Not yet a French victory on this 2025 Tour de France, but this July 14 could change the situation. In a middle-mountain stage between Ennezat and Mont-Dore, the tricolor runners hope to shine for the national holiday.
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The day of glory is long overdue. The Route du Tour de France rises a little on Monday July 14 with the middle mountain in the Massif Central for this tenth stage of 165 km between Ennezat and the Mont-Dore in Auvergne. The climbers will be on the lookout and the French too on this national day.
For the moment, they have not shown much the end of their handlebars on this tower, except for the new darling Kévin Vauquelin. “It may allow me to motivate myself even more and push me even more in my entrenchments”declares the French cyclist who would see himself doing a blow for this July 14.
The national holiday is expensive at the peloton, this year it was falling on a day of rest, so the organizers extended the pleasure by adding a step. Louis Barré prefers to take it with a smile: “We are the only ones to work on the day of national holiday!”
One day of celebration, even if it's a bit of July 14 every day, given the world by the roads. “It's the same, it's the same thing, except that it's a holiday so it's like a weekend, there are more worldsE, explains for Valentin Madouas. It's always nice to be supported and it helps. We may see a little more French flags. We necessarily take advantage, but we are in our race and we want to do well. Afterwards, if we can be in front of a July 14, it's even better for the French. “
The last time that a Frenchman won a July 14, it was eight years ago with Warren Barguil and his pea jersey of best climber on the shoulders. He had won in Foix, Ariège, in front of Nairo Quintana and Alberto Contador already another era.
