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00:00 [crowd cheering]
00:02 - Down, down, down.
00:06 It doesn't make any pieces, okay?
00:08 Doesn't open up.
00:09 - And here goes the attack.
00:10 He has the legs, he has the acceleration.
00:13 The gap is still 10 seconds.
00:16 - 10 seconds, 10 seconds only, it's nothing.
00:18 - I'm really happy to be 10 seconds behind him.
00:21 So I can be more attacking mind more than defensive.
00:25 - It's a real boxing match for me,
00:28 where the champions fight back.
00:30 - I do like time trials like this.
00:33 - I really like it.
00:34 It suits me quite well.
00:36 - I like it when you have to change the rhythm all the time.
00:39 - I think still a lot can happen,
00:41 but it's gonna be pretty tight battle.
00:43 - For now, it's a point game,
00:46 but I think it's gonna end in a KO,
00:48 maybe in the last round.
00:50 - It's time trial day.
00:52 It's every man for himself.
00:56 (bell rings)
00:59 - Relaxation yesterday.
01:07 Welcome to stage 16.
01:10 Is it Edmondson?
01:12 So he did miss his start.
01:14 He was supposed to go off the line at 11
01:17 and he came running up there.
01:19 - They're like, rolled up and like, "Go, go."
01:22 - This is incredible.
01:25 DSM are having an absolute nightmare.
01:28 I haven't seen that in a time trial for years.
01:32 - Some of you guys, I think it was a two or three of you,
01:34 crashed just after the ramp.
01:37 - Crashed?
01:38 - No, not us.
01:39 - Oh, and he crashes.
01:40 - Crash of Degenkolb.
01:42 What is going on with Team DSM?
01:44 Oh, and another crash in this corner.
01:48 Two riders missed their starts
01:51 and two riders have crashed.
01:53 - Well, obviously we're in a time trial,
01:54 so we don't really talk to people.
01:56 - Practice the bike change here.
02:07 We get him going.
02:09 It shows you how long a bike change could take.
02:12 You would hope that Pogacar will do it
02:14 an awful lot quicker.
02:15 - Sagan will pass you and we can train on the change
02:23 on the spot where we will do it today.
02:25 - Mads Pedersen and Remy Cavagna were the fastest
02:30 of the first 50 riders out on course.
02:33 Degen only spent a few minutes in the hot seat
02:35 before he was ousted by the French champion.
02:37 Cavagna clocking an average of 36.7 kilometers an hour
02:41 as he went 25 seconds quicker.
02:43 (upbeat music)
02:46 - Wow, Van Aert off the start line.
03:00 Van Aert is underway.
03:01 Can he win this time trial?
03:03 - Well, he's my favorite for today.
03:13 - And Van Aert is behind Cavagna by 11 seconds
03:15 on the live timing.
03:16 - Van Aert did lose a bit of time
03:22 in the rolling early part of the stage,
03:24 notably due to a change in wind direction,
03:27 but the Belgian champion went flying up the Cote de Domansy
03:30 to snatch the best time from Cavagna.
03:32 - He's nearly at the finish line now.
03:36 Look at him go.
03:37 Van Aert is going to smash the time of Cavagna
03:41 by 15 seconds.
03:43 Pogacar is underway.
03:57 You can see the urgency in this man's body already.
04:00 - Very interesting to see that as a road bike
04:03 on the roof car.
04:05 - Finger guard goes.
04:07 All the riders are underway.
04:09 Destination, Comblue.
04:11 - Away from the battle for yellow,
04:16 Carlos Rodriguez and Adam Yates
04:17 were facing off for the final podium spot.
04:20 The British rider hauling back 24 seconds
04:22 on the young Spaniard to go third overall.
04:25 Meanwhile, the impressive Peo Bilbao
04:27 finished just four seconds down on Van Aert
04:29 before the top two prepared to take center stage.
04:37 - Yeah, I think he looks a lot more,
04:39 a lot more core in him,
04:40 moves less than last year,
04:41 a lot more stability on his bike.
04:44 - We wait for the time of Tadej Pogacar to this point.
04:47 It's going to be pretty close.
04:49 He's going to change.
04:54 Pogacar gets out.
04:55 The mechanic gets ready.
04:57 It's not that rapid.
04:59 Here we go.
05:00 Pogacar goes.
05:02 The bike change has happened.
05:05 Now he needs to really fly.
05:07 - Wow, that was about 12 seconds.
05:09 - It's all about feel.
05:11 It's all about how good you are on the day.
05:14 Tadej Pogacar is going to go over the top of the climb
05:18 with the fastest time so far.
05:20 45 seconds faster than Wout Van Aert.
05:24 Jonas Vengegaard is going to be one minute
05:28 and five seconds faster than Tadej Pogacar.
05:32 - Come on, Jonas.
05:33 Today you show to the world you can trunk that.
05:35 (beep)
05:37 Come on, Jonas.
05:39 This is to the front.
05:40 We need to stop what you do.
05:41 Come on.
05:42 - Rodriguez crosses the line now.
05:51 Pogacar's time now.
05:52 He goes top of the leaderboard.
05:54 1.12 is the beating of Van Aert.
05:57 But here comes Jonas Vengegaard.
05:59 (beep)
06:00 - Pogacar finishes second.
06:02 So he's also strong.
06:03 But you kill it.
06:04 You kill it.
06:05 Come on.
06:06 So proud of you.
06:07 Fill the line, Jonas.
06:07 Fill the line.
06:08 Every second counts.
06:10 This is legendary, Jonas.
06:11 This is legendary.
06:12 Come on.
06:13 Last 400 meters.
06:14 Everything until the line.
06:15 - We saw on your Jumbo Visma team radio
06:27 and heard the message today,
06:30 you show the world who is the greatest.
06:34 - Yeah, I mean, I was feeling great today.
06:36 I think it's the best time trial I've ever done.
06:40 Yeah.
06:42 I'm really proud of what I did today
06:44 and I'm really happy about the victory.
06:46 I think today I even surprised myself
06:49 with the time trial I did.
06:51 I didn't expect to do so well in the time trial today,
06:55 to be honest.
06:56 - I'm pretty sure I know the answer,
06:57 but is the Tour de France over?
06:59 - No.
07:01 Still a lot of hard stages to come.
07:04 So yeah, we have to keep fighting the next days
07:07 and yeah, we're looking forward to it.
07:09 - Wim Gegaard absolutely crushing the rest of the field
07:14 and taking a big step towards defending his crown.
07:16 It's his third Tour de France stage victory
07:19 and the first in a time trial.
07:20 The day now leads by a minute and 48 seconds from Pagaca,
07:27 while Yates and Rodriguez are separated
07:29 by just five seconds in the scrap for third place.
07:32 Jasper Philipsen was able to take it nice and easy
07:40 as he looks ahead to the remaining sprint stages,
07:42 notably Sunday's shootout on the Champs-Élysées.
07:45 There were five points available on the climb today
07:49 and Ciccone blasted his way up it
07:51 even faster than Wim Gegaard to take them,
07:53 extending his lead in polka dots.
07:55 It wasn't Pagaca's day,
07:58 but you can guarantee that the Tour's best young rider
08:01 will keep fighting until the bitter end.
08:03 Still, Wim Gegaard has shown he's going to take some beating.
08:06 Can you tell us why the Tour de France is not over yet?
08:11 - Oh, it's definitely not over,
08:14 especially if it's tomorrow raining.
08:15 Then I can promise you that it's gonna be interesting.
08:20 (dramatic music)
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08:26 (dramatic music)
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