Pogačar Crushes Rivals in Brutal Uphill Time Trial and Solidifies Tour Lead
OCCITANIE, FRANCE, JUL 17 – Pogacar won Stage 13, a 10.9km mountain time trial, extending his lead by 2 minutes 10 seconds over Vingegaard in a decisive Pyrenees test, race officials said.
- Tadej Pogacar won the thirteenth stage of the 2025 Tour de France on Friday, dominating an uphill time trial in Peyragudes, France.
- Pogacar's victory followed his crash on Wednesday and strong mountain performance on Thursday's Hautacam stage, where he reclaimed the yellow jersey.
- Riders first covered 2.9 kilometers to the base of the steep 8-kilometer Peyragudes climb, where Pogacar overtook Bruno Armirail 11 kilometers from the finish.
- Pogacar increased his general classification lead to over four minutes ahead of closest rival Jonas Vingegaard and secured his 21st Tour de France stage win.
- With the race over halfway and strong form since the season start, Pogacar's position suggests he remains the favorite to wear the yellow jersey at the finish in Paris on July 27.
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The choice of the Dane, equipped with an aerodynamic helmet while the time was almost exclusively uphill, surprised.
Tadej Pogacar took the next step to successfully defend the title at the Tour de France. The overall winner of 2020, 2021 and 2024 decided on Friday the mountain time trial from Loudenvielle up to Peyragudes 36 seconds before Danes Jonas Vingegaard and 1:20 minutes before the Slovenian Primoz Roglic. With his second stage win in a row Pogacar expanded his overall lead. Felix Gall ended up in tenth place.On the 13th stage there was a difference i…
Tour de France: Pogačar crushes uphill time trial to extend lead
PEYRAGUDES, France — Tadej Pogačar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey on Friday. The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina. It was just a painful experience offering no respite after already 12 grueling stages of racing. Riders first covered 1.8 miles to reach the bottom of the climb to Peyragudes, a d…
Tadej Pogacar is also the measure of all things when riding mountain time in the Pyrenees. Florian Lipowitz becomes the fourth day, defeats the time-trial Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel and shortens his gap to the total podium to six seconds.
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