Tour de France: Pogacar triumphs again on second straight summit finish
Defending champion Pogacar stormed to victory up the Col du Portet on Wednesday and, a day later, he was charging clear of nearest general classification rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers) to clinch another summit success.
On the final mountain stage before the Tour rolls towards Paris, UAE Team Emirates rider Pogacar was in a four-man breakaway with around 700 metres to go, and it was at that stage he made his move.
With Movistar’s Enric Mas having run out of gas, Pogacar propelled himself through into the final part of the second hors categorie climb of Thursday’s 129km route through the Pyrenees.
Pogacar was able to enjoy his win as he went over the line, with Vingegaard nipping ahead of Carapaz into second place – another repeat from Wednesday.
With the Luz Ardiden climb the final mountain of this year’s Tour, Pogacar also won the race for the polka-dot jersey, taking it from Wouter Poels.
It capped a troubling day for Bahrain Victorious, whose team hotel and coach was raided by French police.
