So it took Tadej Pogacar just two days to claim the yellow leader’s jersey at this year’s Tour de France. With a searing attack over the top of the final climb into Bologna on Sunday, the big pre-race favourite opened up a 30-second gap over the rest of the GC group as if they were standing still.
Former champion Tadej Pogacar took the overall lead of the Tour de France on Sunday on a sweltering run to Bologna won by French rider Kevin Vauquelin.Along the road Sunday were many skull and crossbones flags in memory of former Italian rider Marco Pantani, whose 1998 Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double Pogacar is hoping to match this year.
The 111th edition of the Tour de France is underway. The race is one of the three grand tours – the others being the Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España – that form the backbone around which the cycling season is structured.