Pogačar strenghtens grip on Yellow with win on stage 17 – Tour de France

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar cemented his vice-like grip on the yellow jersey with a stunning Stage 17 win on the misty Col du Portet ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz. The young Dane and the Ecuadorian occupy the next two spots on the podium after Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran slipped back, but defending champion Pogacar’s GC lead is now over five and a half minutes.

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Patrick Konrad charges to stage 16 glory – Tour de France

Patrick Konrad soloed to glory in sodden Saint-Gaudens to win Stage 16 of the Tour de France on a day of attrition for Tadej Pogacar and his GC rivals. Pogacar chalked off another day in yellow after coming home in a select group containing the entire top 10 a whopping 14 minutes down on the Austrian national champion, who secured Bora-Hansgrohe’s second victory of the race.

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Superb Sepp Kuss takes stage 15 from the breakaway – Tour de France

Jumbo-Visma rider Sepp Kuss put in a fantastic performance finishing 23 seconds ahead of Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) with Wouter Poels (Bahrain Victorious) coming in third on stage 15 of the Tour de France. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) retains the General Classification lead.

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Bauke Mollema climbs to stage 14 victory – Tour de France

Dutch veteran Bauke Mollema soloed to glory after riding clear from a strong breakaway early to take the Stage 14 spoils at Quillan. Canada’s Michael Woods secured the polka dot jersey while Frenchman Guillaume Martin moved into second place on GC, just over four minutes down on Tadej Pogacar, who retained the yellow jersey ahead of Sunday’s slog into Andorra.

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Cavendish equals Eddy Merckx record of 34 wins with triumph on stage 13 – Tour de France

Mark Cavendish equalled Eddy Merckx’s long-standing Tour de France record of 34 victories to cap one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. And it was a one-two for Cavendish’s supreme Deceuninck-QuickStep team in Carcassonne as the Manxman was guided to the line by Michael Morkov after a hectic Stage 13 finish.

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