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Sometimes you need the balls to race and

unfortunately, maybe Jonas didn't have them today.

I could see that Jonas is a little bit

afraid, but we will see how it's going to go.

People are doubting whether I should be here.

It's a question I have myself.

At the start of the year, I just felt like I was in really great shape, but yeah.

Everything changed in Basque.

A crash like this, it makes you think about what

kind of risks I want to take and is it worth it?

Ten days after the start of the Tour de France and we

can't quite determine the exact form of Jonas Wengergaard.

Is he capable of fighting for the yellow jersey?

The jury's out.

Tadej Pigacar extended his lead over Remco Evenepoel.

And for third place, Jonas Wengergaard is fighting to avoid being knocked off the

podium by his former teammate Primož Roglič.

Good.

So, Primož, you can start paddling 100 watts.

I feel it.

I'm getting stronger and stronger.

Impressive.

Now I have the opportunity to show Wismar that I can beat Jonas.

And the best one will win at the end.

Jonas, how are you doing?

First of all, being back in the bunch was really scary.

It was quite some time for me to trust my bike again.

You know what you have to do to get back physically.

You go to the physio and you have good people around you who support you.

And mentally it's something you have to, in the end, solve yourself.

Yeah.

And that's way, way more complicated.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah.

I guess for the both of us it was quite a question mark if we would make it or not.

Oh, my word.

Wout van Aert is down.

Wout van Aert is down.

One and a half months before the Tour, I also had a heart crash.

We had such a rough season with so many bad luck and

injuries that it's a miracle that we are still here.

So now it will be a pure domestic role.

I'm really happy to be here again to help Jonas.

I think on the long term you're still worried a

bit like, do I get ever back on my good level?

That's true.

So for sure, yeah, struggling a bit with this question sometimes.

But the timing of our crashes was so close to each other that,

yeah, at least I felt like, oh, we are both in the same boat.

We're in the same situation a bit.

And yeah, I have to say that it felt supportive

that we had the same struggles coming into it.

Yeah, that we had each other to talk with and to, yeah.

Yeah, it felt good to have someone going through the same shit.

Same shit, yes, that's true.

Before the Tour, we believed that I still had

a chance of fighting for the victory at least.

But now I'm not really so optimistic.

I'm just... I'm just going to take it day by day and we'll see what happens.

The form is getting better.

I think I also lost a bit of muscle on the legs.

Better stay warm, huh?

Yeah, maybe.

It's not warm, huh?

Of course, it's really frustrating.

We had a lot of bad luck.

But on the other hand, yeah, it's also just something you have to cope with.

We need to win races because that's what our sponsors paid for.

So that's what we're here for.

Big brands want to see their cyclists winning races and their kids.

And without sponsors' money, we don't have a team.

But it is very, very complicated this year.

After the crash, Jonas is not in his best ever shape.

And also this year, Primoz Roglic, one of our best riders, left us.

So we have no plan B.

We have our rest day press conference today with Primoz and Rolf.

Can one pass me the water, please?

I don't drink just Red Bull.

Any questions?

How do you feel after a week of race?

Good, actually.

It was a long time since I feel so good on the first race in the Tour, no?

Good.

I'm happy.

I'm on fourth place.

I mean, take it, huh?

I want to show everybody that I can win races.

I feel strong on the bike.

And I'm ready to go for the win in the Tour de France.

Tadej, earlier on today in his own press conference,

he said he thinks maybe Jonas is a little bit scared.

How do you feel about those comments?

I mean, I just feel and I hope I have better legs and that I'm stronger.

I'm here to show my best day after day.

To not take Jonas Vingegaard, the two-time winner of the Tour de France series,

then you fool yourself.

But at the end of the day, he crashed.

With Jonas, you know, like before the Tour,

obviously he had a really big, serious crash.

Maybe we are seeing a fragile, scared Jonas Vingegaard.

But, you know, like for your own mind, you say, well, look, there's opportunities.

Because if there's anything that Primož does not really feel is fear.

Can you tell us more about how to beat the three candidates above you?

To have the strongest legs, huh?

That's for sure the key, huh?

He's just pushing, I mean, to the limit all the time.

Primož is one of the hardest stages and we have more of those to come.

But he has shown super strength and he's here to win.

Thank you so much for your time, for visiting us.

And see you tomorrow.

We are halfway through the Tour de France.

It's going to be a big day.

Yellow jersey remains on the shoulder of Tali Pogacar.

His lead now, 33 seconds on Remco Evenepoel

with Jonas Vingegaard in third place at 1.15.

Primož Roglič at 1.36.

So far out of the big four, only Tali Pogacar and

Remco Evenepoel have stage wins under their belt.

If Jonas Vingegaard or Primož Roglič are to really stand a chance of challenging

for that yellow jersey, they need to start crossing

the line ahead of the other two frontrunners.

Happy?

Yeah.

Really be proud of yourself.

That you are here in the Tour because two

months ago we couldn't have dreamt about that.

No.

And I really think that, like, remember that.

I'm not the same Jonas as I was last year.

After the crash, I'm different.

People are questioning whether I can get back to the level that I had before.

And I started doubting myself.

I'm a bit frustrated.

I'm frustrated about it.

It's a lot harder than the others.

Like, it is proper hard stage.

It's really a lot of up and down.

Quite a lot of riders will be dropped.

Yeah.

You do your best effort.

You just go for it.

And then we see.

Yeah.

People say anything in the media.

I mean, they can have their opinion.

But it's more a fight with yourself.

To keep the motivation and the belief that you can win the Tour de France.

Jonas.

Yes.

You're in the mouthwash.

It's going to be a tough, aggressive day.

4,000 meters of climbing.

211 kilometers to cover.

The climbs are steep.

They're sharp.

The descents are twisty.

They're fraught with danger.

Fraught with difficulty.

To succeed today, the riders will need not just the legs, but the nerve to go with it.

Big day.

Stage 11.

Main goal for today.

GC day.

Jonas stays with Pogacar.

Will be a very hard stage.

So, one thing to be clear from the second last time.

We want to have somebody with Jonas really, really in the final.

The best stages for him are always, like, the long, hard and the hard.

Mountain stages.

And we hope we will achieve some things here.

But we know that physically, Jonas is not on the level he had 12 months ago.

I'll try to communicate how I feel as well

and how the stress, if it gets to me or not.

Like, if I get scared and, like, really try to get me

to focus again, I think that's how I get out of it.

Jonas, I'll see if you feel like you need support.

Yeah.

You made the call on the radio that one of us stays with you.

Yeah.

It's always the most safe.

Yeah.

Jonas is so important for our team to come to the Tour.

It gives us meaning to be here.

He's a two-time champion.

And even though he has, for sure, some question marks, he

deserves the full support from us to try and win it again.

Everybody is especially super motivated to turn things around.

And I think that's why we're here.

Pugacar is the yellow jersey.

But, of course, it's not only one opponent you have to think about.

Roglic is just behind me on GC.

I'm third and he's fourth.

We've been racing together for five years.

And then to be the opponent rather than teammates, it feels a bit strange.

He's a very, very good bike rider.

So it's now a tight battle.

So I think today it's going to be pretty intense.

But nothing really easy about it.

It's just nasty.

And, you know, it's like hanging on, hanging in there.

You know, like, pretty much for sure you want to save at the start.

An ideal scenario, if the legs are there, if we can gap Jonas by five seconds with

the 11-kilometer downhill, it would be our first prize of the day.

Because, you know, like what we've seen on

Galibier, their descending is still limited.

Here goes Roglic.

He's absolutely flying his way downhill and about to join Jonas Wengergaard.

Yeah, Rybko is actually on the back.

He's unable to stay with the pace that's been set.

On the Galibier, on stage four, Primoz was

absolutely one of the best in the downhill.

He did catch back like Remco and like Jonas.

So now on stage 11, there is pretty good

downhill there to try to gain time on Jonas.

You cannot compromise.

Today, like, it's a real opportunity to do something in GC.

So, you know, mentally and everything, we have to be ready.

Primoz!

Primoz!

Primoz!

Primoz!

Primoz!

My main rival is Jonas.

He's won now two times in a row Tour de France.

I want to show everyone that I can beat him.

I'm ready to go for it.

Five kilometres to go before the first challenge of the day.

Move up a little bit with Jonas.

We want to be right in front when we start to climb.

The Wiesmann-Lieser bike team at the front of the peloton.

Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe are also there.

Just really focus on this.

Wout van Aert sets the tempo.

Now ahead of you.

Pretty sharp left into village.

Stay in front for now.

Don't kill yourself.

That crashed.

Oh, crash.

Van Aert fell at the turn.

Wout van Aert has crashed.

Wout, the second car is going to come.

Go ahead.

Yes, go ahead.

Time to go.

Come on now.

You now go to Wout.

Wout needs you.

New bike, Wout.

New bike.

Terrible news for Wiesmann-Lieser bike.

They needed van Aert on these first climbs.

But it's game over.

I'm really pissed off.

I just want to help Jonas all the way to the finish.

And I know I have made this job even more difficult.

At the front, Pogacar is surrounded by all his teammates.

Jonas Wengergaard in Pogacar's wheel.

Then Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel.

The four tour favourites are sticking to each other.

UAE starting moving.

UAE starting moving?

Adam Yates picks up the pace.

The yellow jersey group led by several riders of UAE team Emirates.

I'm just especially going to burn you.

Yeah, looks like.

And now for the hardest part.

Such a steep climb.

It's going to be very hard.

Good job.

Keep up the fight.

Jonas, you're ready for attacks of Remco and Pogacar.

Attack of yellow jersey, Pogacar.

Now the Tornado strikes and strikes hard.

Come on, Jonas.

Come on.

Wengergaard can't keep up.

Pogacar out on his own.

Just hit your pace.

Like I said, Puma is a good one to go.

My plan worked.

That was really good.

One of the best climbs from Puma I've ever done.

Look at the gap now.

150 metres and widening.

And Remco is in trouble.

Evenepoel struggling to keep up with Wengergaard and Roglic.

Come on, Remco.

Try to close the gap on Wengergaard and Roglic.

Wengergaard is coming back.

Steadily now on the climb.

Roglic is now in trouble.

Trouble?

Yeah.

Roglic cracks.

It's no fun.

We need to recharge and then try to put some more in the legs.

Wengergaard applying pressure.

He's coming back.

He's closing the gap.

Yeah.

Jonas, come on.

He's not going away.

Come on, dig deep.

Wengergaard doesn't give up.

No, he doesn't.

He's fighting to get on the wheel of the yellow jersey.

Pogacar has a five-second lead on Jonas Wengergaard.

Five seconds only, eh?

Five seconds only.

Pogacar knows that he's coming.

Pogacar first over the top of the climb.

Perfect job, Tim.

That was perfect.

Good job, good job.

Fifteen seconds ahead now.

Fifteen seconds.

One more.

In five seconds.

The gap is opening even more.

Wengergaard's not had the descending speed.

He's kind of dropped off.

He's a bit nervous.

Jonas, eh?

We are still doubting how good Jonas will be on the descent.

We are concerned because we know he will lose even more time, most likely.

Jonas, concentrate on your own descent.

Come on.

After the crash in Basque, I think about the dangers now of the sport.

Going downhill very fast, it's something that I find more scary.

Because I know what happened before and I know how bad it was.

There's clearly something going on with him.

Yeah.

Three months of short behind you.

Wow, look at the speed of Roglic.

Dropping like a stone off the top of the Puy-Marie.

With the descending, try to go as fast as possible.

It's a good feeling to know that I can catch Jonas.

Good job.

Roglic goes through.

Ride together with Rimoscu, you ride together with him.

Last kilometre before the climb.

When we come to the climb, it's immediately steep and you go all out again.

Pogacar is going to tackle this climb with a lead of about 35 seconds.

Can he increase the lead?

So far, he looks very strong.

Wengergaard and Roglic holding on with all their strength.

You have to go now as hard as you can on the climb.

Come on.

Pogacar has 30 seconds.

It's not over yet, Jonas.

Come on.

Come on.

25 seconds.

Now you're closing in again, huh?

They're still in the game.

The gap is now 23 seconds.

Finish.

Fight.

Fight.

Fight your rhythm.

Not nice to experience this when you're dropped.

They cannot manage the power of Jonas.

He's tough.

Suddenly, Roglic comes to a standstill.

The catcher leads Wengergaard by 20 seconds.

You already closed in 15 seconds.

He looks around and realizes that Wengergaard is there.

Jonas, come on.

You're a legend.

You'll catch him back.

There is the yellow jersey.

Wengergaard is getting closer.

Pedal stroke by pedal stroke.

Come on.

Seven seconds.

Seven seconds, Jonas.

Come on.

You're almost there.

You're almost there.

The

blow has been dealt.

Wengergaard comes back.

This is fucking awesome, Jonas.

I look back.

Jonas was there behind me.

The guy was quite a shock, actually.

I can see he's going to go all out, so I need to be focused.

Comes back to Pogacar.

That's not bad, eh?

Pogacar and Wengergaard gauging each other.

Control descent now.

Try to stay in his wheel.

Then you fight till the end today.

Primoz and Remco about 50 seconds, 5-0 seconds behind you.

Remco Evenepoel has caught Roglic.

There's Roglic.

I take his place.

And I'm pushing hard, feeling good.

And that motivated me to try to catch up with Tadej and Jonas.

The top of the Koldepertus.

Roglic is holding on.

They haven't given up on catching the two frontrunners.

You and Remco, 45 seconds behind Jonas and Tadej.

Now I have to really give everything on the road.

And not be afraid to go for it.

Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Wengergaard.

Now onto this descent which is a bit sketchy.

There's mud and everything on this road.

Roglic and Evenepoel are approaching.

40 seconds now.

40 seconds.

40 seconds.

40 seconds.

35 seconds.

3-5 seconds with Remco and Roglic.

Roglic and Evenepoel.

Evenepoel are coming back.

Oh, watch out.

He's really going for it.

30 seconds.

30 seconds.

3-0.

Good job.

It's Roglic.

Yeah, it's Roglic.

I hope he's okay.

Primoz, Roglic is down.

Jump.

Jump.

Jump.

Jump.

Okay, refocus, refocus.

The seconds are going away and we are losing it.

I feel stupid.

Primoz crashed.

Only you against Pogacar.

It's you against Pogacar.

You are already a fucking legend.

When you beat him today, you're even a bigger legend.

Do it for Trine and Frida.

Come on.

500 meters to go to the finish.

Who will be the strongest?

Who will win the stage?

You can still beat him, eh?

You can still beat him.

Come on, Jonas.

After everything I went through, every day I was doubting whether I would

be good enough to fight for the victory against Tadej.

But I finally feel strong.

Now I want to try to show that I'm still one of the best in the world.

Wengenard is turning around.

Who is going to start the sprint?

Here we go, what a duel.

It's so close.

Who is going to take the win?

Jonas Wengenard wins the stage.

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

Yes!

So much fighting spirit today.

So, so, so proud of you.

Just a few months after he was left at the side of the road after a huge crash,

he's back.

The 35th win of his career, his fourth Tour de France stage.

Jonas Vengergaard has announced his arrival back at the Tour.

Yeah!

It's of course very, very emotional for me, coming back from the crash.

Sorry.

It means a lot and all the things I went through in the last few months.

Yeah, I would never have been able to do this without my family.

Yeah, it means so much to win a stage.

Especially to win it for my family.

Yeah, they were there supporting me the whole time.

A victory for Jonas Vengergaard.

Victory for Jonas Vengergaard on Wiesmann Lisa Bike.

Roglic is going to cross the line now.

He loses 56 seconds on the day.

To be sure, this was a hard, proper day, mate, no?

Yeah.

Did you crash?

Yeah.

Are you alright?

Fucking last corner of the day, huh?

The one that was like left, you know, it was wet.

In the forest, though?

Yeah.

Oh!

Don't feel good never to crash, huh?

I mean, I never enjoy it, no?

Obviously, yes, I was just not good enough at that point to ride with Jonas.

But still pushed myself.

It's frustrating, of course.

Because I think in general, he absolutely rode a really great stage.

So he really took it on.

He was hanging on for quite a while.

Primož Roglic, he always gets up.

He always keeps on fighting.

So we still go for podium or more.

There's still a long way to go.

And, you know, one of the three spots, I would

think, like, with that shape, it's doable.

Tadej Pogacar has doubled his lead over Remco Evenepoel.

Jonas Wengergaard is one minute, fourteen seconds behind.

The big victim of the day was Primož Roglic, who lost a lot of time.

I love you.

I love you.

I really do.

You held it.

I've been holding it.

Yeah.

Everybody thinks you're so good and capable.

You're just so fantastic.

Yeah.

It's really good.

There's so many people that love you, honey.

They really do.

I love you, darling.

It's so good.

You can be so proud of yourself.

It's just crazy.

You're such a great guy, man.

You're such a great guy, man.

We didn't expect to win the stage because the chance

that Jonas would beat today were really, really small.

But when everybody says Jonas is not good enough

this year, that gives you some extra motivation.

Jonas is a remarkable rider and he also has a remarkable will.

I just lost five from the beach.

I don't think anyone's done it.

This season, it's been a struggle.

Definitely not an easy situation to start, but in the

end, I think all of us were even more proud of Jonas.

I can say for us, it feels like the season needs to finally start.

This is a special day.

It's been a bit of a crazy year for all of us, I think.

So much bad luck.

To now then, win a stage today is for me emotional.

Thank you to everyone and cheers.

Thirteen kilometres of racing to go.

Crash.

Crash in the middle of the peloton and a number of riders have hit the deck.

There's a crash in the peloton.

Crash in the peloton.

Roglic is down.

Roglic has his back in the fall.

Roglic was in the middle of the crash.

The biggest disaster of the day was for Roglic.

He apparently landed on his right collarbone.

He does crash a lot.

On the flip side, he does bounce back from crashes.

But he didn't look great after that one.

The podium is looking very, very unlikely.

He could even be too hurt to continue.

We don't know.

The main headline of the day is that Primoz Roglic

has been forced to retire from the Tour de France.

There was a massive crash when we were part of it.

Primoz hit the deck really hard.

He's going home.

It's just super frustrating for the whole team.

It's a big blow for us.

Especially, I think it's a big blow for Primoz as an athlete, Primoz as a person.

Especially after a day like yesterday when I think he showed a great fighting spirit.

When he was really taking it on with Wingergaard.

He was giving everything.

And a day later, everything looks completely different.

Upside down.

The most pain I have is on my back part.

So, yeah.

We took a decision all together.

It is what it is.

Obviously, I don't feel good.

I need to move on.

Ali, what are you doing?

I mean, now with the shit crash happening.

You have to accept the fact.

So, I mean, I was really injured.

I couldn't ride.

And it was really a hard hit.

And really down and disappointed about it.

We were really happy when we see Primoz getting up.

I hate it.

I mean, who doesn't?

You never get used to it.

But it's his life mission.

I still feel it.

That's for sure.

But as a show, yes.

As good a fight as possible.

It's hard.

It's definitely hard.

It's hard for myself.

For my family.

But yeah.

I mean, you move forward.

Will we see you on the tour next year?

Yeah.

I mean, the dream to win the tour keeps you going.

I think this day Jonas was a bit lucky.

He was in good shape.

But you need to be constant.

His preparation for three weeks long race.

It's not sufficient.

As Primoz is out, the battle is now between three.

Only I can prove I've got what it takes to be able to win the Tour de France.

Now the battle to win the Tour de France intensifies.

Now I'm really ready for the fight.

Mark Cavendish is back.

I'm throwing everything into one last crack to break the record.

Unfortunately, he has to beat me.

People want fairytale.

Life don't work like that.

Everyone is getting faster and faster.

Yeah.

I always dream to win a sprint stage in the Tour.

The first one is the hardest one.

To make sure no regrets.

Who's going to take it?

Who's going to take it?

Come on!