Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - 171km from Montpellier up to the summit of the iconic Mont Ventoux

Wednesday's Tour de France Stage 17 will get underway in Bollène on Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. ET and will be streaming on Peacock.

GC battle resumes with legendary Mont Ventoux ascent - The final week of the Tour de France resumes with one of the race’s most iconic climbs

The Tour de France is in its final week and the racers return to the road for Stage 16 on Tuesday, July 22 after having their second and last rest day on Monday. The next stage is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. EDT and will be broadcast on Peacock. Fans looking to watch can do so by using Peacock, which has plans starting at $7.99 a month.

Valentin Paret-Peintre triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar consolidated his overall lead Tuesday (July 22, 2025).

Yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar could add a fifth stage win to an already-superb Tour de France with victory atop Mont Ventoux today

While no riders left the Tour on stage 19, the day before to the Col de la Loze showed the accumulated fatigue, with three riders leaving the race: Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos), Enric Mas (Movistar) and Cyril Barthe (Groupama-FDJ) exiting on stage 18.