Three Brutal Days That Will Decide the Tour

With the podium being reshaped by crashes and withdrawals, the Tour de France heads into a savage final stretch featuring nearly 13,000 metres of climbing across three stages.Tils and Lee break down Jasper Philipsen’s Stage 17 victory, the seven-point battle for the green jersey, Michael Matthews’ heartbreaking near miss and Lidl-Trek’s complicated pursuit of points, stages and team objectives.Then attention turns to the mountains. Stage 18 brings almost 4,000 metres of climbing, Stage 19 finishes on the legendary Alpe d’Huez, and the Queen Stage delivers more than 5,500 metres of elevation. Could Tadej Pogačar take another historic victory and challenge Marco Pantani’s long-standing Alpe d’Huez record?The team also preview the final stage into Paris, reveal their plans to bring The Domestiques to Europe and announce daily coverage of the Tour de France Femmes with a very special guest from inside the Women’s WorldTour.Join Cycling is offering Domestiques listeners 30 days free, with no credit card required. Visit join.cc/domestiques to get started.The Black Sheep powers the Domestiques and you can use the code DOMESTIQUES for 20% off at Black Sheep.The Domestiques is live throughout the Men’s and Women’s Tour de France, breaking down the stages and bringing you inside the bunch with the riders. Powered by Black Sheep.