Vingegaard outsprints Pogacar to win epic Tour stage

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard won shape 11 of nan Tour de France pursuing a sprint to nan statement pinch rival and wide leader Tadej Pogacar.

Defending champion Vingegaard, of Visma-Lease a Bike, edged retired Pogacar of UAE-Team-Emirates arsenic nan brace raced for nan statement aft respective climbs connected nan 211km shape to Le Lioran successful nan Pyrenees.

Pogacar remains successful nan yellowish jersey and is now 1 infinitesimal six seconds up of Remco Evenepoel, who was 3rd connected nan stage, pinch Vingegaard a further 8 seconds behind.

When Pogacar attacked pinch 32km to spell he pulled distant from nan remainder of nan section but Vingegaard reeled him backmost successful connected nan penultimate climb.

Vingegaard, 27, suffered a awesome clang successful early April which near him pinch aggregate superior injuries and he said done tears aft nan stage: "It is very affectional for me, coming backmost from nan crash…

"It intends a batch and each nan things I went done successful nan past 3 months... I would ne'er person been capable to do this without my family."

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