Lease a Bike seemed to have buried the hatchet - at least temporarily - after Team UAE Emirates-XRG made several cynical and critical remarks about the Dutch squad during the first week of the Tour de France.

Tadej Pogacar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey on Friday.

Tadej Pogacar continued his charge towards an anticipated fourth Tour de France title when he stretched his overall lead to over four minutes by winning the 13th stage, a lung-busting 10.9-km uphill time trial on Friday.

XRG got through the day just fine, avoided a crash in the opening phase, and is on the mend from some recent throat and nasal issues. That’s also why he was able to stay calm, even when he accidentally ended up in the breakaway.

Pogacar was even better as soon as the road started to climb and he crossed the finish line at Peyragudes with a lead of 36 seconds over Vingegaard, his closest challenger. Primoz Roglic was third, 1 minute, 20 seconds off the pace.

A promised two-rider battle fades away as the three-time winner from Slovenia shows his superiority in the Pyrenees—and everywhere else.

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Tadej Pogacar reflects on winning the first mountain stage of the 2025 Tour de France, explaining how he was able to rebound from his Stage 11 crash and pick up his 20th Tour de France stage victory.

Tadej Pogacar unleashed a vintage assault on the unforgiving slopes of Hautacam, crushing the Tour de France 12th stage and leaving chief rival Jonas Vingegaard gasping for air and clinging to fading hopes on a brutal,

Stage 15 of the Tour de France was one for the breakaway riders, but there was no rest day for the GC contenders. The stage opened with yet again blistering speeds and a crash involving several big