Vingegaard strengthens grip on Yellow Jersey with imperious time trial triumph – Tour de France

Short of a big turnaround in the mountains, Jonas Vingegaard will surely win a second Tour de France title after obliterating Tadej Pogacar in the individual time trial on Stage 16. Almost nothing separated the big two in the general classification in the opening two weeks – but at the start of week three, Vingegaard put down the statement performance of the entire race, perhaps his whole career.

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Wout Poels wins stage 15 as GC battle ends in stalemate – Tour de France

Wout Poels made his move to perfection to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France – a summit finish on Mount-Blanc. Jonas Vingegaard maintained his 10-second lead in the general classification as he fended off moves from Tadej Pogacar in the last kilometre. Monday sees the final rest day of the Tour before the race returns on Tuesday with an individual time trial.

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Carlos Rodríguez wins stage 14 as Pogačar and Vingegaard go toe to toe – Tour de France

Carlos Rodríguez won Stage 14 of Tour de France, with Tadej Pogacar second and Jonas Vingegaard third. Jumbo-Visma rider Vingegaard increased his lead in the general classification to 10 seconds courtesy of the bonus seconds he collected on the Col de Joux Plane

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Michal Kwiatkowski wins atop Grand Colombier as Pogačar makes gains – Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar continued chipping away at Jonas Vingegaard’s lead but the Dane rallied to retain the yellow jersey after his rival’s late, late show on the Grand Colombier. Vingegaard leads the GC by nine seconds ahead of two more big days in the Alps. It was a redemptive day for Ineos Grenadiers as Michal Kwiatkowski won Stage 13 from the break and Tom Pidcock impressed to finish fifth.

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Ion Izagirre solos to victory on frantic stage 12 – Tour de France

Cofidis had waited 15 long years for a win at the Tour de France until Victor Lafay landed a surprise win in the Basque Country – now, a little over a week later, they are celebrating a second. Ion Izagirre got in the breakaway and timed his move to perfection to solo clear to his second win at the Tour, seven years after his first. In the GC, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar finished together.

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