Brilliance and dose of fortune set Pogacar on path to elusive Giro-Tour double
William Fotheringham
Slovenian thought a Giro win alone was realistic, but a crash in the Basque Country put a rarer feat within his grasp
Tour de France 2024: Pogacar set for glory after winning again on stage 20 – as it happened
The yellow jersey won his fifth mountain stage – a record – ahead of the final time trial as he closed on total victory
Tadej Pogacar heads for Tour de France glory with fifth stage win of race
The Slovenian outsprinted the defending champion at the top of the Col de la Couillole to claim his fifth stage win of this year’s Tour de France and 16th overall
Tadej Pogacar describes stage win as ‘one of best performances on climb ever’
Tadej Pogacar described his victory at Plateau de Beille as one of the best performances on the climb ever’ as he extended his grip on the Tour de France
Tour de France 2024: Pogacar outduels Vingegaard on stage 15’s final climb – as it happened
Pogacar took over a minute on the defending champion to take an even tighter grip on the yellow jersey
Tour de France: Pogacar pounces again to deflate Vingegaard in Pyrenees
Tadej Pogacar took back-to-back wins in the Pyrenees, following up Saturday’s victory at Pla d’Adet with another summit success on stage 15 to Plateau de Beille
Pogacar v Vingegaard has makings of the finest Tour soap opera of them all
William Fotheringham
As if custom made for the Netflix era, the pair bring contrasting personalities and styles to their repeat head to heads
Tour de France 2024: Pogacar tightens grip on yellow jersey after winning stage 14 – as it happened
The two-time winner seized the Pyrenean stage and took 43 seconds from defending champion Jonas Vingegaard
Tadej Pogacar wins Tour de France stage 14 to extend overall lead
Tadej Pogacar leads Jonas Vingegaard by almost two minutes after winning the 2024 Tour de France’s first stage with a summit finish
Tom Pidcock out of Tour de France with Covid, two weeks before Olympic event
Tom Pidcock has left the Tour de France after testing positive for Covid-19, two weeks before he aims to defend his Olympic mountain bike title in Paris
