Tour de France stage 18: Ben O’Connor sails up Col de la Loze for solo victory while Tadej Pogačar drops rivals with second at summit

Ben O’Connor (Jayco-AlUla) cancelled the pain and disappointment of the first two weeks of his 2025 Tour de France with a perfectly executed stage victory in the Alps to Col de la Loze.

The Australian joined the break of the day and then attacked at the right moment, before the 26.5km climb to the finish, giving him the time to hold off the GC group.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and their respective teammates fought out a tactical battle on the three Hors Category climbs of the queen stage of the Tour but neither tried or was able to to crack the other.

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Vingegaard surged with two kilometres to go but Pogačar responded and then attacked him in the final 500 metres. He caught and passed Einer Rubio (Movistar), who was on the attack with O’Connor, to take second on the stage and the six-second time bonus.

Race leader Tadej Pogačar rides solo across the summit in second place (Image credit: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Pogačar extended his lead on Vingegaard to 4:26 before Friday’s second Alpine stage to La Plagne.

Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL) was fourth on the stage just behind Pogačar and Vingegaard and so closed the gap to third-placed Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) to just 22 seconds.

Lipowitz is third at 11:01 but now faces a battle with the Scot for the final podium spot in Paris.

O’Connor crashed during stage 1 and suffered and lost time several times in the first half of the Tour. He showed his character to fight back in the final week.

“It’s a rough race. It’s the biggest race in the world, but it’s for sure, the cruelest,” O’Connor said.

“I’ve wanted to have another victory for so many years. I’ve been fighting with thirds and fourths and been so close, so now I couldn’t be proud. I couldn’t be more proud of myself and the boys that back me every single day of this whole race, even throughout the pretty rough times. Thanks to everyone at Jayco-AlUla. It’s what the team needed and it’s what I needed.”

O’Connor explained his stage winning tactics.

“The valley was just a perfect opportunity to get time. You’re going to get smoked by Tadej and Jonas if you stay there.

“It was worth a shot. On the final climb it was about just waiting for the steepest part, just before we entered Couchevel. Then it was just all about pacing and keeping on the speed, just typical time trial stuff. It’s what I do best.

“Once Rubio was gone, I just didn’t want to get rolled by the yellow jersey coming at me in those final five kilometres. When I heard it stayed at three minutes still with three kilometres to go, I knew I was safe and it was so good.”

How it unfolded

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The peloton rides in a valley during stage 18, 171.5km from Vif to Courchevel – Col de la Loze(Image credit: Getty Images)The peloton climbing to the Col du Glandon(Image credit: Getty Images)Movistar Team’s Einer Rubio rides behind Jayco AlUla team’s Ben O’Connor in the breakaway on the ascent of Col de la Loze (Image credit: Getty Images)Jonas Vingegaard leads the chase on Col de la Loze ahead of Tadej Pogačar and Oscar Onley(Image credit: Getty Images)Spectators gather near the finish line area at the summit of Col de la Loze, with clouds creeping lower(Image credit: Getty Images)The only company Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) had on the climb of the Col de la Loze were race motorbikes, spectators and grazing cows(Image credit: Getty Images)

With three hors categorie climbs and the finish line at the summit of the mighty Col de la Loze, stage 18 was rightly named as the queen stage of the 2025 Tour de France.

There was a quiet tension at the start in Vif, south of Grenoble, with riders concerned about the 65km of climbing and the 5,000 metres of altitude gain. Forecasts of rain were also a concern.

“It’s the queen stage, so for sure a big fight, even to get to the finish,” Primož Roglič said, capturing the feeling in the peloton.

Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) started the stage despite being involved in the high-speed late crash on stage 17. Sadly Carlos Rodríguez was forced to abandon and give up his 10th place overall after medical checks confirmed he had fractured his hip.

The early part of the 171.5km stage in the valley road was controlled by Lidl-Trek. Jonathan Milan won the intermediate sprint after 23.7km to strengthen his lead in the green points jersey competition and ease the threat that Pogačar could take it in Paris.

The attacks for the stage victory began soon after on the lower slopes of the 21.7km Col du Glandon.

Wout van Aert was one of the first to attack, laying out Visma’s stage tactics. UAE responded with Tim Wellens, before stage hunters like O’Connor, Ivan Romeo (Movistar), Santiago Buitrago, and Thyman Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) joined the move.

The group soon shuffled, with Van Aert dropped but Matteo Jorgenson got across to represent Visma and then Roglič jumped across to the move. Bruno Armirail also dragged Decathlon-AG2R teammate Felix Gall across as the stage became tactically fascinating even on the first climb of the day.

Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) was also there but struggled and used a sticky bidon to stay in the group and then surge ahead to take the 20 points awarded in the mountains classification. However he soon cracked, dropped back to the peloton and then like a stone to a grupetto. Some 2:00 behind, Nils Politt did the early chasing and pacing for UAE.

Ben O’Connor rides solo for the breakaway on the ascent of Col de la Loze(Image credit: Getty Images)Australian Ben O’Connor of Team Jayco AlUla celebrates stage 18 victory(Image credit: Getty Images)Ben O’Connor celebrates on the podium after winning stage 18(Image credit: Getty Images)Col de la Madeleine

The attackers gained an extra 30 seconds on the technical descent of the Glandon while Jorgenson and Arensman went off the front as the 19.2km Col de la Madeleine neared and the riders reached the 85km mid-point of the stage.

Jorgenson’s aggression confirmed he was feeling better after a week of illness. However, the third week of the Tour is always cruel and Enric Mas (Movistar) was dropped and forced to abandon due to pain in his left knee.

The constant 7% grid of the Col de la Madeleine shook out the attack group, with Armirail, Gall, Roglič, Wellens, O’Connor, Rubio and Baudin making it across to Jorgenson and Arensman.

The Pogačar peloton was timed at 3:00 when Visma played another tactical card and Van Aert began to pace the peloton, taking over from UAE.

The Belgian only lasted for a few kilometres but it hurt everyone, with Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) dropped. Victor Campanaerts soon took over from Tiesj Benoot as Pogačar sat tight on Vingegaard’s wheel, with only Jhonatan Narváez and Adam Yates there if needed.

Visma appeared to be in the ascendancy, with Simon Yates and then Sepp Kuss riding on the front for Vingegaard as Pogačar was forced on the defensive.

An attack was brewing and Vingegaard eventually danced away with Pogačar on his wheel with 4.6km of the Madeleine to climb. They soon joined the attackers and Jorgenson did the pacing to the summit for Vingegaard.

Behind Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora–Hansgrohe) was dropped but so was his third-place rival Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL), as they raced their own battle for the spot on the final podium in Paris.

Jhonatan Narváez and Adam Yates were distanced when Vingegaard attacked and were soon timed at 2:30, as Jorgenson dived down the descent.

“Jorgenson is going a bloc, full gas,” Pogačar said over race radio in a call for help from his teammates.

Matteo Jorgenson and Florian Lipowitz climb together in the chase (Image credit: Getty Images)

Vingagaard could create no real decisive tactical advantage on Pogačar. Jorgenson helped set the pace but Pogačar seemed calm and in control. The long descent off the Madeleine and the hesitancy in the attack group helped Lipowitz gradually closed the gap, while Onley was much further behind.

With 40km to go and the Col de la Loze nearing, Jorgenson became tired of pacing the attackers.

When he eased and asked for help and Pogačar and Vingegaard looked at each other, O’Connor and Rubio jumped away, thinking of the stage victory. Jorgenson joined them and suddenly the race changed again.

The trio soon gained a minute, as Pogačar and Vingegaard slowed, locked in their own tactical battle. Lipowitz joined them and bravely attacked alone. It was the right thing to do as Pogačar and Vingegaard slowed even more and suddenly the chase group joined them, giving both strategically important teammates but surely ending their hopes of winning the stage.

There were 14 riders in the group, including Onley as the race reshuffled again before the 26.4km to the summit of the Col de la Loze.

Col de la Loze summit finish

Ben O’Connor and Einer Rubio in the breakaway (Image credit: Getty Images)

Pogačar had Narváez, Soler and Adam Yates in the group, while Vingegaard had Kuss and Simon Yates. Soler did the pacing on the lower slopes of the Col del la Loze and up to the Courchevel ski resort.

Up front Jorgenson was dropped by O’Connor and Rubio, paying for his earlier hard work. Lipowitz was stronger and fresher, with his Red Bull directeur telling him to focus on his own watts and not to look back. He focused on the road ahead of him, carefully reducing the gap to the front of the race to 1:45.

The Pogačar group was timed at 3:00 with 17km to climb, meaning anything was still possible on the highest climb of this year’s Tour de France.

With 16km to go, O’Connor threw down the gauntlet to Rubio, dancing away from the Colombian in pursuit of the stage victory. It was a brave play but the right one if he was going to hold off the GC group, Pogačar and Vingegaard.

O’Connor extended his lead on Rubio to 45 seconds on the easier gradients in Courchevel mid-way up the Col de la Loze, with the Pogačar group at 3:20 as Jorgenson dropped back, checked if his Visma teammates needed a bidon and then eased up.

Primož Roglič of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rides on his own (Image credit: Getty Images)

There was an eerie sense of peace in the group as Simon Yates and Kuss continued to lead onto the final slopes of the Col de la Loze. When Simon Yates moved off the front, UAE surprisingly took over the pacemaking and Narváez rode a steady tempo, allowing O’Connor to stay 3:00 clear. Neither Pogačar or Vingegaard appeared able to go on the attack in a moment of stalemate.

Lipowitz slipped back as he ran out of energy. He was caught and dropped with seven kilometres to go. Surprisingly Roglič did not wait for him, riding his own race and own GC battle.

With five kilometres to go, O’Connor hit the 11% section of the Col de la Loze. The huge crowd cheered him on but it was a moment of pain for the Australian. He survived and was relieved when the gradient eased and so could fight on.

Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG, in the Yellow Leader Jersey, marks Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike on the climb, before attacking (Image credit: Getty Images)

The final kilometres were up into the mist but fortunately earlier hailstone had eased. O’Connor kept his composure, knowing he had a three minute lead on the GC group. He had time to celebrate his second Tour de France victory and shouted out in celebration as he crossed the line and again beyond it.

Pogačar surged in the mist and cruelly caught Rubio in sight of the finish. He gained nine seconds on Vingegaard at the line to extend his lead and land a significant psychological blow on his rival before Frida’s stage to La Plagne.

The 2025 Tour de France is not decided but Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG took another big step towards final victory.

ResultsSwipe to scroll horizontally

Place

Rider (Country) Team

Result

1

Ben O’Connor (Aus) Jayco Alula

05:03:47

2

Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:01:45

3

Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:01:54

4

Oscar Onley (GBr) Picnic Postnl

00:01:58

5

Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar

00:02:00

6

Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

00:02:25

7

Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:02:46

8

Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:03:03

9

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

00:03:09

10

Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:03:26

11

Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:03:37

12

Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:04:34

13

Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:07:37

14

Sergio Higuita (Col) XDS Astana

00:08:13

15

Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 14 – Cell 2

16

Simon Yates (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike

Row 15 – Cell 2

17

Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost

00:09:28

18

Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious

00:09:48

19

Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers

00:10:08

20

Jordan Jegat (Fra) TotalEnergies

00:11:20

21

Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

00:11:59

22

Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar

Row 21 – Cell 2

23

Warren Barguil (Fra) Picnic Postnl

00:14:18

24

Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

00:14:31

25

Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:17:05

26

Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:21:22

27

Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:23:36

28

Alex Baudin (Fra) EF Education-EasyPost

00:27:37

29

Bruno Armirail (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

Row 28 – Cell 2

30

Harry Sweeny (Aus) EF Education-EasyPost

00:28:29

31

Anders Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

00:28:35

32

Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:29:05

33

Guillaume Martin Guyonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

00:29:07

34

Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:29:55

35

Ewen Costiou (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:31:44

36

Clément Berthet (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

00:32:04

37

Mathis Le Berre (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:33:01

38

Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:33:23

39

Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

Row 38 – Cell 2

40

Marc Hirschi (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 39 – Cell 2

41

Quinn Simmons (USA) Lidl-Trek

Row 40 – Cell 2

42

Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

00:33:30

43

Tobias Foss (Nor) Ineos Grenadiers

00:33:37

44

Raul Garcia (Spa) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:33:49

45

Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Israel-Premier Tech

Row 44 – Cell 2

46

Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

00:35:15

47

Frank van den Broek (Ned) Picnic Postnl

00:35:30

48

Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar

00:35:47

49

Harold Tejada (Col) XDS Astana

00:35:53

50

Bastien Tronchon (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

Row 49 – Cell 2

51

Louis Barre (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 50 – Cell 2

52

Joe Blackmore (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech

00:35:58

53

Clément Russo (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

00:36:05

54

Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

Row 53 – Cell 2

55

Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 54 – Cell 2

56

Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

00:36:18

57

Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Deceuninck

00:36:20

58

Nils Politt (Ger) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

Row 57 – Cell 2

59

Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Cofidis

Row 58 – Cell 2

60

Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

00:36:22

61

Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

Row 60 – Cell 2

62

Clement Venturini (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

Row 61 – Cell 2

63

Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:36:53

64

Clément Champoussin (Fra) XDS Astana

00:37:04

65

Alexandre Delettre (Fra) TotalEnergies

Row 64 – Cell 2

66

Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

00:37:07

67

Oliver Naesen (Bel) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

Row 66 – Cell 2

68

Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

Row 67 – Cell 2

69

Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

Row 68 – Cell 2

70

Matteo Vercher (Fra) TotalEnergies

00:37:11

71

Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Soudal-Quickstep

00:37:18

72

Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies

Row 71 – Cell 2

73

Ion Izaguirre (Spa) Cofidis

Row 72 – Cell 2

74

Michael Woods (Can) Israel-Premier Tech

00:37:27

75

Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

00:37:35

76

Mike Teunissen (Ned) XDS Astana

00:37:45

77

Callum Scotson (Aus) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

00:37:48

78

Mauro Schmid (Swi) Jayco Alula

Row 77 – Cell 2

79

Axel Laurance (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers

00:37:59

80

Valentin Paret Peintre (Fra) Soudal-Quickstep

00:38:18

81

Matis Louvel (Fra) Israel-Premier Tech

00:38:25

82

Luke Plapp (Aus) Jayco Alula

Row 81 – Cell 2

83

Jonas Rutsch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty

00:38:36

84

Marco Haller (Aut) Tudor Pro Cycling

00:38:37

85

Romain Gregoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

00:38:39

86

Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Tudor Pro Cycling

00:38:47

87

Wout van Aert (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:38:52

88

Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck

Row 87 – Cell 2

89

Jenno Berckmoes (Bel) Lotto

00:39:06

90

Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto

00:39:21

91

Connor Swift (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

Row 90 – Cell 2

92

Thomas Gachignard (Fra) TotalEnergies

00:39:37

93

William Barta (USA) Movistar

00:40:47

94

Niklas Märkl (Ger) Picnic Postnl

00:40:53

95

Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Israel-Premier Tech

Row 94 – Cell 2

96

Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Soudal-Quickstep

00:41:01

97

Paul Penhoet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

00:41:03

98

Simone Velasco (Ita) XDS Astana

Row 97 – Cell 2

99

Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies

00:41:13

100

Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 99 – Cell 2

101

Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

Row 100 – Cell 2

102

Laurenz Rex (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 101 – Cell 2

103

Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis

Row 102 – Cell 2

104

Dylan Teuns (Bel) Cofidis

00:41:18

105

Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious

Row 104 – Cell 2

106

Samuel Watson (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

Row 105 – Cell 2

107

Edoardo Affini (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:41:24

108

Robert Stannard (Aus) Bahrain Victorious

Row 107 – Cell 2

109

Mick van Dijke (Ned) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:41:26

110

Marius Mayrhofer (Ger) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 109 – Cell 2

111

Laurence Pithie (NZl) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:41:29

112

Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

Row 111 – Cell 2

113

Alex Aranburu (Spa) Cofidis

Row 112 – Cell 2

114

Pablo Castrillo (Spa) Movistar

Row 113 – Cell 2

115

Ivan Romeo (Spa) Movistar

Row 114 – Cell 2

116

Ivan Garcia (Spa) Movistar

Row 115 – Cell 2

117

Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 116 – Cell 2

118

Lewis Askey (GBr) Groupama-FDJ

Row 117 – Cell 2

119

Vito Braet (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 118 – Cell 2

120

Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) XDS Astana

Row 119 – Cell 2

121

Matteo Trentin (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling

00:41:39

122

Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Lotto

00:41:42

123

Hugo Page (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 122 – Cell 2

124

Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel-Premier Tech

00:42:05

125

Sean Flynn (GBr) Picnic Postnl

Row 124 – Cell 2

126

Jake Stewart (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech

00:42:07

127

Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 126 – Cell 2

128

Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Picnic Postnl

Row 127 – Cell 2

129

Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:42:15

130

Elmar Reinders (Ned) Jayco Alula

Row 129 – Cell 2

131

Luke Durbridge (Aus) Jayco Alula

Row 130 – Cell 2

132

Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto

00:42:21

133

Pavel Bittner (Cze) Picnic Postnl

00:42:25

134

Tim Naberman (Ned) Picnic Postnl

Row 133 – Cell 2

135

Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious

00:42:31

136

Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Lidl-Trek

Row 135 – Cell 2

137

Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl-Trek

Row 136 – Cell 2

138

Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

Row 137 – Cell 2

139

Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

00:42:34

140

Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 139 – Cell 2

141

Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

00:42:37

142

Toms Skujins (Lat) Lidl-Trek

Row 141 – Cell 2

143

Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech

Row 142 – Cell 2

144

Davide Ballerini (Ita) XDS Astana

Row 143 – Cell 2

145

Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek

Row 144 – Cell 2

146

Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty

Row 145 – Cell 2

147

Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 146 – Cell 2

148

Arnaud Demare (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

Row 147 – Cell 2

149

Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious

00:42:47

150

Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious

00:42:53

151

Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Cofidis

00:43:03

152

Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis

Row 151 – Cell 2

153

Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Uno-X Mobility

00:43:18

154

Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto

00:43:31

155

Luka Mezgec (Slo) Jayco Alula

00:43:37

156

Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto

00:43:42

157

Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:43:44

158

Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jayco Alula

00:43:51

159

Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious

00:44:13

160

Simone Consonni (Ita) Lidl-Trek

00:44:27

161

Edward Theuns (Bel) Lidl-Trek

00:46:42

General classification after stage 18Swipe to scroll horizontallyStage 18 results

Place

Rider (Country) Team

Result

1

Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

66:55:42

2

Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:04:26

3

Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:11:01

4

Oscar Onley (GBr) Picnic Postnl

00:11:23

5

Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

00:12:49

6

Felix Gall (Aut) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

00:15:36

7

Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

00:16:15

8

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

00:18:31

9

Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost

00:25:41

10

Ben O’Connor (Aus) Jayco Alula

00:29:19

11

Jordan Jegat (Fra) TotalEnergies

00:32:51

12

Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

00:49:46

13

Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers

00:52:49

14

Jhonatan Narvaez (Ecu) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

00:58:02

15

Sergio Higuita (Col) XDS Astana

01:01:31

16

Guillaume Martin Guyonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

01:02:42

17

Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

01:13:01

18

Simon Yates (GBr) Visma-Lease a Bike

01:13:34

19

Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

01:16:19

20

Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

01:19:20

21

Warren Barguil (Fra) Picnic Postnl

01:19:29

22

Cristian Rodriguez (Spa) Arkea-B&B Hotels

01:20:50

23

Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar

01:21:57

24

Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

01:28:21

25

Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

01:48:21

26

Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

01:59:03

27

Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Cofidis

01:59:07

28

Callum Scotson (Aus) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

01:59:54

29

Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

02:00:10

30

Raul Garcia (Spa) Arkea-B&B Hotels

02:04:05

31

Marc Soler (Spa) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

02:06:53

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Santiago Buitrago (Col) Bahrain Victorious

02:07:08

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Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

02:07:32

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Romain Gregoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

02:08:31

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Clément Berthet (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

02:11:07

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Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar

02:12:19

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Harry Sweeny (Aus) EF Education-EasyPost

02:18:59

38

Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

02:22:54

39

Alex Baudin (Fra) EF Education-EasyPost

02:27:35

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Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

02:28:04

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Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling

02:28:24

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Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Tudor Pro Cycling

02:28:28

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Joe Blackmore (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech

02:29:30

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Clement Venturini (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

02:30:12

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Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

02:31:39

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Simone Velasco (Ita) XDS Astana

02:32:06

47

Harold Tejada (Col) XDS Astana

02:32:33

48

Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

02:37:17

49

Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Soudal-Quickstep

02:37:54

50

Quinn Simmons (USA) Lidl-Trek

02:38:52

51

Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies

02:41:06

52

Valentin Paret Peintre (Fra) Soudal-Quickstep

02:43:16

53

Michael Woods (Can) Israel-Premier Tech

02:43:32

54

Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

02:43:37

55

Bruno Armirail (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

02:43:50

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Frank van den Broek (Ned) Picnic Postnl

02:43:58

57

Axel Laurance (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers

02:48:31

58

Alexandre Delettre (Fra) TotalEnergies

02:49:01

59

Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

02:56:02

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Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

02:56:41

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Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

02:56:55

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Ewen Costiou (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

02:57:54

63

Thomas Gachignard (Fra) TotalEnergies

03:00:47

64

Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Lidl-Trek

03:02:25

65

Mathis Le Berre (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

03:03:01

66

Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar

03:03:13

67

Wout van Aert (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

03:04:32

68

Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Soudal-Quickstep

03:06:21

69

Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

03:06:23

70

Clément Champoussin (Fra) XDS Astana

03:07:22

71

Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Israel-Premier Tech

03:08:33

72

Pavel Sivakov (Fra) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

03:09:07

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Ion Izaguirre (Spa) Cofidis

03:10:38

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Jenno Berckmoes (Bel) Lotto

03:10:45

75

Alex Aranburu (Spa) Cofidis

03:13:42

76

Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

03:13:54

77

Oliver Naesen (Bel) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

03:17:01

78

Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto

03:18:26

79

Krists Neilands (Lat) Israel-Premier Tech

03:18:38

80

Tobias Foss (Nor) Ineos Grenadiers

03:19:24

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Nils Politt (Ger) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

03:22:18

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Louis Barre (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty

03:22:54

83

Mike Teunissen (Ned) XDS Astana

03:22:56

84

Marius Mayrhofer (Ger) Tudor Pro Cycling

03:23:44

85

Bastien Tronchon (Fra) Decathlon AG2R la Mondiale

03:24:09

86

Marco Haller (Aut) Tudor Pro Cycling

03:25:12

87

Marc Hirschi (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

03:25:33

88

Anders Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

03:27:20

89

Clément Russo (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

03:27:44

90

Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

03:30:36

91

Laurence Pithie (NZl) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

03:31:04

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Dylan Teuns (Bel) Cofidis

03:33:21

93

Toms Skujins (Lat) Lidl-Trek

03:34:16

94

Damien Touze (Fra) Cofidis

03:34:22

95

Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

03:34:32

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Kaden Groves (Aus) Alpecin-Deceuninck

03:36:57

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Tobias Lund Andresen (Den) Picnic Postnl

03:38:11

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Gianni Vermeersch (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck

03:38:17

99

Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious

03:38:48

100

Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious

03:38:59

101

William Barta (USA) Movistar

03:42:27

102

Matis Louvel (Fra) Israel-Premier Tech

03:43:40

103

Mauro Schmid (Swi) Jayco Alula

03:45:20

104

Gianni Moscon (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

03:45:54

105

Matteo Trentin (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling

03:48:54

106

Ivan Romeo (Spa) Movistar

03:49:40

107

Connor Swift (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

03:55:18

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Niklas Märkl (Ger) Picnic Postnl

03:55:58

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Vincenzo Albanese (Ita) EF Education-EasyPost

03:57:55

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Pablo Castrillo (Spa) Movistar

03:58:42

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Paul Penhoet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

04:02:05

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Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies

04:02:37

113

Thibau Nys (Bel) Lidl-Trek

04:05:39

114

Ivan Garcia (Spa) Movistar

04:09:13

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Edoardo Affini (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike

04:10:06

116

Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Lotto

04:11:35

117

Alberto Dainese (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling

04:11:44

118

Robert Stannard (Aus) Bahrain Victorious

04:12:19

119

Jake Stewart (GBr) Israel-Premier Tech

04:12:46

120

Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious

04:17:49

121

Mick van Dijke (Ned) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

04:18:10

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Luke Plapp (Aus) Jayco Alula

04:18:22

123

Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Israel-Premier Tech

04:19:32

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Samuel Watson (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

04:21:34

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Jonas Rutsch (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty

04:23:32

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Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Deceuninck

04:23:47

127

Tim Naberman (Ned) Picnic Postnl

04:23:53

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Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Uno-X Mobility

04:26:34

129

Pavel Bittner (Cze) Picnic Postnl

04:27:19

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Sean Flynn (GBr) Picnic Postnl

04:27:48

131

Matteo Vercher (Fra) TotalEnergies

04:28:01

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Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty

04:29:16

133

Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-B&B Hotels

04:31:27

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Luke Durbridge (Aus) Jayco Alula

04:32:02

135

Lewis Askey (GBr) Groupama-FDJ

04:34:53

136

Jarrad Drizners (Aus) Lotto

04:35:13

137

Elmar Reinders (Ned) Jayco Alula

04:36:47

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Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto

04:37:19

139

Laurenz Rex (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty

04:37:57

140

Hugo Page (Fra) Intermarché-Wanty

04:38:54

141

Vito Braet (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty

04:40:45

142

Stian Edvardsen-Fredheim (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

04:41:54

143

Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto

04:42:18

144

Alexis Renard (Fra) Cofidis

04:43:17

145

Jonathan Milan (Ita) Lidl-Trek

04:44:16

146

Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

04:45:13

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Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal-Quickstep

04:45:34

148

Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech

04:46:08

149

Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Jayco Alula

04:46:21

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Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious

04:48:10

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Luka Mezgec (Slo) Jayco Alula

04:48:49

152

Arnaud Demare (Fra) Arkea-B&B Hotels

04:49:16

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Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Cofidis

04:50:06

154

Davide Ballerini (Ita) XDS Astana

04:50:43

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Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious

04:51:50

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Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (Ned) Intermarché-Wanty

04:52:52

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Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) XDS Astana

04:52:57

158

Fabian Lienhard (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

04:54:24

159

Edward Theuns (Bel) Lidl-Trek

04:57:36

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Simone Consonni (Ita) Lidl-Trek

04:58:43

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Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

04:59:48