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With a Le Lioran victory, Pogacar continues his Tour de France revenge tour by erasing another old defeat, leaving Col du Granon as the last looming ghost and signaling a firmly established era.
Tadej Pogačar attacked with about 15km to go to win Stage 10 of the Tour de France, pulling away from the chasers for his third stage win of the race as Remco Evenepoel sprinted to second and Paul Seixas took third. Jonas Vingegaard was dropped and finished seventh, ceding more time in the GC. The victory widens Pogačar’s overall lead to 3:36 over Vingegaard as UAE Emirates-XRG pressed the pace on a brutal Massif Central stage with seven climbs, leaving the field buzzed and the home fans buzzing on Bastille Day.
The Tour de France organizers aimed for suspense until the end by staging a late high-mountain day with a long finish, but Tadej Pogačar exploited the Tourmalet sequence to launch a devastating attack, leaving a 2:38 GC gap by stage 6. Gouvenou conceded the stage design underestimated just how large the gaps could get, suggesting a summit finish might have preserved more tension.
Jonas Vingegaard and Visma–Lease a Bike posted the fastest time on the 19.6-km team time trial in Barcelona, grabbing a 12-second advantage over Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG as the 2026 Tour de France began. Pogacar, aiming to equal the record with a fifth title, led his squad but couldn’t beat Vingegaard on the opening stage—the first Tour team time trial since 2019, now timed with riders individually. The three-week race will continue across France with major climbs like the Pyrenees and Alpe d’Huez still to come.
Jonas Vingegaard won the opening 19.6km team time trial in Barcelona, taking the yellow jersey by eight seconds over Filippo Ganna, with Tadej Pogacar 12 seconds behind as the Tour de France kicked off in hot conditions and a rare team-time-trial format.
Pogacar heads into the 2026 Tour de France as the clear favourite to win a record-extending fifth title, which would tie him with cycling legends; the 21-stage race runs from Barcelona to Paris, and his all-round strength—mountains and time trials—gives him the edge over rivals such as Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, and Paul Seixas, with a field of sprinters and domestiques in support; the article also notes ongoing anti-doping discussions in cycling.
Jonas Vingegaard says his two-year setback from the Itzulia crash is behind him and he’s now on track to challenge Tadej Pogačar at the Tour de France after a Giro d'Italia stage win and continued form with Visma-Lease a Bike.
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.
Stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia was neutralised for GC after riders, including Jonas Vingegaard, protested safety conditions in central Milan. Officials initially planned to count GC at the final five kilometres, then extended the neutralisation to the entire final lap, allowing the stage to proceed while keeping the overall standings unsettled for the moment.
Jonas Vingegaard rode with clinical efficiency to outmaneuver Felix Gall on Stage 9 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia, widening his GC lead and showcasing a ruthless, decisive style. The piece frames the ride as either proof that he’s a dominant Grand Tour contender or a sign that he’s still chasing Pogacar’s impossible Giro standard, with Vingegaard leading the general classification by 35 seconds on the second rest day and having claimed two summit finishes.
Jonas Vingegaard delivered a patient, minimalist attack on Blockhaus, executing a move to maximize gain with minimal effort as UAE Team Emirates‑XRG boss Joxean Fernández Matxin praised the timing and team strategy. Matxin highlighted the clever handling by Visma‑Lease a Bike and stressed the Giro remains wide open after teammate injuries from stage crashes, with Gall’s strong challenge noted but the GC battle far from settled ahead of the rest day.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) surged to victory on the final climb of Corno alle Scale to win Giro d'Italia stage 9, with Felix Gall taking second and Giulio Pellizzari third, while GC leader Afonso Eulálio retained the pink jersey heading into the rest day, sitting several minutes ahead of Vingegaard in the overall standings (~2:24).
Stage 2 of the Giro d'Italia ended in a reduced bunch sprint after Jonas Vingegaard and other attackers were reeled in on the final climb; Guillermo Thomas Silva surged to the stage win and will wear the pink jersey tomorrow, as crashes and GC battles shuffled the standings and saw riders like Jay Vine affected.
Visma kept Jonas Vingegaard and teammates out of the final‑kilometre mêlée in Stage 1 to finish safely, prioritizing risk avoidance over sprint positioning; a massive crash shuffled the finish anyway, and Paul Magnier won, with Visma's conservative approach setting the tone for the early Giro days.
Jonas Vingegaard will contest the Giro d'Italia in 2026 as part of Visma-Lease a Bike’s plan to pursue a Giro-Tour double, with team officials arguing that racing the Giro will boost his form for the Tour de France.