On stage 14, the most dramatic abandon so far took place as Remco Evenepoel climbed off his bike on the ascent of Col du Tourmalet. He wasn't the only rider who fell victim to the stage's savages, alongside some rumoured illness across the peloton.

BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France, July 19 (Reuters) - Belgian Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Tour de France on Saturday during the 14th stage, a 182.6-km mountain trek from Pau to Superbagneres.

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, who was in third place, abandoned the Tour de France during the challenging 14th stage, midway through the Col du Tourmalet ascent. The decision came as a surprise, cutting short his participation in the 182.

2024 Tour de France podium finisher Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–QuickStep) has abandoned on stage 14 of the 2025 race, dropping back from the bunch and climbing into the team car some 9km from the summit of the Col du Tourmalet with still 100km left in the stage.

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Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quickstep) opened up on his departure from the Tour de France, which shocked the Tour de France on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet on Saturday. “It just wasn’t working, I was empty," Evenepoel told Dutch and Flemish journalists, including Nieuwsblad.