Tadej Pogacar takes a giant step closer to clinching a third Tour de France title after winning another tough mountain stage.

The Tour ends Sunday on the French Riviera with a time trail from Monaco to Nice, and not in Paris as it usually does because of the Olympic Games.

Tadej Pogacar put on yet another dominant display of climbing ability as he won stage 19 of the Tour de France to stretch out his advantage in yellow and move closer to another slice of cycling history.

Tadej Pogacar took a giant step closer to clinching a third Tour de France title after winning another tough mountain stage on Friday, pulling away from Jonas Vingegaard to move five minutes ahead of his main rival with two days left.

Tadej Pogacar landed surely the winning blow to see off Jonas Vingegaard’s brave challenge with a fourth stage victory of this Tour de France

Stage after stage he has taken time from his rival Jonas Vingegaard. Two tough Alpine stages remain before the race ends on Sunday.

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Tadej Pogacar executed an impeccable climb to win stage 19 of the Tour de France in the Alps, further solidifying his lead over competitors Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. With two stages left,

After winning Stage 19, Pogacar said he would let a breakaway go all the way to the finish this Saturday, but we’ll believe that when we see it.