Huge crash 1km from end in Valence mars the day
Yellow jersey’s team accused of ‘arrogance’ by rivals
Jonathan Milan won a rain-soaked sprint finish in Valence to take his second stage win in this year’s Tour de France, after a treacherous finish from which Tadej Pogacar, the raced leader, and Jonas Vingegaard, his nearest rival, both emerged unscathed.
In what was probably the final stage of the 2025 Tour suited to the sprinters, others were not so fortunate after a downpour made the final kilometres through suburban Valence horribly greasy.
When the inevitable touch of wheels came it took down half a dozen riders, including the stage three winner, Tim Merlier, and Biniam Girmay, winner of the points classification in 2024, who somersaulted down the wet road into the barriers.
