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Mads Pedersen has been referred to as Danish Dynamite in the recent past. Get beyond the first draft we seem stuck in right now? And if, as I suspect we will be, we’re talking about him for the next decade or more, so do we. The term is used to describe any Dane who, ironically, wins stuff. Guided by Sepp Piontek, considered one of the great managers of his era, and possessing a golden generation of talent they played a fast paced attacking style that made them beloved even outside their homeland. Surely this is just the first draft?

Follow our live text updates from Stage 16 of the 2022 Tour de France as Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar resume their battle for the yellow jersey.

Meanwhile, Jumbo-Visma have two domestiques on the front to regulate the pace of the peloton because of the threat of Vlasov up the road in the same break as... He'll be hoping to get through the next few days so he can have a shot of glory in Cahors in Stage 19 and then in Paris on Stage 21. The Spaniard is clearly in a world of pain as he ploughs a lonely furrow off the back of the peloton with the broom wagon closing in... The peloton passes through the intermediate sprint 6'44" down on the leaders so, as things stand, Aleksandr Vlasov is up to fifth place in the virtual standings. He's clearly in a bit of grief and receiving some attention while holding onto the car door. To be fair, McNulty and Van Aert, too, have done the same thing for Pogacar and Vingegaard, so all the big GC favourites have reinforcements with them for this descent. From nowhere, he sprints from far back as the main pack emerges from a sweeping bend. Jonas Vingegaard is quick to latch onto his back wheel and the riders in yellow and white open up a small gap before Pogacar, looking over his shoulder and seeing the others not comprehensively distanced, knocks it off to allow Thomas and the other Ineos riders to bring it back together. Bardet is still off the back though and with two DSM teammates... He's on the radio straight away and calling for a new bike. Almost instantly, Rafal Majka comes to the front to set the tempo for his teammate Pogacar, instantly dropping those Movistar riders who were going the honours. In the end, Michael Woods couldn't make it a one-two with Valentin Madouas catching the chasers before the line before outsprinting Woods for second place.

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Mads Pedersen is another name that many screw up, but it’s easier than you think . In Danish, the d in Mads is actually silent. Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis is “bee-yarn-uh” and “reese.” But don’t worry. Unfortunately though, Vingegaard’s background is fish– he worked at a fish market when he was coming up through the ranks in cycling. Fun fact two: There is no such thing as a “danish” in Denmark. There are just called pastries-of which there are many. Which would be a great name for a poultry farmer. So the Jumbo-Visma’s rider’s last name basically means a wing yard.

Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo retained the overall lead from defending champion Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas of Ineos as the Tour entered the Pyrenees.

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Canadian rider Hugo Houle won Stage 16 (Carcassonne to Foix, 178.5 km) of Tour de France 2022 ahead of Frenchman Valentin Madouas (Groupama–FDJ) and fellow ...

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.5 kilometers (111 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France. Stage winner Canada's Hugo Houle rides during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.5 kilometers (111 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France. Stage winner Canada's Hugo Houle celebrates after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.5 kilometers (111 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France. Canadian rider Hugo Houle won Stage 16 (Carcassonne to Foix, 178.5 km) of Tour de France 2022 ahead of Frenchman Valentin Madouas (Groupama–FDJ) and fellow Canadian and Israel–Premier Tech team-mate Michael Woods on Tuesday. The 31-year-old then dedicated his first stage win to his late brother, who was killed in a 2012 hit-and-run. Stage winner Canada's Hugo Houle cools off after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.5 kilometers (111 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France. Stage winner Canada's Hugo Houle celebrates on the podium after the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 178.5 kilometers (111 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France.

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Brandon McNulty rode at the front to blow up the peloton and crossed the line third to win the most combative prize.

Thomas then dropped Bardet inside the final four kilometers. McNulty rejoined those two on the descent and he led them around the twisting, technical curves. Urán was caught and dropped. Romain Bardet (Team DSM) then tried and would eventually get across with Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers) on the descent. Ciccone nabbed the points for third; Geschke went over the summit with the Vingegaard/Pogačar group, his chances to boost his jersey lead denied by bad luck. The peloton was two minutes back and was being led by Pogačar’s teammate Mikkel Bjerg, who drove the pace hard. “The team rode so well today…we were only four, and to take the stage win is already incredible,” Pogačar said. The stage saw attacks from the off but the first move to stick for any length of time didn’t go until kilometer 44. Tomorrow is another day which I am looking forward to.” The two general classification rivals had reached the base of the day’s final climb with only Pogačar’s teammate Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) for company. Pogačar had wanted much more, but he insisted he was pleased with the victory. After 129.7 kilometers of racing, he gained just four seconds, far less than he had wanted, and was sprawled on the ground after the sprint gasping for breath.

Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Wednesday, but was once again shadowed over the line by overall leader Jonas Vingegaard.

We are positive and motivated to go again tomorrow," he said. Peyragudes: Defending champion Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Wednesday, but was once again shadowed over the line by overall leader in Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingegaard. Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Wednesday, but was once again shadowed over the line by overall leader Jonas Vingegaard

Tadej Pogacar has claimed a third stage win as he sprinted away from Jonas Vingegaard in the punishing last climb of a grueling trek in the Pyrenees.

Since his bad day in the Alps when he relinquished the yellow jersey to Vingegaard, Pogacar has been on the attack but has not managed to make up for the time he lost to his rival. With the time bonus awarded to the stage winner, Pogacar moved four seconds closer to Vingegaard, who now has an overall lead of 2 minutes, 18 seconds in the general classification. PEYRAGUDES, France — Tadej Pogacar claimed a third stage win as he sprinted away from Jonas Vingegaard in the punishing last climb of a grueling trek in the Pyrenees but failed to take significant time out of the Tour de France leader on Wednesday.

Jonas Vingegaard is prepared for Tadej Pogacar to attack "at every moment" as the Tour de France leader steels himself to defend his yellow jersey.

Vingegaard believes he has the legs to hold on to yellow all the way to Paris, adding: "I don't feel like my condition is going down, at least. Tour de France And we had Wout and Nathan waiting out ahead for us. "I know Tadej will attack me, so every day is about trying to follow him and not leaving any gaps to him. Well, I think at least it's not bad for me to go early. Tour de France

The route from Saint Gaudens to Peyragudes looked to be crucial in the fight for the yellow jersey but it turned into a contest for the stage victory.

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Tadej Pogacar beat Jonas Vingegaard in a slow-motion uphill sprint to win stage 17 of the Tour de France as the top two left everyone else behind on the ...

Thomas sits third, four minutes and 56 seconds down but with a near-three minute cushion to Nairo Quintana in fourth. I made the call to wait for the group behind rather than battle, go into the red and risk blowing up and losing even more time. "I wasn't feeling tip-top today.

Jonas Vingegaard of Team Jumbo-Visma continued to defend his leading position in the general classification of the Tour de France, despite losing two ...

Ultimately, we needed to fight at the front and the back. Vingegaard immediately countered and stayed in his wheel until the finish. Pogacar was immediately in my wheel, so I changed position and waited for my teammates to return. I think Jonas and Pogacar were at their limit on the last climb. We had five riders in the group and took control. That made it hard to keep control, and I thought it was better to be there. In the peloton, Pogacar attempted several times to break Vingegaard. On the Port de Lers, Pogacar tried to surprise his rival three times, but the GC leader did not budge. A group of 29 riders, including Wout van Aert and Nathan Van Hooydonck, broke away from the peloton early in the race. “I’m proud of my contribution to the current standings, and I’m confident that the team will achieve its yellow and green ambitions. A few kilometers later, Vingegaard and Tiesj Benoot also crashed, but were able to continue. “I’m OK. Tiesj fell in front of me, and I couldn’t avoid him. The plan worked out perfectly.”

Tadej Pogacar roared to a thrilling Stage 17 victory but could not eat into Jonas Vingegaard's overall lead too much at the Tour de France.

With the road levelling out near the finish, however, Pogacar found a second wind and zipped clear of Vingegaard to complete another hat-trick of stage wins on the Tour and cut his deficit by four bonus seconds. After all the fireworks, it was perhaps no surprise that the climb to Peyragudes was a tight and cagey affair, with McNulty riding a tempo which saw the trio stretch their lead over everyone behind – including Thomas, who dropped Bardet but could not make any in-roads on the leaders. "I made the call to wait for the group behind rather than try battle, go into the red with the risk of blowing up and maybe losing even more time. Norway’s Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) rode clear of what remained of the breakaway, only to be called back near the summit after his team-mate Bardet was caught and dropped by the yellow jersey group. Dropped by Thomas on the final climb, Bardet rallied to sixth place on the stage behind Kazakstan’s Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Qazaqstan), crossing the line almost one minute ahead of a chase group led home by his compatriot David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ). By the time his long shift ended, the yellow jersey group was down to just five riders: Vingegaard, Kuss, Pogacar, McNulty and Thomas. I saved the legs a bit and was able to ride a solid pace to the line." "He put in a hell of a shift, for the rider that he is. Fifteen riders formed a chase group behind with Ineos Grenadiers looking to use their power in numbers by sending Dani Martinez and Dylan Baarle up the road. But Vingegaard kept his cool to finish in Pogacar’s wheel as the gap between the two strongest riders in the race came down to 2’18" ahead of Thursday’s final summit finish. "I didn’t expect that – especially from Bjerg," Thomas admitted after the stage. I felt really good and then Brandon did an amazing job.

Pogacar will have one last chance to unsettle Vingegaard in the mountains during Thursday's grueling final Pyrenean stage between Lourdes and Hautacam.

With the time bonus awarded to the stage winner, Pogacar moved four seconds closer to Vingegaard, who now has an overall lead of 2 minutes, 18 seconds. “The way the team rode today with only four riders, just to take the stage win is already incredible,” Pogacar said. The UAE-Emirates team has also been forced to cope with many withdrawals in his team. In the steep ramp leading to the finish, Pogacar accelerated with about 300 meters left. Pogacar had already seen his support unit reduced to four riders following the earlier withdrawals of George Bennett, Vegard Stake Laengen, and Marc Soler. “Tomorrow is a harder stage, so we can try again.”

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Of course there are a lot of other riders I have to follow if they attack and I also did today. He did enough to even dissuade Pogačar from attacking over the final climb of the day with the riders coming over the line in Foix on the same time. Just like he had on Alpe d’Huez, and the climb to Mende, Vingegaard was equal to every one of the accelerations.

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Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com You just need to be vigilant and I was today." "I don't think (Vingegaard) is too strong. It was a good day for us. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Jumbo-Visma rider holds on to yellow jersey after finishing right behind UAE Team Emirates' defending champion.

I felt so good with that pace, I felt confident and I know he felt confident also. “I have to keep an eye on him because you never know which moment he'll attack. I only have to follow Tadej.” Pogacar was left with only three teammates. However, Pogacar is still optimistic about overhauling his rival. We see tomorrow as another chance but for now, I am happy.

Tadej Pogacar claimed a third stage win as he sprinted away from Jonas Vingegaard in the punishing last climb of a grueling trek in the Pyrenees on ...

"The way the team rode today with only four riders, just to take the stage win is already incredible," Pogacar said. Geraint Thomas, the 2018 Tour champion, was dropped in the penultimate climb and lagged 4:56 behind in third place overall. The UAE-Emirates team has also been forced to cope with many withdrawals in his team. In the steep ramp leading to the finish, Pogacar accelerated with about 300 meters left. Pogacar had already seen his support unit reduced to four riders following the earlier withdrawals of George Bennett, Vegard Stake Laengen and Marc Soler. "Tomorrow is a harder stage, so we can try again."

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"It wasn't only Sepp, the whole team was incredible today," Vingegaard said. Still, it was the best tactic for me to be out in front, it meant I could wait for Jonas in the finale. As he did atop the Lers, Kuss took up the reins on the approach to the summit, then Van Aert led down the other side into Foix. It was much drier on the other days," Vingegaard said, not in complaint but as a simple statement of fact. "I expect him to attack me on every moment, I just have to be ready," Vingegaard said afterwards, when asked for his thoughts on going head-to-head with Pogačar so far from the finish. On the way down the other side, Pogačar flung himself onto the offensive once more, and one thought of Merckx and Ocaña on the Col de Menté, but Vingegaard's descending was nerveless.

Tadej Pogacar won the penultimate mountain stage of the Tour de France, but Jonas Vingegaard stuck right behind him to move closer to his first Tour title.

Vingegaard countered before Pogacar pulled back ahead in the final straightaway with Vingegaard sticking to his back wheel. The Slovenian Pogacar was pulled up Wednesday’s final climb by American teammate Brandon McNulty, with Vingegaard closing out the lead trio. After that, the only other realistic chance for Pogacar to gain time is in Saturday’s flat, 25-mile time trial.

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Pogačar needs to make inroads in the final mountain stage or his challenge is all but over. “That’s why I did a long sprint as that suits me the best,” said Vingegaard. “I still have confidence in my team. Although Jumbo-Visma has a numerical advantage over UAE Team Emirates at this point the team had no response on a collective scale when Pogačar’s men split the field.

Tadej Pogacar claimed victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France but it was Jonas Vingegaard who came a step closer to the title as he finished on the ...

You just need to be vigilant and I was today." "I don't think (Vingegaard) is too strong. The Briton dropped Bardet in the final part of the ascent and he now leads fourth-placed Quintana by a massive 2:57 and fifth-placed Gaudu by 3:01. It was a good day for us. It was only in the final metres that Pogacar took a slight advantage on a ramp at 13% to take the day's laurels but he now faces a seemingly insurmountable task with only Thursday's stage and Saturday's final time trial to overturn the situation. Tadej Pogacar claimed victory in the 17th stage of the Tour de France but it was Jonas Vingegaard who came a step closer to the title as he finished on the defending champion's wheel to retain the overall leader's yellow jersey on Wednesday.

Pogačar and Vingegaard sprinted to the line on the Pyrenees mountain stage, with the Slovenian taking first place.

Only Pogačar, Vingegaard, Thomas, Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) were left at this point, with the latter leading the way. Geraint Thomas crossed the line 2-07 back on the two leaders, all but ending his hopes of another Tour de France win. During the descent McNulty regained ground on the pair, leading them towards the summit finish at Peyragudes. Romain Bardet (Team DSM) had bridged across by this point as he looked to move further up in the general classification, being 6-37 behind Vingegaard overall. Attacks here finally started to stick, with Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana-Qazaqstan) managing to open up some distance between themselves and the bunch. McNulty led the way, with the yellow jersey wearer on Pogačar's wheel. Riders were constantly being picked off, with only Andreas Leknessund (Team DSM) and Rigoberto Urán (EF Education-EasyPost) left 30 seconds further up the mountain. Once again, Pinot summited Hourquette d'Ancizan first, but was only a minute ahead of the GC group with Lutsenko heading into the final 46km and two category one climbs. Tom Pidcock also started to slip back, leaving Geraint Thomas with only Jonathan Castroviejo and Dylan Van Baarle further up the road as part of the 15-rider chasing group. The opening 60km of the stage saw multiple attacks continuously come and go along the false flat, but nothing managed to stick. Kuss and Thomas eventually couldn't manage to hang on, though, as McNulty led the two GC rivals up the mountain. Pogačar launched his first attack near the summit, but Vingegaard managed to answer that question by sticking to the Slovenian's wheel.

There was nothing to separate the top two in the general classification after a slow-motion sprint on gradients of up to 16 per cent at the finish.

Pogacar was left with only three team-mates but given the struggles of Marc Hirschi in recent days, that was effectively two. He was cracking me on the climbs. “I’m happy I could stay with him. The 23-year-old Dane carried a shrinking group of contenders on to the penultimate climb as the escapees were reeled in one by one, then let McNulty pick up the pace to distance Thomas by the summit, with only Vingegaard and Pogacar still with him. “Bjerg put in a hell of a shift for the rider he is. It came down to a slow-motion sprint on gradients of up to 16 per cent at the finish, the pair exchanging blows before Pogacar’s landed, but beyond the four extra bonus seconds that came the Slovenian’s way, there was nothing to separate the top two in the general classification.

Stage 17 from Saint Gaudens to Peyragudes was always going to be crucial in the fight for the yellow jersey.

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It could only watch in disbelief as Pogačar all but won the Tour de France on race debut. I think we're in a good place now and still going strong." "He was really down to earth, motivated and always a good guy to work with, very open to the coaches. We will see in Paris," he said. He made his Tour debut last season as a substitute for Dutch champion Tom Dumoulin, employed to support Primoz Roglic in his title bid. He got emotional when he received the warmest welcome at the teams' presentation in Copenhagen, where the Tour began. It's a healthy margin but one he's not daring to entertain. Ironically, it was he who still had a teammate with him, Brandon McNulty, inside the final 10 kilometres of the 129.7km test. UAE Team Emirates built its squad entirely around Pogačar whereas Jumbo-Visma entered with a varied eight-man roster. Even the nation's vast sunflower fields look sad, wilting in oppressive conditions like most of the snow on the once white-capped Alps, which have turned rocky, brown and barren. It's all about [a] super-strong team." Vingegaard went on to finish second overall to Pogačar.

Stage 17 from Saint Gaudens to Peyragudes was always going to be crucial in the fight for the yellow jersey.

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The 143.2km route from Lourdes to Hautacam is the final mountain stage at this year's Tour de France and whoever finishes in the yellow jersey is likely to ...

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