XRG stormed up the “Bald Mountain,” initiated by rival Jonas Vingegaard’s attack, and still managed to sprint two seconds clear of the Dane at the summit. With this blistering climb, Pogacar smashed the long-standing record of Iban Mayo.

The most iconic stage of the Tour de France, number 16, which ended on the terrible Mont Ventoux, nicknamed Bald by the Italians, saw Valentin Paret-Peintre of Soudal Quick Step, in the final

and maybe even a bigger one than Simon Yates had of winning the Giro d’Italia, which he did. On Mont Ventoux, we saw Pogacar grimace for the first time while following Vingegaard’s wheel. “It wasn’t just the grimace, it was also the fact that ...

Tobias Halland Johannessen collapsed after the finish on Mont Ventoux on Tuesday. The Norwegian rider from Uno-X Mobility crossed the line in 28th place, alongside teammate Andreas Leknessund. However,