5 Subplots to Watch in the Tour’s Final Week
Pogačar looks unbeatable, but there are still plenty of things to watch for in the last seven stages.
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
Pogačar looks unbeatable, but there are still plenty of things to watch for in the last seven stages.
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Pogačar delievered a big statement on stage 12 of the Tour de France.
‘Tadej had a big X on this stage’: UAE teammates rally around banged-up Pogačar to deliver stunning blow to rivals in first major mountain summit.
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Johannessen swept right and took out Pogačar’s wheel, but post-stage vitriol has him 'scared from the amount of threats in my inbox.'
'Collective decision' taken ensures bunch slow-down after Pogačar crash as respect reigns between rival super-teams UAE Emirates-XRG and Visma-Lease a Bike.
Chaotic stage sees Jonas Abrahamsen triumph from stage-long breakaway while Pogačar avoids time loss after high speed fall.
Pogačar crashes hard around 5km from finish of stage 11 of Tour de France but doesn't lose GC time after favorites neutralize racing.
'Visma will try to attack us — that’s normal, but Tadej is very confident:' Top UAE sport director pushes back against chatter that Pogačar is buckling to stress.
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Can Evenepoel stun the Tour de France big two in the Pyrénées? 'It's good for me they are focused on each other ... I'm going to let them play their games.'
Pogačar wants to roar back into yellow with big GC gains in Tour's first major mountain suffer-fest finales: 'We are ready to attack.'
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Pogačar and Vingegaard cross line together after late attack from GC group, gain precious seconds on Evenepoel, Vauquelin, Roglič.
Pogačar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel poised for chaos and opportunity as Tour de France hits the mountains.
Crash injuries prove too much for João Almeida, who rolls to a halt and leaves UAE a key man down.
Two super-flat sprint stages on a Tour de France weekend? WTF? Race officials push back against bubbling discontent from a peloton of keyboard critics.
Tour de France leader says teammate has trouble breathing, applauds his resolve: ‘He is a true warrior’.
Water bottle incident in feed zone is latest flare up in UAE-Visma super team rivalry: 'I also read the whole peloton hates us now.'
Giant Italian wins first Tour stage of his career, beating Wout Van Aert and Kaden Groves into Laval; Pogačar retains yellow.
Almeida banged up and hoping to survive through to Tuesday's rest day after fracturing rib and smashing hand in high speed fall on Friday.
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No team celebrates second, but Vingegaard taking it straight to Pogačar is just what they needed: 'Jonas is eager to take this on.'
Sudden crash close to the finish puts Almeida and Healy out of the top ten overall, sees Jack Haig withdraw from Tour.
'We had a plan, we stuck to it': UAE Emirates controls finale like PlayStation but Pogačar can't gap Vingegaard in final hilltop kick.
Yellow jersey drama: Late collapse from Van der Poel prompts Visma-Lease a Bike to viciously up the pace to try in vain to keep Pogačar in the maillot jaune.
Healy solos clear from day’s breakaway, Simmons and Storer scrap for second place while Van der Poel digs deep.
No panic (yet) from Visma-Lease a Bike's Kuss: ‘We’re not going to be talking about 1 minute in Paris.'
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UAE overhauled Pogačar’s setup after Dauphiné TT disaster: 'I was looking at every detail about what I did wrong.'
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Visma searching for answers after Vingegaard bleeds time to Pogačar in TT blowout.
'This is a very good day': Pogačar goes one minute faster than Vingegaard and claims yellow in huge GC shakeup, Evenepoel uncorks world champion-status winning performance.
Barring disaster at the Tour de France, UAE boss Mauro Gianetti suggested that Pogačar will return to the Spanish grand tour this year.
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'All the team has shown that we are strong and committed for Tadej.'
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UAE plays hot potato with the polka-dot jersey, giving Pogačar a post-stage podium break and hard-working Wellens some podium love.
What's the red stuff riders are swigging at the end of Tour stages? 'It’s probably a rather marginal gain, but everything counts.'
Visma-Lease a Bike forced to douse wildfire comments from Vingegaard's wife before they become ugly distraction from his sensational start to the Tour: 'It's out of proportion.'
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Promising early indicators from Vingegaard, Matteo Jorgenson and Visma Lease a Bike, with aggressive start to Tour campaign.
Van der Poel takes yellow jersey from teammate Philispen after gruelling, classics-style final, Vingegaard third after another day of aggression from Visma-Lease a Bike.
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Defending champion Pogačar and archrival Vingegaard animate finale and take early gains in hazardous opening stage: 'I'm just happy day one is done.'
GC riders and sprinters dropped after Vingegaard and Pogačar help force late echelons in high-tension grand départ.
Podium chasers or yellow contenders? Roglič, Evenepoel look to challenge Pogačar and Vingegaard whenever opportunities arise at the Tour.
The Double winner has put in the work and believes in his prospects: ‘If we were afraid of Tadej, we wouldn’t be here’.
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