Tour de France deadlock remains despite Jumbo-Visma power play for Vingegaard

Tour de France 2023 stage 14: Jumbo-Visma on the front for Jonas Vingegaard
Tour de France 2023 stage 14: Jumbo-Visma on the front for Jonas Vingegaard (Image credit: Zac Williams/SWpix)

The yellow and black jerseys were swarmed at the head of the peloton all day. Jumbo-Visma’s efforts extinguished any hope of the early break going the distance on stage 14 of the Tour de France and they also seemed to tease a grand offensive from maillot jaune Jonas Vingegaard. Instead, at day’s end, the race remained as deadlocked as ever.

Vingegaard’s sharpness atop the Col de Joux Plane – where two motorbikes had already blocked an acceleration from Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) – saw him beat the Slovenian to the bonus sprint at the summit. Pogačar, however, returned the favour when the pair sprinted for second place behind Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos) in Morzine.

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.