In an unprecedented achievement ... the UAE team is making history in the Tour of France

Slovenian Tadi Bogacher, rider of the Emirates team, came close to winning the Tour de France after snatching the top of the general standings from his compatriot Primus Roglic by 59 seconds in the penultimate stage of the race, paving the way towards crowning him at the end of the competition today.

The 21-year-old cyclist achieved a surprise and made history in the tour of France, snatching the yellow shirt in the penultimate stage, thus carrying 3 shirts, which are yellow, white and dotted, to celebrate today in the last stage in Paris.

The UAE team rider succeeded in resolving the twentieth stage, which was against the clock at a distance of 36.2 km at a time of 55 minutes and 55 seconds with an average speed of 39.5 km / hour, ahead of the Dutchman Tom Domulin and Australian Ritchie Porte, by a minute and 31 difference. A second against the Belgian Foot Van Ayrt.

His compatriot, Primus Roglic, the overall leader since the ninth stage, finished fifth by a minute and 56 seconds, dropping to second place in the overall standings, 59 seconds behind his compatriot, who was 57 minutes behind him before the stage.

If crowned with the title, Bogachar, who will celebrate his 22nd birthday next Monday, will be the youngest cruiser winner since World War II.

Never before has the race witnessed such a shift in the lead since 1989 when American Greg Lemond stripped French Laurent Vignon of the yellow jersey in the last stage in Paris and won his second title after the first in 1986 and added the third in 1990.

Regarding this achievement, Bogachar, who has become a strong candidate for the title in the final stage, which will be more cosmetic than competitive, says: "We dreamed about this from the beginning and we succeeded ... it is unbelievable ... my dream was just to participate in the Tour of France, and today I won it during the last stage." ... we surveyed the course of the stage and knew every turn and every place where I had to raise my speed..I heard my manager on the radio only in the first part of the stage, then I could not hear anything during the ascent because of the crowd's noise .. but I knew very well this part Your climb up well so I went to the end. "

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