A flurry of numbers, statistics, and points of reflection from the twentieth stage of the Tour de France.

114: WINNER IN ALL THREE GRAND TOURS!
By winning his first Tour de France stage, Kaden Groves becomes the 114th rider to raise his arms in all three Grand Tours. The Australian has won seven Vuelta stages, two Giro stages, and one Tour stage. Tim Wellens was the 113th to enter this list with his victory in Carcassonne six days ago.

4: ANOTHER "NEO" WINNER
After Jonathan Milan (stages 8 and 17), Thymen Arensman (stages 14 and 19), and Valentin Paret-Peintre (stage 16), Kaden Groves is the fourth newcomer to win at the Tour this year. Four "neo" Tour winners, just like in 2023 (Jai Hindley, Carlos Rodriguez, Félix Gall, Jordi Meeus). He is the 863rd rider to win a Tour stage.

2002: TWO DUTCH ON THE PODIUM
Dutch riders Frank Van den Broek (2nd) and Pascal Eenkhoorn (3rd) both reached their 2nd Tour stage podium. Frank was 2nd in Rimini last year, Pascal 2nd in Bourg-en-Bresse in 2023. This is the first time two Dutch riders have been in the top-3 since Plouay 2002, 23 years ago, and the trio of Karsten Kroon, Servais Knaven, and Erik Dekker!

40: AUSTRALIA WINS, AGAIN!
Kaden Groves gives Australia its 40th victory, two days after Ben O'Connor's triumph at Col de la Loze. Two victories in three days, the first time this has happened since 2006, when Robbie McEwen won in Esch-sur-Alzette (July 3), Saint-Quentin (July 5), and Vitré (July 7). The last Tour with two Australian victories was the 2022 edition (Simon Clarke in Arenberg; Michael Matthews in Mende).

14: A NEW WINNER FOR ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
Alpecin-Deceuninck has obtained its 14th Tour victory, but Kaden Groves is only the 4th different rider to lead the team to victory. He joins a list that includes Jasper Philipsen (10 victories with the team), Mathieu van der Poel (2), and Tim Merlier (1). This is the 3rd Alpecin-Deceuninck victory in this Tour – and with 3 different riders – after stages 1 (Philipsen) and 2 (van der Poel).

3: BRAVE AUSTRALIANS
Present in the breakaway and leading at the Côte de Thésy, the toughest climb of the stage (category 2), Harry Sweeny received the most combative rider award. He is the third Australian to do so after his compatriots Michael Storer (stage 15) and Ben O'Connor (stage 18). This makes Australia the second country with the most combative rider awards, behind France (9).

3: POLKA DOT JERSEY FOR POGACAR
Only 5 points remain to be assigned for the climbers' classification. Leader Tadej Pogacar has a 13-point advantage over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard. Reaching tomorrow's finish line, the Slovenian will win his 3rd polka dot jersey after 2020 and 2021, as many as Eddy Merckx and Julio Jimenez. Richard Virenque (7), Federico Bahamontes (6), and Lucien Van Impe (6) are the only riders to have won this classification more than three times.

80: GREEN JERSEY SECURED FOR MILAN
With 80 points ahead of Tadej Pogacar and 70 points still available tomorrow, Jonathan Milan is mathematically unreachable in the points classification. The Italian must still cross the finish line on Sunday to confirm his first green jersey triumph. He would be the 7th different winner in the last seven years (2019-2025), a streak not seen since 2006-2012. Milan can become the first "neo" to win the points classification since Peter Sagan in 2012.