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Philippa York

Two good, two bad, too late – Philippa York analyses the tactical miscalculations of the key stages of the 2025 Tour de France

Danish Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Team Visma-Lease a Bike and Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates pictured in action during stage 18 of the 2025 Tour de France cycling race, from Vif to Courchevel Col de la Loze, on Thursday 24 July 2025 in France. The 112th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 5 July in Lille, France, and will finish in Paris, France on the 27th of July. BELGA PHOTO POOL BERNARD PAPON (Photo by POOL BERNARD PAPON / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

The third week of any Grand Tour is always intriguing.

The race scenarios and tactics become more and more focused as the riders become more fatigued and irritable. Each stage is another opportunity to salvage some kind of a result for those who have been invisible.

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