Tadej Pogacar navigated the 30.8km time trial to Saint-Emilion with ease to put himself on the cusp of a successive Tour de France overall win. The Slovenian held an insurmountable-looking 5’45” lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of the penultimate day of riding and took a risk-free approach to the ITT, finishing eighth on a stage won by Wout van Aert.
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Slovenia national champion Matej Mohoric doubled up on the Tour de France after riding clear of a 20-man break to solo to glory in Stage 19 at Libourne. Mohoric celebrated with a controversial finger to his mouth and a zip-shut signal one day after his Bahrain Victorious team hotel was raided by the police in Pau.
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Tadej Pogačar tightened his grip on yellow and secured his third stage win on the Tour de France with victory at Luz Ardiden ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz. A second successive triumph in the Pyrenees saw the defending champion also secure the polka dot jersey while extending his lead on Vinegaard to 5’45” with just three stages remaining.
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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 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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