US EditionGroves Avoids Crash to Win Tour Stage 20
- Australian sprinter Kaden Groves won Stage 20 of the 2025 Tour de France on Saturday, taking a solo victory from Nantua to Pontarlier.
- Groves launched a late attack 16 kilometres from the finish after a crash on wet roads split the lead group and challenged riders' bike-handling skills.
- He secured his first Tour victory by crossing the finish line with a 54-second lead over Frank van den Broek and 59 seconds ahead of Pascal Eenkhoorn, thereby completing his collection of grand tour stage wins.
- Groves expressed a mix of feelings about his victory and commended his team's diverse strategies, while also noting that his own chances to shine had been limited until this point.
- The win energized riders and fans as the Tour nears its final 132.3km stage to Paris, where overall leader Tadej Pogačar leads with a 4:24 margin and aims to secure his third title.
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Groves avoids crash to win Tour Stage 20
Australian Kaden Groves completed his set of grand tour stage wins when he prevailed on the Tour de France's penultimate ride, avoiding a crash on slippery roads before powering to a solo triumph on the 184.2km journey from Nantua on Saturday. Groves's bike-handling skills were on display when he managed to stay up as Spain's Ivan Romeo and France's Romain Gregoire skidded out of control in front of him on a wet descent 21 kilometres from the fi…
Los Angeles Times
Tadej Pogačar approached his fourth title of the Tour de France after safely finishing Saturday's penultimate stage and maintaining his great advantage over his archirrival Jonas Vingegaard.
As Paris approaches, Picnic PostNL can report a surprisingly strong Tour de France. Twenty-two-year-old Scot Oscar Onley finished fourth, just missing out on the podium, and his Dutch teammate Frank van den Broek is having a strong final week. On Saturday, he finished second behind Kaden Groves.
Kaden Groves won today's stage. Tadej Pogačar brought the stage to the end safely.
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