Ben O'Connor won Thursday's monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel as three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar responded to attacks from archrival Jonas Vingegaard and dropped him to cement his grip on the yellow jersey.

"Only three days left and I can finally go on vacation." Tadej Pogacar tries to unwind right after setting foot on the ground: it has been a long day, more than five hours on the bike, 66 km

Tadej Pogacar admits he ‘can’t wait for Tour de France to be over’ as race nears Paris finish - Tadej Pogacar is three days away from a fourth Tour de France title - but admitted he was fed up with th

The 26-year-old is well on his way to a fourth Tour de France title, pedaling himself into the rarefied air occupied by the sport’s all-time greats.

Ben O’Connor won Thursday’s monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel as three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar responded to attacks from archrival Jonas Vingegaard and dropped him to cement his grip on the yellow jersey.

Everything was on the line, and it ended in disappointment for Visma | Lease a Bike in the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard was forced to admit defeat to Tadej Pogacar, despite two breakaways by the Dane.

When the reigning champion suffered a 40 mph crash, his title defense was in jeopardy. Until a man in blue overalls jumped off his motorbike and leapt into action.