ORCINES, France : Four days ago Tadej Pogacar looked glued to the road as defending great rival Jonas Vingegaard dropped him in the Pyrenees but it has been a completely different affair since as the Slovenian almost closed the gap with the Tour de France overall leader on Sunday.The 24-year-old attacked
ORCINES, France : Four days ago Tadej Pogacar looked glued to the road as defending great rival Jonas Vingegaard dropped him in the Pyrenees but it has been a completely different affair since as the Slovenian almost closed the gap with the Tour de France overall leader on Sunday.
It was the second time after his misfortune on the Col de Marie Blanque that Pogacar regained some ground, having already left Vingegaard behind in the ascent to Cauterets-Cambasque on Thursday. Michael Woods of Canada won the 182.5km ninth stage from the day's breakaway more than eight minutes ahead.
"It was a relaxed day until the last climb. I could immediately feel that my legs were good but I kept it for the last 1.5km just in case," the UAE Emirates rider said.It was with the towering peak in sight that Pogacar attacked from a small group of top guns and only Vingegaard could follow before losing his slipstream, crouched on his bike.
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