Paris, July 21 (BUS): Barring an accident, Jonas Weinggaard will likely wear the yellow jersey when the Tour de France ends in Paris on Sunday, the Associated Press reports.
Weinggaard responded to a series of attacks from defending champion Tadej Pujakar on Thursday and eventually brought down his main rival in the last big mountain stage of this year’s race to take his overall lead to three minutes 26 seconds.
With only one big Test remaining – a 41-kilometre (25.5-mile) time test scheduled for Saturday – the Jumbo-Visma leader of Denmark appears fully guaranteed to win his first Tour title after arriving at the Hautacam resort on his own.
Pogacar, the two-time title holder, took all the risks and crashed down a cliff as he relentlessly tried to isolate Vingegaard.
Returning to his bike, Pujacar drove about four kilometers from the finish on the final climb, with his hopes of winning a third consecutive title dashed.
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