The 26-year-old is well on his way to a fourth Tour de France title, pedaling himself into the rarefied air occupied by the sport’s all-time greats.

Tadej Pogacar safely completed the seventeenth stage on Wednesday, which was won by sprinter Jonathan Milan, bringing him one day closer to the finish in Paris. Thursday and Friday will be crucial days for the yellow jersey wearer,

Pogačar did not deliver any last-minute fireworks as the rain and hail teemed down at La Plagne, his one attack halfway up the climb reducing the front group to the four top names on the GC, after which he seemed content to lead at a steady but not relentless pace ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

When the reigning champion suffered a 40 mph crash, his title defense was in jeopardy. Until a man in blue overalls jumped off his motorbike and leapt into action.

Tejay Van Garderen and Brent Bookwalter break down Jonas Vingegaard's strategy against Tadej Pogacar in Stage 19, discussing why they expected more out of the Danish climber.

Dutch rider Thymen Arensman picked up a second stage win at the Tour de France on Friday, winning stage 19 at La Plagne ski resort as defending champion Tadej Pogacar closed in on a fourth title. Barring a collapse,

"We did a very good job until the last climb. Then some riders thought they could sprint all 19 kilometres of the climb and set a super high pace from the botto

After his collapse on the Col de la Loze two years ago, many cycling fans were convinced that Tadej Pogacar would be out for revenge in this year’s queen stage of the 2025 Tour de France. But it didn’t quite play out that way,