Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar slug it out in thrilling Tour de France stage
Carlos Rodriguez won a thrilling Stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday while defending champion Jonas Vingegaard maintained a narrow advantage over Tadej Pogacar.
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Tour de France 2023: Tadej Pogacar will be 'very, very angry' after motorbike incident - Adam Blythe
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) is likely to be «very, very angry» at the way Stage 14 panned out in his general classification tussle with Jonas Vingegaard, reckons Eurosport's Adam Blythe. Pogacar led Vingegaard home after a 151.8km ride from Annemasse to Morzine les Portes du Soleil, collecting two bonus seconds more than his rival at the finish as Carlos Rodriguez netted the win to make it back-to-back victories for Ineos Grenadiers. Ad However, Vingegaard topped the Col de Joux Plane ahead of Pogacar, getting bonus seconds of his own and securing a net gain on the stage of one second.
Tour de France 2023 Stage 15: How to watch on Sunday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map
The Alps showdown between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 14 ended in Vingegaard having made the smallest of possible gains in the battle for the maillot jaune. On Sunday, Vingegaard and Pogacar — separated by just 10 seconds — go again. There are another five category climbs – three Cat.
Vingegaard and Pogacar in close thriller as motorbikes spoil stage
MORZINE, France : In 1989, Greg LeMond won the Tour de France by a mere eight seconds over Laurent Fignon in a nail-biting finale but this year's edition might well provide an even closer ending as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard are locked in a classic battle.
Vintage duel continues as Vingegaard, Pogacar draw on first Alpine stage
MORZINE, France : Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard crossed swords again in their vintage duel on the Tour de France on Saturday as the defending champion gained just one second over the two-time winner at the end of an epic, incident-marred stage.
Tour de France: Carlos Rodriguez wins Stage 14 as epic Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard battle ends in stalemate
Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) took advantage of the GC leaders watching each other to win Stage 14 of the Tour de France, as Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) emerged from his Alps showdown with Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) having made the smallest of possible gains in the battle for the maillot jaune. Together as they came to the top of the final climb, the hors categorie Col de Joux Plane, which came with bonus seconds for the first three riders, Pogacar tried to attack Vingegaard but was impeded by motorbikes, which were themselves slowed by the thick corridor of spectators.
Vingegaard and Pogacar battle in first Alpine stage
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard crossed swords again in their vintage duel on the Tour de France on Saturday as the defending champion gained just one second over the two-time winner at the end of an epic, incident-marred stage.
Tadej Pogacar ‘forgets his team-mates are human’ says Dan Lloyd ahead of Stage 14 of Tour de France 2023
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) took a chunk out of Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France lead on Stage 13 – eight seconds to be exact – but the tactics of the Slovenian were questioned on The Breakaway. UAE Team Emirates worked all day on the front to control the break for Pogacar, who put four seconds into Vingegaard and collected a further four in bonus seconds. But the wisdom of that work was called into question by The Breakaway team ahead of Stage 14.