the slovenian Tadej Pogacar achieved his third victory in this Tour de France at the top of Peyragudesbut in the first major Pyrenean event he was unable to distance himself from the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, who maintains the yellow jersey as leader.
The UEA cyclist, who already has nine stage wins in the French round, only cut the bonus seconds, but is still at 2.18 with two important appointments ahead, the Hautacam this Thursday and the final time trial on Saturday.
(Nairo Quintana does not lose the war, he is fourth and fights for the podium of the Tour)
(Nairo Quintana does not hide and announces battle until the end)
The winner of the last two editions, who lost due to injury before starting the Polish Rafael Majka, his best squire on the mountain, he put what was left of the team to work and managed to isolate Vingegaard on the last climb, the ascent to Peyragudes.
But there he did not have enough strength to attack and he only did it on the very hard final ramps, where he could not distance him.
The British Geraint Thomas he left 2.07 at the finish line, but consolidated his third place in the general, at 4.56, but distanced the Colombian Nairo Quintanawho entered 3.32 behind the stage winner and is now 7.53 behind the leader.
Harsh image of Jakobsen
The goal of finishing on the podium is now more difficult for the Colombian from Arkea, who is in third place at 2.57. Furthermore, the French David Gaudi he cut 5 seconds, so he saved his fourth place by only 4.
Brutal was the end, so much so that the packer Fabio Jakobsen saved his continuity in the race by 18 seconds, as he managed to arrive within the time limit.
His teammates encouraged him at the line, waited for him and received him in their arms, because he fainted after the effort.
(Tour de France 2022: this is how the classifications go, after stage 17)
(Tadej Pogacar and another drop in his team to go for the Tour title)
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