POGACAR ON VERGE OF FIFTH TOUR AFTER ALPE D'HUEZ WIN
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WHAT HAPPENED
Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is on the verge of winning a record-equalling fifth Tour de France after taking a storming victory on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez.
According to BBC Sport, Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is on the verge of winning a record-equalling fifth Tour de France after taking a storming victory on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez.
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- BBC Sport: Defending Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is on the verge of winning a record-equalling fifth Tour de France after taking a storming victory on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez.
- Sport | The Guardian: Slovenian only second man to win in yellow on mountain Leader opens up gap of more than seven minutes Tadej Pogacar put further distance between himself and his last few rivals, winning the Alpe d’Huez stage of the…
- Sport | The Guardian: There was a brutal inevitability about the defending Tour champion’s record-breaking win on the legendary climb of the Alpe, despite all the rumours of illness and gastric problems within his UAE Emirates XRG team.
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ORIGINAL SOURCE LINKS
- PRIMARY REPORT: BBC Sport (open the original report)
- Sport | The Guardian
STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 17:25 RELATED COVERAGE POGACAR CONQUERS ALPE D’HUEZ IN RECORD CLIMB TO WIN STAGE 19 AND EXTEND TOUR DE FRANCE LEAD (Sport | The Guardian • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
- 24/07/2026, 18:17 PRIMARY FEED POGACAR ON VERGE OF FIFTH TOUR AFTER ALPE D'HUEZ WIN (BBC Sport • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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