Tour de France stage 20: Wout van Aert wins time trial as Jonas Vingegaard secures yellow jersey
Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to all but wrap up the overall victory ahead of Sunday's final stage in Paris.
Jonas Vingegaard finishes second to all but wrap up the overall victory ahead of Sunday's final stage in Paris.
The Swiss rider has had a three-week lesson in grit at a race he probably should never have started.
Jumbo-Visma domestique's departure leaves team of race leader Jonas Vingegaard down to five riders.
The Trek-Segafredo rider powered into five breakaway efforts and tried a few more times that didn't stick in his Tour debut.
Caleb Ewan is first at 13h05 (CET), while Jonas Vingegaard rolls down the ramp as the last rider at 17h00 (CET).
Our predictions for stage 20, a 40 km ITT which offers the final opportunity for the 12 teams still looking for a win and for any movement on GC.
The last time Wout van Aert told Laporte that the day was for him was at Paris-Nice, and what a day that was. Today was even better.
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A mystery holiday is on the line this Tour de France, and there is (maybe) an inter-team tussle.
This is when you can watch the biggest Tour de France names will roll down the start ramp.
Christophe Laporte is the third Jumbo-Visma rider to win a stage, and the first French victor of the 2022 Tour de France.
Attackers seek to deny the sprinters on faster, flatter day in race.
Belgian rider says he was caught out by race-winning move of Christophe Laporte.
Here's where things stand in the races for yellow, green, white, and KoM jerseys after 19 stages of this year's Tour.
'We know that with Caleb we have one of the fastest in the peloton. Even if the two crashes have impacted him,' says team boss.
If it's not on TV, it never happened. Protestors halt the Tour de France again, but TV producers refuse to give them any screen time.
Küng is one of the most sought after riders on the WorldTour transfer market.
Fabio Jakobsen didn't win the Tour's uphill sprint Friday. But he's hoping on three key things to deliver him a VIP victory in Paris on Sunday.
Team boss highlights the three main reasons why Pogačar failed to win the Tour de France.
Stage 19. We're almost there. But before the weekend, there's one more stage that looks like one for the sprinters.
The Frenchman jumped out of the bunch in the final kilometer to steal an impressive solo win.
Hi Tadej do you want picking up in the morning pal.
The Jumbo-Visma rider secures France's first win at the 2022 Tour de France.
This is the third time during the 2022 Tour de France protesters disrupted the race.
Australian sprinter is lanterne rouge in a race he wasn’t sure he’d be able to finish.
Straight to your ears from the finish lines, press rooms, and restaurants of the Tour de France.
No 2020 repeat? Jumbo-Visma, Jonas Vingegarad leave no stone unturned for Tour de France decider on Saturday.
Mas is the second rider from Movistar to leave the race with the virus.
Mauro Gianetti congratulates Jonas Vingegaard and thanks the Dane for the sporting gesture to wait for the fallen Pogačar.
Could there still be a final twist in the tale?
Exclusive interview with the former Tour de France winner on his status within the team, proving doubters wrong, and his best numbers ever.
Jonas Vingegaard didn’t have to wait for Tadej Pogačar. It's a good thing he did.
Thomas is third, has been third, and with each passing day becomes more third in this Tour de France.
One thing's for sure, the reigning Tour de France champion will fight to his last breath.
Our predictions for stage 19. It's the final chance for the sprinters before the Champs-Élysées.
We all just lived the most dramatic hour of Tour de France racing in recent memory.
Lifting only one hand in celebration is what feels natural to Jonas Vingegaard, the likely conquerer of Tadej Pogačar.
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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Last chance saloon for many teams who haven't won yet; we could see a 'breakaway world championships' as the race leaves the Pyrenees.
The king is dead. Long live the king!
Quick-Step sprint star completes final mountain stage of Tour de France with four minutes to spare before resetting for two sprints to come.
'We’ve got a couple of guys who can climb similar speeds. I think that Egan can climb at that rate,' says deputy team principal.
Two race motos have been kicked off the Tour de France for causing Jack Bauer and Nils Eekhoff to crash through a pinch point.
Don't read the fine print too closely.
With two rivals close behind Colombian rider pledges to remain focused in final three stages.
Catch up on a great day's racing from the final mountain stage of this year’s Tour.
Ineos Grenadiers and EF Education–EasyPost both got refreshed and optimized chains for cycling’s biggest race.
Groupama-FDJ leader saves best till last and is on track for France’s best Tour finish since 2017 after putting more than two minutes into rival Quintana.
It all comes down to the final climb of the Tour. Just as we hoped it would.
The German rider misses out by just eight points after Vingegaard takes the stage win.
This will be only the second time in 10 editions that Froome has failed to finish on the Champs-Élysées.
Two-time defending champion tips his hat to his Danish rival: 'In the end, Jonas was really, really strong on the final climb.'
The last mountain stage takes the Tour de France peloton to the scene of a heroic story born from extraordinary adversity.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider says he'd had enough of the Pogačar and Vingegaard attacks when he went off the front on the Spandelles.
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.
It is happening again.
New Zealand rider and Nils Eekhoff both fall at pinch point along course.
The former winner is the second Israel-Premier Tech rider to leave the race with the virus.
Frenchman still searching for form, says he was far from his usual level on Wednesday.
McNulty's comments reveal Pogačar didn't have the legs to attack Vingegaard on the final climb.
Four seconds separate the Groupama-FDJ climber from his Colombian rival ahead of stage 18. For Gaudu, the mental side is crucial.
Only four teams among the 22 starters still have all eight original riders remaining in the race.
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Our predictions for stage 18, the final mountain test of the Tour which is surely one for the top GC men.
This isn't a confident Pogačar, but it is a determined one.
Geraint Thomas is even more in third place than he was before.
The Dutchman crossed the line 15 seconds inside the time limit, keeping his dream of Paris victory alive with one mountain stage to go.
Simon Geschke's plan is to seal the Tour de France polka dot jersey before Hautacam when the true Tour kings will take over.
Pogačar took his third stage win of the Tour, but it was impossible to shake Vingegaard who crossed the line on his rival's wheel.
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.
The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.
UAE Team Emirates is down to four riders after Majka succumbs to injury sustained in stage 16 mechanical.
The American helped pace Tadej Pogačar for most of the final 30 kilometers, setting up the Slovenian for the stage victory.
Stage 17 sees the peloton tackle four climbs in the Pyrenees, a mountain range with an enchanting history at the Tour de France.
Dutch sprinter slumps against barriers after battle to stay in the race.