Analysis: Hautacam the decider as Vingegaard seals the Tour de France

Jonas Vingegaard on stage 18 of the Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar's final mountain showdown of the 2022 Tour de France came on stage 18 (Image credit: Tim de WaeleGetty Images)

In the end, it was the Col de Granon which decided the 2022 Tour de France. The Alpine climb overlooking Briançon brought the momentous sight of the uncrackable Tadej Pogačar put to the sword by his main rival for the maillot jaune, Jonas Vingegaard.

It has been eight days since the Slovenian collapsed in the Alps, shedding almost three minutes to his Danish adversary. The Tour title, of course, wasn't wrapped up for good then, just past the halfway point of the race.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.