French rider wins Tour de France Stage 16, Pogacar keeps yellow jersey

The Tour de France returned to one of the most famous climbs in cycling Tuesday, and Mont Ventaux delivered with an exciting race that featured the first French stage winner of 2025 and the ongoing battle between yellow jersey leader Tadej Pogačar and second-place Jonas Vingegaard.

Valentin Paret-Peintre of France won Stage 16 of the 2025 Tour de France, overcoming a test from Ben Healy to narrowly cross the finish line first at the summit of Mont Ventaux. It was the conclusion of a grueling 171.5-kilometer mountain course that began in Montpellier and contained nearly 3,000 meters in climbs.

Pogačar, the defending Tour de France champion, remains the overall Tour de France leader after finishing in fifth on Tuesday, two seconds ahead of Vingegaard. Pogačar’s Swiss rival tried to break free multiple times during Stage 16, but never could shake the rider considered world’s best in cycling at the moment. With just five stages remaining, Pogačar is closing in on his fourth career Tour de France win.

Here’s a look at the complete stage 16 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Tuesday, July 22, as well as what’s coming up for cycling’s biggest race:

Stage 16 results

Here are the final results of the 171.5-kilometer Stage 16 mountain course from Montpellier to Mont Ventaux at the 2025 Tour de France on Tuesday, July 22 (with position, rider, team, time):

1. Valentin Paret-Peintre, Soudal Quick-Step (4 hours, 3 minutes, 19 seconds)
2. Ben Healy, EF Education-Easypost (4:03.19)
3. Sebastian Buitrago, Bahrain Victorious (4:03.23)
4. Ilan Van Wilder, Soudal Quick-Step (4:03.33)
5. Tadej Pogačar, UAE Team Emirates XRG (4:04.02)
6. Jonas Vingegaard, Team Visma/Lease a Bike (4:04.04)
7. Enric Mas, Movistar Team (4:04.04)
8. Julian Alaphilippe, Tudor Pro Cycling Team (4:04.36)
9. Primoz Roglic, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe (4:05.10)
10. Florian Lipowitz, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, (4:05.12)

Tour de France 2025 standings

1. Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 58 hours, 24 minutes, 46 seconds
2. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 58:29.01 (4 minutes, 15 seconds behind)
3. Florian Lipowitz, Germany: 58:33.49 (9 minutes, 3 seconds)
4. Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 58:35.50 (11 minutes, 4 seconds)
5. Primoz Roglic, Slovenia: 58:36.28 (11 minutes, 42 seconds)
6. Kevin Vauquelin, France: 58:38.06 (13 minutes, 20 seconds)
7. Felix Gall, Austria: 58:39.36 (14 minutes, 50 seconds)
8. Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 58:41.47 (17 minutes, 1 second)
9. Ben Healy, Ireland: 58:42.38 (17 minutes, 52 seconds)
10. Carlos Rodriguez, Spain: 58:45.31 (20 minutes, 45 seconds)

2025 Tour de France jersey leaders

• Yellow (overall race leader): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
• Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy
• Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
• White (young rider): Florian Lipowitz, Germany

Who’s wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France?

In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It’s white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia.

2025 Tour de France next stage

Stage 17 of the 2025 Tour de France is a 160.4-kilometer course on flat terrain from Bollène to Valence on Wednesday, July 23.