{"id":4892,"date":"2025-07-22T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=4892"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:25:16","slug":"paret-peintre-wins-ventoux-stage-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/paret-peintre-wins-ventoux-stage-16\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Stage 16: Paret-Peintre Masters Mont Ventoux, Pogacar and Vingegaard Locked in GC Shadowplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3aaacb-4b\">Ventoux Delivers a French Fairytale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On one of cycling\u2019s most iconic climbs, <strong>Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step)<\/strong> ignited the crowd with a ruthless final push to claim <strong>his first Tour de France stage victory<\/strong> \u2014 and he did it in the most poetic way possible: atop <strong>Mont Ventoux<\/strong>. The Frenchman edged out the ever-aggressive <strong>Ben Healy<\/strong> by mere seconds in a final kilometer drenched in sweat, courage, and strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4892_d232e5-3b alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4{position:relative;}.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4892_d69b3f-a4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;border-left:3px solid #fcd200;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\"]{border-left:3px solid #fcd200;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\"]{border-left:3px solid #fcd200;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_12993b-bb\">\u201cI emptied everything in that last 500 meters,\u201d Paret-Peintre said post-stage. \u201cHealy was a monster. I had to become one too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap > *:nth-child(3n of *:not(style)){grid-column:1 \/ -1;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4892_6a6b23-fb > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_23665d-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_23665d-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_23665d-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_23665d-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_23665d-01\">\ud83c\udfc1 Stage 16 Top 5 Results<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4892_2712c7-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4892_2712c7-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_2712c7-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4892_ce4157-8a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Time Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Valentin Paret-Peintre<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Soudal Quick-Step<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ben Healy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">EF Education\u2013EasyPost<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+0:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Santiago Buitrago<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bahrain Victorious<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+0:04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ilan Van Wilder<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Soudal Quick-Step<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+0:14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tadej Pogacar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">UAE Team Emirates<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+0:43<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_6b9258-84\">See all the <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/tour-de-france-2025\/stage-16-results\/\">standings after stage 16 result<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_cea217-da\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_cea217-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_cea217-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_cea217-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_cea217-da\">Pogacar and Vingegaard crossed together, <strong>+43 seconds<\/strong> behind the French winner, the GC still volatile but unchanged \u2014 at least numerically.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_143dfa-b1 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_143dfa-b1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4892_143dfa-b1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Battle Behind: Pogacar and Vingegaard Shadowbox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 16 wasn\u2019t just about the breakaway heroes. <strong>Tadej Pogacar<\/strong> and <strong>Jonas Vingegaard<\/strong> lit their own fireworks in the final 8 kilometers of the Ventoux. The attacks were relentless, but neither could shake the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vingegaard launched at <strong>8.5 km<\/strong>, <strong>7.5 km<\/strong>, and again inside <strong>2 km<\/strong> to go \u2014 Pogacar shadowed every pedal stroke. The duo finished neck and neck, conserving their GC gap but burning through their matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GC Duel Notes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2757 Pogacar launched inside the final 2 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2757 Vingegaard countered immediately<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2696\ufe0f Both riders finished together at +43\u2019\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\uddee No time change in GC, but legs were spent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_74749e-25 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_74749e-25 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4892_74749e-25\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Winning Move: French Firepower at the Right Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s break down what made Paret-Peintre\u2019s win so clinical:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last 5km Breakdown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>5km to go<\/strong>: Mas leads solo; Healy &amp; Paret-Peintre 25\u2019\u2019 behind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3.5km<\/strong>: Healy attacks, Paret-Peintre follows, Mas is dropped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2km<\/strong>: Healy and Paret-Peintre take turns testing each other<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>1km<\/strong>: Van Wilder arrives, ramps pace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final 500m<\/strong>: Paret-Peintre sprints at 30.3 km\/h to win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e\"]{padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_97261a-6e\">Van Wilder\u2019s late arrival proved decisive \u2014 he towed Paret-Peintre at exactly the moment Healy was running out of matches. Team tactics <strong>perfectly executed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_1a94e0-ca .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_1a94e0-ca .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4892_1a94e0-ca\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means for France, and for Soudal Quick-Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <strong>First French winner on Mont Ventoux since 2013<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udca5 <strong>Soudal Quick-Step<\/strong> takes their second stage of the Tour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd25 <strong>Van Wilder\u2019s teamwork<\/strong> turns him into a quiet hero<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udd2f Healy again proves he\u2019s one of the most aggressive riders in this Tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4892_d0e5b9-8e > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75\"]{border-left:3px solid #fcd200;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75\"]{border-left:3px solid #fcd200;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4892_3ab8b3-75\">It\u2019s not often you see a <strong>non-GC rider outclimb the Ventoux against climbers like Buitrago, Mas, Healy, and Pogacar<\/strong>. Paret-Peintre wrote his own myth today.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_4be801-42 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4892_4be801-42 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4892_4be801-42\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pro Analyst Verdict: The Tour\u2019s GC Battle Is Simmering, Not Boiling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn\u2019t a GC shakeup stage. But it <em>was<\/em> a psychological war:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83e\udde0 Vingegaard is attacking more often \u2014 a sign he may not feel in control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcaa Pogacar is marking moves easily \u2014 but hasn\u2019t landed a killer blow in three stages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\udee4 Roglic? Vanished today.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83e\uddec Lipowitz, Onley, Rodriguez? Showing flashes, but not yet podium material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>real GC shifts may still come<\/strong>. But for now? France celebrates, the legends of Ventoux grow, and Paret-Peintre gets his moment etched in Tour lore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next: Stage 17 heads into the Pyrenees. Will this d\u00e9tente last? 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