Neither at the beginning nor at the end: Vingegaard is the shadow of Pogacar

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Until the Elysian Fields, each ramp will be a battle, the penance for

for his mistake on the way to the Granon.

He has a shadow now that he cannot get rid of,

so attached to him with his flaming yellow and without apparent suffering.

In the second opportunity offered by the Tour after the Alpe d'Huez, the short but fierce climb of the Croix Neuve, the Slovenian left his soul, a devilish rhythm sprinkled with accelerations that would make anyone tremble.

Not the leader, Jonas resists.

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It was the expected war and the tie on Mount Jalabert -not even in the sprint could he scratch half a second- is an incentive for Vingegaard, a moral support because he did not feel so full in such explosiveness.

Before, there had been another beautiful fight ahead of him, with a jackpot for a guy who doesn't stop chasing him even if luck eludes him.

was a colossus in the rise where the Spanish were kings.

He woke up the climb in the lead, was overtaken by a cyclone called

and managed to be reborn to overtake him again and add a beautiful victory, his fourth in the Tour although the last one was already five years ago.

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A good handful of minutes behind the Australian -

finished fourth -, the wolves arrived, who now have to rest from their struggles for the yellow until at least Wednesday in the Pyrenees.

Pogacar and Vingegaard dancing close together from below (no Jumbo could relieve him this time), the rest of the favorites behind, with little distance.

, however, lost some time to almost all of his rivals for the Top 10, where he has slipped in since the escapes of

(he is seventh).

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Pogacar is a runaway colt and his mind has been a mess since the Jumbo made him fall into the trap and now the Tour is at a crossroads.

He studies what remains, points out slopes, loopholes where he can recover time.

And he also tries to surprise, although in the previous warning that "it will not be a day for the men of the general".

But, just in case, he attacks from the start, a few kilometers from leaving Saint Etienne, leaving the peloton in pieces.

His surprising arreón, with

at the wheel, almost caught Vingegaard off guard, who had to come back in first person.

It was the only time he was going to lose his wheel, lesson learned.

Many others,

included, were cut off.

He didn't go anywhere and everything was put together, but it was a clear warning of his nervousness.

The day, relentlessly towards Mende, progressed with a huge escape that made its way with the permission of the Jumbo.

Illustrious stage hunters, with two Spaniards in the bid (

and Marc Soler).

Before tackling the penultimate ascent, the Cote de la Fage, now in full swing, an ambitious quartet was formed and Luisle, who was about to end the Spanish streak in Megeve precisely where

raised his arms for the last time four years ago years and 83 stages (

also won at the Jalabert summit), he dreamed together with Matthews,

.

More so when Kron suffered a breakdown and the trio faced the three kilometers with some advantage, more than 10% on the way to the aerodrome.

But the weakness of the Murcian was soon seen, and he confessed that he had had a bad night, when Matthews increased the pace.

The one with the Bike Exchage was going to star in a beautiful feat.

He was the one who broke the breakaway at more than 50 kilometers, who resisted Bettiol's comeback and all those who came from behind and who raised his arms in Mende.

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