2024 Tour de France Stage 14 | Highlights
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Tadej Pogačar showcased his dominance in the first Pyrenean stage of the Tour de France 2024, winning in Saint Lary Soulan with a decisive attack 4.6 km from the finish line. The yellow jersey holder’s victory on the 151.9 km stage from Pau to Saint Lary Soulan, which included climbs of the Tourmalet, the Hourquette d’Ancizan, and a summit finish, highlighted an outstanding performance by UAE Team Emirates.
The stage began with Wellens and Pollitt leading the peloton over the Tourmalet, managing the gap to the day’s main breakaway. Soler then helped reduce the attackers’ lead. On the final ascent, Sivakov and Almeida took over, setting the pace before Adam Yates attacked with 7 km to go, gaining a small advantage.
Yates’ move set the stage for Pogačar’s powerful acceleration at 4.6 km from the finish. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) were the only riders able to initially follow, but the gap widened as Pogačar, supported by Yates, pushed ahead.
Pogačar overtook the last breakaway survivor, Ben Healy (EF-EasyPost), and maintained his lead to the finish, securing his 13th career stage victory and UAE Team Emirates’ 52nd win of 2024. Vingegaard finished second, 39 seconds behind, with Evenepoel in third at 1’10″. Yates finished seventh, 1’23″ behind.
In the general classification, Vingegaard is now second, 1’57″ behind Pogačar, with Evenepoel third at 2’22″. Almeida is fourth at 6’01″, and Yates is seventh at 8’32″.
Reflecting on his win, Pogačar said, “The plan was to win the stage on the final sprint and try to catch a few bonus seconds, but winning like this is way better! Adam’s attack put me in a situation where I could attack myself, following my instinct. It’s because of the excellent work of my teammates that I’ve done this, and I’m thankful to all of them. I’m super happy I’ve won. Let’s keep this positive energy so we can win more!”
The peloton faces another challenging stage on Sunday: a 197.7 km route from Loudenvielle to the summit finish at Plateau de Beille, featuring the Col de Peyresourde, Col de Mente, Portet d’Aspet, and Col d’Agnes.
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