"We were expecting a stage like this one in Châteauroux. The heat made it harder, and having Mathieu Van der Poel up the road didn’t help either. It turned out ...

"The stage was only calm for 6 or 7 kilometres, then it was nervous and lively until the end. We were very cautious because I didn't want to have the same probl ...

"My goal to be once on the Tour podium is achieved! It was super hard today. It started with a small joke and it got more and more serious. We planned it. Yeste ...

"It was a pretty tough stage with two strong riders at the front. We had to fight for a sprint and use all the guys racing through the wind. It made for a diffi ...

"It has been a very fast day out. We knew it was going to be a nervous stage because of the wind. I was full on, and couldn’t even think of saving legs for tomo ...

"It was quite okay in the bunch today but with the echelons attempts in the finale, I didn’t get any drink in the last 60 kilometres, so I was a bit overheated.

A thrilling stage 9 of the Tour de France 2025, covered at 50.0 km/h, with Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and the peloton battling through the wind, ...

Welcome to “Cavendish City”. On day 9 of the Tour de France 2025, the peloton head to Châteauroux, where sprinters naturally envision a fourth opportunity to ba ...

"I’m happy with the victory. We worked for it and it eventually came on the third opportunity. I knew I could count on my boys. From the start of the day, we st ...

"The last two stages were quite hard, so we kind of needed an easier stage today. Tomorrow will be faster, though, as there won’t be any headwinds. So far, keep ...

"It was a much more relaxing stage than the previous ones. I would have wished to have some more straight roads, as we went through so many villages and that ma ...

"The plan was for me to do it alone, but then [Matteo Vercher] helped me get started and ended up at the front with me. It was too much for him, so we carried o ...