Tadej Pogacar’s rapacious appetite for stage wins was in evidence yet again in the climbs of the Vosges, as he raced to his fourth victory of this year’s Tour de France at Le Markstein.
Key Points
- Tadej Pogacar attacked 1.6 kilometres from the summit of Col de Haag, 7.5 kilometres from the finish.
- His move left Jonas Vingegaard, Paul Seixas and Florian Lipowitz in his wake.
- Paul Seixas, discreet since the opening weekend in Montjuic, matched Vingegaard on the rolling descent.
- On the sprint to the finish Seixas dropped the double winner and surged ahead.
- Seixas took the lead in the young rider's classification.
Pogacar’s attack came 1.6 kilometres from the summit of the final climb, the Col de Haag and 7.5 kilometres from the finish line and left Jonas Vingegaard, Paul Seixas and Florian Lipowitz in his wake.
But Seixas, a discreet presence since the opening weekend in Montjuic, matched Vingegaard on the rolling descent to the finish line, before dropping the double winner on the sprint to the finish and taking the lead in the young rider’s classification.
