Couillole Cross. Tadej Pogacar is transferring nearer to securing a 3rd Tour de France title after overcoming his foremost rival, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, to win the penultimate stage on Saturday.
The Slovenian claimed his fifth stage win of this version by overtaking Vingegaard within the remaining metres of the 132.8km mountain stage from Good, after the Dane ran out of steam as he appeared to safe second place within the total standings within the remaining kilometres.
UAE Emirates Workforce rider Pogacar confirmed no mercy and stayed on Vingegaard’s toe within the remaining kilometres, delivering the coup de grace 250 metres from the end line.
Within the total standings, Pogacar, who gained the Tour in 2020 and 2021 earlier than being ousted by Vingegaard within the final two editions, leads the Dane by 5 minutes and 14 seconds, with Belgian Remco Evenepoel in third place, 2:50 behind.
It was a merciless finale for Vingegaard, who had been attempting to realize time on Evenepoel, whose earlier assault on the Col de la Couillole had backfired.
The Tour ends on Sunday with a person time trial between Monaco and Good, the primary time within the race’s 121-year historical past that it’s going to not end in Paris due to the upcoming Olympic Video games, which begin on July 26 within the French capital.
Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, who was a part of the day’s breakaway, took third place within the stage thanks to a different daring assault, thus securing the jersey of moles of the mountain classification, whereas the Eritrean Biniam Girmay stayed with the jersey inexperienced of the factors classification.
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– 2024-07-23 21:32:55
