Jonas Vingegaard

Jonas Vingegaard now leads the Tour de France by 3:26 after extending his advantage over Tadej Pogačar on stage 18.

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Catch up on a great day's racing from the final mountain stage of this year’s Tour.

The German rider misses out by just eight points after Vingegaard takes the stage win.

Two-time defending champion tips his hat to his Danish rival: 'In the end, Jonas was really, really strong on the final climb.'

Niermann responds to criticism of team's green and yellow jersey plans and lauds Vingegaard as 'the best climber in the world right now.'

Jonas Vingegaard waited for Tadej Pogačar after a last-descent crash and then widened his grip on the yellow jersey.

Rather than keep pressing the action, the yellow jersey soft-pedaled until his direct GC rival was able to regain contact.

McNulty's comments reveal Pogačar didn't have the legs to attack Vingegaard on the final climb.

This isn't a confident Pogačar, but it is a determined one.

Thursday's 18th stage features two hors catégorie climbs, including the summit finish on Hautacam, with a first category slope sandwiched in between.

Catch up on the action from another huge day in the mountains.

The Dane will need to stand up to one more serious challenge from Pogačar.

'They made the race incredibly hard today. If you see the time gaps in the GC it's kind of crazy,' says Jumbo-Visma DS.

The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.

Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock drop down the overall standings as Romain Bardet bounces back to sixth overall.

Brandon McNulty rode at the front to blow up the peloton and crossed the line third to win the most combative prize.

Rejigged prime system and aggressive racing by breakaway riders change dynamics of best climber's competition.

The Colombian climber confirmed he's back in top shape after taking antibiotics to step back into key helper role just in time for the Pyrénées.

The 'wild west' feel of the Pyrénées serves up the unpredictability and explosiveness the waning days of a thrilling Tour deserves.

Wednesday's 17th stage features three first-category climbs, including a steep ramp to the day’s summit finish.

Catch up on the action from an aggressive stage in the Pyrenees.

'I know Pogačar will attack me so every day is about trying to follow him and not leaving any gaps,' says yellow jersey.

Opportunities for Pogačar are running out, but he can still inflict damage.

Kuss delivers crushing ride on road to Foix as he carries burden of shepherding Vingegard through two mountaintops to come.

Six of the top-10 placings changed in the first of three climbing stages in the Pyrénées.

The Canadian wins the attack-riddled 16th stage across the French Pyrénées while Jonas Vingegaard fends off Tadej Pogačar.

'I don't know if Vingegaard will crack but every rider can have a bad day,' says former winner.

Pogačar looked unbeatable until he fell into the trap set by Jumbo-Visma that turned the Tour de France upside down last week.

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Pogačar says Ineos Grenadiers appears to be 'racing for the podium' but hopes the attacks will come against Jonas Vinegaaard: 'He is the favorite to win.'

The 2018 Tour winner is having his best Tour in years and enters the final week with everything in play: 'You've got to keep believing.'

Tuesday's 16th stage features two first-category climbs in the second half of the route that will be punctuated once again by blazing heat.

Jumbo is now weaker, particularly in the high mountains. Can Pogačar take advantage?

Tour de France takes new tilt as UAE Emirates and Jumbo-Visma go six-on-six in tense battle between Vingegaard and Pogačar.

Jonas Vingegaard survives with race lead intact after crashing with 56k to go.

'All these stupid mistakes of sprinting for two seconds. Then you come to a point where you are fucked and you lose two and a half-minutes,' says former Tour de France winner.

Jumbo-Visma sees a second rider quit the Tour de France after a heavy fall, shortly before the yellow jersey also hits the deck in fast crash.

The Slovenian has been suffering with injuries that have lingered since his stage 5 crash.

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Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.

'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.

Pogačar uncorks early attack in test of Jumbo-Visma's ability to defend: 'In the end, I know how good each one of them is.'

'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.

Claus and Karina Vingegaard on their son’s cycling beginnings and how he dropped fellow riders on Alpe d’Huez as a teenager.

'We have the experience of losing the Tour on the last day and we have won three grand tours so we know that we have to stay focussed,' says Zeeman.

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The breakaway has its day in Saint-Étienne.

The final climb is steep enough to cause problems for anyone not having a great day.

Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers director confident Thomas 'one of the best we've ever seen' as team counts on his experience in a Gen-Z race.

Sport director explains how the trap was set on the Col du Galibier to isolate and attack Tadej Pogačar.

Pogačar was looking for revenge. He did not find it.

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Vingegaard parries Pogačar's attacks on the Alpe in day one of daunting nine-stage mission to defend yellow jersey.

Yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard raises the fear of COVID, but fans and riders celebrate the return of the Tour's most famous climb.

Sepp Kuss leads Jumbo-Visma lockdown on Alpe d'Huez summit as Jumbo-Visma switches gears from explosive ride to the Granon.

Pogačar can't shake Jonas Vingegaard on Alpe d'Huez: 'His team is very strong.'

The Ineos Grenadiers rider soars away from the breakaway to take biggest road victory of his career.

"If I don’t try I’m not going to win," said Vingegaard, after taking the fight to Pogačar.

Team boss points to over-aggressive racing and commitment to yellow rather than COVID or a hunger knock as cause of Wednesday's spectacular undoing.

'I cracked myself but I didn’t care,' says Roglič after an epic day at the Tour de France.

Stage 11 saw a dramatic shakeup in the GC top 10, with Jonas Vingegaard moving into yellow and Tadej Pogačar slipping to third.

Three hors categorie climbs on the menu, culminating in a crowd-packed Tour favorite. Will Vingegaard add to his lead, can Pogačar hit back, or might Bardet surprise again?

'There's a big question over how Vingegaard will cope now that he has a big target on his back,' says Dan Martin in his exclusive column for VeloNews.

Watch back on the day's action here.

Fireworks on the legendary climb confirm that a new generation has forever buried the tactics of controlled racing.

Vingegaard, Jumbo-Visma seize control: 'It was nice last year to be second. But I think if we didn't try something, probably I would be second again.'

Two-time Tour de France champion cannot follow as Jumbo-Visma breaks open the race.

The Slovenian is distanced after Jonas Vingegaard launches stinging attack on the Col du Granon.

Tadej Pogačar counters after Jumbo-Visma attacks on the approach to the Galibier in a preview of GC fireworks in the French Alps.

Stage 11 features monster climbs Galibier and Granon stacked up in the final 50km that will test the GC riders to their limits.

'The fact that he is fighting for every second indicates that he realizes that he may need that lead someday,' says Richard Plugge.

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Pogačar says only a positive COVID test would bring his exit from the race: 'It doesn’t matter if you have the yellow jersey or not.'

Jonas Vingegaard is almost five minutes better off than this time last year, but he expects Tadej Pogačar to be hard to shake.

The 40-second gap is ‘not a lot, only one bad day for Pogačar’ says Dane as he and Kuss reflect on race’s first nine stages.

The two-time Tour champion will use Monday's rest to brace for the onslaught in the Alps looming later this week.