The days go by and look the same in the Pyrenees.
The arrival at the top of Luz-Ardiden during the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday July 15 gave rise to a new explanation between the favorites and a new victory for the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar, his third on this Tour.
Winner for the second time in two days in the Pyrenees, Pogacar beat the Dane Jonas Vingegaard and the Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, respectively second and third in the general classification.
He increased his advantage to 5:45 on the Dane, who precedes the Ecuadorian by 6 seconds.
Thanks to this new victory at the top, which is added to that of the day before at the Col du Portet, Tadej Pogacar is now the best climber's polka-dot jersey, a tunic that combines with the yellow jersey of the leader of the general classification and the white of the best. young.
Last year, he had already won these three rankings.
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