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Boston Globe
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Tadej Pogacar claims 100th career win, beating Mathieu van der Poel in Stage 4 sprint in Tour de France
The 26-year-old Slovenian star wore a cap with 100 written on it when he spoke after the stage. His long list of wins includes 18 stage wins at the Tour de France, the world road race, a multitude of one-day classics and other stage wins at races like the Giro d'Italia, the Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'It was an amazing finale, a classic stage, the end was even more explosive than we thought,' he said. 'I'm very happy to have won the 100th victory [overall] of my career, here on the Tour de France wearing the world champion's jersey.' Advertisement Pogacar and Van der Poel have exactly the same overall time of 16 hours, 46 minutes after four stages, and count one stage win each, but Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions in the other two stages. 'I would liked to have won but Tadej was the strongest today. I am glad to keep the yellow jersey, but tomorrow will be hard,' Van der Poel said. 'I tried to launch my sprint but I just didn't have the legs.' Advertisement The 108-mile stage suited allrounders, starting from Amiens and ending with five consecutive small climbs to the Normandy city of Rouen. The first of the climbs — Côte Jacques Anquetil — bore the name of a five-time Tour champion. The Frenchman dominated cycling in the 1960s, when he also won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Spanish Vuelta. The peloton's pace picked up strongly heading into the last two climbs, with speeds reaching 37 mph. Pogacar attacked on the last climb up Rampe Saint-Hilaire and initially dropped archrival Jonas Vingegaard, but the two-time Tour winner responded well and caught up. As the frontrunners turned for home, Van der Poel was right behind and then launched a trademark attack, like he did to But this time roles were reversed as Pogacar claimed the 18th stage win of his Tour career. Vingegaard finished third. Riders enjoyed dry weather conditions after rain on Sunday and during Monday's French rider Bryan Coquard was shown a yellow card by the race jury for causing Philipsen's fall, meaning the Cofidis team rider will be excluded altogether if he gets another yellow. The sanction came despite Coquard not being at fault for the crash — Coquard was himself knocked off balance by another rider — and apologizing to Philipsen and his team. Advertisement 'It's an unjustified penalty, Bryan didn't make any mistake, it's an unfortunate racing incident,' Cofidis team manager Cédric Vasseur said. 'Otherwise we give yellow cards to riders involved in all the crashes accidentally, we give out 25 each stage and all go home after four days.' Stage 5 on Wednesday is a 20.5-mile time trial around the Normandy city of Caen, and the overall standings could be shaken up a bit. This year's race is held entirely in France, with no stages held abroad, and ends on July 27 in Paris.
Japan Today
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
Pogacar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, right, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 172.2 kilometers in Rouen, France, on Tuesday. cycling By JEROME PUGMIRE Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at the end of Sunday's second stage and looked set to clinch a second win in this year's race when he attacked about 200 meters from out and led. But the defending Tour champion somehow found another gear to surge past him at the line, then pumped his fists in celebration. The 26-year-old Slovenian star wore a cap with 100 written on it when he spoke after the stage. His long list of wins includes 18 stage wins at the Tour de France, the world road race, a multitude of one-day classics and other stage wins at races like the Giro d'Italia, the Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné. 'It was an amazing finale, a classic stage, the end was even more explosive than we thought,' he said. 'I'm very happy to have won the 100th victory (overall) of my career, here on the Tour de France wearing the world champion's jersey.' Pogačar and Van der Poel have exactly the same overall time of 16 hours, 46 minutes after four stages, and count one stage win each, but Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions in the other two stages. 'I would liked to have won but Tadej was the strongest today. I am glad to keep the yellow jersey, but tomorrow will be hard,' Van der Poel said. 'I tried to launch my sprint but I just didn't have the legs.' The 174-kilometer stage suited allrounders, starting from Amiens and ending with five consecutive small climbs to the Normandy city of Rouen. The first of the climbs — Côte Jacques Anquetil — bore the name of a five-time Tour champion. The Frenchman dominated cycling in the 1960s, when he also won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Spanish Vuelta. The peloton's pace picked up strongly heading into the last two climbs, with speeds reaching 60 kph (37 mph). Pogačar attacked on the last climb up Rampe Saint-Hilaire and initially dropped archrival Jonas Vingegaard, but the two-time Tour winner responded well and caught up. As the frontrunners turned for home, Van der Poel was right behind and then launched a trademark attack, like he did to win Stage 2 on Monday by outsprinting Pogačar. But this time roles were reversed as Pogačar claimed the 18th stage win of his Tour career. Vingegaard finished third. Riders enjoyed dry weather conditions after rain on Sunday and during Monday's crash-marred third stage — where Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, the Stage 1 winner, retired from the race after breaking a collarbone in a heavy crash. He had successful surgery on Monday night. French rider Bryan Coquard was shown a yellow card by the race jury for causing Philipsen's fall, meaning the Cofidis team rider will be excluded altogether if he gets another yellow. The sanction came despite Coquard not being at fault for the crash — Coquard was himself knocked off balance by another rider — and apologizing to Philipsen and his team. 'It's an unjustified penalty, Bryan didn't make any mistake, it's an unfortunate racing incident,' Cofidis team manager Cédric Vasseur said. 'Otherwise we give yellow cards to riders involved in all the crashes accidentally, we give out 25 each stage and all go home after four days.' Stage 5 is a 33-kilometer (20.5-mile) time trial around the Normandy city of Caen, and the overall standings could be shaken up a bit. This year's race is held entirely in France, with no stages held abroad, and ends on July 27 in Paris. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
NBC Sports
08-07-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Pogačar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint during Tour de France Stage 4
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at the end of Sunday's second stage and looked set to clinch a second win in this year's race when he attacked about 200 meters from out and led. But the defending Tour champion somehow found another gear to surge past him at the line, then pumped his fists in celebration. The 26-year-old Slovenian star wore a cap with 100 written on it when he spoke after the stage. His long list of wins includes 18 stage wins at the Tour de France, the world road race, a multitude of one-day classics and other stage wins at races like the Giro d'Italia, the Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné. 'It was an amazing finale, a classic stage, the end was even more explosive than we thought,' he said. 'I'm very happy to have won the 100th victory (overall) of my career, here on the Tour de France wearing the world champion's jersey.' Pogačar and Van der Poel have exactly the same overall time of 16 hours, 46 minutes after four stages, and count one stage win each, but Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions in the other two stages. 'I would liked to have won but Tadej was the strongest today. I am glad to keep the yellow jersey, but tomorrow will be hard,' Van der Poel said. 'I tried to launch my sprint but I just didn't have the legs.' The 174-kilometer stage suited allrounders, starting from Amiens and ending with five consecutive small climbs to the Normandy city of Rouen. The first of the climbs — Côte Jacques Anquetil — bore the name of a five-time Tour champion. The Frenchman dominated cycling in the 1960s, when he also won the Giro d'Italia twice and the Spanish Vuelta. The peloton's pace picked up strongly heading into the last two climbs, with speeds reaching 60 kph (37 mph). Pogačar attacked on the last climb up Rampe Saint-Hilaire and initially dropped archrival Jonas Vingegaard, but the two-time Tour winner responded well and caught up. As the frontrunners turned for home, Van der Poel was right behind and then launched a trademark attack, like he did to win Stage 2 on Monday by outsprinting Pogačar. But this time roles were reversed as Pogačar claimed the 18th stage win of his Tour career. Vingegaard finished third. Riders enjoyed dry weather conditions after rain on Sunday and during Monday's crash-marred third stage — where Belgian cyclist Jasper Philipsen, the Stage 1 winner, retired from the race after breaking a collarbone in a heavy crash. He had successful surgery on Monday night. Yellow card for Coquard French rider Bryan Coquard was shown a yellow card by the race jury for causing Philipsen's fall, meaning the Cofidis team rider will be excluded altogether if he gets another yellow. The sanction came despite Coquard not being at fault for the crash — Coquard was himself knocked off balance by another rider — and apologizing to Philipsen and his team. 'It's an unjustified penalty, Bryan didn't make any mistake, it's an unfortunate racing incident,' Cofidis team manager Cédric Vasseur said. 'Otherwise we give yellow cards to riders involved in all the crashes accidentally, we give out 25 each stage and all go home after four days.' Wednesday's stage is quick Stage 5 is a 33-kilometer (20.5-mile) time trial around the Normandy city of Caen, and the overall standings could be shaken up a bit. This year's race is held entirely in France, with no stages held abroad, and ends on July 27 in Paris.
Straits Times
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Pogacar eyes fourth Tour crown as rivals scramble to keep pace
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox PARIS - Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar begins his bid for a fourth Tour de France title on Saturday, seeking to cement his status among cycling's greatest all-rounders, with rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel hoping to find a weakness in his armour. The race's 112th edition begins in Lille, with Slovenia's Pogacar, who previously triumphed in 2020, 2021, and 2024, aiming to join Britain's Chris Froome in the elite club of four-time winners. That would edge him closer to the record five titles held by Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain. The 26-year-old world champion's scintillating spring classics campaign, featuring victories at the Tour of Flanders and Liege-Bastogne-Liege plus podiums at Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, showcased his versatility and drew comparisons to Merckx and Hinault. Pogacar's dominance continued at last month's Criterium du Dauphine, where he claimed three stages and overall victory by 59 seconds over two-time Tour winner Vingegaard. "For sure, this helps the morale and motivation for the Tour because it is the biggest goal of the season. I think it is a mental boost for all the team," he said after his commanding performance. His sole vulnerability emerged during the Dauphine's 17.4km time trial, where he conceded 48 seconds to Evenepoel and 28 to Vingegaard - a potential weakness with two time trials totalling 43.9km awaiting in this year's Tour. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Singapore and Cambodia to expand collaboration in renewable energy, carbon markets and agri-trade Singapore 3 out of 4 in Singapore cannot identify deepfake content: Cyber Security Agency survey Singapore Ong Beng Seng's court hearing rescheduled one day before he was expected to plead guilty Singapore Three hair salons raided in clampdown on touting, vice, drugs in Geylang and Joo Chiat Singapore The romance continues: Former 'Singapore girl', 77, returns to Osaka Expo after 55 years Singapore GrabCab, Singapore's newest taxi operator, hits the roads with over 40 cabs to be rolled out in July Singapore Police looking into claim by driver who caused teen's death that he was an NUS student Singapore 3 weeks' jail for man who touched himself on train, flicked bodily fluid on female passenger Denmark's Vingegaard, enjoying smoother preparation than last year when he was recovering from a serious injury, aims to reclaim the crown after finishing over six minutes behind Pogacar in 2024. The 28-year-old, who won the Tour in 2022 and 2023, suffered a concussion during March's Paris-Nice but rebounded to take second at the Dauphine. Vingegaard will be backed by a strong Visma-Lease a Bike team featuring Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates, 2023 Vuelta a Espana champion Sepp Kuss, two-time Paris-Nice winner Matteo Jorgenson and the versatile Wout van Aert. "With these eight very strong riders, we believe in the plan we made for the Tour de France. From day one we will have to be there as a team to optimally assist Jonas in the general classification," said Grischa Niermann, Visma's head of racing. "We have an optimal preparation behind us and with that, we think we can get the best possible result." Belgium's Evenepoel, who claimed third on his Tour debut last year, underwent surgery after crashing during December training. The double Olympic champion made a remarkable comeback, winning April's Brabantse Pijl before the Soudal Quick-Step rider finished fourth at the Dauphine, over four minutes behind Pogacar. Germany's Florian Lipowitz emerges as a potential dark horse after his Paris-Nice runner-up finish and third place at the Dauphine. The Tour's 3,338.8km route features 52,500 meters of climbing across 21 stages of cycling's ultimate test. REUTERS
The Star
02-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Pogacar eyes fourth Tour crown as rivals scramble to keep pace
PARIS (Reuters) -Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar begins his bid for a fourth Tour de France title on Saturday, seeking to cement his status among cycling's greatest all-rounders, with rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel hoping to find a weakness in his armour. The race's 112th edition begins in Lille, with Slovenia's Pogacar, who previously triumphed in 2020, 2021, and 2024, aiming to join Britain's Chris Froome in the elite club of four-time winners. That would edge him closer to the record five titles held by Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx and Miguel Indurain. The 26-year-old world champion's scintillating spring classics campaign, featuring victories at the Tour of Flanders and Liege-Bastogne-Liege plus podiums at Milan-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix, showcased his versatility and drew comparisons to Merckx and Hinault. Pogacar's dominance continued at last month's Criterium du Dauphine, where he claimed three stages and overall victory by 59 seconds over two-time Tour winner Vingegaard. "For sure, this helps the morale and motivation for the Tour because it is the biggest goal of the season. I think it is a mental boost for all the team," he said after his commanding performance. His sole vulnerability emerged during the Dauphine's 17.4km time trial, where he conceded 48 seconds to Evenepoel and 28 to Vingegaard - a potential weakness with two time trials totalling 43.9km awaiting in this year's Tour. Denmark's Vingegaard, enjoying smoother preparation than last year when he was recovering from a serious injury, aims to reclaim the crown after finishing over six minutes behind Pogacar in 2024. The 28-year-old, who won the Tour in 2022 and 2023, suffered a concussion during March's Paris-Nice but rebounded to take second at the Dauphine. Vingegaard will be backed by a strong Visma-Lease a Bike team featuring Giro d'Italia winner Simon Yates, 2023 Vuelta a Espana champion Sepp Kuss, two-timeParis-Nice winner Matteo Jorgenson and the versatile Wout van Aert. "With these eight very strong riders, we believe in the plan we made for the Tour de France. From day one we will have to be there as a team to optimally assist Jonas in the general classification," said Grischa Niermann, Visma's head of racing. "We have an optimal preparation behind us and with that, we think we can get the best possible result." Belgium's Evenepoel, who claimed third on his Tour debut last year, underwent surgery after crashing during December training. The double Olympic champion made a remarkable comeback, winning April's Brabantse Pijl before the Soudal Quick-Step rider finished fourth at the Dauphine, over four minutes behind Pogacar. Germany's Florian Lipowitz emerges as a potential dark horse after his Paris-Nice runner-up finish and third place at the Dauphine. The Tour's 3,338.8km route features 52,500 meters of climbing across 21 stages of cycling's ultimate test. (Reporting by Vincent DaheronEditing by Toby Davis)
