Tadej Pogacar (UAE) has once again demonstrated that, barring anything out of the ordinary (cycling is a competition that depends on many factors on the road), he will be the strongest cyclist to win this year’s Tour de France, winning the race for the third time.
Team Wingegaard took control of the race on Sunday. The Dane attacked with 10 km to go, Pogacar took the wheel and counterattacked with 5 km to go, where he arrived alone. Portuguese João Almeida came in 5th and strengthened his 4th place in the overall standings – instead of 8′ he now has a 27′ advantage over 5th place, which is Mikel Landa. This Monday is a rest day.
On Sunday, in the second stage in the Pyrenees – 197.7 km with four first-category climbs and one special category climb – the Slovenian cyclist dealt another blow to his great rival Jonas Wingegaard (Visma) at the finish, earning him more than 1.12 minutes. Pogačar now leads the Tour by 3.09 feet over Wingegaard and 5.19 feet ahead of Remco Evenepoel (Sudal).
Author: Luis Oliveira
Source: CM Jornal
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