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Defending champion eases to time-trial triumph
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Vingegaard finishes second with Roglic in third
A breathless Jonas Vingegaard slumped exhaustedly over his bike on another baking Pyrenean afternoon, after Tadej Pogacar inflicted a further crushing defeat in the mountain time trial to the altiport at Peyragudes.
The second time trial in the 2025 Tour was expected to further confirm Pogacar’s supremacy over the peloton and so it proved, as the defending champion extended his lead to over four minutes with his fourth stage win in this year’s race and the 21st Tour stage of his career.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Peyragudes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/18/tour-de-france-tadej-pogacar-extends-lead-time-trial-domination-cycling under the title “Tour de France: Pogacar pulls more than four minutes clear with stage 13 victory”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
