Tadej Pogačar won stage 14 of the Tour de France on Saturday with another searing attack on the road to Le Markstein. The victory is the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider’s fourth stage win of the race so far, and further extends his overall lead to 4.30.
Wearing the yellow jersey, Pogačar attacked on the brutal slopes of the Col du Haag, 7.2km from the finish line, distancing a group of favourites and building a lead of 24 seconds before reaching the final flatter 6km.
Behind him, Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) joined forces with home favourite Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM), though Pogačar’s teammate, Isaac Del Toro, sat on their wheel, eventually taking second place, while the young Frenchman was third.
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The win further cemented Pogačar’s grip on the yellow jersey, which has extended to 4.30 over Vingegaard, with Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) rallying to retain third place, 5.04 down.
Pogačar’s team was active throughout the race, monitoring their deficit to what was, at first, a huge breakaway group, which once again contained Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) who for a while assumed virtual second place overall. However, with a smaller group escaping on the first climb, UAE gradually brought Pidcock’s group back.
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The smaller group lasted onto the last of four classified climbs, the Col du Hag, but was unable to resist the pressure UAE were exerting behind them. They splintered before the final climb, with Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) the last to be caught.
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