Tour de France stage 16: Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre conquers Mont Ventoux while Tadej Pogačar takes more seconds over Jonas Vingegaard in GC battle

MONT VENTOUX, FRANCE - JULY 22: Valentin Paret-Peintre of France and Team Soudal Quick-Step celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 112th Tour de France 2025, Stage 16 a 171.5km stage from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux 1902m / #UCIWT / on July 22, 2025 in Mont Ventoux, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Tour de France stage 16: Valentin Paret-Peintre of Soudal-QuickStep reacts to win atop Mont Ventoux (Image credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-QuickStep) added his name to the pantheon of greats to have conquered the summit of Mont Ventoux at the Tour de France, winning an all-out breakaway battle to the line on stage 16 to take the home nation's first victory of the 2025 race.

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) narrowly lost out to the Frenchman, losing the breathless sprint up the final corner and kick to the line on the 'Giant of Provence', with Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain-Victorious) finishing third from the break.

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