After a well-deserved rest day in Montpellier, the Tour de France caravan gets back on the road Tuesday for a brutal start to the third week. And it kicks off with a classic: a summit finish on the legendary Mont Ventoux,

Tadej Pogacar rampaged through the Pyrenees, winning atop Hautacam on stage 12, then demolishing the field in the time trial on stage 13, and those back-to-back wins have gone some way to ensuring the destiny of the Tour de France title is looking fairly well sewn up.

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).