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Tadej Pogacar attacked with 50km to go on a mountainous stage in Andorra la Vella to win stage four by 2:39 over Jarno Widar, extending his Vuelta lead to 3:21 and putting him on track to be the first rider since 1994 to lead a Grand Tour from start to finish; Roglic moved into second overall, Mas third, as the race heads to a hilly stage five.
Tadej Pogacar said Jonas Vingegaard is “missing a little bit” of their previous Tour form, even as Vingegaard pressured on Stage 14 and Pogacar extended his GC lead to 4:30 with another solo win. He credited Vingegaard’s front work but suggested the Dane lacks a bit of “grinta” in the mountains and could be stronger in the Alps, with a time trial and Alpe d’Huez still to come as UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintains an aggressive, non-defensive approach.
Tadej Pogačar attacked through the Massif Central to win Stage 10 of the Tour de France, extending his overall lead to 3:36 over Jonas Vingegaard as Remco Evenepoel sprinted to second and the battle for the podium tightened behind them.
Jonas Vingegaard claimed his fifth stage win of the Giro d’Italia on Stage 20 at Piancavallo, with his Visma‑Lease a Bike team controlling the day and DNF/pace decisions sparked by Sepp Kuss’s shaky day. The victory extends his grip on the maglia rosa as the race heads into the final flat stage to Rome, where he could seal overall victory and become the first rider since Chris Froome (2018) to win all three Grand Tours. Vingegaard emphasized his relentless competitive drive, saying, “I’m a cyclist I like to win I want to win as many races as possible,” after the finish, while GC rivals like Gall and Hindley followed behind. Stage results saw Gall second and Hindley third, with the overall standings still favoring Vingegaard entering the finale.
Jonas Vingegaard stormed Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia, attacking with about 10km to go and powering up a brutal 12% climb to finish 1:09 ahead of Felix Gall, with Jai Hindley two seconds back. The win pushed his overall lead to 4:03 over Gall as the final week looms, while breakaway efforts faded and his teammates delivered a flawless pull. Vingegaard celebrated by kissing a sticker of his family on his handlebars.
Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime) powered away on the brutal 3.7km Les Praeres finish (with gradients up to 27%) to win stage 6 of the Vuelta Femenina and move into the overall lead, finishing eight seconds clear of Paula Blasi with Marion Bunel third after Cedrine Kerbaol’s early attack on the climb was neutralized and the breakaway was swept up before the finish.
Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) surged to victory on the Camerino climb in Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 6, extending his overall lead to 42 seconds over Giulio Pellizzari, with Matteo Jorgenson just 1 second further back in the GC. Tobias Halland Johannessen finished second on the stage and Pellizzari ended up fourth, as Del Toro capped two earlier runner-up finishes with a stage win. The updated GC sees Del Toro at the top, followed by Pellizzari and Jorgenson.