{"id":5223,"date":"2026-07-18T20:33:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T20:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2026-07-18T20:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T20:33:34","slug":"tadej-pogacar-wins-14th-stage-of-the-tour-de-france-extending-commanding-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5223","title":{"rendered":"Tadej Pogacar wins 14th stage of the Tour de France, extending commanding lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>LE MARKSTEIN, France \u2014 Tadej Pogacar launched a trademark attack on the last climb of the day to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Saturday and extend his commanding lead as he chases a fifth title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5221\">Revolution extend defender Peyton Miller, keeping one of their finest homegrown products under team control<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Slovenian star raised his arms in the air after clinching his fourth stage of this year\u2019s race and 25th overall. Barring injury or mishap, a fifth Tour crown is looking increasingly inevitable. Only Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain, and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault have five Tour victories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pogcar\u2019s UAE Emirates XRG teammate Isaac del Toro has been impressive so far. The 22-year-old Mexican finished Saturday\u2019s stage in second place and French hope Paul Seixas was third ahead of two-time Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard, who is again being dominated by Pogacar in the big climbs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cI gave it a go today,\u201d Pogacar said. \u201cI had good feelings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>He now leads Vingegaard by 4 minutes, 30 seconds overall in the standings, with Remco Evenepoel 5:04 back in third place and the 19-year-old Seixas improving to fourth at 5:19 behind Pogacar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Saturday\u2019s 155-kilometer (96-mile) route featured three big Category 1 climbs \u2014 the second-hardest category in climbing \u2014 in the Alsace region and ended at Le Markstein ski resort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the first big ascent up Grand Ballon, a group of five were at the front, including Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz, with Pogacar\u2019s large yellow jersey group rolling behind as riders tackled the descent in rainy conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the second big climb, nine kilometers up Ballon d\u2019Alsace, the gap to the yellow jersey group was about two minutes. But with Pogacar\u2019s teammates setting a fast pace in the peloton, it was just over one minute ahead of the day\u2019s final big climb up Col du Haag, leading to the finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Pogacar poised to attack at any moment, Vingegaard sat on his wheel as Carapaz surged ahead alone. After Carapaz was caught, Pogacar attacked with 1.6 kilometers left in the climb and Vingegaard could not follow him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5219\">A\u2019ja Wilson is drafted No. 1 as Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon pick WNBA All-Star teams<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI was waiting for the last two kilometers to see if there was going to be any movements,\u201d Pogacar said. \u201cOne by one there was guys dropping, and I felt good.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Seixas closed in on Vingegaard with screaming fans lining the route perilously close to the riders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI must say thanks to all the fans who came to the side of the road. It was something unforgettable,\u201d the 27-year-old Pogacar said. \u201cIt just gives you an additional boost to go to the top.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sunday\u2019s 15th stage concludes with a daunting HC (the hardest category) up Plateau de Solaison in the French Alps, where the irrepressible Pogacar could well attack again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTomorrow is a bit more difficult,\u201d he said. \u201cWill be a hard day for us but we will be ready to fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Monday is the second rest day of the race, which concludes with its traditional finish in Paris on July 26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5217\">\u2018Show up\u2019: Dan Shaughnessy reflects on career at Boston Globe while accepting Red Smith Award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slovenian star clinched his fourth stage of this year\u2019s race and 25th overall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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