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1-2: VINGEGAARD AND POGACAR REUNITE
For the 16th time in their career and for the 8th time in a Tour de France stage, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar come 1st and 2nd. The last time was in last year’s Tour, when the Dane won the individual time trial in Combloux 1’38’’ ahead of the Slovenian. In 2022, Vingegaard put 1’04’’ to Pogacar at Hautacam. Pogacar had won the other 5 stages where they came 1st and 2nd, with minimal gaps:
- 3’’ in Saint-Lary-Soulan (2021)
- 2’’ in Luz Ardiden (2021)
- same time at La Super Planche des Belles Filles (2022)
- same time at Peyragudes (2022)
- 24’’ at Cauterets-Cambasque (2023)
4: VINGEGAARD, 4 MONTHS LATER
When he lined up in Florence for the Grand Départ of the Tour 2024, Jonas Vingegaard hadn’t pinned a bib number in the last 85 days, since he crashed out of the Itzulia Basque Country with several injuries. The first few days of the Tour gave first indications regarding his current strength and he claims his 8th win of the year, exactly 4 months after the last one, when he sealed the overall victory of Tirreno-Adriatico on 10 March. This is also his 4th victory in the Tour, after Col du Granon (2022), Hautacam (2022) and Combloux (2023).
1-2-3: EVENEPOEL JOINS THE PARTY
Stage 11 of the Tour 2024 was the 21st race day featuring Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel in the same peloton… And for the first time they took the first 3 places at the finish.
They already came close in the Gevrey-Chambertin ITT, won by Evenepoel ahead of Pogacar and Roglic, with Vingegaard finishing 4th.
1: POGACAR’S FIRST
He has won 2 Tours, 12 stages, conquered 30 Maillots Jaunes, 8 polka-dot jerseys... But Tadej Pogacar receives the combativity award for the first time of his career with his attack 32km away from the finish. The green jersey is the only prize missing from his Tour collection. Only one active rider has claimed the yellow, green and polka-dot jerseys: Julian Alaphilippe.
182: WRIGHT’S LONG LOST BATTLE
Struggling with physical issues, Fred Wright found himself alone at the back after only 29km. The British champ still had 182km to go to, alone, and he never gave up but it was too much for him to make it inside the time-cut of 53’13’’. As Jonas Vingegaard crossed the line, Wright was still 31.4 kilometres away. He needed to average 35.4km/h over that stretch to survive but he eventually finished 8 minutes too late.
10: EVENEPOEL, A NEW ICON FOR THE YOUTH
After Tadej Pogacar’s reign over the best young rider standings in the past four Tour de France, the white jersey has found a new owner: Remco Evenepoel, who’s been leading the standings for 10 days now. Apart from Pogacar, who collected 72 white jerseys in a row from 2020 until 2023, the last rider who had led the best young rider standings for so long was Pierre Latour when he won in 2018 after 12 days in white.
Evenepoel also claimed 22 white jerseys in La Vuelta and 4 in the Giro, for a totally of 36 best young rider jerseys in Grand Tours.
8: POGACAR’S POLKA DANCES
After Jonas Abrahamsen matched Ludo Peeters’ record leading the KOM standings from stage 1 until stage 10, Tadej Pogacar takes the polka-dot jersey for the 8th time of his career. He led the standings 3 times in 2020 and 4 in 2021. He won the final standings in both these editions. As Pogacar will wear the Maillot Jaune on day 12, Abrahamsen will still shine with the polka dots.
