Van Aert conquered Mont Ventoux

The Belgian champion won on Wednesday on the 11th stage of the 108th Tour de France from a breakaway solo ahead of Kenny Elissonde from France and the Dutchman Bauke Mollema. The previous tour dominator, Tadej Pogacar, faltered for the first time, but by finishing fourth on the day, he further extended his lead in the overall standings because Ben O'Connor, who had previously been second, was unable to keep up. For a long time, little happened in the group of favorites during the double descent of the “Giant of Provence”: Unlike in the Alps, Pogacar himself refrained from taking time away from his opponents. Instead, the young Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo) left the Slovenian from the UAE team behind shortly before the final descent, but the new third overall was caught again by the Pogacar group on the descent down to Malaucene. The new second overall, 5:18 minutes behind Pogacar, is the Colombian Rigoberto Uran. Nairo Quintana kept the mountain jersey - now six points ahead of Van Aert. The all-rounder Van Aert achieved a highly emotional fourth day victory on the Tour of France “on one of the most iconic climbs” in cycling. “Perhaps it is my very best victory ever.” For the first time he won on a mountain stage that had 4.600 meters of elevation gain that day. In the last two years, the multiple cross-country world champion had triumphed in sprint finishes. Just the day before, Van Aert came second in the mass sprint. 51 years after Eddy Merckxx, a Belgian won again on Mont Ventoux. The twelfth section on Thursday from Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Nimes is largely flat.

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Van Aert conquered Mont Ventoux

Wout van Aert prevailed on the double route to the mythical Mont Ventoux.

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