BILBAO, Spain : If there were any doubts about Tadej Pogacar's form going into this year's Tour de France, the two-time champion dispelled them in style on the opening stage as he turned on the gas in the first brutal climb of the race on Saturday.The 24-year-old Slovenian was in his first stage race sinc
BILBAO, Spain : If there were any doubts about Tadej Pogacar's form going into this year's Tour de France, the two-time champion dispelled them in style on the opening stage as he turned on the gas in the first brutal climb of the race on Saturday.
Pogacar, who last year cracked under sustained pressure from Jonas Vingegaard's Jumbo-Visma team in an Alpine stage and had to settle for second overall, has already signalled his intent - he will go for the kill whenever given an opportunity. Two of the podium contenders are already out of contention as Enric Mas crashed out of the race and Richard Carapaz, who was involved in the same incident on a descent, took a major hit and finished more than 15 minutes off the pace.
He raised his arms in celebration after British team mate Adam Yates won the stage to take the first yellow jersey after attacking in the final descent.Pogacar took third place and the four-second bonus that goes with it while Vingegaard finished ninth, also 12 seconds off the pace.
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