Danish cyclist, Giro and Tour winner, current form and status
Tadej Pogacar has conquered Alpe d’Huez in a record time, reshaping the Tour de France’s mountain standings while breakaway riders pursue stage glory. The race remains intensely competitive as cyclists battle the Cols Bayard and Noyer.
Richard Carapaz has clinched his second Tour de France stage win in three days at Alpe d’Huez, elevating him as the mountains king while questions grow over Tadej Pogacar’s health and UAE Team Emirates as Stage 19 looms. Stage 20 saw Sepp Kuss suffer crashes that denied a first-stage victory, and illness within teams continues to shape the race.
Tadej Pogačar has secured a fifth Tour de France victory, joining a rare club of five-time winners. The Slovenian clinches the title after a tense final stage on the Champs-Élysées, with Remco Evenepoel second and Isaac del Toro third. Vingegaard crashes earlier in the race, and the finish is marked by a photo finish on Montmartre.
Daisy Vollering has claimed victory on stage 9 and extended her overall lead at the Tour de France Femmes, joining Annemiek van Vleuten as the second rider to win multiple titles in the event’s modern era. Niewiadoma-Phinney and Longo Borghini complete the podium as the race heads into its final stages.
Demi Vollering has claimed the Tour de France Femmes title after an aggressive final stage, finishing ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma. The race, praised for its unpredictable, Classics-style parcours, has solidified its status as the premier event in women’s cycling. Niewiadoma’s late drama and a heated finish with Célia Gery are acknowledged, with the podium completed by Elisa Longo Borghini and strong showings from rising riders.
Tadej Pogacar has abandoned the Vuelta a España after a heavy crash on stage eight. He held a commanding lead before the incident, injuring his left shoulder and face and prompting an ambulance transfer. Enric Mas now leads the general classification, while Pogacar’s withdrawal marks the first time he has failed to finish a Grand Tour.
Enric Mas maintains his overall lead at the Vuelta a España as stage wins from Mikel Landa and a late surge by Mas consolidate Movistar’s grip on the GC ahead of the Granada finish; Matthew Brennan has sealed a historic five-stage haul for Visma-Lease a Bike, underscoring a new era for British sprinting.
Marlen Reusser has retained the women's world time‑trial title in Montreal, winning in 50:24.44 and beating Britain’s Zoe Backstedt by 40 seconds. Germany’s Franziska Koch has taken bronze. Backstedt, 21, has stepped up from under‑23 competition and finished strongly on a longer, windy technical course.