Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21

Slovenian rider Matej Mohorič won stage 19 of the Tour de France on 21 July in a photo finish ahead of Danish rider Kasper Asgreen and Australian Ben O'Connor.

Mohorič, who rides for Bahrain Victorious, was able to break away from the peloton 31 km before the finish line, when he attacked together with Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step) and O'Connor (AG2R Citroen).

Paris – Slovenia’s star cyclist Tadej Pogačar, the winner of the past two Tour de France races, seems well on his way to make it three in a row. Talking to the press on Monday, a free day in the excruciating three-week grand tour that started 10 days ago, Pogačar said he liked wearing the yellow jersey and hopes he gets to keep it until the end.

Colmar – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar, the man favoured to win the Tour de France, dominated the first mountain stage on Friday to extend his lead in the overall standings.

In a close finish to the Super Planche des Belles Filles, Pogačar defeated the Dane Jonas Vingegaard after yesterday’s surprise win.

Slovenia’s Primož Roglič was third, 12 seconds adrift.

Dubai – Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogačar, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, won the 2022 UAE Tour on Saturday after winning the race’s final stage to defend his title from 2021 and start the new season with a bang.

This is Pogačar’s second UAE Tour win in addition to two white jerseys for the best young rider in 2020 and 2021.

Paris – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has won the 108th Tour de France to become the youngest double winner of the world’s most prestigious cycling race.

The 22-year-old also won the white jersey for the best young rider and the polka dot jersey for the top mountain climber.

Pau – Slovenia’s cycling star and yellow jersey wearer Tadej Pogačar won the 17th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday to increase his overall lead. Pogačar, the defending champion riding for UAE Emirates team, remains the man to beat at this year’s race ahead of the final four stages.

Ljubljana – Slovenian cycling star Primož Roglič has decided to leave Tour de France early due to injuries he sustained in early stages of the race, his Dutch team Jumbo-Visma said on its website.

The 31-year-old Roglič, last year’s Tour de France runner-up and the winner of Tour of Spain, suffered two falls in stages one and three of the Tour.

Rennes – Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogačar won stage five of the Tour de France race on Wednesday. Last year’s winner of the Tour was 19 seconds faster than Stefan Küng from Switzerland in the 27.2-kilometre individual time trial between Changé and Laval Espace Mayenne. Slovenia’s other star, Primož Roglič, was 44 seconds behind, finishing seventh.

Brest – Slovenian cycling stars Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) placed third and sixth, respectively, in stage one of this year’s Tour de France on Saturday, which saw two major crashes. Both Slovenians seem to have dodged any serious injuries stemming from the collisions. The stage was won by France’s Julian Alaphilippe.

Bilbao – Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) put up an excellent effort in the last stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Saturday to win the six-stage race for the second time in his career. His younger compatriot Tadej Pogačar was third overall.