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Tadej Pogačar (UAE) saved his last burst in the 100m to win his third stage of this year’s Tour de France atop Peyragudes. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) was unable to match the acceleration and ended up on the wheel of his rival for second. Pogačar’s team-mate Brendan McNulty took third on stage 17. His dismal pace destroyed the peloton after Val Louron-Azet’s penultimate climb. The showdown of the Pyrenees came in the pair of Emirates UAE team against GC leader Jumbo-Visma. The only hesitation from Vingegaard came in the sprint to the line as he was unable to move around his opponent. Vingegaard firmly held the lead of the race and lost only a few seconds to his main rival, Pogačar now 2:18 back. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) kept his cool on stage 17, finishing fourth and remaining third overall, now 4:56 behind the leader. Romain Bardet (DSM Team) looked to be suffering on the climb but managed to be just four seconds behind fifth-placed Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) at the summit finish and with his ride, Bardet moved from ninth on GC to sixth place overall, 9 :21 back. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) and David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) completed the stage in the top 10, keeping fourth and fifth, respectively, on GC. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) dropped three places in the overall standings, now ninth, and team-mate Tom Pidcock plummeted from the top 10. After the leaders crossed the finish line, more than 125 riders scattered over the 11km climb up the fourth mountain of the day, trying to beat the time limit of around 37 minutes off Pogačar’s winning time. “To take the stage win is already incredible. We can all be proud because without Rafal, George and Soler we can’t try harder,” Pogačar said at the finish about riding with only three teammates on stage 17. For now I’m happy I won today. Tomorrow is another day I’m looking forward to. “I really gave it my all. I know I have to win, there’s no other way. I gave it all for the team at the line. I was so happy. Not only Brandon, but also Mikel and Hirsi. Mikel rode like a mountaineer today. He set such a good pace on the climbs, it was unbelievable. I felt so good with that pace, I felt confident and I know he felt confident too. Brandon did an amazing job, he was so good today – he was good all Tour, but a special mention goes to him .” More to come! Results powered by FirstCycling (opens in new tab)
