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Paret-Peintre Wins Tour De France Stage on Mont Ventoux, Where Pogačar Deals Vingegaard Another Blow
PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR, FRANCE, JUL 22 – Valentin Paret-Peintre secured France's first stage win of the 2025 Tour de France by narrowly beating Ben Healy on Mont Ventoux, while Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead.
- On 22 July 2025, Paret-Peintre clinched Stage 16 atop Mont Ventoux, becoming the first French stage winner of the year, marking a historic victory for France.
- As French cycling faced a prolonged drought, no French rider had won a stage entering the third week of the Tour de France.
- With the finish atop Mont Ventoux, Paret-Peintre followed Ben Healy on a breakaway and narrowly beat him in a hilltop sprint.
- With 9 km to climb, Vingegaard attacked, but Pogacar resisted and extended his lead by two seconds.
- As the race shifts to Valence, Stage 17 on Wednesday features a flat 160.4 km course, with Pogacar appearing set for his fourth Tour win when it concludes Sunday in Paris.
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Olivier Paret-Peintre is the father of Valentin Paret-Peintre, winner of the 16th stage of the Tour de France on 22 July at the top of Mont Ventoux, the first French victory.
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