Tadej Pogacar wins the stage. Jonas Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey.
2,7 km to go
Pogacar attacks. Vingegaard can't go with hi m.
4 km to go
Vingegaard, Pogacar and Kwiatkowski at the front of the race.
12 km to go
Leading group (including Vingegaard and Pogacar) 2'42" ahead of the group of the yellow jersey.
45 km to go
Hindley is already 2 mins behind the teo main GC favourites.
47 km to go
Johanessen takes the climb.
48 km to go
Vingegaard attacks. Pogacar only with him. They're 1 min behind the leading group, including Wout van Aert.
49 km to go
Kuss, Vingegaard, Pogacar together.
50 km to go
Jumbo-Visma attacks. Lots of riders dropped.
Hindley is still there.
But not for long.
51 km to go
Alapilippe dropped from the leading group.
4 km till the top.
55 km to go
8,5 km till the top of Tourmalet.
76 km to go
Col d'Aspin went to Nelson Powless
8o km to go
Jumbo-Visma takes over the lead in the peloton.
But why did Wout van Aert started to lead the breakaway at the same time?
88 km to go
20 riders at the front of the race. Peloton around 3 and half behind them.
Col d'Aspin is happening now.
TOUR DE FRANCE 2023
Stage 6
6 July 2023
Tarbes - Cauterets-Cambasque
144,9 km
Stage profile
Stage map
Tourmalet
Cauterets-Cambasque
The toughest Tour de France stage ever
The 10th stage of Tour de France 1926 is often dubbed as the toughest stage ever in the history of the race. The 326 km long route between Bayonne and Luchon on the 6th July 1926 went down in history also as one of the most chaotic ones thanks to the extreme weather conditions in … Read more
Introducing Col du Tourmalet to Tour de France
It was a great moment and yet one of the weirdest situations in the history of Tour de France, when and, it seems to be more important, how the organisers decided to put Col du Tourmalet in the program. Crossed Tourmalet stop. Very good road stop. Perfectly passable. -stood in the telegram Alphonse Steinès sent … Read more
Tourmalet at the Vuelta 2023 ( Stage 13 – Formigal. Huesca la Magia – Col du Tourmalet)
Unlike in the 6th stage of Tour de France 2023, when Tourmalet was a mid-stage ascent, the 13th stage of Vuelta a Espana 2023 will end on the top of the legendary climb. 13th Stage 8 September 2023 Formigal. Huesca la Magia – Col du Tourmalet 134,7 km
Felicien Vervaecke’s bad luck (Tour de France 1936)
A Tour de France stage in the Pyrenees (especially, when it includes the big four, Peyresourde, Auspin, Aubisque and Tourmalet) always provides stories to tell. Belgian rider Felicien Vervaecke won the mountain competition of Tour de France twice, in 1935 and 1937. Before the 16th stage (Peyresourde, Tourmalet, Aspin, Aubisque) in 1936, he was 4 … Read more
Faces from the peloton: Victor Fontan (1892-1982)
A cyclist running while carrying his bike on his shoulder. Surely, you’ve seen this vintage cycling image several times. Now it’s time to learn a bit more about the protagonist of the picture. Victor Fontan (1892-1982) in the Faces from the peloton series of PelotonTales blog. A local rider World War I (as did World … Read more
The toughest Tour de France stage ever
The 10th stage of Tour de France 1926 is often dubbed as the toughest stage ever in the history of the race. The 326 km long route between Bayonne and Luchon on the 6th July 1926 went down in history also as one of the most chaotic ones thanks to the extreme weather conditions in … Read more
Introducing Col du Tourmalet to Tour de France
It was a great moment and yet one of the weirdest situations in the history of Tour de France, when and, it seems to be more important, how the organisers decided to put Col du Tourmalet in the program. Crossed Tourmalet stop. Very good road stop. Perfectly passable. -stood in the telegram Alphonse Steinès sent … Read more
Horquette d’Ancizan at Tour de France
Horquette d’Ancizan has a short history regarding its appearances at Tour de France. 2022 Thibaut Pinot (FRA) 2019 Simon Yates (GBR) 2016 Chris Froome (GBR) 2013 Daniel Martin (IRL) 2011 Laurent Mangel (FRA) Horquette d’Ancizan will part of the program Tour de France 2024.