- Defending champion wins brutal stage on Bastille Day
- Vingegaard and Carapaz strengthen grip on podium spots
They huffed and they puffed but yet again none of his main rivals were able to blow Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar’s house down as the defending champion claimed an imperious win at the top of the Col de Portet in the French Pyrenees.
In what Pogacar had labelled the hardest stage of the Tour, he appeared to be in total control. Behind the 22-year-old, in what was effectively a race within the race, Jonas Vingegaard of the Jumbo Visma team, and Richard Carapaz, riding for Ineos Grenadiers, scrapped between each other to ensure they achieved a top three finish in Paris.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Saint-Lary-Soulan
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