Tour de France: Remco Evenepoel cuts Tadej Pogacar's lead at the top of the general classification with time-trial win on stage 16
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Key Points:
- Remco Evenepoel won the stage 16 time-trial of the Tour de France, cutting Tadej Pogacar's overall lead by 28 seconds with a time of 32 minutes and 19 seconds over the 26.1km course.
- This victory marked Evenepoel's second consecutive stage win and his fourth Tour stage victory overall, achieved on Belgium's national day, making it a special moment for him and his family.
- Tadej Pogacar finished the time-trial in 32 minutes and 47 seconds, reducing his overall lead to 4 minutes and 32 seconds, while Denmark's Mattias Skjelmose took third place on the stage.
- Evenepoel's teammate Florian Lipowitz crashed during the stage and was forced to withdraw due to injury, a significant setback as he had been fifth overall and was performing well in the time-trial.
- Despite the team's mixed fortunes, Evenepoel expressed pride in his victory and sympathy for Lipowitz, hoping his injury was not too serious.
