182.6km mountain stage from Pau to summit finish at Luchon-Superbagneres - stage guide
Thymen Arensman wins first stage, ahead of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard
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Image source, EPAYep, he's done.
Remco Evenepoel, who finished third in last year's Tour and was third at the start of the day, has had to withdraw from this year's race.
So too has Mattias Skjelmose after hitting that traffic island earlier on.
Remco Evenepoel is now talking to the Soudal Quick-Step team car and hands his bidon to a jubilant young fan.
It looks like the double Olympic champion is set to abandon.
The first up the Col du Tourmalet not only bags 20 mountain points but will also be awarded the Souvenir Jacques Goddet.
It was won by Tobias Halland Johannessen (2023) and Oier Lazkano (2024) in the past two years while Julian Alaphilippe (2018) is also a previous winner.
The Tourmalet is making its 89th appearance on the Tour de France, with this year's route up the Pyrenees monster modelled on the stage from the 1986 edition, which also took place on day 14.
The ascent to the Tourmalet via Luz-Saint-Sauveur is the least travelled by the Tour, as is the case for the route to the Col d’Aspin via Payolle later on.
Oscar Onley's performance in yesterday's mountain time trial saw the 22-year-old Scot leapfrog Kevin Vauquelin to fifth in the general classification standings.
Speaking before today's stage, Onley said: "It's less of the white jersey and more of the GC position that comes with it. We've seen the last two days that Remco is struggling a little bit so maybe there will be an opportunity - but he is a class rider and I fully expect him to bounce back. I'm realistic and we'll see what happens during the stage."
Remco Evenepoel is just six seconds ahead of German debutant Florian Lipowitz in the battle for the best young rider award, and 47 ahead of Picnic PostNL's British rider Oscar Onley.
Remco Evenepoel has had a rough couple of days, losing a couple of minutes in each of the past two stages.
And the double Olympic champion, who just about held on to third place in general classification yesterday, is again struggling. Something must be wrong with the Belgian star... illness perhaps?
He's now gestured for the TV cameras to give him a break.
Image source, getThis is what the riders are currently battling up... yikes!!
Image source, ASOMountains, 182.6km, Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres
Right after the intermediate sprint, the riders have begun the long, hard climb up the Col du Tourmalet.
Here's when each of today's climbs start, how long they are and the average gradient:
Lidl-Trek's lead-out train peel away and leave Jonathan Milan to take maximum points with relative ease, ahead of two of his main points rivals:
Image source, geThe lead trio of Geraint Thomas, Quentin Pacher and Matteo Vercher have been caught 4km from the sprint by Jonathan Milan's Lidl-Trek team - minus Mattias Skjelmose, who is still five seconds adrift of the peloton.
Mountains, 182.6km, Pau to Luchon-Superbagneres
Today's stage features a sprint followed by two categorised and two hors categorie climbs, including one to the summit finish at Luchon-Superbagneres:
The lead trio are now 25 seconds clear, with Andreas Leknessund and Jonathan Milan active from the bunch.
The intermediate sprint is now 10km away.
Geraint Thomas, Quentin Pacher and Matteo Vercher now open a gap of 20 seconds.
Have they left it too late to establish a breakaway before the intermediate sprint though?
Mattias Skjelmose is on the deck, with replays showing that he collided with a traffic island.
The Danish rider has to undergo a concussion check and then has a wound on his left arm dressed.
He gets going again but will be struggling to make it back to the bunch.
The attackers are caught, before Bruno Armirail hits the front, followed by Victor Campenaerts.
There's still no breakaway established, but Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet of Groupama-FDJ pushes the pace through the town of Lourdes, with about a dozen riders in pursuit.
Steff Cras of TotalEnergies is dropped from the peloton and then pulls over.
The Belgian climber looks pretty upset. He's going to become the latest rider to abandon.
A brutal start to this year's Tour is beginning to take its toll. That's now 15 withdrawals and 169 riders remaining.
Fred Wright is caught before Jonathan Milan goes again.
Image source, ReutersQuinn Simmons and his Lidl-Trek team-mate Mattias Skjelmose try to make a move, before British rider Fred Wright opens a small gap, which stretches to 15 seconds.