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...by the motorbike was the real issue.

Would he have won the yellow jersey in stage 14?

We'll never know.

I wanted to win.

I wanted to take the yellow jersey.

It was a shame because I felt super good on the day.

You also want to win every race.

That makes it harder for you.

Yeah, I was just like completely destroyed.

We'll see what happens in the last few stages.

2,610 kilometres, 63 hours cycling for the leaders, Wengergaard and Pogacar,

ten seconds between them.

This time trial is the key stage for Pogacar.

This stage is unique.

It's every rider for himself, the time trial.

There's only one this year.

It'll be very hard.

And that's because of the mountains and also

because it's week three and they're all exhausted.

Jonas Wengergaard is at the top of the general

classification with a ten-second lead over Tadej Pogacar.

It's close.

It's really close.

I plan to go all-in.

Guys, we try to win stage and take seconds in GC.

Our main goal, you know, is yellow in Paris.

Main goal for today is Jonas in yellow.

And...

another day that we are going to go for it.

Yes?

Wout?

Jonas?

Jonas and Pogacar are very close to each other and a lot can happen.

But, yeah, at the moment, it looks like it could also be a fight for seconds.

Grisha is very good in a time trial because he

knows every corner there is, he knows every pothole.

Already in February, we started thinking about the time trial.

We get the best out of Jonas by preparing him really well, by

having a really clear plan, so it's really about the details.

What you see here, you don't have this emptiness.

Yeah.

To me, this looks really good already.

The TT, that will be absolutely a crucial day.

Pogacar is the big opponent and he will be in top, top, top shape.

Yes.

You know, in 2020, he did a fabulous final TT, way better than anybody else.

He is the one, the one to beat.

Everything has to be 100%, 98% or 95%, then you're not beating him.

Today is more explosive than I am.

One climb in the end, which suits explosive riders a bit more.

The gradient in the final, is so high that all the teams pose the question,

do we use road bikes to complete the stage?

The road bike is a lot lighter than our time trial bikes because it doesn't have

these crazy extensions and all the aerodynamic

wizardry that goes on in those frames.

But you should always take into account that when you do a bike change,

you lose a certain amount of seconds.

We have done dozens of tests so that the time trial is fair.

On the route itself, we examined differences, the variations

in the bike's weight, and the effects on pedalling.

I did recon one time with time trial bike, one time with a normal bike.

I was pretty confident in bike change from much heavier bike to the road bike.

If I ride this perfectly, I could go maybe 40 seconds faster.

I'm sure it's going to come down to a few seconds.

From the start of the tour, Pogacar has put Wengergaard under a lot of pressure

every opportunity.

On the other hand, I think that Wengergaard is much more relaxed.

Yeah.

And I'm being serious here.

Yeah.

I was away from any interviews when the cameras are not there.

We're able to talk about other things, his life, his daughter.

Yeah, yeah.

He's super relaxed and that's an indicator.

But I think the gaps are going to be minimal.

Let's wait and see.

There's a reason the time trial is called the race of truth.

Each rider is riding alone.

It is man and machine in a race against the clock.

It's not a normal time trial.

It's more hilly this time.

And so it's more suited to the climbers.

It suits us more.

I'm ready.

Let's go.

Come on.

Descent here.

It gets a bit narrow.

Then you take a roundabout around to the right-hand side and then the climb starts.

In a time trial, the riders set off at fixed intervals

in reverse order of the general classification.

That means that Tadej Pogacar will set off before Jonas Wengergaard.

Winning this stage would be a big help in securing an overall victory.

There are 22.4 kilometres of road with three intermediate splits and two climbs,

including the awful Côte de Mansi at the finish.

In this time trial, every millimetre counts.

Every turn, each climb, each descent, they must think

through every risk to distance their adversaries.

Oh, and he crashes.

Oh, and another crash in this corner.

What the fuck?

The next rider to go is Wout van Aerts.

For me, time trials are really special.

I want to win a stage, and I know I'm in

the race against the clock with a pregnancy.

But I won this race last year.

And this year, I'm confident I can do it again.

Watch out for the first bend.

There have been crashes here.

I will score, Well, he's fallen...

Wout van Aerts has a nine-second lead on the current leader.

Can he take his tenth stage win in the Tour de France today?

Look at him go.

Wout van Aert does way better than Remy Cavagna.

Fifteen seconds faster than the Frenchman.

Wout van Aert has set the benchmark.

To win this stage, Tadej Pogacar has to beat 35 minutes and 27 seconds.

Wout van Aert is in the hot seat.

On a hard time trial like that, it really took everything out of me.

There are two riders left at the start line.

Pogacar has to close the gap with Wengergaard by at

least ten seconds today to take the yellow jersey.

This is a close one.

A critical moment in this Tour de France.

Tadej Pogacar in the white jersey is next to go.

About the motorbike with the television.

It must not be behind the...

Behind us.

On the left side?

No, no.

Go behind.

We need to be really peaceful.

Just at the bottom of the climb.

I was thinking if I have a really good day, I can win.

FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES If there are not many of the category men,

it is a good day.

FOOTBALL PATCHES FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES

Pogacar goes through the first split.

10 minutes and 10 seconds.

Top of the leaderboard for Tadej Pogacar.

FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES The next intermediate split.

FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES 19 minutes and 36 seconds.

He's quicker than Van Aert.

Pogacar is going fast.

When will he change bike?

Just stop and we'll be right there.

Here it is.

But will this strategy work for Pogacar?

We'll find out soon.

I knew I could be faster than the road bike going up that last climb.

Wow, that was about 12 seconds.

For us, we were pretty clear about it.

We didn't want to change the bike.

We put in a lot of efforts to have the best possible bike.

Try to optimize everything just a little bit.

Could you tell me more details about it?

Yeah, I could tell you more details, but then I'd have to kill you.

No, but I mean, it's just...

Finger guard is off.

Show it to the world who is the strongest, huh?

I don't know.

Right hander avoids the white line.

He's taking it faster than Pogacar.

Pogacar with the fastest time so far, 26.57.

Come on, you do this for your scar.

Go!

You try to focus on yourself and do your best to the finish line.

Finger guard now.

He's taking a lot of risks with this descent.

You're flying here now.

Keep right, keep right, keep right.

He's scaring me now.

He's going very fast.

He's going so fast that he's almost off the road.

The defending champion of the Tour de France is absolutely on fire.

If you keep this up, you will fuck everyone, huh?

Come on.

Pogacar is gaining on Rodriguez.

He started two minutes ahead of him.

Come on now, you can do it.

You can catch him.

Come on, come on, come on, come on.

Finger guard closing the gap.

You can see him, huh?

If you catch him, you will kill him.

Come on, Jonas.

Tadej Pogacar crosses the finish line with

a 1 minute and 13 second lead over Van Aert.

But now he'll have to wait for Wengergaard to finish

to know if he's won the stage and the yellow jersey.

And here comes Jonas Wengergaard.

Sprint to the line now.

Sprint to the line.

You're a fucking legend.

Supersonic, Wengergaard.

The day in the title holder is a powerhouse.

This is an incredible time trial.

This is legendary, Jonas.

This is legendary.

Come on.

Last meters.

One minute 38 seconds faster than Pogacar.

Yes!

Who would have considered he'd put 1 minute 38 into a double Tour de France winner?

His performance in this time trial is one for the history books.

Absolutely incredible.

That was extraordinary.

I was okay.

Not too bad.

Let's see how Jonas did.

I tried to catch a breath.

Uska was there.

I asked her how much did I lose.

And she was like you don't want to know.

You don't want to know.

Just you see the sinking face because it's a minute and 40.

And he's like what?

Yeah, obviously that's a lot.

It was like heartbreaking for me and for him.

Jonas Wengergaard is at the top of the general classification with a 1 minute 48

second lead over Tadej Pogacar who is still in second place.

None of us expected that kind of a result.

One minute 38 on Tadej Pogacar.

One of the best in the world who himself had smashed Wout van Aert's time.

It sent shock waves amongst the two.

It has been so close between them for two weeks now.

How is it possible to get to one day when it

just explodes and the difference is so big?

What Jonas Wengergaard has achieved is incredible.

Halfway someone was there.

3 kilometers 11 seconds.

I mean it was just crazy.

Yeah.

Wengergaard had nearly 4 minutes on Rodriguez.

And how much did Pogacar have over van Aert?

2 minutes 51 seconds.

Extraordinary.

That's bizarre like I said to the guys it took two weeks 2,000 kilometers or how

many thousand meters of elevation Wengergaard wins 10 seconds on Pogacar and

it takes one day 22 km and he wins in a minute and a half.

It's easy to say yeah yeah they might be doing

things wrong but I would say it all came together.

The technique the preparation our choices everything came

together and it's up to the others to take an example of that.

I didn't expect it to be that different.

I loved the bike and he was immediately I think this was the best he did.

I hope.

He went twice as fast as Pogacar in the first two corners.

He took them I won't say slowly of course but really with precaution with you this

is crazy super super super yeah I was holding back in between the climbs on the

flat part pushed 360 watts and I was like I just push easy then I looked down 380 ok

How can you explain because two minutes is a lot how can you do that?

I don't know Jonas was on his level and we knew he could do it They are not the

questions you want to talk about after such a performance.

And our main thought I think was of course protecting Jonas and that's it but on the

other hand Jonas he knows that these questions will be coming and he can cope

with it really really well That was really You almost caught both Carlos Rodriguez

and Pogacar because he almost caught Carlos Rodriguez I did the TT of my life

Absolutely You didn't put a single foot wrong Perfect.

And I was so good in between the climbs to keep my position as well.

And at the finish, I was really a little bit overwhelmed.

I almost started crying.

Yeah.

This is a four.

I haven't seen a lot of better TTs than this one from anyone.

So I think it will be hard.

No one denies how impressive his performance was in this time trial.

But there's one thing we all want to know.

How did he do it?

French newspaper L'Equipe with the headline, out of this world.

The same headline that they used when talking about Lance Armstrong in 1999.

And many think that's a nod to that.

We have no proof, do we, that Vengergaard is doping.

But cycling is taking a hit because doping was

put back on the table thanks to that performance.

You can go over the race a million times and look at trajectories, the strategies.

The fact is that a rider ran away with it completely.

It's odd.

People were asking, why don't you publish your training data?

If you want to come and take a look into our training details, you're most welcome.

I know my own values.

I know how we work.

I can look in the mirror always.

I think in other sports it's just not talked about.

And I'm pretty certain that happens not just in cycling.

There are cheaters in all kinds of sport.

You know?

And there are still some in cycling too.

I mean, it's just human nature.

So do you think, do you think that he's doping?

I'm not gonna answer that.

Not interested.

That's too difficult.

Doping.

I can understand all the suspicion.

I want to have faith in all the hard work that they do.

I know Jonas personally for such a long time, and yeah, I really trust him 100%.

I hope somewhere in the future, people will forget about the history of

cycling and really believe the athletes of this generation.

Time will tell, you know?

Truth always comes out.

So we'll see.

I answered.

There's no reason at all to be speculating.

The past, that's the only reason to speculate.

I know I don't take anything, so not doing anything that I'm not allowed to do.

I'm clean, and even when they test these samples

in 100 years, they will still not find anything.

So I'm happy.

Have you seen the tweets?

What's that all about?

By the riders, by all their followers, it's going crazy.

I'm telling you, yeah?

It's just so silly.

Anyone can doubt, anyone can ask questions, but cycling's under the most scrutiny.

During the Tour, the yellow jersey is tested after each stage, every night.

It is the only way.

That our sport can prove that the performances we love so much are clean.

You've had time to reflect on yesterday.

What's your thoughts?

Domination.

Of course, he crushed it.

I think it's a big day.

And let's see how Wengergaard's recovered from yesterday.

Because if he hasn't recovered, then anything could happen.

But Tadej has to make some sort of bid and some sort of move.

Come on.

I woke up.

I had a good breakfast, actually.

It's still a good atmosphere.

You still need to fight because you still have hope.

Thank you, Tadej.

Today, it's the hardest stage of the Tour.

I need to... I need to come back.

I think Wengergaard is... I don't know, he was super strong yesterday.

To put, like, what, a minute 38 into body is... That's impressive.

Yeah.

That's pretty next level.

Well, for Wengergaard to have that lead over today, so unexpected.

I honestly would never have thought it.

You don't see that kind of thing every year, do you?

So I was like, yeah, Poggi's right at the top, yeah?

Not now, though.

I don't think I'll bet on Poggi anymore.

Poggi was good.

He was.

Yeah, but I know, but compared to the other one, it's even Stevens.

If it makes you feel better, almost everyone interviewed before you said Poggi.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Well, even with years of experience, we can still get it wrong.

There is no truth in cycling.

While Jonas has rumours to contend with, Tadej trails him by one minute 48.

He's got to catch up on the famous Queen stage.

It's the most demanding and crazy stage of the Tour.

For me, Col de la Loz is the most difficult pass in France, along with Mont Ventoux.

It's super long, 21 kilometres, and the maximum incline is 24%.

Guaranteed to wreck your legs.

It's so damn hard.

This stage strikes fear into everyone.

Well, guys, meeting time.

Jonas, yesterday, you had a good day out there?

To do the time trial performance of my life, it's a good moment to do it.

Wout being the best of the rest?

Yeah.

Is this gap of Pogacar?

Yeah, he cannot wait.

We know from last year, he did a lot of crazy things.

It was a very, very hard uphill finish, which

also suits the characteristics of Pogacar.

If he goes, you don't let him go.

Jonas is leading by a good margin, but we have to focus on Pogacar.

Can Tadej do it?

Can Tadej make a comeback?

As Tadej says, it's not over till it's over.

As long as he has breath in his body, he'll try everything.

He'll try to make an impressive move.

To try and win the stage too.

Rescue the tour.

If there's one pass where anything could happen, it's La Loz.

You know, when you go hard in the climb, you see rivals.

You know, you have feeling.

We put him in pressure.

That is the point.

In the Queen stage, there's more than one race going on.

There's the race for the GC and a race between all the teams

who have yet to win anything and want to save their tour.

We've got to be on form, individually and as

a whole, if we're going to get into breakaway.

That's vital today.

We work as a collective.

You support Felix.

And it's really important we give Felix all our support.

The same as we gave to Ben.

You know, I came into the race as, you know, the leader.

But that's not possible.

That story was long gone earlier in the race, you know.

Now it's about chasing breakaways and helping Felix.

Aim high.

You've all got the legs for this.

There ain't no hard feelings because the best thing for everyone is if he wins.

The whole peloton is ruined, apart from finger guard.

But this stage is a worry even for him.

You're going to be on fire today, guys.

And that is certain.

I know your legs hurt.

I know your ass is hurt.

You're in pain.

But that's temporary.

If you give in to defeat, that is not temporary.

So you take the pain, okay?

Because if you give up, it's all gone.

I wanted them to understand that with Felix,

we had the capacity for success that day.

It's my first Tour de France.

It's a big question mark.

If I'm good enough.

I'm not quite sure if I can actually handle going for GC.

I'm stressing myself about it also.

Will the controversy surrounding yesterday's time

trial affect Jonas Vingergaard's performance today?

One thing's for sure.

Today, he has a target on his back.

Jonas Vingergaard, now leader of this Tour de France by 1 minute 48 seconds.

What does Tadej Bagacar have left?

One all-in attack.

I have to be ready from the start and be ready for attacks.

Body language means a lot.

Me and Jonas, we just look at each other and it's not hard to react.

Bagacar looking good in that white jersey today.

Nice and easy, looks very comfortable.

Bagacar also looks very comfortable.

They're looking relaxed.

But will they have enough power in the legs for this year's most demanding stage

after their incredible time trial yesterday?

This race can explode on any climb today, so

let's make sure we are present if it does.

I'm certain Bagacar is going to try and do something today.

I knew that it's a big chance to go for this victory.

That's great.

You got this.

Just keep the rhythm.

We head towards the Col de la Loz.

This is not for the faint-hearted, this climb.

It's going to be intense.

A strong start with Ben O'Connor's big turn in the lead group.

The plan for the stage to Courchevel is for me very much to be in the break.

Ben O'Connor setting things up.

For an attack of Felix Gahl in this front group.

There are not many stages left to win.

Everyone wanted to be in the breakaway.

I think that's also why everyone just went full gas.

Ben O'Connor is giving it his all.

What a great job he's done for Felix Gahl today.

But the yellow jersey group isn't giving this group of riders much distance at all.

And Pogacar is sure to attack at some point.

Pogacar is dropping.

Pogacar is dropping.

And this is the moment that Pogacar is cracking totally.

Wow.

Wow.

And Tadej Pogacar.

Pogacar is left behind.

Tadej Pogacar is distanced.

My body, I was completely empty on the Col de la Loz.

So yeah.

That is so hard hitting.

It's such an awful moment for a rider who has tried to

challenge for two and a half weeks to win the Tour de France.

And his dreams are shattered.

The Col de la Loz is terrible.

They are left to their own devices.

Aren't they, on this infamous slope.

I think if you're mentally cracked, then your

body also don't want to respond to what you want.

Really hard to go up that climb.

Pogacar has to focus on his own race now.

He's even removed his earpiece.

It's one of the hardest climbs I did ever on the bike.

This climb is...

No mercy.

Attack of Felix Gahl.

Big acceleration.

Go on, Felix.

Good job.

That's it.

That's it.

Come on.

I was waiting for the really steep part to begin so I could attack.

We're seeing real teamwork from, as you deserve, Citroën, who have done

everything today to look after their new leader.

I wasn't aware of how much Sade had blown up, but I was aware that he was dropped.

Felix was in a break and I wanted to catch him.

You're 2.20 behind the first rider.

Gahl is the first rider on the road.

But you unleashed the beast now.

You can catch everyone.

I just tried to go as fast as possible to go for the stage win.

Wengergaard is flying his way up this mountain.

That's it.

How does he do it?

How does he have the energy?

Felix Gahl now is in all sorts of trouble.

This gradient is hurting the legs.

And then Nigrod is coming back very quickly.

At the moment, eight guys up the road, Jonas.

You will catch them one by one.

Behind them, there is... a yellow jersey ripping his way up this mountain.

And he's closing like a missile.

Just go for it.

Come on.

Wengergaard catches Valentin Matuas.

Goes past him as though he's standing still.

Goes past Guillaume Martin as though he's an amateur climber.

Approaching the summit.

There's a lot of fans at the side of the road.

They need to get out of the way to let the riders past.

What the fuck's that?

Oh, what happened now?

Oh, again, drama.

Aye, aye, aye, aye.

What's going on?

Fuck's sake.

Fold your car.

If you want to help, I can't move.

Motorbikes blocking the road.

They're stalling on the incline.

There were so many stalling motorbikes and cars.

They couldn't actually move because of the steep incline.

It was mayhem.

The motorbikes were very close.

At one point, I have to stop them.

It was kind of hard to make a move there.

Of course, you get frustrated because I think we

would have been able to make a difference there.

Wengergaard is pushed back onto the wheel.

And that terrible moment there.

There's nothing they could do.

The yellow jersey slows, and it's good for Felix Gahl.

Jonas had to put his foot on the ground for 20, 30 seconds.

150 to get.

150.

Jonas, it's still possible.

Wow, Wengergaard has caught Pelo Bilbao, caught David Gaudí.

Only Gahl and Yates ahead of you, Jonas.

Only Gahl and Yates ahead of you.

Come on, Felix.

Keep going.

The last two kilometers are tough.

Then it's the descent.

Come on, now.

Go, go.

Come on.

Of course, we knew Wengergaard could make a comeback.

It wasn't over.

He's a phenomenon.

I thought, we haven't fucking won it yet.

It's not in the bag quite yet.

18 seconds, Felix.

18 seconds.

You're going to fucking get there.

It's not the descent.

Come on.

Don't spook him on the descent.

The

really controlled descent, Jonas.

That's it, Felix.

That's it.

You're going to win.

Come on, now.

Come on, now, Felix.

Keep going.

You can do it.

Felix Gahl has the finish line in sight.

Do it.

25 years of age.

After the pain, after the suffering, victory for Felix Gahl.

Magnificently led by the as you deserve Citroën team.

Yes!

I can't believe it.

I can't believe it.

It was really crazy.

Just overwhelming.

So many emotions at once.

Because I did not think that I'm capable of doing that.

Fucking awesome.

You do the rest of the Touring on one leg, you will still win it.

The yellow jersey of Jonas Vengergaard has taken complete control of this Tour.

Today was the day we knew we could crack him and we did so.

Yes!

We did it!

It's a unique set of emotions.

It's what we signed up for, moments like these, you know.

And it's what makes it all so extraordinary.

It's amazing.

It's a shared experience, a team win.

And yeah, I'd also like to stress how incredible Ben O'Connor is.

He sacrificed himself all the way to Mirabel.

It's just so good to see that our leader at the

start in Bilbao fell on his sword for Felix.

Oh, so good.

Thank you, Ben.

You're a champion.

You're a champion.

Enjoy it.

Thank you.

Enjoy it.

I couldn't be more proud to play a part in that because

it's actually a role that I haven't done before.

And I took so much pleasure out of that.

But kind of reversing roles.

And I really, really loved it today.

I'm so, so, so happy that Felix has won today.

Fogacar, worn out, exhausted, but finishing

like a champion at the end of his strength.

I'm sorry.

No, bro.

I'm sorry, bro.

It's OK.

No, bro.

It's OK.

And this podium?

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

No, no, no.

You are there.

Today, how are you?

Fucked.

I'm dead.

I just couldn't go today.

Yeah, today was one of the worst days on my bike.

Thank God has a seven-minute and 35-second lead in the general classification.

Tadej Pogacar is second.

I think the plan came out pretty well because Pogacar had a off day.

We didn't win the stage, but it was a very, very good day for us.

One bad day, one bad tour cannot define you.

And I tried to bounce back and it's how it is.

Never give up.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

There is a lot of attention on Jonas from the media.

So we try to divert the attention from it.

To distract a little bit from the riders towards something else.

I knew what would happen.

Pityful.

Deplorable.

I would not take it too personally if I was Marc-Mario.

I won't have people question your honor and integrity.

It was not against the French.

At all.

I get nasty if you attack my riders.

And here's the attack.

I want to take the win away from him.

And the inseparable duo are flying towards the finish line.