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The penultimate stage of the 2022 Tour de France is a 40.7 kilometre time trial from Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour. With one day to go until the riders cruise down the Champs-Élysées, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) is primed to hold on to the yellow jersey.
Jumbo-Visma’s brilliant Tour de France continued unabated on Friday on Stage 19 when Christophe Laporte made an optimistic surge to victory on the ramped finale in Cahors. However, the racing instinct and audacity of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) was as notable as the Dutch outfit’s continued domination — which Dan Lloyd said bordered «greedy» — of the blue ribband event.
Simon Geschke (Cofidis) broke down in tears at the end of Stage 18 after he was superseded in the mountains classification. Geschke started the day in the polka dot jersey – holding a 12-point lead over Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) – but having failed to make the break and then trying and failing multiple times to bridge over, he was unable to contest points on the Aubisque, Spandelles, or Hautacam climbs.
The Tour de France has again been targeted by protesters — this time on Stage 19. The race was brought to a halt after roughly 30km of the 188.3km ride from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors. Ad/> However, footage of the actual protest was not aired but, the incident was reminiscent of scenes on Stage 10, with red smoke from flares billowing over the peloton as it was brought to a halt.
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) proved he was a “true champion” in waiting for Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) in a “quite remarkable” act of sportsmanship at the Tour de France, according to The Breakaway gang. Vingegaard slowed down to let Pogacar latch back on during the final descent on Stage 18 after the Slovenian crashed while trying to put his rival under pressure.
The fighting spirit and determination to put in the hard yards from Fabio Jakobsen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) on Stage 17 of the Tour de France has drawn a comparison to Usain Bolt. Jakobsen showed unbelievable drive and resolve to just about survive the time cut by just 17 seconds on the brutal climb to end the stage on Wednesday and he was surrounded by his team-mates and staff members in moving scenes at the finish.
Tadej Pogacar may have failed to make significant ground on Jonas Vingegaard on Wednesday, but he has another chance to make a big impact on Stage 18. The 143.2km route from Lourdes to Hautacam represents an absolutely crucial day of racing for the Slovenian to haul in his rival, and the Breakaway team made it abundantly clear that he must give everything he has left.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) roared to a thrilling Stage 17 victory on Wednesday, but Eurosport's experts have said he now needs to throw everything he has left at Jonas Vingegaard's (Jumbo-Visma) overall lead if he is to claim Tour de France glory once more. Pogacar, who is seeking a third-successive triumph at the Tour this year, still trails Vingegaard by 2'18" in the general classification ahead of the all-important Stage 18 on Thursday despite his heroics on Stage 17.