CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France : For a minute Tadej Pogacar thought his Tour de France challenge would be effectively over on Thursday as threatening skies gathered on top of the Col du Tourmalet and Jonas Vingegaard was gearing up to go on the attack again.On Wednesday, the Slovenian lost more than a minute
CAUTERETS-CAMBASQUE, France : For a minute Tadej Pogacar thought his Tour de France challenge would be effectively over on Thursday as threatening skies gathered on top of the Col du Tourmalet and Jonas Vingegaard was gearing up to go on the attack again.
"I was worried, who would not be after Jonas' incredible display yesterday," the 24-year-old Pogacar said. The attack was brutal, and Vingegaard was immediately dropped as the roles were reversed with the defending champion digging deep to cut his losses.
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