Ben O'Connor won the toughest mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France, while Tadej Pogačar ensured there was little drama with the yellow jersey.

His major sprint rival Tim Merlier was held up in a crash in the final kilometre which brought down several sprinters, including last year’s green jersey winner Biniam Girmay, whose torrid Tour continued as he was helped over the line by teammates clutching his collarbone.