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Tour de France 2021 LIVE: Stage 20 results and reaction from time trial route from Libourne to Saint-Emilion

Follow all the latest reaction after Tadej Podacar wrapped up the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage of this year’s race

Dylan Terry
Monday 19 July 2021 04:19 EDT
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Follow all the latest reaction from stage 20 of the Tour de France today.

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is now poised to win a second consecutive Tour de France title after the Slovenian retained the overall leader’s yellow in the 20th stage, a 30.8-km individual time trial won by Belgian Wout van Aert on Saturday.

Barring a crash in Sunday’s final stage in Paris, the 22-year-old Pogacar will finish ahead of Dane Jonas Vingegaard and Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, who are set to end up second and third overall, respectively.

Follow all the results and reaction:

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

And here’s the green jersey Mark Cavendish! All eyes will be on him tomorrow on the Champs-Elysees. As for today, he just needs to get around comfortably. A little wave to the crowd as he starts his ride.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:22

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Here is Tim Declercq coming down the start ramp to kick off today...

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:18

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

So the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar is scheduled to get underway at 4.19pm BST today. The Slovenian will cross the line before 5pm to bring the stage to an end.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:15

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Start times (local time - GMT+1):

  • 13:05:00 - Tim Declerq (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 13:06:30 - Cees Bol (Ned) DSM
  • 13:08:00 - Mark Cavendish (GBr) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 13:09:30 - Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 13:11:00 - Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
  • 13:12:30 - Reto Hollenstein (Sui) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 13:14:00 - Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 13:15:30 - Rick Zabel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 13:17:00 - Chris Froome (GBr) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 13:18:30 - Jelle Wallays (Bel) Cofidis
  • 13:20:00 - Jérémy Cabot (Fra) Total Energies
  • 13:21:30 - Sean Bennett (USA) Team Qhubeka NextHash
  • 13:23:00 - Julien Simon (Fra) Total Energies
  • 13:24:30 - Nils Eekhoff (Ned) DSM
  • 13:26:00 - Joris Nieuwenhuis (Ned) DSM
  • 13:27:30 - Marco Haller (Aut) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 13:29:00 - André Greipel (Ger) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 13:30:30 - Carlos Barbero (Esp) Team Qhubeka NextHash
  • 13:32:00 - Omer Goldstein (Isr) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 13:33:30 - Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team Qhubeka NextHash
  • 13:35:00 - Simon Clarke (Aus) Team Qhubeka NextHash
  • 13:36:30 - Danny Van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 13:38:00 - Boy Van Poppel (Ned) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 13:39:30 - Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 13:41:00 - Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 13:42:30 - Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 13:44:00 - Petr Vakoc (Cze) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 13:45:30 - Mikkel Bjerg (Den) UAE Team Emirates
  • 13:47:00 - Vegard Stake Laengen (Den) UAE Team Emirates
  • 13:48:30 - Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Premier Tech
  • 13:50:00 - Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) BikeExchange
  • 13:51:30 - Casper Pedersen (Den) DSM
  • 13:53:00 - Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 13:54:30 - Stefan Bissegger (Sui) EF Education-Nippo
  • 13:56:00 - Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 13:57:30 - Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 13:59:00 - Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 14:00:30 - Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
  • 14:02:00 - Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 14:03:30 - Luke Durbridge (Aus) BikeExchange
  • 14:05:00 - Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange
  • 14:06:30 - Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto-Soudal
  • 14:08:00 - Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 14:09:30 - Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 14:11:00 - Carlos Verona (Esp) Movistar
  • 14:12:30 - Marc Hirschi (Sui) UAE Team Emirates
  • 14:14:00 - Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Ag2r Citroën
  • 14:15:30 - Ivan Garcia Cortina (Esp) Movistar
  • 14:17:00 - Maxime Chevalier (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 14:18:30 - Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis
  • 14:20:00 - Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis
  • 14:21:30 - Connor Swift (GBr) Arkéa-Samsic
  • 14:23:00 - Jorge Arcas (Esp) Movistar
  • 14:24:30 - Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis
  • 14:26:00 - Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 14:27:30 - Bruno Armirail (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
  • 14:29:00 - Harry Sweeny (Aus) Lotto-Soudal
  • 14:31:00 - Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto-Soudal
  • 14:33:00 - Ruben Fernandez (Esp) Cofidis
  • 14:35:00 - Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis
  • 14:37:00 - Cyril Gautier (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 14:39:00 - Michael Matthews (Aus) BikeExchange
  • 14:41:00 - Georg Zimmerman (Ger) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 14:43:00 - Fabien Doubey (Fra) Total Energies
  • 14:45:00 - Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
  • 14:47:00 - Dorian Godon (Fra) Ag2r Citroën
  • 14:49:00 - Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
  • 14:51:00 - Alex Aranburu (Esp) Astana Premier Tech
  • 14:53:00 - Victor De La Parte (Esp) Total Energies
  • 14:55:00 - Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates
  • 14:57:00 - Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
  • 14:59:00 - Oliver Naesen (Bel) Ag2r Citroën
  • 15:01:00 - Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar
  • 15:03:00 - Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 15:05:00 - Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 15:07:00 - Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Energies
  • 15:09:00 - Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Premier Tech
  • 15:11:00 - Brent Van Moer (Bel) Lotto-Soudal
  • 15:13:00 - Lorenzo Rota (Ita) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 15:15:00 - Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkéa-Samsic
  • 15:17:00 - Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 15:19:00 - Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis
  • 15:21:00 - Michael Schär (Sui) Ag2r Citroën
  • 15:23:00 - Silvan Dillier (Sui) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 15:25:00 - Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) EF Education-Nippo
  • 15:27:00 - Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Premier Tech
  • 15:29:00 - Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 15:31:00 - Jonas Rutsch (Ger) EF Education-Nippo
  • 15:33:00 - Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama-FDJ
  • 15:35:00 - Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 15:37:00 - Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-Nippo
  • 15:39:00 - Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 15:41:00 - Pierre Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 15:43:00 - Jan Bakelants (Bel) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 15:45:00 - Pierre Latour (Fra) Total Energies
  • 15:47:00 - Cristian Rodriguez (Esp) Total Energies
  • 15:49:00 - Davide Formolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
  • 15:51:00 - Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-Nippo
  • 15:53:00 - Mark Donovan (GBr) DSM
  • 15:55:00 - Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
  • 15:57:00 - Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 15:59:00 - Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
  • 16:01:00 - Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation
  • 16:03:00 - Richie Porte (Aus) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 16:05:00 - Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Premier Tech
  • 16:07:00 - Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
  • 16:09:00 - Quentin Pacher (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 16:11:00 - Rafal Majka (Pol) UAE Team Emirates
  • 16:13:00 - Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma
  • 16:15:00 - Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
  • 16:17:00 - Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 16:19:00 - Matej Mohorič (Slo) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 16:21:00 - Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
  • 16:23:00 - Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 16:25:00 - Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkéa-Samsic
  • 16:27:00 - Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 16:29:00 - Ion Izaguirre (Esp) Astana Premier Tech
  • 16:31:00 - Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 16:33:00 - Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar
  • 16:35:00 - Sergio Higuita (Col) EF Education-Nippo
  • 16:37:00 - Franck Bonnamour (Fra) B&B Hotels
  • 16:39:00 - Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
  • 16:41:00 - Sergio Henao (Col) Team Qhubeka-NextHash
  • 16:43:00 - Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Vism
  • 16:45:00 - Ruben Guerreiro (Por) EF Education-Nippo
  • 16:47:00 - Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 16:49:00 - Wouter Poels (Ned) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 16:51:00 - Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Ag2r Citroën
  • 16:53:00 - Louis Meintjes (RSA) Intermarché Wanty Gobert
  • 16:55:00 - Esteban Chaves (Col) BikeExchange
  • 16:57:00 - Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  • 16:59:00 - David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
  • 17:01:00 - Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education-Nippo
  • 17:03:00 - Pello Bilbao (Esp) Bahrain-Victorious
  • 17:05:00 - Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
  • 17:07:00 - Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Premier Tech
  • 17:09:00 - Enric Mas (Esp) Movistar
  • 17:11:00 - Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe
  • 17:13:00 - Ben O'Connor (Aus) Ag2r Citroën
  • 17:15:00 - Richard Carapaz (Ecuador) Ineos Grenadiers
  • 17:17:00 - Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma
  • 17:19:00 - Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:10

Tour de France 2021 stage 20

The first of 142 riders to set off is Deceuninck-Quick Step’s Tim Declercq! He has just rolled down the ramp and begun the 30.8 kilometre course.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:07

Tour de France 2021 stage 20

Everyone ready for the individual time trial? 30.8 kilometres stand between Tadej Pogacar and his procession into Paris in the yellow jersey.

But can he win a fourth stage of this year’s Tour today?

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 12:05

Tour de France 2021 stage 20

Follow all the latest updates from stage 20 of the Tour de France today.

Today is the day Tadej Pogacar secures his second Tour de France title. The 22-year-old Slovenian is set to become the youngest rider in the history of the race to win the Tour twice.

This afternoon’s stage is the second individual time trial, a 30.8 kilometre course perfect for Pogacar to extend his huge lead in the general classification.

He comes into it with five minutes and 45 seconds in hand over second place Jonas Vingegaard, a massive lead he will keep a hold of providing he avoids any crashes.

Pogacar won the first time trial on stage five with a remarkable show of strength, beating Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and TT specialist Stefan Kung. Can he do the same again today to take his fourth victory of this year’s race?

We are set to see the same contenders for the win. Pogacar and Vingegaard may have worn each other down in the high mountains, leaving an opportunity for the likes of Kung. But Van Aert has been quiet over the last few days, so he could well be the man to beat this afternoon.

We will have all the latest throughout the afternoon.

Ben Burrows17 July 2021 11:51

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