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Wout van Aert triggered memories of the five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx with a spectacular solo victory in the 2021 Tour’s daunting Mont Ventoux stage, as the first chinks in the armour of the defending champion Tadej Pogacar appeared on the second ascent of the Giant of Provence.
Pogacar was unable to respond to a late attack from Van Aert’s Jumbo-Visma teammate, Jonas Vingegaard. Although the 24-year-old Dane was unable to press home any advantage on the long and fast descent towards the finish, the impression of Pogacar as invulnerable on the Tour’s steepest gradients was dented.
Written by Jeremy Whittle at Malaucène
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