Team BikeExchange Jayco’s Simon Yates produced the time trial of his career to win stage 2 of the Giro d’Italia, and put himself in a strong position in the general classification going into stage 3. Mathieu van der Poel narrowly missed out on the stage win, coming in second to retain the maglia rosa.
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Mathieu van der Poel lived up to his pre-race favourite status to win the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia and secure the pink jersey. In a chaotic finale after a tough climb to the line, the indefatigable Dutchman powered past fellow debutant Biniam Girmay as Caleb Ewan hit the deck after a touch of wheels.
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Wout van Aert won the final stage 21 sprint of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées, denying Mark Cavendish a record-breaking 35th stage victory, as Tadej Pogačar retained the Yellow Jersey following a sensational three weeks of cycling.
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Tadej Pogacar navigated the 30.8km time trial to Saint-Emilion with ease to put himself on the cusp of a successive Tour de France overall win. The Slovenian held an insurmountable-looking 5’45” lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) ahead of the penultimate day of riding and took a risk-free approach to the ITT, finishing eighth on a stage won by Wout van Aert.
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Slovenia national champion Matej Mohoric doubled up on the Tour de France after riding clear of a 20-man break to solo to glory in Stage 19 at Libourne. Mohoric celebrated with a controversial finger to his mouth and a zip-shut signal one day after his Bahrain Victorious team hotel was raided by the police in Pau.
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