Tadej Pogacar won the 20th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday at Markstein where Jonas Vingegaard, barring an accident, locked in his final victory and where Thibaut Pinot put on a show. All that remains for the Dane is to complete the traditional parade on Sunday towards the Champs-Elysées in Paris to win his second consecutive title in the Grande Boucle with 7 min 29 sec ahead of Tadej Pogacar who beat him in the sprint at the Markstein. After a superb stage in the Vosges, the two favorites arrived together with Felix Gall as well as the brothers Adam and Simon Yates in the last raid where Pogacar made the difference thanks to his punch to offer himself an 11th victory in the Grande Boucle looking like a consolation prize. Because it is indeed Jonas Vingegaard, third in the stage, who must win his second coronation on Sunday, unless there is a very unlikely fall or accident. Pogacar, winner in 2020 and 2021, will be satisfied, like last year, with second place. The Slovenian will also have won two stages and once again the best young rider’s white jersey.
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