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Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard Wins Maiden ‘Tour de France’ Title

Published on 27 Jul 2022

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  • Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark won his first Tour de France title after coming out on top of a thrilling three-week duel with defending champion Tadej Pogacar.
  • Geraint Thomas, the 2018 champion, was third.
  • Vingegaard and his Jumbo-Visma teammates all crossed the line together in a line and cheering wildly.
  • The 25-year-old Vingegaard became the first Danish rider to win cycling’s biggest race since Bjarne Riis in 1996. He finished 3 minutes, 34 seconds ahead of second-place Pogacar.
  • Vingegaard, who was runner-up to Pogacar last year, built his success in the mountains.

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