Tadej Pogacar extended his overall lead at the Tour de France 2024 to more than three minutes Sunday with a convincing second straight stage win in the Pyrenees.

The Slovenian dropped the last of his rivals with five kilometers to go after five more Pyrenean peaks. A valiant Jonas Vingegaard could only finish 1 minute, 8 seconds adrift in second, with Remco Evenepoel in third at 2 minutes, 51 seconds on the day.

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As Pogacar crossed the line at the magnificent Plateau de Beille deep in the Pyrenees, resplendent in his yellow outfit, he had racked up a second consecutive iconic mountaintop triumph and a 14th Tour de France stage win at just 25 years old.

The overall leader expressed surprise at Vingegaard and his team.

"Jonas did most of the work," Pogacar said after Visma hogged the front of the peloton most of the day. "With today being the 14th of July, you might have expected a French win, but Visma went at it very strong."

Pogacar evened questioned if he'd be able to keep up.

"I wasn't sure myself I'd be able to keep up the pace, but this year, I've adopted a different approach, and it seems to be working," said Pogacar, munching on a candy bar.

The Team UAE leader's audacious bid for a Tour de France and Giro d'Italia double in the same season seemed closer after a third stage win on this year's Tour lifted him comfortably clear.

The last man to win such a double was Marco Pantani in 1998. On his way to his French triumph, the Italian also won a stage ended on the Plateau de Beille.

Pogacar on Sunday ascended the mountain over four minutes faster than Pantani.

"That's a very good sign," Pogacar's team director Mauro Gianetti said.

There are two murderous mountain slogs to go in the Alps, where the weather likely will be much hotter, which Pogacar dislikes.

The final-day lottery is a fearsome 34-kilometer individual time trial on the corniche between Monaco and Nice.

For now, the sun shines on the Slovenian as he leads the two-time defending champion Vingegaard by 3 minutes, 9 seconds, with the young Belgian Evenepoel, on his first Tour de France, third at 5 minutes, 19 seconds.

Evenepoel also looked happy with his day's work, as he arrived for his debut Tour de France stating he was targeting the best young rider's jersey, which he looks good for now.

"I felt it was a mistake to try and follow them when they went," he said. "It was a race between them two. I kept going at my steady rhythm. It was a good weekend for us."

A Big Smile

Evenepoel is third overall, five minutes clear of Mikel Landa, and leads the young rider category by six minutes from Carlos Rodriguez.

Vingegaard and Evenepoel were both involved in a bone-breaking crash in March, and it remains to be seen how their stamina stands up in the third week. After Monday's rest day the race rushes back to the Alps, where tradition holds that the Tour is won.

Pogacar agreed with that Sunday.

"Only when I cross the finish line will I believe I have won," said the 2020 and 2021 champion.

The weekend crowds were well-behaved Sunday. A roadside spectator who threw crisps in the faces of Pogacar and Vingegaard on Saturday was charged with violent behaviour Sunday morning, after spending a night in the cells to sober up.

The Tour de France also stepped up protective measures to "limit health risks" with the reintroduction of the dreaded face masks due to a resurgence of Covid-19.

Monday is a rest day.

"We go into Monday with a big smile," said Pogacar.

The fans watching roadside or in armchairs also likely left with a smile.

TDF Results For Stage 15

1. Tadej POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 13' 55'' B: 10”
2. Jonas VINGEGAARD HANSEN (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 15' 03'' B: 6”
3. Remco EVENEPOEL (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 05h 16' 46'' B: 4”
4. Mikel LANDA (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 05h 17' 49''
5. João ALMEIDA (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 18' 38''
6. Adam YATES (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 18' 51''
7. Sergio BUITRAGO (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 05h 19' 03''
8. Carlos RODRIGUEZ (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 19' 03''
9. Richard CARAPAZ (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 19' 36''
10. François GALL (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 19' 52''
11. Tobias JOHANNESSEN (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 05h 20' 22''
12. Derek GEE (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 05h 20' 24''
13. Giulio CICCONE (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 20' 24''
14. Laurens DE PLUS (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 20' 49''
15. Enric MAS (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 21' 30''
16. Jai HINDLEY (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 22' 39''
17. Matthew JORGENSON (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 23' 25''
18. Simon YATES (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 05h 24' 37''
19. Ben HEALY (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 27' 26''
20. Geoffrey MARTIN (COFIDIS) - 05h 27' 26''
21. Cristian VERONA (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 32' 29''
22. Hugo TEJADA (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM) - 05h 32' 52''
23. Sergio CRAS (TOTALENERGIES) - 05h 34' 16''
24. Jakob FUGLSANG (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 05h 34' 53''
25. Wilco KELDERMAN (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 35' 51''
26. Marc SOLER (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 35' 51''
27. Bob JUNGELS (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 35' 58''
28. Louis MEINTJES (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 05h 35' 58''
29. Carlos RODRIGUEZ (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 05h 37' 24''
30. Jérémy JEGAT (TOTALENERGIES) - 05h 37' 28''
31. Matteo SOBRERO (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 40' 57''
32. Jhonatan ROMO (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 40' 57''
33. Romain BARDET (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 05h 42' 55''
34. Pavel SIVAKOV (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 42' 55''
35. Marc BURGAUDEAU (TOTALENERGIES) - 05h 42' 55''
36. Connor HARPER (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 05h 42' 55''
37. Oliver ONLEY (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 05h 44' 07''
38. Ian VAN WILDER (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 05h 44' 07''
39. Julian BERNARD (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 45' 10''
40. Warren BARGUIL (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 05h 45' 12''
41. Luis MARTINEZ (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 45' 59''
42. Romain GREGOIRE (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 45' 59''
43. Taco WELLENS (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 50' 08''
44. Toms SKUJINS (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 50' 12''
45. Nils POLITT (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 05h 51' 45''
46. Jonas KULSET (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 05h 52' 06''
47. Odd EIKING (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 05h 52' 06''
48. Claudio RUSSO (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 54' 55''
49. Jonas ABRAHAMSEN (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 05h 54' 55''
50. Kirill GENIETS (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 54' 55''
51. Quentin PACHER (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 54' 55''
52. Neil POWLESS (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 54' 55''
53. Tiesj BENOOT (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 54' 55''
54. Jonathan CASTROVIEJO (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 54' 55''
55. Gregor ZIMMERMANN (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 05h 54' 55''
56. Marco HALLER (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 54' 55''
57. Rui COSTA (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 54' 55''
58. Jan TRATNIK (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 54' 55''
59. Gianni MOSCON (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 05h 54' 55''
60. Nicolas PRODHOMME (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
61. Jasper STUYVEN (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 54' 55''
62. Davide FORMOLO (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
63. Oliver NAESEN (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
64. Brent VAN MOER (LOTTO DSTNY) - 05h 54' 55''
65. Nans PETERS (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
66. Nelson OLIVEIRA (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
67. Hugo HOULE (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 05h 54' 55''
68. Jan HIRT (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 05h 54' 55''
69. Krists NEILANDS (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 05h 54' 55''
70. Michal KWIATKOWSKI (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 54' 55''
71. Sean QUINN (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 54' 55''
72. Jack HAIG (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 05h 54' 55''
73. Oier LAZKANO (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
74. Gregor MÜHLBERGER (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 54' 55''
75. Simon GESCHKE (COFIDIS) - 05h 54' 55''
76. Geraint THOMAS (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 54' 55''
77. Paul LAPEIRA (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 56' 17''
78. Benjamin ARMIRAIL (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 56' 17''
79. Egan BERNAL (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 56' 20''
80. Stefan KÜNG (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 56' 40''
81. Bouhanni COQUARD (COFIDIS) - 05h 56' 40''
82. Alexis ZINGLE (COFIDIS) - 05h 56' 40''
83. Ryan GIBBONS (LIDL-TREK) - 05h 56' 40''
84. Alex ARANBURU (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 05h 56' 40''
85. Valentin MADOUAS (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 56' 40''
86. Mathieu VAN DER POEL (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 05h 56' 40''
87. David GAUDU (GROUPAMA-FDJ) - 05h 57' 32''
88. Bo LEMMEN (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 57' 41''
89. Wout POELS (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 05h 57' 41''
90. Rasmus TILLER (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 05h 57' 41''
91. Didier GODON (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 05h 57' 41''
92. Nicolo DENZ (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 57' 56''
93. Danny VAN POPPEL (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 05h 57' 56''
94. Stefan BISSEGGER (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 57' 56''
95. Maikel VAN DEN BERG (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 05h 57' 56''
96. Wout VAN AERT (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 57' 59''
97. Ben TURNER (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 05h 57' 59''
98. Christopher JUUL-JENSEN (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 05h 57' 59''
99. Christophe LAPORTE (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 05h 57' 59''
100. Michael MATTHEWS (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 05h 58' 14''
101. Kévin GOOSSENS (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 06h 00' 31''
102. Lars REX (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 06h 00' 31''
103. Simon DUJARDIN (TOTALENERGIES) - 06h 00' 31''
104. Théo GACHIGNARD (TOTALENERGIES) - 06h 00' 31''
105. Kévin VAUQUELIN (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 00' 31''
106. Victor CAMPENAERTS (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
107. Milan VAN GILS (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
108. Floris VAN DEN BROEK (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 06h 00' 31''
109. Jake STEWART (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 06h 00' 31''
110. Gianni VERMEERSCH (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 06h 00' 31''
111. Mathis CORT (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 06h 00' 31''
112. Clément CHAMPOUSSIN (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 00' 31''
113. Simon GRIGNARD (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
114. Antoine LAURANCE (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 06h 00' 31''
115. Anthony TURGIS (TOTALENERGIES) - 06h 00' 31''
116. Corentin BEULLENS (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
117. Yves LAMPAERT (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 06h 00' 31''
118. Pierre ALLEGAERT (COFIDIS) - 06h 00' 31''
119. Sébastien DILLIER (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 06h 00' 31''
120. Arnaud DE LIE (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
121. Mike TEUNISSEN (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 06h 00' 31''
122. Niklas ARNDT (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 06h 00' 31''
123. Joris DRIZNERS (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 00' 31''
124. Lorenzo MOZZATO (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 00' 31''
125. Jasper PHILIPSEN (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 06h 00' 31''
126. Biniam GIRMAY (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 06h 00' 31''
127. Fabien GRELLIER (TOTALENERGIES) - 06h 00' 31''
128. Marc VERCHER (TOTALENERGIES) - 06h 00' 31''
129. Hugo PAGE (INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY) - 06h 00' 31''
130. Pascal ACKERMANN (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 06h 00' 58''
131. Soren WAERENSKJOLD (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 06h 00' 58''
132. Hidde VANHOUCKE (LOTTO DSTNY) - 06h 01' 17''
133. Rodrigo GARCIA PIERNA (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 01' 21''
134. Eelco REINDERS (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 06h 01' 41''
135. Luke DURBRIDGE (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 06h 01' 41''
136. Dylan GROENEWEGEN (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 06h 01' 41''
137. Scott WILLIAMS (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 06h 01' 41''
138. Remi GHYS (ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK) - 06h 01' 57''
139. Dan MCLAY (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 02' 25''
140. Sam BENNETT (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 06h 02' 29''
141. Matej MOHORIC (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 06h 04' 11''
142. Luka MEZGEC (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 06h 04' 11''
143. Phil BAUHAUS (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 06h 04' 11''
144. Alexander KRISTOFF (UNO-X MOBILITY) - 06h 04' 21''
145. Nick EEKHOFF (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 06h 04' 45''
146. John DEGENKOLB (TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL) - 06h 05' 02''
147. Davide BALLERINI (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM) - 06h 05' 30''
148. Alexey LUTSENKO (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM) - 06h 05' 30''
149. Casper BOL (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM) - 06h 05' 30''
150. Mark CAVENDISH (ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM) - 06h 05' 30''
151. Fernando GAVIRIA (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 06h 05' 57''
152. Arnaud DEMARE (ARKEA-B&B HOTELS) - 06h 06' 32''

Top 20 Overall Through Tour de France 2024 Stage 15

1. Tadej POGAČAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 61h 56' 24''
2. Jonas VINGEGAARD (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 61h 59' 33''
3. Remco EVENEPOEL (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 62h 01' 43''
4. João ALMEIDA (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 62h 07' 18''
5. Mikel LANDA (SOUDAL QUICK-STEP) - 62h 07' 45''
6. Carlos RODRIGUEZ (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 62h 07' 51''
7. Adam YATES (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - 62h 10' 02''
8. Giulio CICCONE (LIDL-TREK) - 62h 12' 12''
9. Derek GEE (ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH) - 62h 12' 36''
10. Santiago BUITRAGO (BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS) - 62h 12' 56''
11. François GALL (DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM) - 62h 13' 25''
12. Matteo JORGENSON (TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE) - 62h 16' 39''
13. Ben HEALY (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 62h 25' 50''
14. Simon YATES (TEAM JAYCO ALULA) - 62h 31' 33''
15. Sergio CRAS (TOTALENERGIES) - 62h 33' 57''
16. Geoffrey MARTIN (COFIDIS) - 62h 34' 52''
17. Laurens DE PLUS (INEOS GRENADIERS) - 62h 35' 20''
18. Jai HINDLEY (RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE) - 62h 42' 15''
19. Jhonatan ROMO (MOVISTAR TEAM) - 62h 44' 29''
20. Richard CARAPAZ (EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST) - 62h 52' 50''

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