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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

Alaphilippe comes to the line one minute and 44 seconds down on the time of Kasper Asgreen. It’s 13th place for the world road race champion, a decent ride from the Frenchman.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:02

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Can WVA produce another special display?

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:00

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Van Aert goes three seconds faster than Stefan Kung through the first time check. That means he is 13 seconds up on our provisional stage leader Kasper Asgreen.

A reminder though that Kung lost a huge amount of time in the second half of the time trial. Will Van Aert suffer the same fate?

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:56

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

How it feels after a 36-minute, 30 kilometre effort.

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Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:52

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

The current standings as we get to the business end of today’s stage.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:48

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Geraint Thomas rolls across the line more than three minutes off the time of Kasper Asgreen.

And his teammate Richie Porte came home just ten seconds quicker than Thomas.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:45

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Wout van Aert is out on course! The Belgian is my pick for the win today. He has taken it easy in the last few days and will surely give this full beans as he eyes a second stage victory of this year’s Tour de France.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:45

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Alaphilippe en route. Doesn’t look like he is going to trouble Asgreen’s time, but he is putting in a solid ride.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:43

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

This was Kung missing out on Asgreen’s benchmark time.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:38

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Alaphilippe is just a little more than 20 seconds off the lead time at the first time check. Remember, the first time check leader is Stefan Kung, but he tailed off so the overall leader is Kasper Asgreen.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 15:35

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