Tadej Pogacar threw down the gauntlet to Jonas Vingegaard in Bologna as Kévin Vauquelin made it two French stage winners from two
Photograph: Papon Bernard/ReutersPhotograph: Papon Bernard/ReutersJonas Vingegaard responds to late Tadej Pogacar attackLast modified on Sun 30 Jun 2024 18.22 CESTTadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates threw down the gauntlet to defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaardon the hills ringing Bologna, taking over the race lead after stage two of the 2024 race.
Any doubts over Vingegaard’s race fitness were dispelled when the Visma-Lease a Bike rider responded with aplomb to Pogacar’s violent acceleration, 11 kilometres from the finish, on the second of two ascents of the galleried climb to San Luca Basilica, overlooking the Italian city.
If the French were swooning after a weekend of back-to-back wins, with veteran Romain Bardet claiming the stage and overall race lead on Saturday, there was disappointment too, as the DSM-Firmenich PostNL rider let the yellow jersey slip through his fingers to the flying Pogacar.Despite his spell in hospital, after crashing on a high-speed descent in April, Vingegaard’s descending skills appeared fully intact as he sped towards the finish in Pogacar’s wake.
Following the Slovenian’s attack, the pair were soon clear of their main rivals for the overall win with only Tour debutant Remco Evenepoel of Soudal Quick-Step, and EF Education EasyPost’s Richard Carapaz able to close the gap by the finish line.
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