Tour de France stage 14 live – Pogacar and Vingegaard clash as battle for overall classification resumes in the Pyrenees
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5 km to the left of the neutral zone.
Here we go! The runners head towards the official start by crossing the neutral zone.
Eurosport reports that Geraint Thomas is ill and is being monitored by his Ineos Grenadiers team today.
Israel-Premier Tech’s Guillaume Boivin joins Tom Pidcock on the non-starters list today.
Yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar heads to the start.
The peloton will set off for the start of the stage in 15 minutes.
How to watch stage 14 of the 2024 Tour de France
Only half an hour left before the start of the stage.
Wout van Aert, who narrowly escaped victory in Pau, confirms his form on the Tour de France
Yesterday’s stage was one of the fastest road stages in Tour de France history, ending in a reduced bunch sprint in Pau, with Jasper Philipsen beating Wout van Aert to the line.
Pidcock follows Ayuso and Primož Roglič among the big names to abandon the race in the last 24 hours. The Slovenian retired from sixth overall after crashing on Thursday’s 12th stage.
The teams and riders are now at the start and are registering before the launch in Pau.
Tom Pidcock withdraws from 2024 Tour de France due to COVID-19 symptoms
Yesterday, Juan Ayuso abandoned the race on stage 13. The Spaniard retired while in the top 10 after also testing positive for COVID-19.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the race this morning, with his team announcing he is returning home to recover from COVID-19.
Take a look at the results from Friday’s stage 13 and the current general classification table below.
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It’s not the only major mountain stage on the programme today. In Italy, the women’s peloton tackles the Passo Lanciano and the Blockhaus on a decisive day of their first Grand Tour of 2024.
A look at today’s stage map as the race heads south towards the mountains from Pau.
Three major climbs on the menu today, including the Col du Tourmalet, the Hourquette d’Ancizan and the Pla d’Adet.
We are heading into the mountains again today, with the stage starting in two hours.
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