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Emirates 24/7
2 days ago
- Sport
- Emirates 24/7
Tadej Pogačar wins his fourth Tour de France for UAE Team Emirates-XRG
Finishing fourth on stage 21, Tadej Pogačar became a four-time Tour de France champion on Sunday afternoon. The world champion was able to celebrate the incredible achievement with his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammates in Paris, all of whom have been instrumental in helping the Emirati squad secure its fourth title in six years. For Pogačar, his fourth Tour success has perhaps been his most resounding yet, with the Slovenian not losing a single second on the road to any of the top five in the general classification between stages 1-20. He becomes only the second rider in Tour de France history, after Maurice Garin in 1903, to do so. Along the way, Pogačar has taken four memorable stage victories and held his great rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) at arm's length. The Danish two-time Tour champion left no stone unturned in his bid to dethrone Pogačar in the Grand Boucle, including an all-or-nothing siege on stage 18, but was unable to repeat his victories of 2022 and 2023. For his efforts, Vingegaard was rewarded with second place in the overall, as Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe's Florian Lipowitz rounded out the podium in third. For the UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Pogačar led the line in style but did so with the unwavering support of his teammates, from Lille to Paris via the Pyrenees and the Alps. The Emirati squad ends its ninth Tour de France with five stage victories, including four from Pogačar and Tim Wellens' superb stage 15 win from the breakaway. It takes UAE Team Emirates-XRG to 26 stage wins on the sport's grandest stage. Sporting the hallowed Yellow Jersey through 13 stages and on the final podium in Paris, Pogačar also vanquishes the polka dot jersey as the winner of the King of the Mountains classification. It is the third time that the Slovenian has won both classifications in his career, and comes courtesy of his dominant displays in mountain stages. The tale of this Tour de France, as was expected ahead of the race, is one of three weeks. From the moment that the flag dropped in Lille at the Grand Départ, Pogačar and his teammates got stuck into the all-action racing which stretched across Brittany and Normandy. Over a series of Classics-style stages, the 26-year-old won a blockbuster affair to Rouen on stage 4 before vanquishing the climb to Mûr-de-Bretagne on stage 7. Heading into the first rest day down a teammate, UAE Team Emirates-XRG bounced back in style through the race's second week, as the Tour de France headed into the Pyrenees. Of the five stages before the second rest day, Pogačar claimed back-to-back victories on Hautacam and Peyragudes, before Wellens rounded out the week with his sensational win on stage 15. In the biggest race of the season, UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Tadej Pogačar are four-time Tour de France champions. Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG won the 2025 Tour de France with a total time of 76:00:32, finishing 4:24 ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike) and 11:00 ahead of Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull–BORA–hansgrohe).
The National
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The National
Tour de France 2025: Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG dominate second week
After a dramatic second week at the Tour de France, there has remained one constant throughout this year's race so far: the relentless domination of Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates-XRG. As the riders took a well-earned breather on Monday after the challenges presented tackling the mighty Pyrenees, Pogacar is sitting pretty at the top of the general classification. The reigning champion currently enjoys a healthy lead of four minutes and 13 seconds over old rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) with Germany's Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) a further 3:40 behind the Dane. It has been a spectacular effort from Pogacar that has seen him follow up his two stage wins in the opening week by repeating the trick in Week 2. Pogacar now stands alone on 21 stage victories – the sixth most of all-time, behind only Andre Darrigade (22), Andre Leducq (25), Bernard Hinault (28), Eddy Merckx (23) and Mark Cavendish (35). The race is heading into its punishing finale where Pogacar faces Mont Ventoux and Col de la Loze which have caused problems for him in the past. 'I'm almost confident to say the route was designed to scare me,' he said with a smile on Monday. 'But I always look at it as a race situation. I actually like all of these climbs.' The second week had started in potentially catastrophic fashion for Pogacar – who is seeking a fourth Tour crown – when the 26-year-old came crashing down on the roads of Toulouse towards the end of Stage 11. As Pogacar quickly dusted himself down and grappled with his bike chain, the rest of the peloton sportingly held back for the race leader to rejoin and maintain his second place, 29 seconds behind yellow jersey-wearing Ben Healy (Education-EasyPost). 'I'm quite OK,' said Pogacar. 'A bit beaten up but we've been through worse days. Thanks to the peloton who waited … big respect to everyone in front.' Stage honours went to Uno-X Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen who secured his – and the team's – first Grand Tour stage despite the Norwegian breaking his collarbone weeks before the Tour. Any thoughts that Pogacar's title-bid might have been damaged by the previous day's fall were quickly dismissed on the famous summit of Hautcam as he blasted to a phenomenal stage win. Last season's triple-crown winner powered away with an 11km solo ascent that was set up to perfection by his teammates and ended with him finishing more than two minutes ahead of a deflated Vingegaard. Pogacar's lead over the two-time champion was now three minutes and 31 seconds. 'For sure, you don't know how the body reacts after the crash but it was not too bad,' said Pogacar after Stage 12. 'We did a super job. The team rode really well.' Another day, another victory for the imperious Pogacar who produced another superlative ride to win Friday's Stage 13 time-trial on the slopes of Peyragudes that also saw teammate Adam Yates seal a top-10 finish. Fastest on every split, Pogacar became the youngest rider to reach 21 stage wins on the Tour, extending his lead to more than four minutes. 'I was feeling good all day, from when I got up,' he said after a brutal 10.9km uphill ride. 'I was planning to go all in from start to finish and that's what I did.' Pogacar was denied a third successive stage win by Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers) who claimed a memorable solo victory having spent the final 35km alone at the front. But the Slovenian was able to land a further blow on Vingegaard by brushing off his attacks before going on to out-sprint the Dane, extending to his lead yet again. Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel – who started the day in third place – saw his tour come to an end as the Belgian was forced to call it quits for this year. 'I've been feeling off for three days,' Evenepoel said. 'Today, I woke up knowing I was empty, and on the climb, my legs just said no.' It was UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider Tim Wellens's day in the spotlight on Stage 15 with the Belgian finishing 1:28 clear of second place Victor Campenaerts (Visma-Lease a bike) after launching an attack with 44km to go. It was Wellens' first Tour victory meaning he now has a Grand Tour clean-sweep having already won two stages on both the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana. 'Not many people win at the Tour de France, so it is a very beautiful victory,' said Wellens. 'I am more happy for him than when I win,' added teammate Pogacar who had crossed the line safely in the peloton, maintaining his huge GC lead. 'Beyond happiness. Tim is one of the best teammates I've ever had. He is sacrificing a lot for me' The race resumes on Tuesday with Stage 16 but there is no let up in the challenges facing the peloton, with riders facing a 171.5km run from Montpellier that finishes with a draining climb up Mont Ventoux. And Vingegaard remains convinced all is not lost. 'I do think I can win it. Of course, it looks very hard now – it's a big gap,' insists the Dane. 'But normally my strength is in the third week. We have to attack.' And as for Pogacar? 'We're ready for a fight with everybody,' he said. 'Especially with Jonas.'
France 24
18-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
Tour de France: Pogacar's Solo Masterclass Seals Stage 12 Victory
05:04 05:04 min From the show Tadej Pogacar delivered a stunning solo performance on Thursday to win Stage 12 of the Tour de France at Hautacam. The Slovenian rider, racing for UAE Team Emirates - XRG, claimed a prestigious mountain victory and struck a decisive blow in the general classification. He reclaimed the yellow jersey and now holds a lead of over two minutes on rival Jonas Vingegaard. Elswhere in Sports News: In football, the summer transfer market is heating up: Liverpool have reached an agreement with Hugo Ekitike, Thiago Almada is set to join Atlético Madrid, Noa Lang is heading to Napoli, and promising Norwegian talent Sverre Nypan has signed with Manchester City. In the Women's Euro, England booked their spot in the semi-finals after a dramatic win over Sweden on Thursday. Other headlines include a record-breaking transfer in women's football, the suspension of the women's marathon world record holder for doping, and a major comeback story in the NBA.
