Why Tadej Pogacar has to 'throw everything at it' on Stage 18 to reel in Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) roared to a thrilling Stage 17 victory on Wednesday, but Eurosport's experts have said he now needs to throw everything he has left at Jonas Vingegaard's (Jumbo-Visma) overall lead if he is to claim Tour de France glory once more. Pogacar, who is seeking a third-successive triumph at the Tour this year, still trails Vingegaard by 2'18" in the general classification ahead of the all-important Stage 18 on Thursday despite his heroics on Stage 17.

Ad/> The 143.2km route from Lourdes to Hautacam represents an absolutely crucial day of racing for the Slovenian to haul in his rival, and the Breakaway team made it abundantly clear that he must give everything he has left. /> Tour de France'He'll throw everything at it' — Pogacar tipped for epic attack on Stage 182 HOURS AGO «There has only been one Danish winner up there so Vingegaard might be able to become the second,» Adam Blythe said.

«It is going to be a hard day. »It is not the longest, but it is that distance where it is a little bit shorter and riders will think they should be a bit more aggressive." Dan Lloyd added: «He [Pogacar] will throw everything that he has left in the tank at it because even on his best day, on the time trial he is not going to be able to take that time back.

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A minute even then would be pushing it. «He has to take more than a