Australian Kaden Groves skillfully navigated a slippery route that resulted in a crash and demonstrated he was more than just a sprinter by winning the 182.4 km from Nantua to Pontarlier Stage 20 of the Tour de France.
Originally part of a 13-man breakaway, Groves gained momentum and took the solo lead in the final stretch of Stage 20, ultimately claiming victory over Frank van den Broek and Pascal Eenkhoorn. As Groves inched closer to the finish line, he burst into tears, glancing over his shoulder to ensure he was in the clear before raising his hands in celebration as he crossed the line.
The 26-year-old cyclist has increased his tally to nine stage wins, comprising seven from the Vuelta and two from the Giro d’Italia.
Stage 20 results
Here are the final results of the 184.2-kilometer course on hilly terrain from Nantua to Pantarlier at the 2025 Tour de France, Saturday, July 26 (with position, rider, team, time):
Kaden Groves, Alpecin-Deceuninck (4:06.09)
Frank Van Den Broek, Team Picnic Postnl (04: 07.03)
Pascal Eenkhoorn, SOUDAL QUICK-STEP/bel (04:07.08)
Simone Velasco, XDS ASTANA TEAM/kaz (04:07.13)
Romain Gregoire, GROUPAMA-FDJ/fra (04:07.13)
Jake Steward, ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH/isr (04:07.13)
Jordan Jegat, TOTALENERGIES/fra (04:07.13)
Tim Wellens, UAE TEAM EMIRATES XRG/uae (04:07.13)
Matteo Jorgenson, TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE/ned (04:07.13)
Harrison Sweeny, EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST/usa (04:07.13)
Tour de France 2025 standings
Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 73 hours, 54 minutes, 59 seconds
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 73:59.23 (4 minutes, 24 seconds behind)
Florian Lipowitz, Germany: 74:07.11 (12 minutes, 12 seconds)
Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 74:07.11 (12 minutes, 12 seconds)
Felix Gall, Austria: 74:12.11 (17 minutes, 12 seconds)
Tobias Johannessen, Norway: 74:15.13 (20 minutes, 14 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 74:17.34 (22 minutes, 35 seconds)
Primoz Roglic, Slovenia: 74:20.29 (25 minutes, 30 seconds)
Ben Healy, Ireland: 74:23.01 (28 minutes, 2 seconds)
Jordan Jegat, France: 74:27.41 (32 minutes, 42 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 21 of the 2025 Tour de France is a 132.3-kilometer course on flat terrain from Mantes-La-Ville to Paris Champs-Elysees on Sunday, July 27.