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...has been an incredibly spectacular one.

First yellow jersey for the Frenchman!

Biriy Abdel-Kamai wins his first ever stage of the Tour de France!

Oh, my God!

Yes!

You won?

Yes!

The battle for the yellow jersey has been intense.

You survived.

You survived.

Jonas had the worst crash, but he has been battling it out every stage.

Wengergaard is getting closer.

Pedal stroke by pedal stroke.

Tadej Pogacar has dominated the Tour de France so far.

The 14th stage win of his career!

He's leading the GC, but the fight is not yet over.

High altitude.

Big three days.

A lot could still happen.

You never know.

This is the queen stage.

There is one rider who still believes he can win the

yellow jersey and take a third Tour de France title.

The last three stages will be very hard.

4,400 meters of elevation.

It is going to be insane.

But the harder it is, the more it suits me.

This is brutal.

This is so hard.

Tadej Pogacar, his advantage is three

minutes and 11 seconds on Jonas Wengergaard.

But Ogi and his team have to be really careful.

Because they just don't know what Wengergaard is capable of.

Anything is possible in the Tour.

This race is on.

Tiesje is making progress, guys.

Applause for Tiesje.

On behalf of the coaches, we really want to compliment you for the way we raced

Sunday, where Jonas did one of his best performances ever.

And it was also clear that... that Pogacar was fucked.

So now we need to find the key, his weak spot.

And can we use that on Friday and Saturday?

Friday, we really want to go for it again.

And figure out in which way do we believe we have the best

chance of winning with Jonas, slash getting time back.

Tadej Pogacar seems to be on top form.

But I still think that deep down in the hearts of the other riders, they haven't

given up hope yet that, well, Tadej Pogacar is human.

Because in previous years in the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar always has a bad day.

Always in the high mountains, and always in the last week.

Pogacar has his jersey all the way zipped open.

I think he's not looking so good.

I'm gone.

I'm dead.

This year, we have a very hard end to the Tour with the two biggest mountains.

We plan already in the wintertime to win the race.

But in the final weekend, we are going to make the best out of it.

For me, I haven't lost faith.

Last year, it took quite some time before he actually cried.

So... If, like, all in, you can still cry every day, right?

I would say, yeah.

We should not just go down without a fight, at least.

Okay, guys.

Thanks.

The sound check.

I've shown before that, especially in the third week, it's my best week.

And we will give absolutely everything to see if we can win.

From all we know, like, the last two years when we had a stage like this,

it was really possible.

I know I can handle the fatigue.

Yeah.

Ideally, we have somebody in the break.

And then, yeah, then you have to take over.

And I hope that he will be able to do it.

I think he will be really fatigued.

Yeah, yeah.

But this is, like, this is the way we have to act tomorrow.

I agree.

I agree.

Frida, waiting for you on the top.

Exactly.

Will be nice.

It's been a tough way.

It's been a long, hard fight to just make it to the Tour de France.

And, of course, yeah, I would never have been able to do it without my family.

They supported me, yeah, every day.

See there?

Yeah.

Yeah.

It's going to be emotional for all of us.

To be able to win for my family would be really amazing.

Soft, gentle.

It's always high.

It's Tour de France.

The last three stages, 19, 20, 21, you can have a bad day.

You easily lose five minutes, six minutes, ten minutes.

Thomas is flying.

It's quite impressive.

All my bad days I had was long, long climbs and altitude.

Yeah, I just cracked physically and mentally.

I think that was the worst day on the bike.

If you were to attack with more surprise or something, I think you could make it.

It would make me suffer a bit more and maybe crack me.

He knows that he can win again this year.

I don't want to have any regrets.

Good morning, everyone.

You're on the Tour de France route.

In three days' time, the scene will be lovely on a street that's miles away.

A beautiful promenade, Promenade des Anglais.

But not yet.

First, we have to wend our way through the Alps of Provence.

It's sure to be a grueling stage.

This is the stage today where we can expect

absolute chaos and a shake-up in the positions.

With Wies' Melissa Bike and UAE Team Emirates dominating,

very little has been left for others at this race.

For the likes of Decathlon, AD2R, La Mondiale, who've invested big money in

success, time is running out to get anything from this Tour de France.

Today's focus is simple.

It's the general classification.

And our main objective, and it's really important, is to place in the top ten.

We need to concentrate our efforts so that Felix can win a top ten position.

Decathlon, AD2R are not having the Tour de France they would have liked.

Felix Gall is in difficulty.

He is distanced.

We won a stage at last year's Tour and finished eighth.

This year we have to do every bit as well.

We set out with a double objective.

Stages with Sam and the GC with Felix.

It hasn't gone to plan.

Their star sprinter has gone home.

Hard blow for sprinter Sam Bennett.

It's the end of his Tour de France.

Felix Gall sits in eleventh.

There's a big difference between finishing tenth and finishing eleventh.

To finish top ten could be the success.

I still cannot relax because I'm a leader and it's a lot of pressure.

Especially if you're not winning anything.

Of course there is also pressure with the new sponsor.

I know I have the responsibility to give 100% for the goal of the team.

Even at top ten, it's not so easy.

I was hoping that it was possible.

Yeah.

I'm still okay.

The top seven or eight is still up for grabs.

It's still possible.

We should all be strong so that Felix can have a strong finish.

We don't have a choice, do we?

I mean, if he can't do it, it's no good.

It's a difficult time right now.

But that's just the way it is.

But you show character and keep pushing.

When you go through difficulties.

There's no point getting upset and angry though.

Especially at a time when we all need a good performance.

I've been like this since I was a small boy.

Because when I was younger and played games with friends, I threw everything on

the floor when I saw I wasn't going to win.

I've always been like this and been a combative soul, you know.

It's just the way I am.

Yeah, yeah.

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

It's not too bad.

Yeah, it's not bad.

We're on the knife edge.

Which way is it going to go, you know?

Are we going to stay 11th or are we going to tip over?

We're on the knife edge and I hope it will tip in the right direction.

Upwards.

Well, all the best with it.

It is clear that we are under pressure.

And with the big teams like Visma and UAE controlling the peloton very aggressively,

it makes it very difficult for all the rest of us to be able to compete here and win.

Okay, Fabrizio, let's go.

It's a short stage, but it packs an enormous punch.

Jonas Wengergaard, does he have something special for today?

We'll just keep an eye on what the Visma-Lisebein plan

is because this is the stage that Visma have played for.

This is the one that they have planned.

This is the one that they believed, even before you know it, before Jonas was

injured, that they could win the Tour de France on.

The ideal situation for us would be Jonas

attacking on the bonnet, getting separation.

If that would be the case, that would be, of course, ideal.

Visma-Lisebein's plans for Jonas Wengergaard to make back time on Tadej

Pogacar and try to win that yellow jersey

means this stage will be raced aggressively.

The pace is going to be high and at this stage in the race, riders will get dropped.

Heading for the summit of La Bonnette.

It's the highest road in France.

It's a long, long, long climb.

What's going on?

Really good job, Jonas.

Really good.

I think we should try it by surprise.

Come on, huh?

We have a feeling that you were very afraid of our plan.

Five kilometers to the steepest part.

UAE starts pulling very hard to try to break me.

The pace has suddenly picked up.

The show of force of UAE Team Emirates is relentless.

Good job, guys.

Good job.

The battle for the general classification is merciless.

And the contenders accelerate.

These riders simply can't respond.

This fucking stupid tour.

There is a bit of a gap there with seven or eight riders being dropped.

Steph Kras has been dropped here.

And Felix Gall.

Two riders in terms of the general classification distanced by this sudden

acceleration of the team of UAE on the climb.

Felix Gall.

Felix Gall is distanced.

Felix Gall.

It's... I cannot really...

Yeah, they attack and they are gone.

The peak of the Tour de France.

A Tour de France has never reached an altitude of 2,803 meters.

Above 2,000 meters, oxygen is scarce.

And this is a problem for many riders.

When you're in high altitude, it's harder to breathe.

It's harder to put out your maximum performance.

And, yeah, normally Jonas is really, really good in that particular part of climbing.

Jonas Wengergaard fully in control.

You've got to tell him to stop pushing so hard.

They need to sit back a bit.

They're killing themselves now.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Today he'll be on his own.

You've got to be careful.

It seemed like a few teammates of today are getting a bit tired there.

You always just have an eye on him.

And if I see an opportunity, I will still take it.

1K, it again flattens a bit for you, Jonas.

But you do it on your own feeling, eh?

Come on, you do a great job.

From the car, you can make very nice tactics and

come up with very nice ideas where you do attack.

But he is the one on the bike.

He has to make the final call.

We saw from a distance that Pogacar was peering

around a bit and looking down a little and all that.

He's starting to get tired.

Which of these two riders is feeling best?

Which of these two riders is bluffing?

I'm a bit tense, but it'll be okay.

For sure, at that point, I was nervous.

4K, bottle point, 5K, the top.

Can Wengergaard pull something out of the hat?

We're going to find out which rider is the strongest.

Paton Bonnet...

I was looking around and he didn't seem so confident.

He marked me all those years.

I don't move from this wheel and I'm not giving anything to a chance.

And now Tadej Pogacar.

Pogacar decides to strike.

I was like, okay, now we go for the stage.

Big acceleration.

He looks at Wengergaard and says, anything you can do, I can do better.

Just fucking punish him.

Come on, you go back to him.

The blow has been dealt.

Wengergaard is going to try and come back.

I didn't really expect Tadej attacking.

I knew that if somebody could follow him, it would be me.

Tadej Pogacar is rampaging his way across the mountains of the Tour de France.

You can do it, Tadej, you can do it.

You can do it.

Can Wengergaard do it?

Has he got one more stinging attack?

I don't feel so good.

I'm really sorry.

I don't feel that well.

That Friday to Isola was to turn the Tour de France upside

down, but it was one of the worst days I've had on a bike.

The scintillating speed of the superstar Slovenian is too hot to handle.

I never had days like this before, but, yeah, some days it is just like that.

Pogacar is flying his way up this mountain now.

Go Tadej, that's it.

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

I was on a good day.

I know that really long climbs are not the best what I do, but, yeah, I felt really

good, and finally, I got it, and I can relax a bit now.

It's a triumph for Tadej Pogacar.

Fourth stage wins in this year's Tour de France.

His domination is total.

Good, good, good, good.

He's got to be the best rider out there by far.

He's clearly the best in the world right now.

Too bad, but it is what it is.

It was the moment where we finally had to admit to ourselves that we are only

fighting for second place.

It's official.

The gap between Pogacar and Wengergaard is now over five minutes.

This is hard for Jonas Wengergaard.

He realizes now the dream of victory is over, and he breaks.

I was just completely empty, completely dead.

Hey, I'm proud of you.

You did everything that matters.

Really.

I think 20 years ago nobody dared to show emotions, but

now, yeah, it only shows that you're human, to be honest.

And here is Felix Gall.

This is not good for him.

He will move from 11th to 14th place in the overall classification tonight.

Super disappointing.

It's not happening anymore.

You know, you fight for 18 stages for every second.

Your teammates, they turn themselves inside out, and all for nothing.

There's nothing worse than to finish a Tour de France without a win.

And that's what happened to us last year.

So anyway, Felix wasn't great today.

Yeah, it was tough.

He had a bad feeling from the start.

But it's a good question as to why, because it's not normal.

What do you think is wrong with him?

Is it his legs?

Well, I don't think it's a question of legs, but what it is, I'm not so sure.

So, there is something we need to learn and understand.

But if it's not his ability, then there's got

to be something else going on, hasn't there?

We had a plan which didn't work.

We are in a tough situation, and we are not coping.

We are not up to it.

And this is a problem.

No, I haven't seen him.

We're going to evolve and make changes, and

chase results that right now are unattainable.

We started the tour thinking we were going to smash it.

Sadly, it didn't work out that way.

So, understandably, it's difficult.

It's been one of the hardest times of my career.

Even if you have a great cycling season, if you can't cope in the Tour de France,

then nothing matters besides that.

Vincent Lassonde-Lavenu, manager of the legendary AG2R team for over 32 years,

one of the oldest French cycling teams, has been unceremoniously removed from the team.

The biggest shock for me was now knowing that you are less important.

Suddenly, you're no longer relevant.

It cuts even more keenly when you've been running a company for many years.

His is one of the top teams at the start of the Tour de France.

At the edge of endurance, Félix Galle wins.

We've had 18 tours together.

That's a lot of tears, yet so much joy.

Yes!

What a rollercoaster.

When I look back, we've been through a hell

of a lot together, and it's been a crazy ride.

It's going to be emotional, you know?

Clearly, cycling has been his whole life.

I'm proud of what we've achieved.

But the circumstances of this year's tour were very unusual.

I mean, Pogacar has ridden some incredible races, and won incredible victories,

and there's been little in it for the rest.

But what could I do, though?

Jonas, how brutal is this year's race?

First Tour de France, and how super is Tadej Pogacar in this year's edition?

Yeah, I mean, I think he's on a super high level.

I mean, I was also on a super high level the

first two weeks, and then now a bit less, but...

Yeah, now the fight for the win is over, but

for the second and third place, it's not over.

Now it's another two days, and I just have to

try to do my best to stay in the second place.

I think it's... I think cycling is very hard.

You have to make a lot of sacrifices.

I'm a lot away from home, from my wife, from my daughter.

I didn't want to fight anymore.

She's fantastic.

But, of course, the mindset is to go for the

best possible, position in the classification.

And then...

Yeah, then we'll see what happens.

Hello, everyone.

And welcome to the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France.

We are without doubt in a wonderful place.

Riders can often take the penultimate stage with ease, but not this time.

Impossible.

You make this longer, it's like you're sitting in the woods.

Fill a nice one, eh?

This is always chaos.

And it's family photo now.

Like it's cool.

After Wengergaard's performance on stage 19,

there is one rider who can make a power move.

Remco Evenepoel, who's in third place.

Knowing the young rider and his character, he will chase

Jonas Wengergaard relentlessly as a message to the future.

A warning which states, I'm not just here the once, next year I'm coming back.

Second and third places are very much for the taking.

Yeah, you're right.

I mean, there's less than two minutes between Jonas Wengergaard and Remco

Evenepoel, so Remco will have a great chance to snatch

second place here at this year's Tour de France.

This is it then.

You lot.

Last time, guys.

The last time, eh?

Not the last, the penultimate.

No, but with the sticky numbers, it's the last time.

So, goal number one was to win the Tour de France.

You good?

But Tadej has destroyed the rest of the competition.

That feeling of losing, or not winning, is not something I've ever felt before.

And I've learned that you lose more races than you win when you compete in the Tour.

Although, if you're Tadej Pogacar, you won't.

I know now that Tade#s nailed it.

He's going to win the Tour de France.

But in my head, I...

I'm focusing on the number two spot.

So, guys.

You feel the end is near.

You feel everybody's tired.

We're also tired.

But it's also a good moment to try to hit back.

And that's what we're going to do today.

We already did a super good three weeks.

It's just one final push.

I still feel fresh.

I think Jonas was less fresh than myself yesterday after the finish line.

There is a huge possibility, Jok.

We really have to commit to the plan and believe in it.

I'm feeling good in terms of morale and

motivation again after the Stage 19 performance.

Remco Evenepoel and Wengergaard locked together.

I feel a sense of responsibility towards my whole team.

If I can finish second in the GC, I'd prove

to them all that our future is looking good.

Ready for today?

Yeah.

Ready to rumble.

The main goal for today is to keep Jonas in second place.

We stay in front around Jonas.

And Jonas always reacts on Remco.

We are aware that Remco might try to attack Jonas, especially because he gave

the worst impression, I would say, of the whole Tour de France he gave on Stage 19.

And we know that it will be a super, super hard day.

Yesterday I wanted to try to attack, but I

didn't have the legs and I'm not giving up.

I still want to finish second and I'm really motivated for today.

And I will, of course, do everything I can to follow Remco.

You show him that you are the better climber and GC rider.

It's a very difficult day in the mountains.

It could be one of those crazy days when everything explodes.

It's one of the hardest days of our life.

At the back, they're already suffering, huh?

Team Sudol Quick-Step is trying to put something in place for Remco Evenepoel.

Come on, boys, now.

You got this.

Remco Evenepoel looks very comfortable this afternoon.

The team in front of him.

We don't have to be afraid to go into the battle with them, I think.

They will look at us, that's for sure.

They will not give freedom.

They will keep us close.

But as a team, I think we are strong.

Wengergaard is much further down in the group at the moment.

I heard that Wengergaard was a bit ropey this morning.

This is the final climb.

Col de la Cuyol, the finish is at the top.

As the climbers know, they need to ride this flat out.

We can go up a gear here.

And then we'll see what happens.

He begins to force the pace on this climb.

After I set a very high pace with my

teammate, Mikel Landa, I prepared my attack.

Remco Evenerboel, he seems calm, serene.

And focused.

You really have to be careful.

And if Remco attacks, you have to follow, of course.

Remco Evenerboel decides to strike.

Come on, Remco.

First move does nothing.

Come on, Jonas, sit in the wheel and profit, eh?

I told myself, just wait a little bit longer.

Just keep putting more pressure on Jonas.

Remco, another big acceleration.

Mid-gear change there.

Set the high pace as long, as long as possible, eh?

Remco Evenerboel trying to put Jonas Vengergaard on the ropes.

Come on, eh?

I thought he was beginning to get very tired out there.

But he didn't let go.

So I got back on my, back on my saddle.

I'm still one of the best guys, of course.

I can go on the limit of what you're capable of and give everything you have.

Jonas Vengergaard attacks in turn.

Evenerboel dropped, Evenerboel dropped.

Counter attack by Jonas Vengergaard.

Keep fighting, mate.

Come on, mate.

Key moment for Vengergaard.

This is a huge step towards securing second place overall.

He's, yeah, a good rider.

I knew that he would be there.

He would be up with us.

But even if I was at 95% or 90%, then I won the Tour de France two times.

Jonas, you've shown that you're stronger.

Very good.

Remco Evenerboel took a big risk today.

Come on, seriously.

I had nothing more to give out there.

My legs were empty.

They were so tired.

So I settled into a slower rhythm.

And just resigned myself to third place.

And accepted that those two are better than me.

We were always hoping to have more.

He has the bad luck that he knows.

He's in the same generation as today.

And Vengergaard.

He's in the same generation as today.

The coming years will be more difficult for him.

Because now he was third.

And people are expecting from him that he will do better in the future.

And himself, he thinks as well.

Like this.

But he learns from it.

And this is something he will take with him for the next years.

Two best riders in the Tour de France got rid of the third man.

Two great champions.

Who will battle it out for the stage win.

And the yellow jersey speeds up.

Vengergaard shakes his head.

Tadej Pogacar flies towards his fifth stage win in this Tour de France.

The winner here at the peak of the Col de Chiol.

More than ever.

The hero of the 2024 Tour de France.

Another stage win for a small team.

After almost three weeks of the Tour de France, the mountain stages are over.

There's just a time trial for them all as they ride towards Nice.

Not Paris this time, but Nice.

There is one certainty, however.

The finishing podium will not change.

Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vengergaard and Remco Evenepoel.

Yet only one, though, will be crowned champion at the end.

When people talk about you like greats of all time, what do you think about that?

It's flattering, but let's wait.

Maybe at least end of my career.

And then they can speak about whatever they want.

Best time for Tadej Pogacar in 39 minutes, 28 seconds.

39 minutes, 28 seconds.

Tadej Pogacar in the lead at the third checkpoint.

I always loved to race against all the best in the world.

Then you really can say that you won against everybody.

Mark Cavendish, the Max Missile, has completed his career in the Tour de France.

He came here with one thing on his mind and one thing only.

To take the record of anyone.

Mark Cavendish.

He kisses the air and he says goodbye to the fans.

Every single by-rider there grew up dreaming about the Tour.

And one stage makes a rider's career.

One stage changes your life.

I understand the beauty of maybe history being created at the Tour, I guess.

No

one has an answer to the speed of the yellow jersey.

The green jersey.

Gourmay is the green jersey of the Tour de France.

An historic moment that ushers cycling into a new era.

To win the green jersey, it's like... What can I say, you know?

I think this is the only thing you can have in your life.

The best moment.

Renko Evenepoel finishes third in the Tour de France.

I'm happy with everything I did.

Everything the team have achieved.

I was pretty much the only one out there challenging them.

To share the podium with these two Tour de France winners...

It's still something very special.

I think day by day, week by week, season by season, we will get there.

If we're patient.

The crowd greeting the Slovenian superstar, Tadej Pogacar.

Who has chosen to make it another stage win.

One minute and two seconds faster in real time than Jonas Wengergaard.

The defending champion of this Tour de France.

We believe that I still had a chance of fighting.

We had to see how far I could make it.

And I did make it to a very, very high level.

This year, absolutely nothing has been going according to the plan we've made.

With my injury, it's almost a bigger achievement that I'm finishing second.

Than winning a Tour de France where everything is going perfectly to the plan.

Tadej Pogacar, six stage wins and third victory in a Tour de France.

He doesn't win just for himself.

He wants to be a role model and inspire the riders of the future.

Watching him win is emotional.

It was just a lot of work and all this.

I'm sure you feel relieved now that all this hard work was paid off.

There will always be a rider in a generation that comes around.

And that's him.

It's wicked.

It's beautiful to share the peloton with him.

To have seen that face down.

He's a mighty champion.

The greatest champion of them all.