Article by Luminița Paul – published on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 20:29 / Updated on Saturday, July 26, 2025 20:31
Kaden Groves (26 years old/Alpecin-Deceuninck) was imposed in the 20th stage, penultimate, in the tour of France, thus managing to tick round victories in all three big tours. Tadej Pogacar has one more day until it is crown again in the big loop.
Australian Kaden Groves He completed the series of stage victories in the big tours after winning the penultimate of the Tour of France, avoiding an accident on the slippery roads before obtaining a solitary victory in the 184.2 km round between Nantua and Portarlier.
Groves' skills to handle the bicycle were obvious when he managed to stand up while the Spanish Ivan Romeo and the French Romain Gregory skidded in front of a damp descent, 21 kilometers from arrival.
The cyclist of the Alpecin-Deceuninck team then attacked from a small group of escapes and did not look back in the remaining 17 kilometers, bursting into tears in a mixture of distrust and exhaustion after the finish line.
Groves, who brought his third victory in this year's round, after Jasper Philipsen and Mathieu Van Der Poel also won, has seven -stage victories in Vuelta and two in Giro d'Italy.
Kaden Groves: “I showed them that I am good”
The 26-year-old road, accustomed to win in massive sprints, did not hide his pride, but also the emotion at the end of a memorable race.
🥹 Where there's a win, there's a way! Congrats Kaden!
🥹 il ya at Victoire, et il ya la Manière! Bravo Kaden Groves!#TDF2025 | @Continental_fr pic.twitter.com/cre2dybjw0
– Tour de France ™ (@letour) July 26, 2025
“There are so many emotions about the victory here, the team came here with many different plans with Jasper and Mathieu, and in the end, I received my own opportunities,” said Groves, with tears in the eyes, after the stage, according to Cyclingnews. “They did not go in the right direction, but now I had super legs and I suffered to the finish line, and now I was rewarded with a stage in the tour of France“, He added.
“The team has given me freedom in the last days, especially today, when we were not sure if we were going for the stage victory or keeping our forces for tomorrow. But when it starts to rain, I usually feel very good in cold weather, and it is as if I first win in the solitary, and it is a stage in the tour of France.
“It is not even a childhood dream, because I started practicing cycling, but the pressure at the France's tour is very high, and after I won Giro and Vuelta, I was always asked: “Are you good enough to win in the tour of France?”, And now I have shown that yes that yes yes I have“He concluded.
Kaden Groves after victory in stage 20 of the France Tour 2025 Photo: Imago Images
Dutchman Frank van den Broek took second place, 54 seconds ago, and his compatriot Pascal Enkhoorn It finished the third, after another five seconds.
The Tadej Pogacar champion spent a quiet day in the main platoon and took a new step towards the fourth title in the tour of France, keeping his yellow leading shirt in the general standings, with an advantage of 4:24 compared to the Danish Jonas Vingegaard. The Slovenian will celebrate the victory if he avoids any incident on Sunday.
The final stage covers 132.3 km from Mantes-la-Jolie to Paris, where the platoon will climb three times the famous Montmartre but the last laps on Champs-Elysees.
