Tour De France 2025: Tadej Pogacar Wins Stage 13 To Stretch Lead

Tadej Pogacar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey in the 13th stage on Friday (July 18, 2025). The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina. It was just a painful experience offering no respite after already 12 grueling stages of racing. Riders first covered 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles) to reach the bottom of the climb to Peyragudes, a daunting 8-kilometer (5-mile) ramp with a steep gradient. On that brutal terrain, Pogacar reigned supreme and killed any suspense. He increased his lead in the general classification to more than four minutes. It was Pogacar's 21st stage win at cycling's biggest race.

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Updated on: 19 July 2025 12:37 pm

Cycling Tour de France Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France.

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Tour de France 2025 Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, overall leader and best climber, celebrates on the podium after the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Peyragudes, France.

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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates winning the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France.

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Tour de France Cycling Race Photo: AP/Thibault Camus

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, wins the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France.

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Tour de France Cycling Race Photo: AP/Thibault Camus

Britain's Oscar Onley climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France.

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France's Lenny Martinez, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France.

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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, Britain's Adam Yates, Matteo Jorgenson of the U.S. and Stage winner Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, from front to rear, climb during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 180.6 kilometers (112.2 miles) with start in Auch and finish in Hautacam, France.