‘Bang!’ – Tadej Pogacar launches furious uphill and downhill attacks on Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) entered “knockout blow mode” with a series of furious attacks on Stage 16 at the Tour de France in a bid to crack Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) in the yellow jersey. As the group of GC favourites cantered up the penultimate Cat. 1 climb to Port de Lers, Pogacar suddenly exploded away.

Ad/> “Bang! You can talk about teams, you can talk about strategy, but sometimes you just have to talk about Tadej Pogacar,” cried Carlton Kirby on Eurosport commentary as the two-time champion streaked clear. Tour de FranceKamna out with ‘persistent cold’, two AG2R Citroen riders contract Covid5 HOURS AGO Vingegaard had to nudge his way into clear road but quickly closed the gap, only for Pogacar to launch another attack moments later. The Dane was equal to it again.

“Big ambush attack there from Tadej Pogacar but what a powerful response by Jonas Vingegaard,” said 12-time Tour stage winner Robbie McEwen. “At the moment, Vingegaard has all the answers.” Pogacar looked to be running out of ideas as the group also containing Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) latched back on, but the two-time champion was not finished. As they crested the climb, Pogacar burst clear again and embarked on a hair-raising descent.

Again, Vingegaard followed with the pair hurtling down the open road. “Time to light up the afterburners, and he’s away! The only man who can stay with him for the time being is Vingegaard,” said Kirby. “This is fantastic.