PARIS (AP) — The roads were dangerously slippery after heavy rain. A fourth Tour de France title was all but won anyway, so finishing safely in the pack would do fine for Tadej Pogačar. Especially considering Sunday 's final stage had already been neutralized for safety reasons and he just...
PEYRAGUDES, France (AP) — Tadej Pogačar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey on Friday, July 18. The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina. It was just...
MUR-DE--BRETAGNE, France (AP) — Less than a week after the Tour de France began, world champion Tadej Pogačar secured a second stage win at the top of a challenging climb and and reclaimed the yellow jersey on Friday, July 11. The 197-kilometer (122-mile) Stage 7 between Saint-Malo and...
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 8. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at...
SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday, July 17, in the Alps. Stage winner Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France...
VALLOIRE (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 139.6 kilometers (86.7 miles) with...
ROME (AFP) -- Tadej Pogacar will race the Giro d'Italia for the first time in his career in 2024, the double Tour de France champion announced on Sunday, Dec. 17. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar (AFP) In a video published on social media by the organisers of the Italian Grand Tour, Pogacar is shown...
PARIS (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard sealed back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday, July 23, denying pre-race favorite and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar's bid to reclaim the crown. AFP Sport looks at the key factors in the Dane's well-planned defeat of the Slovenian. *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian...
COURCHEVEL (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard climbed into a rock-solid lead in the Tour de France on Wednesday, July 19, as his main rival Tadej Pogacar lost almost six minutes on the toughest climb on the 21 stages. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey...
COMBLOUX (AFP) -- Jonas Vingegaard soared to a crushing triumph on stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, July 18, winning the 22.4km time trial by 1min 38sec from Tadej Pogacar, who was second. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the...
SAINT-GERVAIS (AFP) -- Tadej Pogacar on Monday, July 17, echoed his Tour de France rival Jonas Vingegaard on the question of doping, saying he understood "people asking the question" because "we ride fast." *UAE Team Emirates' Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the best young rider's white jersey...
SAINT-GERVAIS (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard kept the overall lead of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 16, crossing the finish line in the second of four Alpine tests wheel to wheel with Tadej Pogacar. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium with the...
