| ROMAIN | ____ Bardet won Stage one of the 2024 Tour de France |
| TADEJ | Slovenian 2021-22 and 2024 Tour de France winner, ... Pogacar (5) |
| POGACAR | Slovenian cyclist; 2020, 2021 and 2024 Tour de France winner (7) |
| PROSPECT | In the Men's Stage 1 race of the Santos Tour Down Under, to be held on Tuesday January 21 2025, in which suburb does the race that finishes in Gumeracha begin? (8) |
| FINLAND | Two teams didn't make the qualification cut for all third-place teams in the Euro 2020 group stage. One was Slovakia. Which was the other? |
| STONEAGE | Stage one perhaps in the development of civilisation |
| PEARLJAM | Grunge greats whose 2024 tour launches on May 4th, as announced last week |
| FORWARDSHORTLEG | Bold sparky's problem (Stage One) in the field (7,5-3) |
| LEGALTENDER | Change round the finale on stage: one has to accept it |
| MILIEU | Setting the scene on stage, one's in his element (6) |
| VENEZIA | This is one of the three clubs to be relegated from Serie A at the end of the 2024-25 season (7) |
| BURNET | One of the presenters of the 2024 Gladiators revival, _ Walsh (6) |
| STEP | First stage, ... one in the process |
| GODOT | On stage one waited for exit before Act Two started (5) |
| DIVE | Might land on your head from a stage one |
| ELEGANCE | Key Stage One accommodates new class (8) |
| ELEGIAC | English on stage one finds account melancholic (7) |
| LEGION | On stage, one working with a great number (6) |
| MAKEFIRSTBASE | Fiesta embarks, off to complete stage one (4,5,4) |
| TEENAGE | Adolescent rock star Bruce jumps off stage - one way to go! (7) |
