LIVE Tour: Pogacar attack from peloton, Slovenian quickly caught up | Cycling

The tension for that race against the clock has largely been removed now that Jumbo-Visma’s Dane Jonas Vingegaard has almost certainly taken a decisive lead over Tadej Pogacar. Two years ago, the Slovenian took the yellow card from his compatriot Primoz Roglic, then the leader of the Dutch team, on the penultimate day. He no longer believes in such a scenario now that the difference is 3.26 minutes.

Stage 19: Castelnau-Magnoac – Cahors

• When: Friday 22 July, start at 1.05 pm and arrival around 5.30 pm
• Distance: 189 kilometers
• Type: flat

Strangely enough, the visit to the Lot after crossing the Gers and the Tarn-et-Garonne is also a nod to the opening scene of the Tour: after all, the nearby castle of Cayx belongs to the royal family from Denmark. We can be brief about the race: in Cahors we can expect a battle between the remaining sprinters after a stage without significant obstacles. Although the two fourth category slopes can cut off your legs just before the final, just after a grueling journey through the Pyrenees…

Overview

The winner of this year’s Tour will have to be at home in all markets, as the organization has mapped out a very varied route. Below you will find an overview of what the riders can expect in the coming weeks.

View all the stages still to be completed below:

Stage 20: Lacapelle-Marival – Rocamadour

• When: Saturday 23 July, first start at 13:05 and last arrival around 17:50
• Distance: 40 kilometers
• Type: individual time trial

Finally, on the last Saturday, there is a time trial of forty kilometers in the hilly department of the Lot. That’s going to be a very long one survival of the fittest and the hour of truth. It is a difficult time trial, which is ten kilometers longer than last year. Continuous up and down, twisting and turning. Just like two years ago at Planche des Belles Filles, it can still happen here. In total, this Tour counts five kilometers less against the time than last year, but forty kilometers at the end of a difficult Tour is a killer long.

Stage 21: Paris La Défense Arena – Paris Champs Elysées

• When: Sunday 24 July, start at 4.30 pm and arrival around 7.30 pm
• Distance: 112 km
• Type: flat

In 2024, the Tour through the Olympic Games will not end in Paris, but this year we can enjoy the traditional closing: after a trip through the suburbs of the capital, where traditionally the winner already sips from a first glass of champagne, follows the legendary Champs Elysées the ‘World Championship for sprinters’. Or the first criterion, depending on how you look at it. The fact is that every sprinter has this evening stage to write in his name.