Tadej Pogacar put on a climbing exhibition on Bastille Day to complete back-to-back wins in the Pyrenees and put one foot on the final podium ahead of the second rest day. The Slovenian dropped his big rival Jonas Vingegaard with 5km to go of the final climb on Plateau de Beille, which he ascended in a record-breaking time to strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey.
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Any question marks about Tadej Pogacar have surely been dismissed after he produced a scintillating ride to take Stage 14 solo at the Tour de France, with Jonas Vingegaard a distant second. The day exploded into life on the final climb as UAE Team Emirates sent Adam Yates up the road to tee up a Pogacar attack, with the yellow jersey charging away as Vingegaard and Evenepoel struggled to respond.
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A wild day at the Tour de France ended with Jasper Philipsen taking his second win. Visma-Lease a Bike were tested after Adam Yates, the team-mate of race leader Tadej Pogacar, managed to get in the break, prompting a fierce chase in crosswinds. After the race came back together, Biniam Girmay set his team to work in pursuit of a fourth win, but ultimately it was Philipsen who won the day.
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Primoz Roglic’s hopes of finishing on the podium at the Tour de France, let alone claiming the yellow jersey, are in disarray after another crash saw him leak time on a day that was not meant to produce any gaps in the general classification. Ahead, Biniam Girmay landed a brilliant third win on Stage 12 ahead of Wout van Aert and Pascal Ackermann to take a giant step towards the green jersey.
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A fiendish stage through the mountains of the Massif Central at the Tour de France bore witness to yet another mano-a-mano classic between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. After Pogacar had distanced the Dane – and everyone else – with a rasping attack on the Puy Mary, Vingegaard dug deep into his well of reserves to claw his way back on terms, before beating the Slovenian on the line.
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