Pogačar Brushes Away Vingegaard
Outside Magazine • • sports
Key Points:
- Tadej Pogačar claimed his fourth stage win at the Tour de France by launching a decisive attack near the summit of the final climb on stage 14, finishing solo 38 seconds ahead of teammate Isaac del Toro.
- Jonas Vingegaard was unable to match Pogačar's late surge, finishing fourth and losing crucial time in the general classification battle, now trailing Pogačar by an increasing margin.
- The UAE Emirates-XRG team dominated the stage, controlling the peloton and securing a 1-2 finish, while 19-year-old Paul Seixas impressed with a third-place finish in his Tour debut.
- The mountainous 155km stage featured four categorized climbs and marked the first significant mountain test since stage 6, with intense pace-setting from Visma-Lease a Bike ultimately failing to contain Pogačar.
- Pogačar's victory brings his career total to 125 wins and 25 Tour de France stage wins, putting him on track to challenge the record held by Mark Cavendish.
