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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jeremy Whittle in Mont Ventoux

Tour de France: Pogacar resists Vingegaard on Ventoux as Paret-Peintre claims stage 16

Jonas Vingegaard tries to push the yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar on Mont Ventoux
Jonas Vingegaard tries to push the yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar on Mont Ventoux, but the Slovenian finished the stronger after an epic duel. Photograph: Papon Bernard/Reuters

The Tour de France debutant Valentin Paret-Peintre banished the bitter memories of Julian Alaphilippe’s misplaced celebrations in Carcassonne on Sunday by becoming the fifth French rider to win at the summit of Mont Ventoux.

For the French, such success on the Giant of Provence, the first in the Tour in 23 years, justified huge celebration and plenty of tears. Paret-Peintre’s impressive victory came at the expense of the indefatigable Ben Healy, who was within a hair’s breadth of taking his second stage win of the Tour.

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