- Slovenian also won the Giro d’Italia earlier in the year
- Vingegaard is Tour runner-up 6min 17sec behind winner
Tadej Pogacar followed in the wake of the late Marco Pantani, sealing the first Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double of the 21st century in swaggering style, with victory in the final time trial of the 2024 Tour, in Nice.
Pogacar now joins an elite club of double winners, but none have achieved this feat in the modern era, or with such swagger. Over the two Grand Tours, totalling almost 7,000km, his accumulative lead has been well over 16 minutes, and he has spent 39 days as either Giro or Tour leader.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Nice
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