Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar consolidated his overall lead Tuesday (July 22, 2025).

France’s Valentin Paret-Peintre won Stage 16 of the Tour de France on Mont Ventoux in a tense uphill sprint. Tadej Pogacar ...

Tennis has Wimbledon. The AFL has MCG. Cricket has Lord's. Cycling has Mont Ventoux. This mountain is the heartbeat of the ...

MONT VENTOUX: Valentin Paret-Peintre became the first French winner on this year’s Tour de France as he edged an enthralling ...

The three-time champion is up 4 minutes, 15 seconds over the Danish rider with five days to go. France’s Valentin ...

The Finish: flat and big wide roads. The Tour has been to Valence in recent years and traversed the city but this time it ...

Valentin Paret-Peintre kept his cool in a furnace of pressure and heat, delivering a thunderous victory atop the legendary ...

Tadej Pogacar said Monday he was ready to fight every kilometre with arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard in his bid for a fourth Tour de France title. Far from resting on his laurels with a four-minute lead ...

The only issue was, Pogačar stuck with him all the way up the climb, and ended up taking two more seconds on his rival in the ...

Tadej Pogacar has built on his lead, while Valentin Paret-Peintre gives France its first Tour de France stage victory this ...

With a flat stage before Mont Ventoux, it was expected to have some fireworks and huge climbing performances with Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar battling at the start of the third week. For the ...

Valentin Paret-Peintre produces a late sprint to get past Ben Healy and claim a stunning win on stage 16 of the Tour de ...