Tadej Pogacar was unstoppable. © APA/afp / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

Irresistible Pogacar extends lead

Cycling world champion Tadej Pogacar once again outwitted the competition on the 7th stage of the Tour of the Dauphiné.

June 14, 2025

From: apa

The 26-year-old Slovenian from Team UAE celebrated a solo victory on Saturday after almost 132 km at the mountain finish in Valmeinier at over 1.800 m above sea level. Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Visma) finished second, 14 seconds behind, while German Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull/+1:21 min) took third place. With his 98th career victory, Pogacar extended his overall lead.

The three-time Tour de France winner put on a demonstration of strength on the queen stage, with almost 5.000 meters of elevation gain on the 16-km final climb. Twelve kilometers from the finish, Pogacar launched an attack that no one could follow. Only Vingegaard kept the gap to a minimum, and in the end, the riders shared the same stage podium as the previous day and the overall standings.

Two long-standing rivals: Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard © APA/afp / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

Pogacar now heads into Sunday's Dauphiné finale, which will take him over 1:01 minutes ahead of Vingegaard and 2:21 minutes ahead of Lipowitz, with a 133-km lead up to the Plateau du Mont-Cenis, with a finish at 2.097 meters. Belgian Remco Evenepoel (Soudal), who finished fifth on the day, losing 2:39 minutes to the leader, is already more than four minutes behind.