Valentin Paret Peintre has triumphed on Mont Ventoux to become the first home rider to win a stage at this year’s Tour de ...

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

XRG stormed up the “Bald Mountain,” initiated by rival Jonas Vingegaard’s attack, and still managed to sprint two seconds ...

The event gave us showpiece finishes at Mur-de-Bretagne, Hautacam and Mont Ventoux, and plenty of action throughout a ...

The Belgian team has also released a special jersey today in honour of seven-time Tour stage winner Raymond Poulidor, to mark ...

The ascent to hell on the punishing slopes of Mont Ventoux is one of the Tour de France's most formidable and iconic theatres ...

As the crow flies, Mont Ventoux lies 120km southwest of Alpe d’Huez - another of the Tour de France’s iconic climbs.

Fans in the UK can watch stage 16 of the Tour de France for free on ITV4 and its streaming platform ITVX, with coverage ...

The most iconic stage of the Tour de France, number 16, which ended on the terrible Mont Ventoux, nicknamed Bald by the ...

The two-time champion was frustrated as he was brought down in the finish area at the top of the legendary climb ...

Ventoux is a 21.5-kilometer route (13.4 miles) that climbs roughly 5,300 feet, with an 8-kilometer stretch where the average gradient doesn't drop below 9 percent. At times it reaches 11 percent.

It has been 12 years since a Tour stage last culminated at the top of the mythical peak. However, Mont Ventoux is by no means the highest peak to grace the Tour, nor the longest or steepest.