Pogacar plays down yellow jersey
Digest more
Tour de France icon Tadej Pogacar was left with a bloodied wrist after being cut open by the £250,000 watch he was wearing during the race.
Race-against-the-clock specialist Remco Evenepoel produced a stunning display of power to win the first time trial of the Tour de France on Wednesday and defending champion Tadej Pogacar cemented his favorite status by grabbing the yellow jersey.
Slovenian, seen by many as greatest of all time, registers 100th professional win as he eyes fourth victory in world’s greatest road race
Tadej Pogacar took the 100th victory of his stellar career on Tuesday, beating Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard to win stage four of the Tour de France.
The world champion launched a flawless attack on the uphill sprint finish to surge clear of Mathieu van der Poel
Explore more
After an expert lead-out by his Portuguese team-mate Joao Almeida on the final ramp to the line, Pogacar put on the burners on the home straight to surge past Dutchman Van der Poel and take a sumptuous seventeenth Tour stage win of his career.