Tour de France contender Remco Evenepoel has abandoned the race during Saturday's Pyrenean stage. The Belgian cyclist, wearing the white jersey for best young rider, struggled early in Stage 14 from Pau to Luchon-Superbagnères.

A brutal start to this year's Tour is beginning to take its toll. That's now 15 withdrawals and 169 riders remaining. Quinn Simmons and his Lidl-Trek team-mate Mattias Skjelmose try to make a move, before British rider Fred Wright opens a small gap,

Stage 14, with its four major climbs, including the iconic Col du Tourmalet, was a make-or-break moment. Early in the stage, Remco Evenepoel found himself in trouble as the peloton tackled the Tourmalet’s 19 km ascent,