Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France
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That's all from a thrilling finish to stage 16 atop Mont Ventoux, which saw Valentin Paret-Peintre deny Ben Healy his second win of this year's Tour, while Tadej Pogacar fractionally increased his overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard.
Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - 171km from Montpellier up to the summit of the iconic Mont Ventoux
The Australian sprinter avoided a late crash and broke free of his companions to solo to a maiden Tour de France victory
Valentin Paret-Peintre produces a late sprint to get past Ben Healy and claim a stunning win on stage 16 of the Tour de France.
Ireland's Ben Healy, who retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, explained that he had a brief chat with two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard, seen as Pogacar's main rival for the title, and both agreed they should wait for the Slovenian.