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Simon Yates won the tenth stage of the Tour de France 2025. With a spirited solo attack, the 32-year-old Brit pulled away from his rivals on the final climb - and thus provided a first highlight for the Visma | Lease a Bike team at this year's Tour of France.
In the end, Simon Yates had enough time to throw his arms in the air and celebrate his victory. The 32-year-old Briton was part of the day's breakaway group early on in the tenth stage of the Tour de France 2025 - before breaking away from the competition with an irresistible attack on the final climb to the Puy de Sancy.
The reward for his bold riding style: After 165 kilometres and 4,500 metres of climbing through the Massif Central, he was able to celebrate a prestigious solo victory. For Yates, who has already won the Giro d'Italia this year, it was his third stage win in the world's biggest cycling race. He had already won two stages of the Tour in 2019.
‘It feels great to win a stage at the Tour again after six years,’ said the professional from the Visma | Lease a Bike team at the finish.
"I didn't actually feel outstanding today, but I wanted to take my chance in the finale. I tried to surprise the others at the foot of the last climb - and luckily I was able to keep it up to the finish line. This victory means a lot to me. I have the feeling that my form is getting better with every stage. I'm looking forward to the next two weeks."
For Team Visma | Lease a Bike, the victory was not only an emotional but also a strategic success. Early on, they had tried to get into the breakaway group with Yates and his Belgian team-mate Victor Campenaerts - a plan that worked. While Campenaerts set the pace, Yates was able to position himself ideally and utilise his experience.
Team captain Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark) was also satisfied with the team's performance at the finish:
After ten stages of the world's biggest cycling race, the Visma | Lease a Bike team's results are indeed positive. Although not everything went smoothly - minor crashes and setbacks were, as always, part of the equation - the team presented a united, combative and aggressive front.
Vingegaard himself has ridden tactically cleverly so far and presents himself as the biggest challenger to defending champion Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia). With Yates' stage win, the team has certainly sent out a strong signal - both athletically and mentally. The task now is to carry this momentum into the decisive mountain stages of the second half of the Tour.
