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Stage 3 of the Tour de France was quite an uneventful day at first with no breakaway on the day; and then it became perhaps excessively eventful. The day, won by Tim Merlier in a head-to-head sprint against Jonathan Milan, was marked by the crashes of Jasper Philipsen, Remco Evenepoel, Jordi Meeus a...

CyclistThere are many outcomes for us to be happy in Paris: Felix Gall Tour de France 2025 interviewFelix Gall is competing in his third Tour de France as Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiales protected leader in the GC. This follows on from a successful debut at the race in 2023, when the Austrian scored a victory on the queen stage to Courchevel and an impressive top ten result in the overall standings.After preparing at altitude in the French Alps and a brief return to racing at the Tour de Suisse, the 27-year-old from southern Austria assures us that he is ready for the Tour de France.Cyclist caught up with the Austrian in Lille ahead of the 2025 Tour de France to discuss his Tour de France ambitions, altitude camps and heat training.A mix of pre-Tour racing and altitude campsTim de Waele/Getty ImagesFelix Gall returns to the Tour de France with lofty ambitions. Despite this, the Austrian admits that his early season was far from ideal, with several lacklustre results in the spring. After a long break following the Tour of the Alps, Gall returned to competition at the Tour de Suisse in mid-June. There, the Austrian climber just missed the overall podium, even after shedding three minutes during the opening stage.I havent had many GC results this year, Gall explains. There was always something that didnt quite work out in the spring, so I was really happy to finally get a GC result at the Tour de Suisse. Maybe Stage 1 was not optimal, but it was just total chaos. Im still happy with the week, especially the last time-trial. So yes, Im ready for the Tour de France.Nowadays, altitude camps have become a staple for riders preparing to go to the Tour. This requires riders to spend several weeks in the mountains, usually in the Alps or the Sierra Nevada in Spain. For Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, they ventured over to Les Arcs in the Alps in early June.Four riders from the team were at altitude for three weeks before the Tour de Suisse. We travelled from there to the Tour de Suisse, then I spent a week at home in Austria after the race. There, I was using an altitude generator to prolong the effect of the altitude camp.It [altitude generator] is like a tent you sleep in. In my case, its my whole bedroom. I have a machine which makes air with less oxygen than normal. Its a bit of a challenge to reach the right setting. You need to measure your blood oxygen, because if youre too low, you dont sleep or recover so well. Its a bit of stress for the body, but you get used to it.We start with the goal of GCMerco Bertorello/Getty ImagesAfter reaching eighth place in the overall rankings in 2023, Gall hopes to replicate this feat at the 2025 race.I would say we start with the goal of GC, but there are more outcomes than that for us to be happy in Paris, Gall says. If I lose a little bit of time during the first ten days, well need to reassess on the first rest day to figure out where we go forward. If I lose more time than we thought lets say, a few minutes then I can be more aggressive with breakaways and fight for stage wins. Maybe the polka-dot jersey is something that could then come into play.Of course, it would be nice to be in the top 10 of GC. Top five would be amazing, but a top ten would still be a really good result for me. A stage win is a stage win, so there are plenty of goals for us during the next three weeks.The teams directeur sportif Sbastien Joly echoes this, but also underlines the teams objective to win stages in the mountains, with days underlined in his diary in the Massif Central on Stage 10 and the third-week summit finishes in the Alps. Related Posts How to watch the Tour de France 2025 for free Tour de France 2025: Our GC form guide Who are the favourites for the mens Tour de France 2025? Its going to be really stressfulDario Belingheri/Getty ImagesSpeaking to Cyclist ahead of the Grand Dpart, the Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale leader is aware of the risks involved during the first week of a Grand Tour. As the clich goes, you cant win the race in the first week, but you can lose it.Its going to be really stressful. Of course, its going to be crazy in the bunch, its always like that in the first few days of the Tour.There probably wont be too much happening in the GC during the first week, so thats nice for me. In the past few years, weve had some harder stages in the beginning, which can create steps in the GC. I dont think thats going to happen here this year, so we just need to get through the first week safely.During Stage 1, Gall found himself on the wrong side of an echelon pressed on by Alpecin-Deceuninck and Visma-Lease a Bike. This forced the Austrian to lose 39 seconds to the likes of Tadej Pogaar and Jonas Vingegaard in the overall standings. He should take some consolation in the fact that he is currently level with Remco Evenepoel and Primo Rogli, who were also caught out on Stage 1s flat profile. Nevertheless, after a flat opening week to the 2025 race, the mountains arrive once the race crosses into the Pyrenees on Stage 12. There, we can expect Gall to rise up the GC rankings as he returns to familiar uphill roads.The whole of the third week is super hard. I like this because once I get through the first week, Ill be able to show myself in the third week. If I have to name a stage Im targeting, I would say the Col de la Loze.The Col de la Loze will be the final climb on Stage 18s tough profile, clocking up over 5,000m of elevation gain. The Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale rider won atop the climb in 2023, giving him his first Grand Tour stage victory. We did a recon [of it] at the training camp, Gall says. Its a special one for me, having won there two years ago. Of course, it would be special to win there again.To polka-dot or notA.S.O./Pauline BalletDuring his Tour de France debut, Gall went into the polka-dot jersey early on in the race on Stage 5. He went on to finish as runner-up in the classification, just a handful of points behind eventual winner Giulio Ciccone. At this years edition, the Austrian starts as the fifth favourite to win the mountains classification according to betting site Oddschecker.Its something you dont really target coming into the race, Gall says. Theres not much you can do about it during the first week. Im not going to jump in the breakaway then, so Ill need to see how the race unfolds. If you end up in a breakaway over the first big category climbs, then you can go for the points. But you have to evaluate whether its worth fighting for or not. If anything, its a by-product.The GC and a stage win remain my two main goals. However, with the polka-dot jersey, you at least get to be on the podium in Paris.The heat training buzzwordTour de Suisse/Buchli FotografieA lot of talk over the past couple of years has been about heat training. Its quickly become the hottest buzzword in cycling if you pardon the pun with riders hoping to boost their fitness by sweating it out in training.At the altitude camp in Les Arcs, we were using a sauna, Gall explains. We were also doing some indoor sessions with a little bit of extra clothing. Some guys put on extra layers on the last climb of the day. What I like to do is take a hot bath. Its really effective.With temperatures expected to reach 35C at this years Tour de France, adapting to sweltering conditions can prove critical in preparing for the race, especially with temperatures rising each year as a result of climate change. Gall, however, feels as though the recent European heatwave was enough for him to feel at home in the extreme summer weather.I think it was a bit more of a challenge last year because we hadnt really had heat like that before the Tour, then all of a sudden it was like 40C in Florence. This year, the Tour de Suisse was really hot, Dauphin was hot, then my week at home in Austria was also hot super-humid too. So, I feel quite natural in the heat this year.A home Grand Tour for Decathlon-AG2R La MondialeA.S.O./Aurlien VialatteDecathlon-AG2R La Mondiale have been the most successful French team at the Tour de France in recent years. With eyes on the home team and a Grand Dpart in Decathlons home city of Lille, the pressure will be on for the riders.In the pursuit of stage victories, Joly has drafted in Bastien Tronchon for the punchy profiles in week one, whilst Bruno Amirail will target breakaways and Stage 5s time-trial around Caen. In terms of mountain support, Aurlien Paret-Peintre and Clment Berthet are two riders with Tour de France top 20s in their palmars. In general, I think we have a really strong team, Gall says. We showed in the Tour de Suisse that were not afraid to take responsibility as a team.Whilst the Austrian will be paired up with former Giro stage winner Paret-Peintre in the Alps and Pyrenees, its Oliver Neasen with whom hell be spending the most time over the next three weeks.Im sharing a room with him at the Tour. Hes a guy I fully trust. He doesnt take any unnecessary risks and hes super-experienced. Off the bike as well, I have so much fun with him. At the same time, if I actually have a problem or if Im stressed about something, I can talk to him. He always knows the right thing to say to make me feel better.You can follow Felix Gall and the rest of the Decathlon-AG2R team at the Tour de France 2025. 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