Pogacar deals Vingegaard another blow in Tour de France yellow jersey title bout

Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar opened up another small gap to Jonas Vingegaard on stage 13
Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar opened up another small gap to Jonas Vingegaard on stage 13 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Another few grains of rice to tip the scales. Slowly but seemingly inexorably, Tadej Pogačar is inching towards Jonas Vingegaard's yellow jersey at the Tour de France. The margins remain slender, but the Slovenian confirmed the direction of travel of the past week by clawing back another eight seconds atop the Grand Colombier on stage 13.

Much like at the Puy de Dôme last weekend, Pogačar had a touch more than Vingegaard once he unsheathed a sharp acceleration in the final 600m. Vingegaard didn't bend, far less break, but he was simply unable to match Pogačar's supersonic rhythm, conceding four seconds in real time plus another four in time bonuses.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.