Tour de France: What the stars said after Wout van Aert’s time trial triumph
Here's what Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish said after stage 20 of the Tour de France.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Wikipedia
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Wikipedia
Here's what Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish said after stage 20 of the Tour de France.
Jumbo-Visma won three stages and finishes second overall with only four riders.
An anonymous report, citing three riders in the Tour de France, speculates that there is technological fraud taking place.
Tadej Pogačar rides conservative TT to finish eighth on the stage and comfortably retain his yellow jersey, Jonas Vingegaard secures second-place ahead of Paris.
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With a lead of more than five minutes to his nearest rivals, Saturday's time trial will be radically different from last year's final time trial.
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With the stage victory Pogačar also took control of the mountains classification.
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Here's what Julian Alaphilippe, David Gaudu, Wilco Kelderman, and others said after stage 18 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Watch the GC battle continue behind the race leader on stage 18 of the 2021 Tour de France.
With two mountaintop wins in the final week, Tadej Pogačar is ending his Tour de France campaign with a flourish.
The top three overall places remained unchanged, but the Pyrénées shook up the GC behind the podium positions.
Jonathan Vaughters discusses Tadej Pogačar's huge lead, race preparation, and whether or not riders should release power data.
Tadej Pogačar says that he and Jonas Vingegaard thought Richard Carapaz was bluffing while riding at the back of the lead trio on the Tour's 17th stage.
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Ever since I learned that the Tour de France would return to the Col de Portet this year I knew where I wanted to be to get this shot.
Watch the GC battle in the Pyrénées on stage 17 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Here's what Tadej Pogačar, David Gaudu, and others had to say after the summit finish on the Col du Portet.
Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz battled for stage and GC positions in the final 5km of the uphill finish.
A second consecutive Tour de France without a result would put Egan Bernal in the center of the squad and team brass back in the strategy room.
Tadej Pogačar is expecting a challenge on Wednesday's stage 17 of the Tour de France.
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Wednesday's grueling summit finale to the Col du Portet could be the last chance for rivals to shake loose the yellow jersey.
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Wout van Aert, Michael Woods, Wout Poels and Nairo Quintana lock into fierce 'king of the mountains' battle that will highlight Tour's final week.
With Tadej Pogačar and UAE-Team Emirates taking a hands-off approach to the race and others concerned with cracking the yellow jersey, could there be a surprise podium finisher?
22-year-old Tadej Pogačar has a tight grip on the yellow jersey going into the final week of the Tour de France.
A pivot to GC-mode after landing two stage wins would hand Jumbo-Visma the team strength and solo sizzle needed to unseat Pogačar.
From a delighted Sepp Kuss to a relaxed Tadej Pogačar, here's what the stars said after stage 15 of the Tour de France.
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Chris Froome says he's in 'survival' mode and that Vuelta a España start is no guarantee.
Veteran pro isn't ready to throw anyone under the bus based on performance: 'There is really one person who knows, and it is him.'
Dr. Iñigo San Millán says skepticism around Pogačar is unwarranted; rivals simply aren't as strong in 2021 as they were last year.
Here's what Guillaume Martin, Wilco Kelderman, Tadej Pogačar, and others said after stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Sequence of fearsome stages through the Pyrénées are likely to decide the yellow, green and polka dot jerseys at the Tour de France.
Doctors confirm veteran climber Rafal Majka did not suffer fractures in late-race crash, and will take Saturday's start.
Here's what Wout van Aert, Stefan Küng, and others said after stage 12 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Hot off the stage win on Mont Ventoux, a revived Jumbo-Visma looks to possible podium in Paris.
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Tadej Pogačar said after stage 11 of the Tour de France that he was unable to follow Jonas Vingegaard on Mont Ventoux.
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Jonas Vingegaard exposes tiniest of cracks in Pogačar's armor as Tour de France GC battle takes on a new twist.
Tadej Pogačar held onto the yellow jersey, marking his general classification rivals for the entire stage.
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Some question the yellow jersey's dominance but Pogačar and team point out that luck and legs have been on his side.
We go inside the media rules at the Tour de France, discuss Tadej Pogačar's believability, and hear from Sepp Kuss and Lawson Craddock.
During Monday's rest-day teleconference Tadej Pogačar was asked whether fans could believe in his performance at the Tour de France.
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Here's what Tadej Pogačar, Julian Alaphilippe, Mark Cavendish, and others said headed into the first rest day of the 2021 Tour.
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Pogačar bats aways suggestions his UAE Team Emirates teammates are not up to the challenge of defending yellow jersey.
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Here's what Tadej Pogačar, Ben O'Connor, and Geraint Thomas said after a rain-soaked stage 9 of the Tour de France.
Tightly coiled battle for the podium develops as rookies with nothing to lose tussle with established GC riders harboring high expectations.
O'Connor storms into GC contention with long-range solo move, Pogačar attacks GC group in final kilometers with assertion of authority.
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Pogačar takes one big step toward the Paris podium with pummeling performance in the Alps.
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Pogačar attacked from the GC group at 30km to go to mop up the breakaway and scoop the yellow jersey after Teuns wins from the break.
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Pogačar saw his team crumble around him Friday as Ineos Grenadiers went on the offense – it sets the tone for two explosive days in the Alps.
Rivals could be running out of options to attack as the Alps loom with favorable ground for defending champion.
On this episode we talk Tour de France tech, Mark Cavendish's sprint shifters, and Tadej Pogačar's place in Tour history.
British super-team on its heels after uneven start to 2021 Tour de France.
We've seen Tadej Pogačar attack and attack again. Now, we get to see Pogačar play defense at the Tour de France. Is he up to the challenge?
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Here's what Julian Alaphilippe, Stefan Küng, Wout van Aert and others said after Tadej Pogačar rode to victory and Mathieu van der Poel defended yellow.
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Mathieu van der Poel defends overall while Tadej Pogačar climbs to second on the general classification.