Stage 11 Tour de France Summary

Stage 11 of the Tour de France was insanely fast. The riders were well-rested and fearing the big mountains, which are going to start tomorrow. At times during stage 11, the riders maintained a record rate of speed. Stage 11 was relatively flat, but there were some hills near the finish line. There was a breakaway, but there was also a chase, and the peloton with the yellow, green, and white jerseys and Tadej Pogačar. There was a breakaway of five riders that succeeded. Did you expect the riders to set a record speed in stage 11?

Stage 11 Of the Tour de France Summary

The winner of stage 11 was Jonas Abrahamsen. Mauro Schmid was second. Abrahamsen and Schmid broke away for nearly the entire race. It was a shame one of them had to lose. Mathieu van der Poel was third. Arnaud Démare was fourth. Wout van Aert finished fifth. 

It is important to keep track of how things are shaking out in the overall classification. In the overall classification after stage 11. Ben Healy kept his lead. Pogačar was in second place overall, 29 seconds back. Remco Evenepoel was in third, 1 minute and 29 seconds back. Jonas Vingegaard was in fourth place, 1 minute and 46 seconds back. American Matteo Joregeson was in fifth place, 2 minutes and 6 seconds back. There was no change in the overall classification as the riders head into the mountains.

The biggest news of this stage was that Pogačar fell with about 3 kilometers to go. Healy, the yellow jersey, and the Jumbo Visma team of Vingegaard sat up and waited while Pogačar got back up on his bicycle. That is a professional courtesy. Pogačar was lucky not to hit his head on the high curb that was there. He was similarly lucky that he was not injured, or at least did not seem to be injured, on his hall.

Tour de France Summary

Stage 11 is a good time to summarize the Tour de France. The big mountains start tomorrow. The 2025 Tour de France is the 112th edition. The race was first held in 1903. The most important men’s road cycling event runs from July 5 to July 27. The riders cover 3,338.8 kilometers. There are 21 stages. The total elevation gain for this race is 52,500 meters. There is something for everyone in this race. The Tour route has seven flat stages, six hilly stages, six high mountain stages (including five with uphill finishes), and two individual time trials. Rest days are scheduled for yesterday and July 21

Defending champion Pogačar is trying for his fourth yellow jersey after a strong spring, which is why he is such a focus, even though he is not currently in the leader’s yellow jersey. Pogacar is expected to face competition from two-time winner Vingegaard, as well as Grand Tour champions Primož Roglič and Evenepoel.

The fastest Sprinter in this race was Jasper Philipsen, but he was forced to abandon the race after a big crash. There was much anticipation for Eritrean Biniam Girmay. With his strong performance last year, he became an Eritrean national hero. However, he was not in form. With Philipsen’s abandonment and the poor form of Girmay, some other sprinters had a chance to shine. Jonathan Milan and Tim Merlier battled it out, and Phillipson’s replacement, Kaden Groves, was also good.

Conclusion

Stage 11 was incredibly fast, and it was (for the most part) a sprint stage, though there were two hills at the end of the stage. The riders raced this stage at a breakneck, near-record pace. The stage tomorrow starts with the big mountains as the riders enter the Pyrenees.

The route from Auch to Hautacam includes four categorised climbs is 180.6 kilometers long and includes four categorized climbs, including the beyond categorization ascent of the Hautacam. That mountain is where Vingegaard in 2022 took his first stage win in the yellow jersey ahead of Pogačar. Television coverage begins at 6:30 AM.