Stage 14 DS Insights Preview

🏁 Stage 14 Tour de France – Pau → Luchon‑Superbagnères (182.6 km)

🗓️ Date: Saturday, 19 July 2025

⛰️ Terrain: Queen stage in the Pyrenees — Col du Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde, and summit finish at Superbagnères (12.4 km @ 7.3%)

🎯 Theme: Four climbs. One boss. GC rivals out of time. KOM and White jerseys in the balance.

🎽 Jersey Overview – Pre-Stage 14

Jersey  Leader Team   Margin

🟡 Yellow        Tadej Pogačar               UAE Team Emirates   +4’07” over Vingegaard

🔴 Polka Dot Tadej Pogačar               UAE Team Emirates   33 pts – clear leader over Martinez (27) and Vingegaard (27)

🟢 Green          Jonathan Milan             Lidl–Trek            231 points, Pogačar 203, Van der Poel 191

🤍 White          Remco Evenepoel       Soudal–QuickStep     +6 seconds over Lipowitz (Bora)

👥 Team Classification – Top 3

1. Visma–Lease a Bike — 🥇

2. UAE Team Emirates — +16’45”

3. Groupama–FDJ — +28’12”

🔮 Classifications Summary

KOM: Pogačar is the outright leader with 33 points — earned solo on Hautacam and Peyragudes.

Green Jersey: Milan’s grip stays strong; Pogačar is closest threat but Van der Poel could climb back into it.

White Jersey: Evenepoel leads by just 6 seconds over Lipowitz — tightest fight of all.

Yellow Jersey: Pogačar holds it firmly — no bluff, no cracks, just control.

🎯 Stage Contenders

🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar – Strongest climber. Can respond or strike. Doesn’t need to risk.

🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard – Needs to attack late to gain time or KOM points.

🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel – Will be on white jersey defense mode—needs to ride smart.

🇩🇪 Florian Lipowitz – Likely to test Evenepoel. May also contest mountain points.

🇸🇮 Primož Roglič – Veteran instincts and fresh legs—stage win candidate.

🇫🇷 Vauquelin, 🇬🇧 Onley – Outsiders for breakaway stage win.

🧠 DS Tactical Insight

Factor Tactical Outlook

UAE’s Plan       Control tempo on Tourmalet. Ayuso and Yates to limit breakaways and isolate rivals.

KOM Battle      Vingegaard and Martinez need to go early. Pogačar only needs to cover.

White Watch  Evenepoel will ride defensively. Lipowitz has nothing to lose—expect a late push.

Stage Win Odds           Breakaway unlikely; top teams want control. Roglič and Pogačar could contest finish.

📣 DS Call Summary – “UAE isn’t playing defense—they’re rewriting the script. Pogačar leads yellow, green contender, and now owns KOM outright. The real suspense? White jersey on a knife edge, and Vingegaard’s last bullets. Today’s not about chance—it’s about who can outlast the mountain’s verdict.”