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Tour de France 2021 LIVE: Stage 20 results and reaction from time trial route from Libourne to Saint-Emilion

Follow all the latest reaction after Tadej Podacar wrapped up the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage of this year’s race

Dylan Terry
Monday 19 July 2021 09:19 BST
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Follow all the latest reaction from stage 20 of the Tour de France today.

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is now poised to win a second consecutive Tour de France title after the Slovenian retained the overall leader’s yellow in the 20th stage, a 30.8-km individual time trial won by Belgian Wout van Aert on Saturday.

Barring a crash in Sunday’s final stage in Paris, the 22-year-old Pogacar will finish ahead of Dane Jonas Vingegaard and Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, who are set to end up second and third overall, respectively.

Follow all the results and reaction:

Van Aert wins stage 20 as Pogacar clinches Tour de France title

Pogacar speeds over the line to clinch a second Tour de France title in 10 months.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 17:12

Van Aert wins stage 20 as Pogacar clinches Tour de France title

‘A perfect day’ says Wout van Aert.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 17:08

Van Aert wins stage 20 as Pogacar clinches Tour de France title

Today’s winner: Wout van Aert.

(AFP via Getty Images)
Dylan Terry17 July 2021 17:02

Van Aert wins stage 20 as Pogacar clinches Tour de France title

Van Aert takes the stage but Pogacar has sealed his second Tour de France title at the age of just 22! Here is the yellow jersey crossing the line:

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 17:00

Tour de France latest: Van Aert wins stage 20 as Pogacar clinches Tour de France title

Pogacar crosses the line to win his second Tour de France! He actually lost time to Vingegaard in the time trial - 25 seconds on the day - but it doesn’t matter!

Van Aert wins the stage. Pogacar wins the Tour.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:56

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

What a ride from Vingegaard! He loses just 32 seconds to Van Aert and finishes third on the day! The revelation of this race!

He will safely finish as runner-up of the Tour.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:54

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Ben O’Connor holds on to fourth place after his time trial. And Richard Carapaz has also produced a solid ride, although it will not be enough to leapfrog Jonas Vingegaard into second place.

The Ecuadorian finishes the Tour de France in third, two minutes and eight seconds down on Van Aert today.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:53

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Vingegaard is now 30 seconds down on Van Aert.

Meanwhile, Kelderman crosses the line two minutes and 20 seconds down on Van Aert’s (winning) time.

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:49

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Pog in yellow. He might not be winning this stage, but he has dominated this race.

(AFP via Getty Images)
Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:47

Tour de France latest: Stage 20

Pogacar is 38 seconds off Van Aert’s time at the second checkpoint. Van Aert is going to win this time trial and Vingegaard could well come second!

Dylan Terry17 July 2021 16:44

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