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Tadej Pogacar outfought Jonas Vingegaard in an uphill sprint to claim his third stage win of this Tour de France but could not shake the Dane’s grip on yellow as the pair left all other rivals behind on the road to Peyragudes.
PEYRAGUDES, France : Tadej Pogacar claimed victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France but it was Jonas Vingegaard who came a step closer to the title as he finished on the defending champion's wheel to retain the overall leader's yellow jersey on Wednesday.
Tadej Pogacar claimed victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France but it was Jonas Vingegaard who came a step closer to the title as he finished on the defending champion's wheel to retain the overall leader's yellow jersey on Wednesday.
On a day that Tadej Pogacar’s stricken UAE Team Emirates threw everything but the kitchen sink at turning the tables on yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), the Slovenian two-time champion moved just four seconds closer to the race summit despite beating his Danish rival to the line on the steep airstrip at Peyragudes. A thrilling Stage 17 in the Pyrenees saw Pogacar’s remaining three teammates blow the race apart on the third of four climbs before American climber Brandon McNulty set up his leader for his third win of the race.
There was a stunned reaction from Eurosport's commentators as key Ineos Grenadiers rider Adam Yates got dropped in a dramatic moment on Stage 17 at the Tour de France. All the pre-stage hype involved experts imploring Ineos to «have no regrets» and making it abundantly clear that «they have to go for it» to take the race to UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma. Ad/> Ineos already boasted a clear numerical advantage over their general classification rivals — UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma — as the race reaches its business end in the Pyrenees.
Eurosport's experts have urged Ineos Grenadiers and Geraint Thomas to have «no regrets» at the Tour de France and launch significant attacks in pursuit of glory. Ineos already boasted a clear numerical advantage over their general classification rivals — UAE Team Emirates and Jumbo-Visma — as the race reaches its business end in the Pyrenees. Ad/> There was a further boost for the team, and for Thomas, as Rafal Majka suffered a muscle tear and could not start Stage 17 for UAE Team Emirates.
Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates) will not start Stage 17 of the Tour de France in another blow to Tadej Pogacar's hopes of securing the yellow jersey. The Polish rider suffered a muscle tear after his chain snapped while climbing on Stage 16, and UAE Team Emirates team principal Mauro Gianetti has confirmed to Eurosport that Majka will be unable to continue the Tour. Ad/> Majka had been Pogacar's key mountain lieutenant and likely to play a key role across the two remaining stages in the Pyrenees as the Slovenian looked to overhaul Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) at the top of the general classification standings.
Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar lost a third UAE Emirates teammate when his lieutenant Rafal Majka pulled out injured ahead of Wednesday's mountain stage 17 climb to Peyregudes.