We were expecting a fight between the leaders, we were not disappointed.
The very difficult stage of the Pyrenees this Wednesday, for the 17th stage of the Tour de France, crowned Tadej Pogacar, winner in the sprint at the top in Peyragudes.
But the Slovenian only grabbed 4 seconds in the end on the yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard, second in the stage.
At the end of a nervous and intense race of 129 km, with a series of 4 passes and a summit finish in Peyragudes, the UAE Emirates of the double holder of the Tour, despite the absence of a new teammate, have everything attempted to falter the yellow jersey.
Vingegaard spent the last two climbs alone with the two UAE Emirates, Tadej Pogacar and Brandon McNulty.
But, despite the help of his teammate, the Slovenian was unable to make up time for Vingegaard, impassive.
The escape of Pinot
The French, still empty-handed on the Tour this year, deluded themselves at the start of the stage, in particular Thibaut Pinot, who started in the lead with Alexey Lutsenko.
The Groupama FDJ climber took the lead in the first two difficulties of the day, the Col d'Aspin and the Hourquette d'Ancizan, before being swallowed up by the yellow jersey group led by a super Brandon McNulty.
Tadej Pogacar's American teammate has toughened up the race to eliminate Vingegaard's teammates.
But the Dane never let himself down.
Behind Pogacar and Vingegaard, the Welshman Geraint Thomas consolidates his third place.
Romain Bardet, 6th in the stage, will make a small rise in the general classification after his failure on Tuesday.
David Gaudu, 7th on the stage, remains 5th overall.
