Barely recovered from the demonstration of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in Hautacam and the slap that he inflicted on them, the rivals of the world champion on this Tour de France must prepare to receive a new one from this Friday in Peyragudes … because this 13th stage in the form of a short time in the bump between Loudenvielle and the ski resort should make it possible to make large differences at the end of the 10.9 km of the route, 8 of which are up. After a 3 km flat start by Lake Génos, the road climbs quickly with An average slope of 7.9 % before the famous final ramp to the Altiport and its 300m to 13 %, including a passage to 16 %. An irregular, technical and trying ascent that had already crowned Pogacar In 2022.
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But if it was a beautiful batch of consolation at the time (his 3rd victory on this edition while Vingegaard was already giving up towards the coronation), this 13th stage is very likely to allow him to drive the nail and kill a little more suspense on this Tour 2025. In view of the level gap with his opponents in Hautacam, it is difficult to imagine something other than a recital of “Pogi” and a 4th victory in less than two weeks. If the world and Olympic champion of the discipline Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step) had dominated the yellow jersey in Caen, it was on a flat profile much more suited to its qualities. The Belgian should therefore not be able to compete on Friday in view of his difficulties seen on Thursday, and we do not see how Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | lease a bike) could fill in one day the abyss that separated them. The Danish may well suffer what he had brought to life in Pogacar in Combloux two years ago …
Behind, we should find the same protagonists as for the general, the other runners probably having no interest in playing this time thoroughly … except to avoid ending out of time, the latter may only be 8 to 10 minutes depending on the speed at which the winner will mount (and therefore most certainly Pogacar). Florian Lipowitz, Primož Roglič (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe), Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa – B&B Hotels), Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Oscar Onley (Team Picnic PostNL) ou encore Felix Gall (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale) will fight for the top 10 in the stage and make the best time possible in the race for the final podium.
The journey of the 13th stage
– Friday July 18 – STEP 13 : LOUDENVIELLE – PEYRAGUDES / 10.9 km individual clm
Order and departure times of the time:
