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Ballsy Vingegaard pushes himself to the limit, but concedes to superdominant Tadej Pogacar
CyclingSunday, 14 July 2024 at 19:10
Tadej Pogacar has won the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France. The yellow jersey holder saw Visma | Lease a Bike put all their cards on the table for Jonas Vingegaard, who then went all-in on the Plateau de Beille. Pogacar was able to follow and broke the Dane's resistance by riding off solo over five kilometers from the top.
The peloton started the stage at 12:05 PM, with the finish already being crossed at 5:30 PM, after a blistering fast ride. From the start, they immediately climbed the Col de Peyresourde (6.9 km at 7.8%), before descending and passing through a valley to reach the base of the steep Col de Menté (9.3 km at 9.1%). This climb was quickly followed by the Col du Portet d'Aspet (4.3 km at 9.6%), and then another solid stretch of valley. This brought the men to the Col d'Agnes (10.0 km at 8.6%), and the final section was - after a third stretch of valley - the Plateau de Beille, a grueling climb of 15.8 kilometers at 7.9%.
That was promising. The favorites for the day's victory were mostly the general classification contenders, with Vingegaard undoubtedly trying to claw back time on Pogacar. In the overall standings, the Slovenian of UAE-Team Emirates was almost two minutes ahead, so there was work to be done for Visma | Lease a Bike. On the first climb, the attackers still had the upper hand, with Romain Bardet, David Gaudu and Oier Lazkano riding ahead for a while, with Gaudu collecting mountain points on the Peyresourde. After the rapid descent, everything came back together in the valley.
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David Gaudu
Visma | Lease a Bike takes control, excellent climbers at the front
In the valley, a large breakaway group finally got away, as expected. Green jersey Biniam Girmay slipped into the group, picking up 20 points at the intermediate sprint, which became 15 after a demotion due to a faulty move. The group of 21 included strong climbers like Jai Hindley, led by Bob Jungels of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe, and Enric Mas of Movistar. On the steep Col de Menté, more strong riders like Richard Carapaz and Laurens De Plus started to bridge the gap from the peloton.
Back in the peloton, Visma | Lease a Bike took the lead as planned. Vingegaard's teammates set the pace, never allowing the lead to exceed a minute and a half. We crossed the Col du Portet d'Aspet with Jungels still going full throttle at the front, before the lead of the now significantly reduced breakaway group increased to 3.30 minutes through the third valley section. A status quo followed as we made our way towards Plateau de Beille, where everything would be decided!
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Jai Hindley
Vingegaard broken by Pogacar
After some tactical maneuvers on the way towards the base, Hindley, Carapaz, De Plus, Mas and Tobias Halland Johannessen (who joined later on) were the five men who got to dream of a stage win. Visma | Lease a Bike then pushed the pace up a notch, especially with Matteo Jorgenson putting in a huge effort towards and on the final climb. Vingegaard's attack couldn't wait and came very quickly. Pogacar followed easily, while Remco Evenepoel, as has often been the case in this Tour, wasn't quite good enough and had to give up terrain bit by bit. The Belgian, like the two leaders, picked off breakaway riders one by one but had already lost half a minute at eight kilometers from the top.
With still eight (!) kilometers of climbing to go, Vingegaard didn't look back and kept an incredible pace. All cards were on the table, with the big question being whether Pogacar had even more in store... And the answer came over five kilometers from the top. The yellow jersey looked back once more, accelerated, and Vingegaard conceded. The Slovenian's lead then steadily increased. At the finish, he eventually won by a full minute over the completely exhausted Vingegaard, who nevertheless solidified his second place in the GC. Evenepoel lost almost three minutes to Pogacar. His teammate Mikel Landa brutally took fourth place, well ahead of João Almeida and Adam Yates.
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Latest Comments
- I do not see this event listed on HBO Max Sports Online? Can anyone confirm? Thanks!
MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
- Van Aert is really handsome. He can influence me all day! Ditto for Philipsen. Why do you think many of us love cycling?: to see heroic attempts at climbing mountains at high altitudes or to watch speedsters sprint for the finish line or to watch a human being ride at break neck speed down a tricky descent? No, it's all about their lean physiques and muscular legs. (apologies for objectifying these dedicated and amazing athletes).BarwonHeadsUp25-10-2024
- It is unfortunate that the author can't feel the joy that Pogacar brings to the sport and his fans who are legion and I for one feel lucky to have watched such a memorable performance and historic season From the Strada until yesterday with multiple wins in stages in both tours and beyond dominance in the World's. He is proud to wear the Rainbow stripes, shows his leadership to protect his fellows and is as courteous and sportsman-like as the sport allows. He goes early to not have to respond to each attack as all the rest would make him do it. Any racer who could would do the same. Don't "grow tired" of greatness as it is always fleeting.ccrider13-10-2024