- Slovenian extends GC lead past five minutes on stage 19
- Jonas Vingegaard has no answer to rival on ‘queen stage’
There is no stopping Tadej Pogacar. The Giro d’Italia winner took a definitive and conclusive grip on the yellow jersey, with just two stages of the 2024 Tour de France remaining, after another solo win, on stage 19 to Isola 2000.
In yet another display of daunting strength, Pogacar, of the UAE Emirates team, crushed closest rivals, Jonas Vingegaard of Visma Lease-a-bike and Soudal Quick Step’s Remco Evenepoel, in the high altitude passes of the Mercantour Alps. It was the Slovenian’s 10th Grand Tour stage win of 2024.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/19/tadej-pogacar-bursts-clear-alps-tighten-grip-tour-de-france-stage-19-cycling
Author : Jeremy Whittle at Isola 2000
Publish date : 2024-07-19 15:28:02
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