There will be no more Col de la Loze nightmares for Tadej Pogacar after he comfortably saw off the threat of Jonas Vingegaard on the Tour de France queen stage. Pogacar stretched his lead in the general classification to 4:26″ with just one mountain stage remaining as Vingegaard could only muster a token attack on the final climb. Meanwhile, Britain’s Oscar Onley soared closer to the podium.
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The rolling, 160-kilometre run to Valence represented the calm before the Alpine storm, but there was drama at the end of Stage 17 as rain made conditions treacherous for the riders. A big crash saw the sprint trains disrupted, before Jonathan Milan was able to keep it upright and take his second win of this year’s Tour.
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Tadej Pogacar moved closer to a fourth Tour de France crown with a strong defensive showing on Mont Ventoux. Jonas Vingegaard took the fight to the Slovenian with a trio of brutal attacks, before the Dane responded well himself to a late flurry from his great rival. France’s Valentin Paret-Peintre won from the breakaway as he saw off Ben Healy in a thrilling finale on the iconic climb.
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There was yet more success for UAE Team Emirates-XRG at the Tour de France on Sunday as Tadej Pogacar’s team-mate Tim Wellens sealed a dominant victory on Stage 15. The Belgian road champion launched an attack with just over 43km to go and never looked back as UAE clinched their fifth stage win of the Tour so far. Victor Campenaerts took second place.
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Tadej Pogacar extended his lead in the fight for the yellow jersey at the Tour de France by six seconds as Thymen Arensman starred from the breakaway to win Stage 14. Pogacar had a rare quiet day, choosing to follow an attack from Jonas Vingegaard in the finale rather than go all-out for the stage victory. Still, he swept past the Dane in the finale to inch closer to a fourth title.
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