Pogacar Rides to Solo Win on Tour De France Stage 14 to Increase Overall Lead
- On Saturday, race leader Tadej Pogacar won the 155km 14th stage of the 113th Tour de France in the Vosges, extending his overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard to four and a half minutes.
- Pogacar's UAE Emirates-XRG team controlled the peloton through inclement weather on the 21.5km Grand Ballon climb, keeping a breakaway group within a three-minute leash after an early attack.
- Pogacar launched his decisive attack 1.5km from the summit of the Col du Haag, while team-mate Isaac Del Toro secured second place ahead of teenager Paul Seixas.
- Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel held third place overall despite being dropped on the final climb, while Seixas moved into fourth, stripping Spaniard Juan Ayuso of the white jersey.
- The 27-year-old Slovenian achieved his 25th career Tour stage victory, calling the experience "unforgettable" and praising the immense fan support on the hills throughout the Vosges.
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Taddeo wins for the fourth time among the thrill of enthusiasts who invade Vosges with torrential passion
The defending champion Tadej Pogacar won the heavy Vosges stage at the Tour de France on Saturday and strengthened his yellow jersey! The Slovenian world champion won the 14th stage over 155.3 kilometers from Mülhausen to Le Markstein in the solo course with more than half a minute advantage on his second-placed team-mate Isaac del Toro from Mexico and the French youth star Paul Seixas. Overall he is now 4:30 minutes ahead of the Dane Jonas Ving…
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The Independent (US)Tadej Pogacar blows away Tour de France field to tighten grip on yellow jersey
Pogacar clinched his fourth win of the Tour as he stormed to victory in the mountains
Yellow jersey wearer Tadej Pogacar strikes in the fourteenth stage, shortly from the top of the final climb, and strengthens his lead in the general classification.
What is left to say about Tadej Pogacar? He delivers one top performance after another, to the point where you are gradually (mistakenly) no longer surprised, and his victories become commonplace. Fortunately, the Slovenian still had a reasonably good press conference in store. In which he analyzed arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard and explained why it looked as if he was laughing during his attack. “How am I supposed to explain that? Hmm...”
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