T adej Pogačar descended the Mont Ventoux on Tuesday evening with his overall Tour de France lead intact after successfully resisting Jonas Vingegaard's fiercest climbing onslaught to date in this year's race, and with another achievement - the record time for the ascent of the 'Giant of Provence' - also added to his already massive palmares.

Tadej Pogačar may not have won Stage 16 up Mt. Ventoux, but he did earn himself the crown. The Strava crown, that is. With a time of 53:47, the man in yellow is now the KOM holder of the verified 20.74km Strava segment from Bédoin to the weather tower atop one of cycling’s most iconic climbs.

MORE: Thymen Arensman wins Stage 14 of 2025 Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar extends GC lead Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard both finished at the same time, so no time was made up or lost between the two riders on Sunday. A few minutes were added to the lead of Team Visma over Team UAE on Sunday, after a great day for their riders.