Cycling: Tadej Pogacar dominates the 2021 Tour de France. After yesterday's success, the Slovenian triumphed again today. In addition to yellow and white, he also wins the mountain jersey.
Pogacar becomes a cannibal
What Eddy Merckx once did - not giving out gifts - now seems to be a trait of his Tadej pogacar (UAE) to be. After yesterday's stage, the Slovenian also won today's stage. In addition, he is already relatively certain to be the overall winner. In addition to the yellow and white jerseys, he will now also be honored in Paris for the mountain jersey. He managed the same feat last year. Second place went to today jonas vingegaard (Jumbo – Visma), who has a lead of a few seconds Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) will go into the time trial on Saturday. loser of the day Rigoberto Urán (EF-Nippo). The Colombian lost several minutes today as he was already unable to keep up up the Col du Tourmalet. So he flew back to rank 10.
Cavendish blocks attacks on Green
Although today was of course a day for the mountaineers, the points classification also got down to business. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain – Victorious) and Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) saw an opportunity in the Côte de Loucrup mountain classification, Leader Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) into trouble. Since the intermediate sprint should only be a few kilometers after the crest, they hoped to win a point here. Christopher Juul Jensen (BikeExchange) even had to drop back from the top group for the pace work. But the plan backfired. Not only was the breakaway group not caught up in time, the man in green could not be shaken off either. The icing on the cake was that Mark Cavendish won the intermediate sprint behind the leading group and was even able to extend his lead.
Ineos Grenadiers sets the pace
Due to the increase in speed due to the sprint classification, the breakaway group that had existed until then should break up. Only Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick Step) and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain – Victorious) stayed in front. The two were accompanied by david gaudu (Groupama – FDJ), Valentin Madouas (Groupama – FDJ), Kenny Elissonde (Trek - Segafredo), Ruben guerreiro (EF-Nippo), Omar friar (Astana-Premier Tech), Ion Izaguirre (Astana – Premier Tech) and Pierre Latour (Total Energies). The British team Ineos Grenadiers took command of the peloton up the Col du Tourmalet. She didn't really let the newly formed breakaway group go and gradually collected a few refugees again. Under this pace should also Rigoberto Urán (EF – Nippo) suffer. The Colombian lost contact long before the mountains classification and with it all hope of a top ranking in the overall classification.
Pogacar wins the mountain jersey
Pierre Latour crossed the top of the Col du Tourmalet first. On his rear wheel was only david gaudi, who was significantly faster on the descent and therefore took the sole lead. Behind, the fight for the mountain jersey flared up, in which Wout poels (Bahrain – Victorious) vs Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) was able to prevail - at least on the Col du Tourmalet. Because in the end both will not be on the podium in Paris. Today's result wins Tadej pogacar (UAE) also the mountain jersey.
Tension for 2nd place
Shortly after the start of the final climb up to Luz Ardiden david gaudu provided by the favorite group. The Ineos Grenadiers team continued to control the pace. 3,3 kilometers from the finish, however, that was the end of it. Tadej pogacar (UAE) continued his attack and only Sepp kuss (Jumbo – Visma), jonas vingegaard (Jumbo – Visma), Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and Enric Mas Nicolau (Movistar) could follow him. When he then started again in the last few meters, these four were also beaten. So Tadej Pogacar wins another stage, the general classification of the Tour de France, the white jersey of the best young rider and also the mountain jersey. The fight for second place remains exciting, as Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz separate only seconds. The time trial on Saturday will have to decide.
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'Pog' takes the Stage 18 win!! 🔥
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