Hugo Houle solos to Stage 16 win as Jonas Vingegaard shuts down Tadej Pogacar attacks at Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) promised to attack in the final week of the Tour – and the Slovenian two-time champion was true to his work with no fewer than four pulsating accelerations on the penultimate climb of Stage 16 as the Tour de France entered the sweltering foothills of the Pyrenees on Tuesday. Race leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was able to close each of his rival's attacks while Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) rode back in contention on the final descent as the top three riders of this Tour came home together in Foix almost six minutes after Canada’s Hugo Houle (Israel-Premier Tech) took an emotional win.