Two-time champion Tadej Pogacar has surged ahead on the last climb to win the mountainous 14th stage of the Tour de France and extend his overall lead to nearly two minutes. The elite climbers’ duel between Pogacar and two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard came with about five kilometers left.
Stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar , wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates after crossing the finish line during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 151.9 kilometers with start in Pau and finish in Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, France, Saturday, July 13, 2024. Stage winner Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar , wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, speeds downhill during the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 151.
Pogacar caught up with and overtook his UAE Emirates teammate Adam Yates, while Vingegaard was initially dropped but showed good composure to limit the damage. After about two hours riders reached the first of the day’s two big “hors catégorie” climbs — a 19-kilometer grind up the Col du Tourmalet, one of the race’s most famed Pyrenean climbs.to the finish at Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet was shorter at 10.6 kilometers but with a steeper gradient.Tadej Pogacar was infected with COVID-19 during his Tour de France preparations
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