Jonas Vingegaard has won the 16th stage of the Tour de France by winning the time trial on Tuesday and sentences the Tour de France against Pogacar. The Jumbo-Visma runner was the fastest to cover the 22 kilometer route between Passy and Combloux. An unusual rhythm. Pogacar, second overall, started the day 10 seconds behind the leader in the general classification. The Slovenian, who was aiming to wrest the tour lead from Vingegaard, set excellent times. But it was not enough before the cyclone of the leader. The Dane was able to extend his advantage to almost two minutes in the general classification.
“It’s the best time trial I’ve ever done,” said Vinegaard; “I have surprised myself. There are still many hard stages left. But I am very happy. Very proud of my first win in a time trial on the Tour.”
Behind 1m 48s in the general classification, Pogacar will be forced to attack this Wednesday. The last alpine stage of the round, with two first-class climbs and one out-of-class one (Col de la Loze) before the descent to Courchevel, provides the most extreme setting, and the most suitable for the Slovenian’s ambush. It will be practically the last opportunity for Pogacar to dismount his rival from the lead and win the Tour. Almost a chimera.
In the fight for the last place on the podium, Spain’s Carlos Rodriguez started with a 19-second advantage over Adam Yates. The Ineos rider was unable to keep up and the Emirates rider snatched third place from him, moving five seconds ahead.
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