Jonas Vingegaard responded to a series of attacks from defending champion Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de France on stage 18 and ultimately dropped his rival in the last big mountain stage of this year’s race.
With only one big test left before the race reaches Paris — a 41-kilometre time trial scheduled for Saturday — the Jumbo-Visma leader seems all but guaranteed to win a maiden Tour title after reaching the Hautacam resort on his own. Barring a crash, the yellow jersey should be his.
