Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Stage 16: Valentin Paret-Peintre Wins; Tadej Pogacar Consolidates Overall Lead
Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar consolidated his overall lead Tuesday (July 22, 2025). Paret-Peintre followed former yellow jersey holder Ben Healy on a breakaway and then beat the Irish rider in a sprint for the line at the top of the famed barren mountain known as the “Beast of Provence.” Santiago Buitrago was third, 4 seconds behind, ahead of Ilan Van Wilder and fifth-placed Pogacar, who withstood repeated attacks from Jonas Vingegaard to cross the line 2 seconds before his main rival.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Overall leader Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar also took the best climbers dotted jersey after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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France's Valentin Paret Peintre crosses the finish line to win the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Spain's Enric Mas strains as he rides breakaway during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, follows Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard as they climb Mont Ventoux during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard follows Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, who accelerates in the last kilometer of the Mont Ventoux climb during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Sepp Kuss of the U.S., left, sets the pace for team leader Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, second left, while Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and teammate Britain's Adam Yates follow during the last kilometers of the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Riders climb in the Lunar landscape of the Mont Ventoux during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
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Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard sprint towards the finish line of the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Austria's Marco Haller, Switzerland's Marc Hirschi and Belgium's Xandro Meurisse, from left to right, ride breakaway during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
Tour De France Cycling Race: Stage 16
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Belgium's Xandro Meurisse, front, Austria's Marco Haller, and Switzerland's Marc Hirschi break away during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5 kilometers (106.6 miles) with start in Montpellier and finish on the Mont Ventoux, France.
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