MALAUCENE, FRANCE - JULY 07: Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia and UAE-Team Emirates yellow leader jersey during the 108th Tour de France 2021, Stage 11 a 198,9km km stage from Sorgues to Malaucène / Mont Ventoux (1910m) / Public / Fans / Landscape / @LeTour / #TDF2021 / on July 07, 2021 in Malaucene, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).
The bleakly beautiful moonscapes of Mont Ventoux will be the backdrop and terrain of one of the decisive final stages of the 2025 Tour d France on Tuesday. The 'Giant of Provence' is the first, and arguably the most crucial, of the Tour's third week mountain battles.