Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 18 on Hautacam strengthening grip on Yellow – Tour de France

A maiden stage win in the yellow jersey for Jonas Vingegaard all but secured the Dane a first Tour de France title after drama on the road to Hautacam. In an earlier show of sportsmanship, Vingegaard waited for rival Tadej Pogacar after the two-time champion crashed on the final descent ahead of the finale – before the two resumed hostilities on the last climb of the Tour.

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Pogačar wins stage 17 as Vingegaard holds on to Yellow Jersey – Tour de France

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 storms to victory on stage 16 – Tour de France

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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Jasper Philipsen sprints to stage 15 glory – Tour de France

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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Michael Matthews powers to stage 14 victory – Tour de France

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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