On the first Alpine stage of the Tour de France, Remco Evenepoel beats Tadej Pogacar on the Plateau de Solaison. The stage is overshadowed by the withdrawal of Jonas Vingegaard. Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France on the approach to the Alpine climb of Plateau de Solaison, just hours being woken up in the early hours of Sunday morning to undergo doping controls. The Dane was tested at 2am by the ITA (International Testing Agency) and spoke about the experience before the stage began. “I was sleeping very well, but somebody knocked on my door at 2am. It’s good that they test, but when it’s affecting performance and your sleep, I don’t think it’s so good.” As the race progressed, Pogacar with Evenepoel and Del Toro moved to the front of the race on the steep climb, just as Vingegaard was stepping into the ambulance. Surprising, the four-time winner was unable to come past Evenepoel as the Belgian took the stage victory. The post-race fallout… “I was asked to ke...
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