the front before getting caught again.
The opening 70km is run on flat roads today.
Capiot ending his race earlier on.
On s'y attendait, mais l'image est dure. Amaury Capiot quitte la route du #TDF2024, ému, sous les applaudissements des spectateurs sur le bord de la route. Ils ne sont plus que 157 en course. pic.twitter.com/vA7sffaDFcJuly 13, 2024
130km to go
Jonas Abrahamsen now leading the attacks.
An average of 50kph over the opening 22km.
The peloton rolling out to start stage 14.
126km to go
Still no breakaway...
Campenaerts, Girmay, Philipsen, Frank van den Broek among those trying to make a move.
Simon Geschke has been among the attackers.
Still, the attacks fly with no real separation from the peloton.
118km to go
Harm Vanhoucke the latest Lotto-Dstny rider to try and go.
The Tourmalet is today's opening climb...
The Tourmalet is ready ✨⛰️Le Tourmalet est prêt ✨⛰️#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/mqQl6GRGTNJuly 13, 2024
Coquard and Van der Poel lead a new move with Lotto men Arnaud De Lie and Cedric Beullens.
112km to go
They have a small gap but it's only a small group.
News coming through that Geraint Thomas had also tested positive for COVID-19 but is racing on today.
15 seconds for the group.
100km to go
Oier Lazkano leading a chase group.
He has Magnus Cort, Kevin Vauquelin and Raul Garcia Pierna with him.
The four have made it across and now there's eight out front.
A larger group of around 15 men chasing.
Meanwhile, the peloton is at a minute down.
90km to go
2:50 between the peloton and the leaders now. This is the break of the day.
Girmay, Campenerts, Geschke, Ben Healy, Michal Kwiatkowski, Alexey Lutsenko, Louis Meintjes all in the chase group.
Coquard leads the way over the intermediate sprint before the Tourmalet climb begins.
Girmay got seven points to Philipsen's six there.
80km to go
And now the Tourmalet is underway!
Four minutes for the break as they start the climb.
Philipsen, Girmay, De Lie, and Beullens drop back from the move.
19 up front now as the chase group catches the four leaders.
78km to go
The group has 4:15 on the peloton.
Van der Poel leading the attack.
EF's Sean Quinn among the rider driving at the front of the break.
Campenaerts, Vauquelin, and Garcia Pierna among those dropping from the break.
Distanced yes, but always with a smile @VCampenaerts 😁Distancé oui, mais toujours avec le sourire @VCampenaerts 😁#TDF2024 pic.twitter.com/uGOVOki3gJJuly 13, 2024
Rui Costa and Fabien Grellier also dropping away.
73km to go
Four minutes for the move.
Juul-Jensen and Geschke the latest to drop from the break...
69km to go
11 men left in the move.
Sean Quinn leading the break.
6km to the top of the Tourmalet for the breakaway men.
UAE Team Emirates in charge of the peloton all the way up so far.
Coming close to the top and David Gaudu makes a move!
The Frenchman takes Oier Lazkano with him.
63km to go
And Lazkano races past towards the summit!
It's the Movistar man who takes the prize for the Souvenir Jacques Goddet at the top, not the French climber...
Meanwhile, Louis Vervaeke is out of the race. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was off the back early on today.
Nils Politt continues to lead the peloton for UAE. They're 3:40 down on Lazkano and Gaudu.
On the long descent now. Hopefully no spills here.
Lutsenko off the rear of the break on the way down.
Lazkano and Gaudu back in the main group.
50km to go
3:30 back to the peloton.
Another abandon today – Alberto Bettiol of EF.
The riders down in the valley road now after a quick descent.
A shot of the break on the way up.
5km to the next climb for the breakaway.
40km to go
The second-category Hourquette d'Ancizan is next up.
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Still, Nils Politt leads the peloton.
Three minutes for the breakaway now.
38km to go
Still 10 men in the move.
Van der Poel, Quinn, Lutsenko losing contact in the break.
34km to go
And now Politt finishes his work.
Jai Hindley and Oscar Onley off the back.
5km to the top of this climb...
The break's lead is coming down and down. Under two minutes now.
Soler now on the front for UAE.
29km to go
Just Kwiatkowski, Healy, Gaudu, Lazkano, Meintjes left up front.
Gaudu leads Lazkano over the top.
25km to go
Just 1:20 back to the peloton now.
Down the descent and into the valley now for the leaders.
Still UAE lead the peloton behind.
The peloton climbing earlier today.
Four men left for UAE ahead of Pogačar. Around 25 left in the group.
15km to go
1:25 to the leaders.
They're nearing the start of the final climb now...
10km to go
Here we go!
Gaudu and Healy attack the break at the start of the climb.
The break splits apart and now Healy is leaving Gaudu behind on the way up.
1:10 back to the peloton.
Egan Bernal battling to hang on at the rear.
Pavel Sivakov working for UAE now.
A scenic view of the Pyrenees.
9km to go
Healy has 16 seconds on Lazkano. Gaudu has cracked and fallen further back.
Still 1:10 back to the peloton.
Soudal-QuickStep with a couple of men up there behind UAE.
And now Sivakov gives way for Almeida to take over.
Healy now with 30 seconds on the chase.
8km to go
1:03 from Healy to the GC group.
Kwiatkowski caught.
Healy, Gaudu, Lazkano, Meintjes left up front.
Pogačar and Adam Yates midway down the group.
Healy now has 40 seconds on the chasers.
Lazkano drops back and is passed by the GC group.
Gaudu and Meintjes remain.
7km to go
Adam Yates attack!
Yates is seventh overall at 6:59.
Yates quickly passes Gaudu and comes across to Meintjes.
Now Matteo Jorgenson takes it up at the front.
Mikel Landa next in line ahead of Evenepoel, Vingegaard, and Pogačar.
7km to go
50 seconds for Healy.
Yates is at 40 seconds.
Jorgenson continues to push.
Meintjes caught now.
Healy and Yates remain up the road.
6km to go
Still 50 seconds for Healy. Yates is now at 30 seconds.
Yates closing in bit by bit.
He's at 20 seconds now. The GC group at 46.
Jorgenson still leads.
5km to go
Healy still solo but Yates now at 12 seconds.
The GC group now at 41 seconds.
Are we all waiting for Pogačar to launch across to Yates here?
Yes, because he has just attacked!
4.6km to go and Vingegaard tries to follow.
Pogačar has a gap!
It's significant! Evenepoel is chasing with Vingegaard.
It looks like Pogačar has 4-5 seconds here.
Yates catches Healy just as the yellow jersey comes up. They both blow past Healy.
UAE have the strongest team in the race – a hors catégorie team – but they've worked this perfectly.
Vingegaard has Evenepoel with him in the chase.
4km to go
Eight seconds between the UAE duo and Vingegaard.
Now Pogačar pushes on again and Yates is done.
The Briton latches on to Vingegaard and Evenepoel.
Now Vingegaard pushes through the packed crowds and leaves Evenepoel behind.
The gap still around 8 seconds here.
Evenepoel at 15 seconds.
3km to go
Pogačar has 10 seconds now!
This is the first of four summit finishes at this Tour, remember...
2.5km to go
Pogačar is gaining time...
16 seconds to Vingegaard now. 24 to Evenepoel.
Carlos Rodriguez next on the road at 34 seconds.
Vingegaard looked like he might close the gap but he's not gaining any time now.
2km to go
18-19 for Pogačar.
2km to go
20 seconds now. Evenepoel at 38 seconds.
Masses of fans on the road to the top.
1.5km to go
23 seconds...
Just 165 metres between the duo.
A short downhill for Pogačar before the road heads up to the finish line.
1km to go
Pogačar heads back uphill 23 seconds in the lead.
Evenepoel at 45 seconds. Rodriguez at 57.
Now Vingegaard begins the final kilometre.
It's this man's day today.
34 seconds!
The final 500 metres for Pogačar.
Evenepoel a minute down now.
Four hours and a minute of racing done as Pogačar hits the final 300 metres.
A big blow in the yellow jersey battle today.
Finish
Tadej Pogačar wins stage 14 of the Tour de France!
Jonas Vingegaard takes second place at 39-40 seconds down.
Remco Evenepoel will be third.
The Belgian comes home at 1:10 down.
Rodriguez fourth at 1:20.
Ciccone, Yates, Buitrago lead the remainder of the GC men home.
The top 10 on the stage today.
A 43-second time gain for Pogačar. That's big.
A happy and tired Tadej Pogačar after that win.
Win number 79 of Pogačar's career. 13 stage wins at the Tour de France.
Pogačar thanks Yates for that piece of teamwork on the final climb today.
"Thank you so much" 🤝#TDF2024 l @TamauPogi pic.twitter.com/rccWfZYtMxJuly 13, 2024
A big celebration on Pla d'Adet.
The new-look GC tonight.
Here's what Tadej Pogačar had to say after the stage...
"It was instinct. We tried to go for the stage but more for the sprint. In this situation, Adam attacked and Visma had to try and maintain the gap. I saw that if I bridged to Adam then he could pull me a little bit and this was really perfect. I must say a big thank you to all the team today. They were amazing and this victory is for all my teammates.
"The plan was to come to the final and make the sprint hard, maybe take some seconds and a stage win. But in the end, like this it's much better.
"I'm super, super happy to get this. But let's keep on this momentum and good energy in the team. Good legs and we try to maintain this position.
"To win a Tour stage is something I was never thinking of when I was a kid. For example, seeing Mark Cavendish winning all these stages, I was thinking it's from another planet and it's not reachable. But if you chase your dreams you can catch them."
Celebration for Pogačar as he crosses the line to win today.
His great rival Vingegaard comes home in second.
Third place for Evenepoel today.
Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar solos to stage 14 victory on Pla d’Adet, consolidates his lead
Jonas Vingegaard second, Remco Evenepoel third up summit finish to Pla d'Adet
