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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.
The GC battle between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar has been bubbling along nicely, and with the riders entering the Alps on Saturday we could get a picture of who is the stronger of the two. Pogacar showed excellent legs to pinch some seconds off Vingegaard atop the Grand Colombier on Friday, but the Alps are more the terrain on the defending champion. Ad The riders will scale three Cat.
Making his Test debut, Yashasvi Jaiswal dazzled for Team India on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against West Indies, smashing a brilliant 143 not out before the close of play. Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma added 229 runs for the first wicket, which the highest opening stand for India in Tests outside Asia. It was also the first instance when India took the lead without losing a wicket, after having dismissed West Indies for 150 on Day 1.
On the French national holiday of Quatorze Juillet the race enters the Jura mountains for a summit finish on the fearsome Grand Colombier (17.4km at 7.1%) where the then defending champion Egan Bernal cracked in 2020. The sport’s landscape has changed dramatically since Bernal last rode the Tour, with Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard dominating the battle for yellow ever since. Still somewhat short of his best, Bernal will hope at least to bury his demons on what will be the first GC showdown of the second week.
After Tuesday's wild ride through the Massif Central, it was a more serene day in the saddle on Wednesday as the peloton recharged with tougher tests to come. The first «tougher test» arrives on Stage 11, with five categorised climbs on the billing on a day that screams «breakaway!» Ad Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will again take a 17-second lead over Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) into the outing, acutely aware that each passing day sees the Slovenian two-time champion grow in confidence as he fights back from the broken wrist he suffered in April.
David Goodwillie has made an appearance for ninth tier side Glasgow United during their pre-season friendly clash with Pollok.
«A day for Mark Cavendish?» How we long to write those words in a Tour de France article one final time – but alas, as a bunch sprint beckons on Stage 11, the Manx Missile is no longer in contention after crashing out in the opening week. Instead, it will be over to Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) to provide the headlines as the Belgian chases a remarkable fourth stage win in 2023, while Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-QuickStep) will be desperate for victory after a difficult start to the Tour.
There comes a stage in any relationship when things inevitably turn a bit stale.