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- Tadej Pogacar snatches the yellow jersey from Primoz Roglic with a superior victory in the twentieth stage.
- In the mountain time trial, the Slovenian separated his compatriot by 1:56 minutes and overtook him in the general classification.
- The 21-year-old will be able to enter the Champs Elysees on Sunday as the winner of the 2020 Tour de France.
Slovenia will celebrate its first ever Tour winner on Sunday. But his name is not Primoz Roglic, as expected, but Tadej Pogacar. The 21-year-old decided the duel against his compatriot, 9 years older than him, on the penultimate stage of the Tour and will be the youngest Tour de France champion for 116 years in Paris on Sunday.
Pogacar, who started the stage 57 seconds behind Roglic, was driving without restrictions. At the first halfway point of the 36.2km time trial, he had recovered 13 seconds. After that, Roglic’s leadership in the overall ranking continually melted away.
On the last steep climb to the Planche des Belles Filles, it was a show of strength from Pogacar. The 21-year-old steadily picked up his pace, overtaking the visibly impaired Roglic in the overall standings and leading 59 seconds at the end. He also secured the mountain jersey.
Roglic crossed the finish line in fifth place (+ 1:56 minutes). The other podium spots went to Tom Dumoulin and Richie Porte, each 1:21 minutes from Pogacar. Thanks to his third place, Porte also improved to third place in the overall ranking.
By far the fastest Swiss
From a Swiss point of view, there was reason to be happy on Saturday as the jury chose stage winner Marc Hirschi as the most combative rider on the circuit.
In the mountain time trial, the 3 Swiss riders did not speak of the top positions. Here is the overview:
- Michael Schär: 44th place in 1:02:12 hours (pending work: 6:17 minutes)
- Sebastian Reichenbach: 90th place at 1:04:19 hours (delay: 8:24 minutes)
- Marc Hirschi: 91st place in 1:04:24 hours (delay: 8:29 minutes)
So it goes
On Sunday, the tour entourage from Mantes-la-Jolie will travel 122 km to Paris (live from 5:30 pm on SRF Zwei). Traditionally, the overall leader is no longer attacked in the last stage.
