An exhausted Tadej Pogačar reacts to the conclusion of Tour de France Stage 19, saying he's happy it's over — and looking forward to the final two stages as he closes in on the title over Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard.

Sprint specialist Jonathan Milan timed his break to perfection to win the Tour de France's 17th stage after a crash in the last kilometer derailed rivals' hopes.

Tadej Pogačar is once again the man to beat in this year's Tour de France. His bike of choice has been Colnago's radically aero Y1Rs

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Overall, Pogačar has a 4:07 lead over Vingegaard. He has been in dominant form since the start of the season and, barring an accident, his current form leaves little doubt about who will be wearing the yellow jersey when the race finishes in Paris on July 27.

Tour de France overall leader Tadej Pogačar suffered a big scare when he bumped into the team car of chief rival Jonas Vingegaard before the start of the 18th stage then went on to cement his grip on the yellow jersey.

Merckx was spot on. In addition to the three, soon to be four Tour de France titles, Pogačar won the Giro d’Italia and World Championship road race in 2024, becoming only the third man in history after Merckx to win the Triple Crown in the same year.

Tadej Pogačar shrugged off any issues or injury but confirmed he 'collided' with a Visma-Lease a Bike team car before the start of stage 18 of the Tour de France to Col de la Loze.