00:00We are at 3 km from the summit of Mont Ventoux and we are at the height of Tom Simpson
00:09which is 10 tubes on the road. He is affalé on his machine, incapable of a reaction of a gesture.
00:15Eddie Merck just came to face this statue of Tom Simpson.
00:21The yellow yellow at the summit of Mont Ventoux, we could not be able to do better.
00:25There is a start at the top of the curve, it is a start from Temnek, which is coming from a fusée.
00:41Mont Ventoux is obviously a special climb. It's a very historic climb, I would say, in Tour de France.
00:47What's happened?
00:55It's amazing!
00:59We were there in 21, we did it two times.
01:06It's the first time that, as I remember it, that I really was able to show myself.
01:15Today, do you want to win on Mont Ventoux or do you really, really, really want to win on Mont Ventoux?
01:20I think everybody wants to win on Mont Ventoux.
01:32What better way to restart than attacking the giant of the province?
01:36A 171 km stage leaving Montpellier without difficulties before a dramatic finale.
01:42Every man for himself on the legendary climb to the finish.
01:45Top, it's parallel to the left.
01:48Km 11, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders, three riders.
01:55It's another counter attack.
01:59That UAE chase is down directly, so, I mean, as expected, I think they want to go for it.
02:07Good job, Niels!
02:12Bravo, Niels, Bravo!
02:19Good idea, driving, thank you!
02:23You see, they really want to control the race, huh?
02:26I don't think they let many riders go anymore.
02:30That's also good for us.
02:32The peloton was a huge swarm of attacking riders.
02:42The speed's super high, close to 60 km an hour, with so many desperate to make the break and establish a meaningful gap.
02:50Getting encouragement from the locals, over 30 riders made it, more than three minutes' advantage built with 70 km remaining.
02:57The intermediate sprint coming up at Chateauneuf-du-Pape on the horizon.
03:04Trois-40, and at the front, the group is in front of the end.
03:08Seven would escape off the front to earn a gap over the initial big breakaway, Alaphilippe and Trentin representing Tudor.
03:15Previous stage winners this edition, Ahrensman and Abramsen, were there too.
03:21Henrik Maas, a danger with the climbing to come, about to start in earnest.
03:25You are at 15 km from the pieds of Mont Ventoux, 15 km from Bédoin.
03:36The riders reach the mythical climb in the Mont Ventoux.
03:47Horse category, there's the statistics.
03:50That's where we are on the right hand side.
03:53This is the theatre in which the top riders in the world will perform.
03:58Henrik Maas attacks.
04:00Big move of Henrik Maas.
04:02Yeah, he's opened up a massive gap for that attack.
04:06You can count on the fingers of one hand the times that Henrik Maas has attacked ever in the Tour de France.
04:14This is maybe the most important one.
04:17Their voice is distanced from the green group.
04:21Lavaïs is distanced from the green group after his efforts.
04:24Oh, there's the attack.
04:26Here's the attack.
04:27Wengergaard starts the assault on trying to take yellow back from Tadej Pogacar.
04:33But Pogacar responds immediately.
04:37Alaphilippe, repris instant by the group Hilly-Bruitrago, Paris-Paintre.
04:41Here's Tijsbenut.
04:42And here go Wiesma, the plan is being played out, so it's man-against-man on the mythical Mont Ventoux.
04:49Tish Benut with Wengergaard, Pogacar sitting on the wheel, he's responded once with 7km to go.
04:56And here's another attack.
04:59Tish Benut pulls the parachute and Wengergaard starts again on this 10% gradient.
05:05Pogacar looking like he can respond easily, Wengergaard checks, looks straight into his face.
05:1220 seconds to have Wengergaard, 30 seconds, and Wengergaard is in front of his co-equipier Kampenarth at present.
05:21Wengergaard is in front of Parfaitre, Eiffel and Healy at present, with three in front of his head, three runs in front of his head.
05:42South-hand side, doesn't quite have the legs though this time to open up an advantage.
05:48Paripond has an answer to that attack.
05:51Four riders at the front, with 1,800 metres now to go.
05:55Pogacar decides to strike, 1,200 metres from the top.
06:00He wants the stage win and he wants to get rid of the Danish rider behind him.
06:05Wengergaard's refusing this time to let him go.
06:09Wengergaard and Pogacar thumping blows at each other this afternoon on this mountain.
06:15This is also looking good for the breakaway.
06:18One minute, one kilometre.
06:20Healy goes round the corner, takes the right line.
06:23Valentin Paripont looks for the inside line.
06:26Butrago sprinting.
06:27Now it is two riders head-to-head, Healy and Valentin Paripont.
06:33Who's going to take it on Mont Ventoux?
06:35It's a French victory at the top of the Mont Ventoux for Valentin Paripont.
06:41Wengergaard is stuck to him at the top of the Mont Ventoux.
06:44They catch even Henrik Maas.
06:46But Wengergaard is still locked in on the wheel.
06:50He gets dropped just before the finish.
06:53May lose a second.
06:57In the last climb, it was difficult all the time.
07:17I couldn't reach Ben Ili.
07:19On a traversé des choses pas faciles ces derniers jours avec l'abandon de Remco.
07:27Et voilà, maintenant, on peut relever la tête.
07:32Je n'y crois toujours pas d'ailleurs.
07:33C'est une des montagnes les plus mythiques en France et à l'international.
07:38Et aujourd'hui, j'ai gagné ici.
07:40On a tour without a home stage winner.
07:59Adding to his Giro success last year, ahead of Ben Healy, who earned a third stage podium this tour.
08:06Tadi Pogaccia taking off another bad tour memory to protect the leader's jersey.
08:11Unlike 2021, Wengergaard could not break in.
08:15And the Slovenian is the greatest challenge to Jonathan Milan's bid for the green jersey.
08:20Just an 11-point gap.
08:23And Pogaccia reclaims the polka dots from Lenny Martinez.
08:26The Frenchman will continue to wear them on the road.
08:29And Florian Lipovic increased his white jersey lead to a couple of minutes over Scotsman, Oscar only.
08:37And Pogaccia reclaims the polka dots from Lenny Martinez.
09:07...
