Tour de France 2023: Tadej Pogacar will be 'very, very angry' after motorbike incident - Adam Blythe

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) is likely to be «very, very angry» at the way Stage 14 panned out in his general classification tussle with Jonas Vingegaard, reckons Eurosport's Adam Blythe. Pogacar led Vingegaard home after a 151.8km ride from Annemasse to Morzine les Portes du Soleil, collecting two bonus seconds more than his rival at the finish as Carlos Rodriguez netted the win to make it back-to-back victories for Ineos Grenadiers. Ad However, Vingegaard topped the Col de Joux Plane ahead of Pogacar, getting bonus seconds of his own and securing a net gain on the stage of one second.

Tour de FranceRodriguez wins Stage 14 as epic Pogacar and Vingegaard Alps battle ends in stalemate5 HOURS AGO The centre of the Slovenian's misfortune came on the Joux Plane. Pogacar tried to attack Vingegaard but was impeded by motorbikes, which were themselves slowed by the thick corridor of spectators. As Pogacar was forced to the front, Vingegaard was then able to launch a surprise attack to claim eight bonus seconds, while the Slovenian had to settle for five.

It was an incident discussed on The Breakaway after the stage, with Blythe, alongside Orla Chennaoui, Dan Lloyd and Robbie McEwen, saying the UAE Team Emirates rider will have been likely left frustrated by how his afternoon turned out. “When Pogacar went on that final climb today, we were saying ‘he's not looking good’,” began Blythe. “Then when he went, he were like ‘We can't read him at all’, and then he got brought back.