Tour de France 2023: riders on road to Morzine after early crash on stage 14 – live | Tour de France 2023

1km to go: Rodriguez has performed a blinder on the descent up to now. He’s been flying down with most speeds of 95kmh.

Ciccone is awarded at present’s most combative rider

5km to go: Pogacar and Vingergaard are glued to one another, so it doesn’t appear to be there’ll be big adjustments on the high of the GC at present regardless of all the thrill. Rodriguez, although, is extending his lead and if he wins, will probably be two stage wins in a row for Ineos Grenadiers.

8km to go: Rodriguez appears hungry for the stage win as he assaults on the descent. He may make some massive good points on the GC right here.

10km to go: Rodriguez and Adam Yates have managed to get again to Pogacar and Vingergaard. The 4 of them begin the ultimate descent collectively.

12km to go: Vingergaard assaults excessive of the climb however Pogacar instantly counters. They’re again collectively rapidly. It’s an epic battle.

12km to go: Oh no. Pogacar tries to assault however will get blocked by the bike and the throngs of followers on the roadside.

13km to go: It’s cagey for the time being. Will one among them assault earlier than the highest of the climb? I’m loving the roadside pleasure and outfits. There’s a person in a flamingo inflatable.

Rodriguez is now 45sec again and Hindley is at nearly 2min. These entrance two are on a unique degree.

13km to go: Vingergaard has caught Pogacar. Will he counter assault? It appears like he’s winding it up…

14km to go: It’s 2.3km to go to the highest of the climb and the hole is stabilising round 4-5sec. This is simply too shut to name and the followers on the roadside are loving it.

15km to go: Vingergaard appears to be clawing his approach again. Has Pogacar gone too early?

15km to go: Pogacar assaults. Vingergaard can’t maintain on. Big transfer.

16km to go: It’s round 4km to the highest of the Col de Joux Plane, and have to say, it’s wanting like one powerful day on the workplace for the riders.

16km to go: Hindley and Rodriguez have now been dropped. Adam Yates is placing in an enormous flip for Pogacar, whereas Vingergaard sticks shut to his rival’s wheel.

17km to go: Of the opposite groups’ GC contenders, solely Hindley and Rodriguez stay. Gall has simply dropped off.

20km to go: We now have the acquainted sight of Sepp Kuss pushing exhausting on the entrance with Vingergaard on his wheel and Pogacar shut behind. Which one goes to assault first?

Declan from Galway emailed earlier to say he was on the foot of the Col de Joux Plane in a bar, which sounded pretty. He says he’s “thankfully out of the heat” and had ridden over to Morzine and again this morning.

21km to go: Pello Bilbao has been dropped together with Simon Yates.

21km to go: Wout van Aert seemed like he was dropped however discovered a burst of power and has accelerated to the entrance. Putting in a remaining dig it appears.

22km to go: David Gaudu and Simon Yates are struggling as Rafał Majka comes to the entrance to set the tempo for UAE Team Emirates.

23km to go: Here’s an replace on the GC riders nonetheless within the entrance group:

• Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

• Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +9sec

• Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +2min 51sec

• Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +4min 48sec

• Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) +5min 03sec

• Simon Yates (Team Jayco–AlUla) +5min 04sec

• Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) +5min 25sec

• David Gaudu Groupama–FDJ +6min 52sec

• Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) +07min 11sec

• Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën T) +10min 33sec

• Guillaume Martin +10min 46sec

Col de Jeux Plane: The one we’ve all been ready for…the hors catégorie Col de Jeux Plane is a beast. It stretches for 11.6km and has a median gradient of 8.5% however a most gradient of 14%. Ouch. It guarantees to make the riders undergo, particularly following these three first class climbs they’ve already pedalled up. It’s developing in about 7km.

36km to go: Simon Yates (Team Jayco–AlUla) has additionally been dropped from the GC group and is 13sec behind. He’ll want to catch them earlier than the bottom of the Col de Jeux Plane.

39km to go: Pidcock has failed to catch the GC group on the descent and now they’re on flatter terrain the hole goes out. He’s going to lose time at present.

45km to go: Now we’re beating handled to footage of Pidcock descending. It’s an attractive sight.

50km to go: Wout van Aert brings the GC group excessive of the climb, opening up a 30sec hole over Pidcock. What a efficiency from the Belgian.

51km to go: Pidcock has now dropped off the group with 1km to go. He’ll have to put these descending abilities to the take a look at if he’s going to get again to the group.

53km to go: Pidcock has managed to maintain on through the steepest a part of the climb. Will he have the opportunity to stick with the principle group and go excessive with them?

59km to go: Tom Pidcock appears to be scuffling with the excessive tempo however is clinging on to the again of the GC group. There’s 4.5km to go.

Stage 14 withdrawals

57km to go: Ciccone is lastly caught and the GC battle can start in earnest.

59km to go: A final throw of the cube for Ciccone as he assaults Woods, who’s swiftly swallowed up by the peloton.

Look away Ian from Dublin. Here’s one final look on the Col de la Ramaz.

60km to go: Ciccone and Woods are the final two remaining members of the breakaway as Jumbo-Visma proceed to push a excessive tempo.

62km to go: Ciccone isn’t giving up. He is aware of he can get to inside two factors of Powless on the mountain classification if he makes it to the highest of this climb first. He has Woods for firm.

64km to go: The riders have hit the Col de la Ramaz. Jumbo-Visma have already knocked off one other 20sec to depart the breakaway wanting reasonably doomed. Ciccone and Woods aren’t giving up but although.

Ramon Sinkeldam of Alpecin-Deceunick abandons

70km to go: It’s powerful for the breakaway for the time being because the peloton are holding them at round 30sec. It’s troublesome to see them staying away as soon as the riders hit Col de la Ramaz.

Col de la Ramaz: Coming up subsequent is the primary class Col de la Ramaz, which is 1,619m excessive with a median gradient of seven.1% and 13.9 kilometres in size. It’s developing in about 11km.

Ian from Dublin has emailed to say that this stage was utilized in final week’s Etape du Tour, which he rode. He’s not prepared to see the Col de la Ramaz once more so quickly, it will appear.

Ciccone wins the intermediate dash

Earlier I requested the way you’re all watching at present’s stage of the Tour. Here are among the replies, with every very a lot setting the scene. Paulo is in a extremely popular Andalucia, Roger is over within the USA and cheering for Powless and Matthew has detailed his breakfast. It was a lump of French toast and bacon with (French) Canadian syrup, I’m advised. Also, Aiden has tweeted from the Swedish island of Gotland to say hi there.

88km to go: Led by Jumbo-Visma, the peloton have elevated the tempo and have diminished the hole to lower than 20sec from the breakaway. Perhaps they’re planning one thing on the following climb…

89km to go: Those ten factors have moved Ciccone to inside 12 factors of Powless on the mountains classification jersey. Powless may have to dig deep to maintain onto that polka dot jersey, with loads of factors but play for at present.

We’ll provide you with a round-up of who’s deserted at present in some unspecified time in the future. I do know there’s a couple of of you asking.

Justin from Bristol has emailed to pose a query: “Can I ask the audience, what’s been the most impactful accident in TdF history? Either the one that’s caused the most retirements, or the one that’s taken out the most Top 10 riders.” Thoughts?

97km to go: The hole to the peloton has gone over a minute for the primary time at present. Predicting some fireworks to come later within the stage with two massive categorised climbs left to come: Col de La Rambaz and the Col de Joux Plane.

99km to go: Ciccone performed that very cleverly, sitting on Woods’ wheel and attacking with 200m to go to get these 10 candy factors. Woods rolls over to take eight, earlier than Landa and Pinot take six and 4 factors respectively.

100km to go: Ciccone and Woods have gone clear, trying to find the utmost mountain factors. Who’s going to get the ten?