Paul Seixas: The 19-year-old claims 5th place, 6th overall. Tadej Pogacar crossed the Col du Tourmalet first to win the Souvenir Jacques Goddet along with a 5000 Euro cash prize, and 20 points the mountain competition. He pushed on alone 4km from the top of the Hors Categorie climb, chased by his rival Jonas Vingegaard, but he had an 30 seconds advantage by the time the Tourmalet was summited. After 43km solo, Pogacar was victorious at the finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, gained 2:38 on his Danish rival and taking the yellow jersey for the 56th time in his career. The Slovenian sets a new climbing record on Col du Tourmalet: 17km@7.4%: 43’ 12”. He destroyed his time and Vingegaard’s from the 2023 Tour by 2’20”! “Obviously, this isn’t the day I would have wanted. They launched a big attack in the Tourmalet, I couldn’t follow, I went at my own pace. I wasn’t far from the top, but a descent like that isn’t ideal for me.” -Jonas Vingegaard “It was really tough honestly, thinks were go...
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