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By Canadian Press

Paret Peintre wins on Mont Ventoux, Pogačar consolidates Tour de France lead

Jul 22, 2025 | 9:07 AM

MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) — 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 Pogačar consolidated his overall lead on Tuesday.

Paret Peintre finished just ahead of former leader Ben Healy in a sprint for the line at the top of the famed mountain known as the “Beast of Provence.”

Santiago Buitrago was third, 4 seconds behind, ahead of Paret Peintre’s teammate Ilan Van Wilder and fifth-placed Pogačar, who withstood repeated attacks from Jonas Vingegaard to cross the line 2 seconds before his main rival.

Pogačar stretched his overall lead to 4 minutes, 15 seconds over the Danish rider.