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115km to go:<\/strong> With 40km already covered at speed, Schmid<\/strong>, Ballerini<\/strong> and Abrahamsen<\/strong> are still out front and have 1min 13secs on the peloton. Haller<\/strong> and Delettre<\/strong> continue to chase. Intermarch\u00e9-Wanty<\/strong> drive the peloton.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 120km to go: Total Energies\u2019 Alexandre Delettre<\/strong> is chasing the breakway (Uno-X Mobility\u2019s Jonas Abrahamsen<\/strong>, Jayco-Alula\u2019s Mauro<\/strong> Schmid<\/strong> and XDS Astana\u2019s Davide Ballerini<\/strong>) \u2013 hope this makes you happy Michael<\/strong>! Delettre is joined by Marco Haller<\/strong> (Tudor Pro Cycling<\/strong>) and they sit about 40secs behind the break.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 125km to go:<\/strong> It\u2019s a rapid start and these riders are not messing about. The three-man breakaway are trying to push on but their lead has reduced to about 30secs. The peloton momentarily split, with Ben Healy<\/strong> behind in the second group. It\u2019s come back together now though, so we have the peloton and the breakaway as they were.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 131km to go:<\/strong> The peloton are pushing up the first climb of today, the category four C\u00f4te de Castelnau-d\u2019Estr\u00e9tefonds<\/strong> (1.5km at 6.6 %). Alaphilippe<\/strong>, Campenaerts<\/strong> and Van Aert<\/strong> take turns attacking on the climb. Quin Simmons<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek<\/strong>) also attacks and Van Aert follows. Abrahamsen<\/strong> was the first at the summit from the trio in the breakaway. He grabs one KOM point.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.24 EDT<\/p>\n 132km to go:<\/strong> Sean Kelly<\/strong> and Rob Hatch<\/strong> have been chatting about how fast today\u2019s stage could be. Kelly says it\u2019s going to be a \u201crapid day\u201d. There have even been predictions that today\u2019s stage could be done and dusted in three hours, given it\u2019s just over 150km. The trio in the break have a minute on the peloton now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here are some pictures from so far today:<\/p>\n XDS Astana\u2019s Davide Ballerini and Uno-X Mobility\u2019s Jonas Abrahamsen in action during stage 11. Photograph: Beno\u00eet Tessier\/ReutersAnthony Turgis of TotalEnergies signs autographs before stage 11. Photograph: Tim de Waele\/Getty ImagesThe peloton on stage 11. Photograph: Beno\u00eet Tessier\/ReutersThe peloton cycle past the Place du Capitole in central Toulouse during stage 11. Photograph: Lo\u00efc Venance\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.17 EDT<\/p>\n 138km to go:<\/strong> Thomas Gachignard<\/strong> (Total Energies<\/strong>) and Nelson Oliveira<\/strong> (Movistar<\/strong>) have got away and are chasing the break together. They\u2019re only 10secs ahead of the peloton, while the gap to the breakaway continues to increase.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 141km to go: Robert Stannard<\/strong> (Bahrain Victorious<\/strong>) tried to bridge across but is back in the peloton now. The breakaway has 46secs on the bunch. Toms Skujins<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek<\/strong>) attacks again.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 148km to go: Jonathan Milan<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek<\/strong>) attacks but is reeled back in.<\/p>\n These fans are ready for the riders to come past. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.03 EDT<\/p>\n 150km to go:<\/strong> As well as Van Aert<\/strong>, Jenno Berckmoes<\/strong> (Lotto-Caps<\/strong>), Jasper Stuyven<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek<\/strong>), Connor Swift<\/strong> (Ineos Grenadiers<\/strong>), Niklas M\u00e4rkl<\/strong> (Picnic-PostNL<\/strong>), Benjamin Thomas<\/strong> (Cofidis<\/strong>) and Arnaud D\u00e9mare<\/strong> (Ark\u00e9a-B&B Hotels<\/strong>) were in the chasing group. They\u2019ve been swallowed up by the peloton now. The trio out front have about 20secs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.04 EDT<\/p>\n 153km to go:<\/strong> Abrahamsen<\/strong>, Schmid<\/strong> and Ballerini<\/strong> have managed to stay away and have 20secs on the peloton. Wout Van Aert<\/strong> (Visma-Lease a Bike<\/strong>) chases! Others join him to create an eight-man chase group.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>The racing has begun!<\/p>\n 156km to go:<\/strong> The flag has been waved and the race is under way. Jonas Abrahamsen<\/strong> (Uno-X Mobility<\/strong>) immediately set off and was followed by Mauro Schmid<\/strong> (Jayco Alula<\/strong>) and Davide Ballerini<\/strong> (XDS Astana<\/strong>). Jonathan Milan<\/strong> (Lidl-Trek<\/strong>) is up there too.<\/p>\n The peloton at the start of stage 11 in Toulouse. Photograph: Lo\u00efc Venance\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.02 EDT<\/p>\n Jeremy Whittle<\/p>\n For more than a decade, the interest in British riders racing in the Tour de France<\/a><\/strong> was focused on familiar names \u2013 Mark Cavendish<\/strong>, Chris Froome<\/strong> and Geraint Thomas<\/strong> \u2013 but now a new generation of English-speaking talent is making its mark on the world\u2019s biggest race.<\/p>\n Ben Healy<\/strong>, West Midlands-born but with Irish heritage, has been the revelation of the Tour so far, and was fully rewarded for his unrelenting efforts with the yellow jersey of race leadership on the Bastille Day stage to Puy de Sancy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Healy was briefly a teammate to Tom Pidcock<\/strong> as a teenager before shining as an under-23 rider. Success in the \u201cBaby Giro\u201d in Italy drew him to the attention of the American team, EF Education-EasyPost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n More than his results, Healy\u2019s approach to racing, free of the risk-averse tactics of some predecessors, is refreshing and exciting. Unafraid to fail, his attacking style has sometimes fallen short, with a stage win in the 2023 Giro d\u2019Italia<\/a><\/strong> the notable exception.<\/p>\n In this Tour, however, with victory in Vire and a yellow jersey just four days later, he has finally fulfilled his promise. His success has been Ineos Grenadiers\u2019 loss, as he is understood to have rejected an opportunity to move to the British team.<\/p>\n For Oscar Onley<\/strong>, currently seventh overall, his second Tour has been a world apart from his debut, in 2024, when he finished 39th. The 22-year-old from Kelso admitted that he was overwhelmed on his first appearance in the race. \u201cI really struggled during the first week,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI was wondering: \u2018What am I doing here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n This year, Onley is seventh overall as the race looks towards the Pyrenees<\/strong>. So far, he has coped much better, holding on to a high overall placing through one of the toughest and fastest opening weeks in Tour history. \u201cOnce you\u2019re racing, it\u2019s just another bike race,\u201d he said, \u201cbut it\u2019s the scale of everything around it, the expectations, the media.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The viewers of TNT Sports have voted on who they think will win today\u2019s stage. They rate Jonathan Milan<\/strong>, followed by Wout Van Aert<\/strong>, Tim Merlier<\/strong> and then Mathieu Van der Poel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s about 8km left of the neutralised start. On the TV coverage, reporters have been asking the riders how they spent the rest day. Both Jonas Vingegaard<\/strong> and Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/strong> say they had haircuts. Poga\u010dar seemed very pleased that he\u2019d had a ride with a proper cafe stop as well.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Bill<\/strong> has emailed in with his thoughts on today\u2019s stage:<\/p>\n Given the profile of the parcours, I can\u2019t see any breakaway thrilling heroics ending well, as the day sets in for the bunch sprint.<\/p>\n I\u2019m genuinely pleased that Healy is in yellow, he got a proper stomp on on Monday, and seems to be in a position to keep hold of the jersey today. If he keeps his wits about him, it\u2019s only his Toulouse.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Great pun. Bravo.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Today\u2019s rollout has begun<\/p>\n Stage 11 <\/strong>of the Tour de France 2025<\/strong> is under way. The peloton have rolled out from Toulouse<\/strong>. There\u2019s a 16.5km<\/strong> neutralised section<\/strong> before the racing begins at approx. 1.45pm CEST\/12.45pm BST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n EF Education-EasyPost’s Ben Healy, wearing the yellow jersey, shakes hands with Lidl-Trek’s Jonathan Milan in the green jersey before stage 11. Photograph: Beno\u00eet Tessier\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.21 EDT<\/p>\n Matt Stephens<\/strong> on TNT Sports spoke to Ben Healy <\/strong>(EF Education-EasySport<\/strong>) before today\u2019s stage. Healy said he reckons it\u2019s a day for the break, \u201chopefully\u201d he added with a conspiritorial grin. He described the final climb before the finish as a \u201creal kicker\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.11 EDT<\/p>\n There\u2019s also an official stage 11 briefing<\/strong> by Continental and French former professional cyclist, Jean-Marc Marino. <\/strong>He said:<\/p>\n Stage 11, Toulouse to Toulouse, 156.8km \u2013 this is a special stage because it comes right after the first rest day, and it\u2019s a tough one with five categorised climbs, but also a good amount of flat terrain overall.<\/p>\n We call this the Lauragais hills, with beautiful views of the Pyrenees, and especially the final climb: 900m at 12.4%, with the first 200m reaching 20%, and the summit is 8km from the finish.<\/p>\n The stage ends in Compans-Caffarelli, right in the centre of Toulouse \u2013 this could be a day for the breakaway. It could suit someone like Van der Poel, Alaphilippe or Van Aert attacking late in the stage. Or maybe even Poga\u010dar. A solo rider, a small group \u2013 anything could happen. It\u2019s a wildcard stage. Maybe 40 riders will contest a sprint, maybe two, maybe one, or two, or three, or twenty.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tadej Pogacar signs autographs before the start of the 11th stage. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson\/EPAShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.11 EDT<\/p>\n In case you wondered how the Tour riders spent a long awaited rest day, here\u2019s what yellow jersey leader Ben Healy<\/strong> got up to:<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Race leader Ben Healy wears a denim jacket before the start of stage 11 in Toulouse. Photograph: Beno\u00eet Tessier\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.54 EDT<\/p>\n This is what general director of the Tour de France<\/a>, Christian Prudhomme<\/strong>, has to say about stage 11<\/strong>:<\/p>\n The teams banking on a bunch sprint won\u2019t be hampered by any hilly terrain as they focus on their mission for the day. Vigilance will be required at the end of the stage due to the changes in direction that could be exploited if there\u2019s a strong wind blowing. However, \u2018Avenue Cavendish\u2019 is one of those finish straights that\u2019s ideally suited to a contest between the peloton\u2019s most renowned thoroughbreds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here is the route profile of stage 11<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Allow Instagram content?<\/p>\n This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click ‘Allow and continue’<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Stage 11: Toulouse to Toulouse, 156km<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at today\u2019s stage, Wednesday 16 July: Toulouse to Toulouse, 156.8km, with William Fotheringham<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s preview:<\/p>\n This could go either of three ways: full bunch sprint, reduced bunch sprint, or break. The finale with its series of little hills might burn off a fast man or two, and will certainly make a coordinated chase difficult. This could be the last full bunch sprint of the Tour, so let\u2019s plump for Philipsen; if the break goes and the sprinters\u2019 teams tire in the finale the wily Dane Magnus Cort is a good bet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The preview was written before the Tour, so Jasper Philipsen <\/strong>(Alpecin-Deceuninck<\/strong>) won\u2019t be in the mix today after having to withdaw from the race on stage three.<\/p>\n\n
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