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A 21-year-old Pogacar dramatically beat Jumbo’s Primoz Roglic in 2020, then finished ahead of Vingegaard in 2021. So they ganged up on him last year and Vingegaard took his crown.
Vingegaard secured victories in all stages except the stage 1 time trial, each by a margin of more than 10 seconds. [67] He then participated in the Tirreno-Adriatico between 4 and 10 March, winning the general and mountain classifications. Vingegaard achieved first place in stages 5 and 6, finishing 1:24 ahead of second-placed Juan Ayuso. [68]
The yellow jersey holder extended his lead to 1’ 48” in the GC standings
Vingegaard gained nearly three minutes on Pogačar, winning the stage and taking the yellow jersey. [33] At the end of the day only six riders were within five minutes of Vingegaard in the overall situation: Bardet, Pogačar, Thomas, Quintana, Yates and Gaudu. [34] Stage 12 to Alpe d'Huez was the queen stage of the Tour, taking place on ...
Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France for a second straight year as cycling’s most storied race finished Sunday on the famed Champs-Élysées. With a huge lead built up over main ...
Pogacar continued on to the UCI World Championships, where he won the road race ahead of Ben O'Connor and defending champion Mathieu van der Poel. [132] Pogačar was a heavy pre-race favorite, but the manner in which he won shocked both commentators and his fellow racers: attacking with over 100 km left in the race, and riding solo for the ...
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Thomas proved himself to be the strongest rider in the race, except for Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar, and by the Pyrenees was the only rider left within striking distance of the two. Between the Alps and the Pyrenees there was rumours that Pogačar sought an alliance with Thomas, to which Thomas refuted the suggestion of such. [ 188 ]