Vingegaard faces general victory as well as snatches Geschke the mountain jacket

When Jonas Vingegaard made his heart as well as hand kisses at the Hautacam skiing station before the eyes of Monsieur Le Président Emmanuel, a memorable day in the Pyrenees culminated-with a death of Simon Geschke's Paris dreams. In a spectacular battle with his rival Tadej Pogacar, Vingegaard in the 1520-meter-high ski resort as soon as made his Danish compatriot Bjarne Riis with the sovereign phase victory the definitive action in the direction of the overall triumph at the Excursion de France and also at the very same time was a real champion.

• True dimension: Vingegaard is waiting for dropped Pogacar
• present battery vacant: currently left behind on the Col d'Ubisque
• Tour-Aus: Four-time scenic tour winner Froome evaluated favorably for corona

True dimension: Vingegaard is waiting for dropped Pogacar

Yet above all a great spectacle due to the fact that the 18th phase not only delivered the initial decision on Thursday. The second-placed Pogacar at the end already assaulted the yellow jacket on the penultimate mountain, prior to the large drama happened on the breakneck departure from the Col de Spandelles. Just Vingegaard (25) protected against an autumn with an expert maneuver, then his opponent from Slovenia dropped in a contour. Vingegaard revealed actual size as well as waited for the tour champ from 2020 and also 2021. Quickly afterwards, Pogacar (23) was back on the back wheel with a hurt wheel pants and also packed leg. Both gave their hand. Memories of the battles between Jan Ullrich and Lance Armstrong came to be awake.

Vingegaard finished 64 secs, so it is currently 3:26 minutes in advance of Pogacar in the overall ranking. In addition, Vingegaard is also readily available in the hill position with 72 points in front of Gift (64 ).

Geschke (36) was already away back then. The dream of the first German mountain king in Paris burst for the native of Berlin. After nine days, the guy needed to return his red-spotted gown with the full beard on the last Pyrenees stage.

Instead, the hill jacket grabbed Vingegaard during his demo of power on the super-difficult 18th phase with even more than 4,000 meters of altitude. After the Dane parried all strikes by his rival Pogacar, he offered him the knockout with his assault 4.4 kilometers prior to the finish As early as 1996, Riis had removed the last questions concerning the scenic tour triumph in Hautacam-but with unauthorized methods, as he confessed later.

present battery vacant: currently left behind on the Col d'Ubisque

The focus got on the battle between the two climbing up celebrities. Pogacar left nothing to be unexpected and struck Vingegaard regularly. After the loss, the 23-year-old was struck. At the final boost, all imagine the 3rd scenic tour victory in collection for Pogacar existed. Lokomotive Wout van Aert brought in the pace for Vingegaard, after that the 25-year-old was broken and the will of Pogacar was broken.

For gifts, the wish for another stroke of genius in the hill jacket were currently there at the Col d'Aubisque. Only the 36-year-old missed the outlist team shortly after the begin of the trip site Lourdes, after that his chase was unsuccessful prior to lastly needing to be taken down totally with the tongue extended out. Present went to completion of his strength after he had excitedly racked up points almost on a daily basis.

This indicates that the excursion for the first time in 26 years is all about Danish Dynamite. The Grand Depart already occurred in Copenhagen, after which Vingegaard, Mads Pedersen and Magnus Cort Nielsen gathered a total of 4 phase successes. For contrast: host France was not allowed to support.

Tour-Aus: Four-time scenic tour winner Froome evaluated favorably for corona

The race, on the other hand, finishes for the most successful trip participant in the Peloton. Chris Froome, the victor from 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017, was examined favorably for Corona and also needed to quit the race. This likewise related to the Spaniard Imanol Erviti and the Italian Damiano Caruso, which already reported the trip of 15 Corona cases.

After the 3 hefty Pyrenees phases, the stars in the sector are permitted to relax on Friday. The 19th stage over 188.3 kilometers from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors is greatly over level surface.

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The Grand Depart currently took location in Copenhagen, after which Vingegaard, Mads Pedersen and Magnus Cort Nielsen gathered a total amount of 4 stage successes.

Vingegaard revealed actual size and waited for the excursion champion from 2020 as well as 2021. Vingegaard completed 64 secs, so it is now 3:26 mins ahead of Pogacar in the overall position. Pogacar left nothing to be unexpected and also struck Vingegaard constantly. Lokomotive Wout van Aert drew in the rate for Vingegaard, then the 25-year-old was broken and also the will of Pogacar was broken.