Once more, a hybrid time trial at the Tour de France threw up a surprisingly large gap between the top two in the overall standings. UAE Team Emirates have been here before with Tadej Pogačar, but this time around it was more of a sombre
experience.
Three years ago, Pogačar turned a tight Tour de France on its head by bounding up La Planche des Belles Filles to snatch yellow from Primoz Roglič at the last. On Tuesday, Jumbo-Visma returned the favour as Jonas Vingegaard delivered a time trial of shocking intensity to gain a decisive advantage in what had been a Tour of such fine margins to this point.
