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HAUTACAM, France :Jonas Vingegaard put the hammer down on the Tour de France on Thursday, extending his lead massively with an awe-inspiring victory in the final mountain stage as defending champion Tadej Pogacar's all-in strategy backfired.
It may well be the moment that comes to define this Tour de France; a simple handshake between two fierce competitors after one of the most astonishing sequences in recent history.
Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) emulated his compatriot Bjarne Riis in 1996 with a remarkable solo victory at Hautacam in the Pyrenees to strengthen his vice-like grip on the yellow jersey in Stage 18 of the Tour de France. The 25-year-old cracked Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) with the help of Belgian teammate Wout van Aert after the indefatigable green jersey’s latest display of dominance in a breakaway that almost went the distance in the enthralling 143.2km ride through the Pyrenees.
Jonas Vingegaard showed class when he waited for defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a fall, before going on to beat his Slovenian rival by over a minute on the Hautacam mountain on stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday.
A handshake from Tadej Pogacar to Jonas Vingegaard showed gratitude for a moment of great sportsmanship but could yet double as the defending champion’s concession after Vingegaard moved to the brink of Tour de France glory on Thursday.
HAUTACAM, France : Jonas Vingegaard put the hammer down on the Tour de France on Thursday, extending his lead massively with an awe-inspiring victory in the final mountain stage as defending champion Tadej Pogacar's all-in strategy backfired.
An incredible act of sportsmanship saw Tour de France leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) slow down to allow Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) to catch up after the two-time champion crashed on a fast and furious descent. An astonishing passage on Stage 18 saw Pogacar go for broke on the final descent in the knowledge he had to overturn a 2’18” deficit on the final day in the Pyrenees. Ad/> The Slovenian quickly forced a mistake from his rival as Vingegaard swerved wildly out of a corner – only avoiding a nasty crash by unclipping his left shoe and veering dangerously across the road.
Jonas Vingegaard won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 143.2-km mountain trek from Lourdes, to extend his overall lead on Thursday.