Nairo Quintana

Tour de France 2020: Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 15; Primoz Roglic retains hold on to yellow jersey

Last year's winner Bernal dropped off the lead group on the long Grand Colombier climb and appeared to lose his chance of retaining the title as he dropped to 13th overall, 8 minutes 25 seconds off the yellow jersey.

Tour de France 2020: Rookie Tadej Pogacar wins stage nine as Primoz Roglic takes yellow jersey

Pre-Tour favourite Roglic has been the form man this season and after Sunday's second-place leads defending champion Ineos leader Egan Bernal of Colombia by 21 seconds.

Tour de France 2019: Nairo Quintana wins stage 18 as compatriot Egan Bernal rises from fifth to second in overall standings

The Movistar captain Quintana blew his lines in the Pyrenees, but gained almost six minutes on the main contenders to finish the first full day in the Alps sixth overall

Tour de France 2019: Australian Caleb Ewan picks up first-ever stage win as Julian Alaphilippe retains yellow jersey

Ewan timed his explosive burst to perfection, catching and overtaking Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen right on the line after a long home straight. Elia Viviani was third on a finish designed for the pure sprinters

Tour de France 2018: Race leader Geraint Thomas warns rivals of squandering podium finish if they try to close down on him

Thomas moved a step closer to becoming Wales's first Tour champion when he came through the 18th stage to Pau unhindered and with his lead of 1min 59sec on Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.

Tour de France 2018: Frenchman Arnaud Demare wins 18th stage with sprint finish, Geraint Thomas retains lead

Arnaud Demare took advantage of one of the last sprint sections in the race during Thursday's stage 18 to win with a sprint finish, with Geraint Thomas retaining the yellow jersey.

Tour de France 2018: Movistar's Nairo Quintana runs textbook perfect race as Chris Froome cracks under pressure

It was Quintana who rode a courageous solo attack over the final climb, to earn a much deserved stage victory. This being the highest climb of this year’s route, meant the Colombian also earned the Souvenir Henri Desgrange for his efforts.

Tour de France: Chris Froome's race almost ends as policeman knocks him off bike after mistaking him for fan

Froome had put on his rainjacket and was cycling back to the Team Sky bus when a policeman on the side of the road mistakenly took him for a cycling fan. He tried to get Froome to stop and in the confusion Froome crashed.

Tour de France 2018: Colombian Nairo Quintana wins 17th stage; Chris Froome slips to third behind Tom Dumoulin

Colombian Nairo Quintana has won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, with Geraint Thomas retaining the yellow jersey and Chris Froome slipping to third place.

Tour de France 2018: From Richie Porte's premature end to Chris Froome's comeback and other talking points

At the end of a hard week of racing, the Tour is evenly poised with no single rider having a distinct advantage, and all but one of the top contenders still in the race.