Arensman leads home Grenadiers on queen stage

  • 24 Jul 25
  • race Report

Thymen Arensman led home the Grenadiers on the queen stage in the mountains at the Tour de France to move up to 13th on the GC.

With three HC climbs over the 170km race, Arensman was quick to make the break, bridging across to the front group with 120km to go.

The 15-man break stayed together until the second climb of the day, where Matteo Jorgenson (Visma Lease A Bike) and Arensman went clear with 100km remaining. The pair continued to work together but were caught by a chasing group 20km later.

An attack from Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease A Bike) in the favourites group behind saw him and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates - XRG) bridge over. The front group continued to pile on the pressure, with Arensman unable to hold the pace as they set off up the third and final climb of the day.

A dramatic finish saw Ben O’Connor (Jayco Alula) take the win, as Arensman came home 19th and moved up to 13th on the GC.