Tour de France: ‘Attack and hope’ – Tadej Pogacar reveals gameplan to reel in Jonas Vingegaard in final week

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) believes it would be risky to still trail Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) come the Stage 20 time trial as the Tour de France begins its final week. Vingegaard holds a 2’22” lead over two-time defending champion Pogacar heading into Tuesday’s Stage 16, a hilly 178.5km ride to Foix from Carcassone. Ad/> What follows are two mountain stages, a flat Stage 19, and an ITT for Stage 20 before the processional Stage 21 on Sunday.

Tour de FranceTour de France 2022 Stage 16: Route map, how to watch as final week kicks off4 HOURS AGO And while Pogacar claimed his first Tour de France crown in 2020 when blitzing Slovenian compatriot Primoz Roglic in the time trial, the 23-year-old knows a repeat in the ITT might not be enough to reel in Vingegaard. «I think I need to reduce all of the gap until the time trial,» Pogacar said. «As we saw, Jonas is really good on that trial as well.

»I know the parcours, I've done it. I've attempted the time trial twice and have a time in my mind, but I would not bet on the last time trial that I can gain, I don't know, 30 seconds or two minutes. Tour de France Stage 16 live — Stick or Twist for those wanting to challenge Vingegaard? ‘It can all change’ – Thomas pinpoints Pyrenees final day for ‘difficult’ GC charge Tour on a knife edge for Vingegaard and Pogacar ahead of final week — Blazin' Saddles «So, I will try to give everything before the time trial to have as small a gap as possible.