Refreshing
Van der Poel leads the attack
78 km to go
19th in the lead now as the chase group catches up with the four leaders.
Phillipson, Jermaine, De Lee, and Paulins are backing off the move.
Four minutes rest while starting the climb.
80 km to go
Jermaine had seven points to Philipson’s six.
Coquard takes the lead in the intermediate sprint before the Tourmalet climb begins.
Germay, Campenaerts, Jeschke, Ben Healy, Michal Kwiatkowski, Alexei Lutsenko, Louis Meintjes are all in the chase group.
90 km to go
Meanwhile, the group is one minute behind.
A larger group of about 15 men are chasing.
The four have made it through and now there are eight in front.
With him are Magnus Kurt, Kevin Focklin, and Raul Garcia Berna.
100 km to go
15 seconds per set.
Geraint Thomas has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 but is continuing to race today.
112 km to go
Coquard and Van der Poel lead a new step with lottery players Arnaud de Lee and Cedric Bellens.
Today is the opening ascent of Tourmalet…
118 km to go
However, the attacks continue without any real separation from the group.
Simon Jeschke was among the attackers.
Campenaerts, Jermaine, Philipsen, Frank van den Broeck are among those trying to make a move.
126 km to go
The start of the group competing in stage 14.
Average 50 km/h over the opening 22 km.
130 km to go
Capio finishes his race early.
Today, the inaugural 70-kilometre distance is run on flat roads.
The knights only make small gaps in the front before being caught again.
138 km to go
It may take some time for the break to be established here with so many teams and riders keen to get on the road.
More attacks are pouring in on the front.
148 km to go
The Arkéa-B&B Hotels team car has now stopped on the side of the road. The race to Amaury Capiot is over.
Capello got back in the team car looking upset. It’s hard to see him finishing today.
Up front, it’s Brian Coquard who has a small gap.
Amaury Capello slid off the back straight away. He fell hard after being hit by Maxime van Gils in yesterday’s finish line incident.
The attacks on this flatland begin, led by Victor Campenaerts and Mathieu van der Poel.
152 km to go
2.5 km…
5 km to the left of the neutral zone.
Here we go! The racers are on their way to the official start, passing through the neutral zone.
Eurosport reports that Geraint Thomas is unwell and is being monitored by his team Ineos Grenadiers today.
Guillaume Boivin of Israel Premier Tech joins Tom Pidcock on the non-participating list today.
Yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar heads to the start.
The competitors will start the stage in 15 minutes.
How to watch stage 14 of the 2024 Tour de France
Half an hour to start the play now.
He almost missed out on victory in Pau, the latest confirmation of Wout van Aert’s rising form in the Tour de France.
Yesterday’s stage was one of the fastest road stages in Tour de France history, ending in a bunch sprint into Pau where Jasper Philipsen beat Wout van Aert to the finish line.
Pidcock follows Ayuso and Primoz Roglic as the other high-profile names to have left the race in the past 24 hours. The Slovenian dropped from sixth overall after crashing on Thursday’s stage 12.
Teams and riders are now at the start and registering before the start in Pau.
Tom Pidcock withdraws from 2024 Tour de France due to COVID-19 symptoms
Yesterday saw Juan Ayuso withdraw from the race early on Stage 13. The Spaniard dropped out of the top 10 after also testing positive for coronavirus.
Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock has withdrawn from the race this morning. His team announced that he will return home to recover from his Covid-19 infection.
Check out the results of Friday’s Stage 13 race and the current overall standings picture below.
Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 Preview: ‘It’s hard to say who wins’ – Leaders Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard face stiff competition in the Pyrenees
Col du Tourmalet: 30 facts about the most visited climb in the Tour de France
It’s not the only big mountain stage taking place today. In Italy, the women’s team will battle it out over the Passo Lanciano and Blockhaus on a crucial day in the opening Grand Tour of 2024.
A look at today’s stage map as the race heads south into the mountains from Pau.
Three big climbs are on the menu today, including the Col du Tourmalet, Hourquette d’Ancizan and Pla d’Adet.
We’ve reached the mountains again today, with the stage scheduled to start in two hours.
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