Jonas Vinegaard says he had hoped Tadej Pogacar would let him win the penultimate stage of the Tour de France — instead, the Slovenian created history.
Tadej Pogacar holds a 5 minute, 14 second lead over Jonas Vingegaard heading into the final stage.The final stage starts tonight as Pogacar looks to complete the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double.Yellow jersey-holder Pogacar edged defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at the top of Col De La Couillole to win the 20th and penultimate stage and add even more seconds to his considerable lead.
Third-placed Remco Evenepoel lost even more time. He crossed the line in fourth — behind Richard Carapaz — and lost 53 seconds to Pogacar to fall 8:04 behind the Slovenian star. Indeed, the UAE Emirates rider just stayed with the rest of the reduced group of title contenders on the daunting 16km ramp up the the Col de la Couillole until Vingegaard made his move and Pogacar sat on the Dane's wheel.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that's making headlines.
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