The 19th stage of the Tour de France has been shortened after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route.

Stage 18 to the Col de la Loze was supposed to be the day for Jonas Vingegaard. On the Madeleine, the riders of Visma | Lease a Bike gave everything they had, but - captain hindsight- they may have burned the best legs of their own team leader.

Ben O'Connor stormed to a sensational victory in Stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday, as Jonas Vingegaard's attempt to dethrone Tadej Pogacar imploded in spectacular fashion on the race's most brutal Alpine battleground.

Jonas Vingegaard loses back wheel of race leader near top of final hors categorie climb and relinquishes more time

Tadej Pogacar edged closer to a fourth Tour de France title by gaining more time on rival Jonas Vingegaard on the punishing queen stage, which was won by Ben O’Connor. Britain's Oscar Onley moved within 22 seconds of a podium finish.

Jonas Vingegaard hit the deck after the finish of the 16th stage of the Tour de France when he was jostled by a photographer on the top of Mont Ventoux, the two-time Tour de France champion said on Tuesday.

Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - 171km from Montpellier up to the summit of the iconic Mont Ventoux

In Denmark, fans were hoping on Thursday for a big comeback from Jonas Vingegaard and Visma | Lease a Bike against Tadej Pogacar, but it didn’t happen. On both the Madeleine and La Loze climbs, the yellow jersey wearer didn’t flinch,