Pogačar conquered the Plain of beautiful girls, Sagan fell behind – Cycling – PRAVDA.sk

Two-time defending champion Tadej Pogačar triumphed in Friday’s 7th stage of the Tour de France cycling race and consolidated his position at the head of the overall standings. Pravda, TASR 08.07.2022 17:16 Photo: SITA/AP, Thibault Camus Tadej Pogačar in the yellow jersey during Friday’s 7th stage of the Tour de France 2022. The Slovenian rider of the UAE Emirates team prevailed at the absolute end of the stage while climbing La Super Planche des Belles Filles when he overtook Dane Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) at the finish line. Another Slovenian Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) finished third with a loss of 12 seconds. Peter Sagan did not fight for the win in the hills, he took the 138th place with a deficit of 16:24 min. VIDEO: Watch the end of the dramatic Pure from Tadej Pogacar stage
Heartbreak for Lennard Kamna”Toughest day you’ll ever see” at the Tour de FranceSit back and watch the finish to Stage 7 on La Planche des Belles Filles ⛰#TDF2022 | @TamauPogi | @TeamEmiratesUAE pic.twitter.com/wUT6W2digW — Eurosport (@eurosport) July 8, 2022 Pogačar confirmed the role of favorite in the first mountain stage and celebrated his eighth stage victory at the TdF. “It was really challenging, especially the final climb. In the last corner Vingegaard looked very strong, but my colleagues worked hard for me all day and pushed me to the finish line, where I managed to make it to a successful finish. It was a special day , I also wore special shoes with which I wanted to support the fight against cancer. I dedicate today’s triumph to that. I set myself the goal of winning this stage and I’m glad that I succeeded,” said 23-year-old Pogačar in his first televised reaction , who, thanks to the 20-second bonus, increased the lead in the current classification. The second Vingegaard is 35 seconds behind him, the third is Geraint Thomas from the Ineos Grenadiers team (+1:10 min). Friday’s 176.5 km long stage took the riders through the Vosges Mountains in the east of France, where the first hills and the first mountain finish awaited them. Immediately after the sharp start from Tomblaine, escape attempts began, Sagan also joined in one of them, but the peloton eliminated the attempt. Read more Bory’s boss criticizes Sagan: He is missing the most important thing Only after an hour of fighting did a group of eleven competitors settle in front, which gradually managed to build a two and a half minute lead. About 90 km before the finish line, UAE Team Emirates pulled Vegard Stake Laengen from the breakaway and this team began to chase the 10-member group at the head of the peloton. Mads Pedersen was the first to pass the sprint premium, Wout Van Aert won the largest portion of points in the main pack, thus consolidating his leading position in the competition for the green jersey. Sagan did not score at the premium. On the climb to the first hill, the Col de Grosse Pierre (3.1 km, gradient 6.4%), the leading group was reduced to five riders. The first mountain premium was won by Simon Geschke, the German then crossed the Col des Croix peak (3.2 km, 6.2% gradient) as the first. The reduced leading group worked very well together and managed to increase their lead to three minutes. Max Schachmann was especially active at the front. However, on the final climb up the famous La Super Planche des Belles Filles, one of the Tour’s iconic hills, the escapement ran out of steam. At the foot of the finish hill, the peloton narrowed its lead to just over a minute. Approximately 5 km before the finish line, Lennard Kämna went solo. He showed a heroic performance in the final “wall”, but in the last meters on the gravel road, he ran out of energy when Vingegaard and Pogačar overtook him. The Slovenian favorite finally turned his back on the Dane at the finish line and celebrated his twelfth triumph of the season. Kämn narrowly missed the podium, when Roglič also overtook him. Results of the 7th stage (Tomblaine – La Planche des Belles Filles, 176.5 km): 1. Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia/UAE Team Emirates) 3:58:40 h, 2. Jonas Vingegaard (Dan./Jumbo-Visma) same time as the winner, 3. Primož Roglič (Slovenia/Jumbo-Visma) +12 s, 4. Lennard Kämna (Germany/Bora-Hansgrohe), 5. Geraint Thomas (V.Brit./Ineos Grenadiers) both +14 , 6. David Gaudu (Fr./Groupama-FDJ) +19, 7. Enric Mas Nicolau (Sp./Movistar) +21, 8. Romain Bardet (Fr./DSM), 9. Adam Yates (V.Brit. /Ineos Grenadiers) +29, 10. Sepp Kuss (USA/Jumbo-Visma) +41, …, 138. Peter SAGAN (SR/TotalEnergies) +16:24 min overall ranking after the 7th stage: 1. Pogačar 24:43 :14 h, 2. Vingegaard +35 s, 3. Thomas +1:10 min, 4. Yates +1:18, 5. Gaudu +1:31, 6. Bardet +1:32, 7. Thomas Pidcock (V .Brit./Ineos Grenadiers) +1:35, 8. Neilson Powless (USA/EF Education-EasyPost) +1:37, 9. Nicolau +1:43, 10. Daniel Felipe Martinez Poveda (Col./Ineos Grenadiers) +1:55, …, 131. SAGAN +34:23 ranking of the points competition: 1. Wout van Aert (Belg./Jumbo–Visma) 203 points, 2. Fabio Jakobsen (Hol./Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) 140, 3. Pogačar 108, …, 7. SAGAN 86 ranking of the climbing competition: 1. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Dan./EF Education-EasyPost) 11 points, 2. Pogačar 10, 3. Vingegaard 8