2022 Tour de France Stage 20 | Highlights

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Team Jumbo-Visma did not hold back in the Tour’s final time trial. Green jersey wearer Wout van Aert was the fastest over forty kilometres, with his team mate and yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard in second place. This was Jumbo-Visma’s third consecutive stage victory, and its sixth of this year’s Tour.

Vingegaard made the fight for the stage win exciting, but in the closing meters, the Dane deliberately left the victory to his Belgian teammate.

“This is unbelievable”, a visibly emotional Van Aert said after his eighth win of the season. “These three weeks are beyond comprehension. We are riding with a powerful team. I thank the whole team and the entire staff from the bottom of my heart. It means a lot to me. We are making our dreams come true. Dreams for which we have been working very hard for so long. Today in the time trial, another dream scenario took place. I gave everything to achieve this. I think I organised my time trial perfectly. I live to win races. Jonas can bring the yellow to Paris tomorrow. It’s really very special to be part of this team.”

Vingegaard’s leading position in the general classification was never jeopardised in the forty-kilometre time trial. If all goes well, the 25-year-old rider will be on the top step of the final podium in Paris tomorrow. “We wanted to go for it again today. This team is incredibly strong and hungry. Wout’s victory is beautiful and moves me. Afterwards, we looked for each other and shared our emotions. It shows that we are very attached to each other within the team. We have always had the feeling that we are working on something extraordinary. Everyone is super happy for each other. They are not only my colleagues but, above all, my friends.”

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