'Believe until the end' – Four-man UAE battle on after Tour de France triumph at Peyragudes

PEYRAGUDES FRANCE JULY 20 LR Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen of Denmark and Team Jumbo Visma Yellow Leader Jersey Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia White Best Young Rider Jersey and Brandon Mcnulty of United States and UAE Team Emirates compete in the breakaway during the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 17 a 1297km stage from SaintGaudens to Peyragudes 1580m TDF2022 WorldTour on July 20 2022 in Peyragudes France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Brandon McNulty set the pace at the front of stage 17 on two mountain climbs for UAE Team Emirates teammate Tadej Pogačar (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

With four stages remaining in the 2022 Tour de France, two-time champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has just under 500 kilometres left on which to grasp back over two minutes on maillot jaune Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma).

The battle for a three-peat in France will be played out over 184km of those roads including Thursday's summit finish to Hautacam and the final time trial two days later. At the conclusion of stage 17 to Peyragudes, Pogačar took four seconds on his Danish rival, a time bonus separating first and second across the line.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Prior to joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly, Rouleur, and CyclingTips.

 

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As well as original reporting, news and feature writing, and production work, Dani also oversees The Leadout newsletter and How to Watch guides throughout the season. Their favourite races are Strade Bianche and the Volta a Portugal.