Paris (AFP)
The incredible happened: when he crossed the finish line of the time trial at La Planche des Belles Filles (Haute-Saône), Tadej Pogacar had the stage victory assured, his third since the start, and the Tour de France in your pocket.
Twenty-four hours before the Champs-Élysées, the Slovenian managed the most unexpected reversal of the situation to dethrone his compatriot Primoz Roglic after 36.2 kilometers.
He erased his 57-second delay to secure a 59-second lead and become the youngest winner of the event since ... 1904.
A bit embarrassed, the one who will not celebrate his 22nd birthday until the day after the arrival of the Tour presents himself as follows: "I'm just a kid from Slovenia."
In Paris, he won three of the four distinctive jerseys: the best young rider's yellow and white, which he still wore on September 19 during the "stopwatch", and the white with red dots for the best climber.
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