Pogacar before Tour victory: Triumph also on the last Pyrenees stage

The 22-year-old cyclist celebrated his third victory of the day at the mountain finish in Luz Ardiden on Thursday. After 129,7 kilometers from Pau to the ski station, the yellow carrier left Jonas Vingegaard (+ 2 seconds) from Denmark and Richard Carapaz from Ecuador behind. Three and a half kilometers before the finish of the last mountain stage at an altitude of 1.715 m, Pogacar broke through the leading group with an attack, only four riders came along. In the finish, the Tour dominator countered an attack from Spaniard Enric Mas and triumphed in the yellow jersey, just like the day before. He now leads 4:5.45 minutes ahead of 24-year-old Vingegaard (Team Jumbo) and 5.51:XNUMX ahead of ex-Giro winner Carapaz. In the overall ranking, Pogacar's victory can only be taken away through a fall or defect. The mountain jersey will probably go to Pogacar The overall leader is also about to win the mountain jersey. He collected 40 points on the final Pyrenees stage and is 19 points ahead of the Dutchman Wouter Poels in the standings for the white jersey with the red dots. Only two points are left to be awarded on the remaining 3 stages. Pogacar, who also won the mountain jersey last year in addition to the overall victory, only has to reach the finish in Paris on Sunday to win the mountain classification.

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Pogacar before Tour victory: Triumph also on the last Pyrenees stage

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar also won the final Pyrenees stage of the 108th Tour de France.

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