It was a day to remember for Georg Steinhauser as he claimed his first professional win on the five-star mountain stage to Passo del Brocon. The 22-year-old, who caught the eye of race leader Tadej Pogacar last week with third place on the queen stage, rode solo for 34 kilometres to take an impressive victory. Meanwhile, Pogacar put more time into Dani Martinez and Geraint Thomas.
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Tadej Pogacar swept to a fifth victory on the Giro d’Italia after soloing to glory in the snow-shortened Stage 16 on the sodden Monte Pana. The Slovenian sensation caught Giulio Pellizzari inside the final kilometre to continue his dominance as Britain’s Geraint Thomas slipped back one place to third in the standings after struggling in the challenging conditions.
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Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar moved almost seven minutes clear at the top of the standings after soloing to a magnificent fourth win in the queen stage of the Giro d’Italia at Livigno. The man in pink blasted past Colombian veteran Nairo Quintana two kilometres from the summit of the final snow-clad climb on his way to another emphatic win that all but seals the overall win with a week remaining.
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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard was crowned Tour de France champion in Paris on Sunday after crossing the line arm-in-arm with his Jumbo-Visma team-mates on the Champs-Elysees. With team-mate Wout van Aert opting not to contest the sprint, victory in Stage 21 went to Jasper Philipsen – despite an opportunistic last-ditch attack on the final lap by Tadej Pogacar.
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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard survived a late scare on the last descent of the decisive final time trial to Rocamadour, won by his Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert with consummate panache. Yellow jersey Vingegaard gave the green jersey a run for his money but eventually settled for second place 19 seconds down as he all but secured victory in the world’s biggest bike race.
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