The 25-year-old Belgian rider, who was third overall, struggled early on as the peloton faced another day of suffering during Stage 14 from Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères.

Thymen Arensman finishes it off to claim a breakaway win on stage 14 of the Tour de France. Thymen Arensman leads by 80 seconds, He's going to get his first Tour stage win. Thymen Arensman still has a 90-second advantage, with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard behind him.

Remco Evenepoel wasn’t the only casualty of Stage 14’s brutality. Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl-Trek, known for his climbing ability, also abandoned after an early crash. Meanwhile, race leader Tadej Pogacar continued his dominance, having already crushed his rivals in a recent time trial.