Brilliance and dose of fortune set Pogacar on path to elusive Giro-Tour double
William Fotheringham
Slovenian thought a Giro win alone was realistic, but a crash in the Basque Country put a rarer feat within his grasp
Tour de France 2024: Pogacar set for glory after winning again on stage 20 – as it happened
The yellow jersey won his fifth mountain stage – a record – ahead of the final time trial as he closed on total victory
Tadej Pogacar heads for Tour de France glory with fifth stage win of race
The Slovenian outsprinted the defending champion at the top of the Col de la Couillole to claim his fifth stage win of this year’s Tour de France and 16th overall