Tour Today: Stage 12 - The return of Hautacam!

Stage 12 features the first major summit finish of this year’s race, the renowned Hautacam climb situated in the Pyrenees. 

With two time climbs as appetisers in the Col du Soulor and Col des Bordères, many riders will be suffering before they even reach the foot of the Hautacam. The Hautacam itself certainly isn’t a sight for sore eyes, with a length of 13.5 kilometres and a brutal average gradient of 7.8%. This climb will find any weakness in one’s armoury.

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The race leader has won the stage atop the Hautacam on the previous two visits to the climb, Vincenzo Nibali and Jonas Vingegaard in 2014 and 2022, respectively. 

For Ben Healy, the aim will solely be to try and hold onto the yellow jersey, but that in itself will be a tall order with only 29 seconds over Tadej Pogačar. 

The World Champion came down in a crash in the finale of stage 12, and it remains to be seen what impact this will have on him, but he will want redemption on the Hautacam after 2022.

Jonas Vingegaard will have happy memories of the climb and will be looking to close the deficit to Pogačar in the general classification, whilst Remco Evenepoel will want to maintain his strong foothold in a current podium position.

If a breakaway is allowed to fight for the victory, will we see the polka dot jersey wearer, Lenny Martinez, with plenty of points on offer throughout the stage?

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) leads the Tour de France into the Pyrenees with a 29-second lead over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) in second and a 1:29 margin over Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) in third. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) sits 4th at 1:46, 20 seconds ahead of his American teammate Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike) in 5th.

Jonathan Milan sits on top in the points classification, with 231 points, a margin of 68 points ahead of Pogačar in second. Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) continues to lead the mountains classification with an 11-point lead over Healy, whilst the Irishman also leads the youth classification alongside the overall standings.

Visma | Lease a Bike are in charge of the team classification, 19:20 ahead of UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

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Stage 12 of the 2025 Tour de France will begin with a neutralised start at 13:10 (CET), with kilometre zero at 13:25 and an expected finish around 17:32. Full live coverage will be available from start to finish.

When should you tune in? (Based on 42km/h schedule)

• Intermediate Sprint at Bénéjacq: 85.5km to go - Around 15:30
• First category Col du Soulor: 46.5km to go - Around 16:30
• Second category Col des Bordères: 34.9km to go - Around 16:45
• Start of Hautacam climb: 13.4km to go - Around 17:12

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