Jordi Meeus caused a monumental upset on Stage 21 of the Tour de France as he outsprinted Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen and Mads Pedersen to win on the Champs-Elysees. The Belgian had not finished higher than sixth in the opening 20 stages, making Bora’s decision to pick him over Sam Bennett look questionable, but he came good at the last with a stunning sprint.
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Jonas Vingegaard all but secured a second Tour de France triumph as rival Tadej Pogacar ended his race on a high with victory in Stage 20 in the Vosges. Pogacar outkicked Felix Gall, Vingegaard and the Yates brothers in a five-up sprint after local legend Thibaut Pinot came close to the perfect Tour swansong. Italy’s Giulio Ciccone secured the polka dot jersey.
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Kasper Asgreen was denied a second straight win at the Tour de France as Matej Mohoric edged a photo finish after a thrilling sprint. Asgreen again found himself in the break and looked good to add to his victory on Thursday, but Mohoric swung past him with a last-gasp effort to take the spoils. Back in the bunch, Jonas Vingegaard cruised across the line to keep hold of the yellow jersey.
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The sprinters’ reward for surviving the mountains? Having the best seats in the house to watch the breakaway take a surprise victory on Stage 18. Kasper Asgreen ended Soudal-QuickStep’s hunt for a victory at the 2023 Tour after proving the quickest from a brave quartet of escapees, while Jonas Vingegaard stayed upright to leave him just three stages away from a second overall title.
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Not even a stalled motorbike could stop Jonas Vingegaard from moving over seven minutes clear on GC as the Dane closed on a second Tour de France crown on Stage 17 which was won by Felix Gall. The yellow jersey backed up his astonishing time trial display on Tuesday with an imperious performance on the Col de la Loze, where his chief rival Tadej Pogacar cracked before haemorrhaging time on another dramatic day at the Tour.
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