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Oscar Onley exhausted by Col de la Loze battle with Vingegaard and Pogačar but closes in on Tour de France podium

Team Picnic PostNL team's British rider Oscar Onley, UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey and Team Visma - Lease a bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard cycle in the ascent of Col de la Loze during the 18th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 171.5 km between Vif and Courchevel Col de la Loze, in the Alps, southeastern France, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Bernard PAPON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BERNARD PAPON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Picnic-PostNL’s Oscar Onley could hardly speak when he finished stage 19 of the Tour de France. He struggled to answer questions, struggled to even drink his cherry juice, and clearly didn’t fully appreciate what he’d achieved with his ride.

That was to move into within just 22 seconds of finishing on the podium, after he and his team put in a huge ride to come back after being dropped on the Col de la Madeleine, and then rubbing shoulders with Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

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