2025 Tour de France: Rest Day Catchup
With just six days of racing to come, here’s a quick look at some of what happened in stages 10 through 15.
Basically, after 15 stages, the 2025 Tour de France has crystallized into a showcase of Tadej Pogačar’s overarching dominance, paired with UAE’s strategic mastery. The GC gaps were solidified in the Pyrenees with Visma appearing to unravel. Remco Evenepoel has abandoned. Then there’s riders like Florian Lipowitz, Oscar Onley, and Ben Healy who all delivered bold surprises and now add depth to the GC. Tim Wellens’ masterpiece of a big breakaway reveals how second‑rank team members can flip their roles when tactics align.
On the second rest day, the field braces for Mont Ventoux and the Alps that follow. Pogačar’s control, UAE’s cohesion, and emerging threats from GC outsiders suggest the narrative ahead will be defined by mountain courage and psychological chess. And with Alaphilippe rehabbing from injury and others craving redemption, the drama is only just ramping up. Here’s a gallery from the last few stages, as supplied by ASO and the UCI.
