Tour Today: Stage 11 – A final duel for the puncheurs?

Stage 11 begins and finishes in the City of Toulouse, which has appeared in 28 previous editions of the Tour de France. This stage has been profiled by the race organisers as flat and is true to form for the most part.

The key climb looks to be the third category Côte de Pech David, which is only 800 metres long, but averages a stinging 12.4%, which could put pay to many riders' chances if things kick off on the slopes. The fact that the summit is 8.8 kilometres from the finish line might be enough to entice riders to try their luck with an attack. 

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This will be no easy finish for the fast men, and they will hope that things do not kick off on the series of short, steep climbs in the closing kilometres. 

This could be a stage that is more suited to the versatile sprinters, and even then, we could see some puncheurs/GC riders try their luck, as we have seen with stages of a similar profile recently.

The likes of Kaden Groves, Biniam Girmay and Wout van Aert stand the best chance in this finale with the climbs, but even then, the steep gradients might prove to be too much, especially if there are attacks or a scintillating pace. The fact that the final climb comes within the final 10km may mean that those who are dropped will find it hard to get back to the group in time for the finish. 

Could we see an attack from a rider like Mathieu van der Poel, or will even the GC riders rise to the front on the climb, similar to the opening stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné?

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) leads the Tour de France after the first rest day, for the first time in his career, by a margin of 29 seconds over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and 1:29 over Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) in third.

The Visma | Lease a Bike duo of Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson sit 4th and 5th at 1:46 and 2:06 respectively. 

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) holds a 64-point lead over Pogačar in the points classification, whilst Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) is the new leader of the mountains classification. The 22-year-old Frenchman has 27 points, 11 more than Healy, who sits in second.

Healy is also the new leader of the youth classification, with Remco Evenepoel dropping to second at 1:29 and Visma | Lease a Bike continues to lead the team classification.

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Stage 11 of the 2025 Tour de France will begin with a neutralised start at 13:15 (CET), with kilometre zero at 13:25 and an expected finish around 17:05. Full live coverage will be available from start to finish.

When should you tune in? (Based on 47km/h schedule)

• Intermediate Sprint at Labastide-Beauvoir: 59.5km to go - Around 15:49
• 4th category Côte de Montgiscard: 45.2km to go - Around 16:07
• 4th category Côte de Corronsac: 39.8km to go - Around 16:14
• 4th category Côte de Vielle-Toulouse: 14.3km to go - Around 16:47
• 3rd category Côte de Pech David: 8.8km to go - Around 16:54

All times CET

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