Tadej Pogacar rode to a third stage win on the Tour de France after finishing off a superb team effort from his depleted UAE squad to beat rival Jonas Vingegaard at Peyragudes. Although Pogacar only took four bonus seconds back on the Danish race leader, the two-time champion said he was still “optimistic” about winning a third straight Tour.
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Hugo Houle surged clear of a strong breakaway to take a first ever pro win in Stage 16 at Foix and end Canada’s long drought on the Tour de France. The Israel-Premier Tech rider became the first Canadian stage winner since Steve Bauer in 1988 on a day race leader Jonas Vingegaard weathered the storm after a series of attacks from his yellow jersey rival Tadej Pogacar in the Pyrenean foothills.
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Belgian speedster Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Fenix) reinforced his position as one of the best sprinters in the world currently with a perfectly timed sprint to hold off rivals Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mads Pedersen (Trek–Segafredo) who finished second and third respectively.
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It was a stunning display of power from Michael Matthews (BikeExchange–Jayco) who attacked with a long range effort at 52km. The final climb saw the Australian joust with Alberto Bettiol (EF Education–EasyPost) but it was Matthews who eventually stormed to victory.
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The 122.6km route from Bourg d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne threw up a fascinating Stage 13 of the Tour de France as Mads Pedersen stormed to victory from a three-way sprint finish. There was real drama earlier on in the day’s racing too as Caleb Ewan and the entire Lotto-Soudal team crashed at a seemingly innocuous corner. Fortunately, the Australian and his team-mates were able to continue.
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