'Remco looked at the Tourmalet and said, ‘F*k that' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 14
Thymen Arensman lit up Stage 14 with a dominant breakaway win—first riding for Rodriguez, then riding away from everyone. Behind, Pogacar was unbothered, Vingegaard was defiant, and Remco… was in the ...
19 Jul 202548min
'Plapp’s been admitted to hospital with third-degree hot seat burns' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 13
Pogacar crushed everyone (again), beating riders on full TT rigs while riding his aero road bike without paint or bar tape. Roglic turned back the clock with a third-place finish. And Luke Plapp sat i...
18 Jul 202537min
'There are no excuses for Roglic' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 12
Stage 12 was billed as a showdown and it delivered, with Pogacar launching a signature attack to blow the GC apart. Vingegaard gave chase, Remco faded, Onley impressed, and Ben Healy waved goodbye to ...
17 Jul 202541min
'You’ve got to be willing to lose to win' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 11
Stage 11 saw the breakaway go from kilometre zero and somehow never get caught, despite van der Poel, Wout, and Simmons ripping it behind. Jonas Abrahamsen took the win for Uno-X, but only after Mauro...
17 Jul 202549min
'It was the best product it could have been' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 9
Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert threw down a monster two-man break, nearly held it to the line, and gave us one of the most entertaining final kilometres of the Tour so far. Milan launched ear...
13 Jul 202541min
'Today was as dry as overcooked kangaroo meat' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 8
Stage 8 gave us one of the driest days of the Tour so far, but Jonathan Milan came through with a classy sprint win that had just enough chaos to make things interesting. Alpecin fumbled the lead-out,...
12 Jul 202532min
'It was absolutely terrible' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 7
Stage 7 was wild from the gun. We had the fastest opening hour in Tour de France history, a feisty breakaway with Geraint Thomas and Garcia Cortina, and a Mur de Bretagne showdown that left the GC fig...
11 Jul 202538min
'They just needed a break' - The Cooldown - Tour de France Stage 6
A proper breakaway day at the Tour de France—and Ben Healy took full advantage. We break down how he did it, why UAE let it happen, and what it means for the GC fight. Also: pity polka-dots, DS drama,...
10 Jul 202531min
