Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard set to claim first Tour de France title
Jonas Vingegaard is set to win the Tour de France after finishing second to his Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout van Aert in the stage 20 time trial to Rocamadour.
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Tour de France: Van Aert wins stage 20, Vingegaard poised to win yellow jersey
Team Jumbo's Vingegaard tops the overall standings 3min 34sec ahead of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar, while Geraint Thomas of Ineos Grenadiers, the 2018 winner, stands third at 8min 13sec.
Jonas Vingegaard poised to win Tour de France as Wout van Aert claims time trial
Tour de France title as the Dane retained his overall lead after avoiding a freak crash in the final time trial on Saturday. The 25-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider finished second in the 20th stage, a 40.7-km solo effort from Lacapelle-Marival won by his Belgian team mate Wout van Aert, who clocked a best time of 47 minutes 59 seconds.
Heart-in-mouth moment as Vingegaard poised to win Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard is poised to claim his maiden Tour de France title as the Dane retained his overall lead after avoiding a freak crash in the final time trial on Saturday.
Vingegaard virtually wraps up Tour de France title
Jonas Vingegaard survived a near fall on Saturday's individual time-trial to virtually wrap up the 2022 Tour de France title and now only needs to cross the Champs-Elysees finish line in Paris on Sunday to guarantee the champion's yellow jersey.
Jonas Vingegaard set to win maiden Tour de France as Wout van Aert claims stunning Stage 20 time trial win
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) won Stage 20 of the Tour de France as team-mate Jonas Vingegaard finished second — the Dane will win a maiden Tour title barring accident or incident on Stage 21. Wout van Aert produced a blistering performance in the Stage 20 time trial, stopping the clock at 47'59" over the 40.7km course.
Geraint Thomas has 'improved in every area' since 2018 Tour de France win - INEOS director
Geraint Thomas is better now than when he won the Tour de France in 2018, according to INEOS Grenadiers racing director Rod Ellingworth, despite the Welshman sitting a distant third in the general classification this year. With two stages remaining in the 2022 Tour, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) holds the yellow jersey and a 3’26” lead over defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Christophe Laporte ends French drought at Tour de France
CAHORS, France — Christophe Laporte ended the host’s drought of stage winners when he surged out of the peloton in the finale of the 19th stage and claimed his maiden win on the Tour de France on Friday.