Tadej Pogačar descended the Mont Ventoux on Tuesday evening with his overall Tour de France lead intact after successfully resisting Jonas Vingegaard’s fiercest climbing onslaught to date in this year’s race, and with another achievement – the record time for the ascent of the ‘Giant of Provence’ – also added to his already massive palmares.
Despite a strong headwind, unofficial timings indicate Pogačar pulverised the previous best time of 55:51 for an ascent of the Ventoux, set by Iban Mayo in the 2004 Critérium du Dauphiné.
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CyclingNews RSS Feed…