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It is a new demonstration of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) on this 10 km individual time trial between Loudenvielle and the Altiport de Peyragudes. The yellow jersey of this Tour de France ahead of again Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease A Bike), which finishes 2nd. The 35 -year -old Slovenian veteran, Primoz Roglic (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe), completes the podium in this 13th stage. Second French on arrival, Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa B&B Hotels) finished 11th in this time, more than 2 minutes 35 of the winner of the day. The Norman, 6th of the general after this time trial, spoke to the microphone of various media on what he describes as a day “sans”.

“I think yesterday's efforts have left traces …”

“I may have left a little too strong … I was completely cooked”begins the Normand. “I think that yesterday's efforts have left traces: this is the first time that my body has lived this. Frankly, I am half shiver, I am emptied. I have not yet really looked at the exact time, but I think I still limited the breakage. It is better to have a little underperformance today than tomorrow, because tomorrow, I think that the differences will be much more important. Little.

I think I have to let my body recover, and it will come back. Finally, a day like today, even if the effort is very intense on 20-25 minutes, it is almost more recoverable than a stage like that of yesterday. The public was incredible, and that's really what allowed me to continue fighting, even in the hardest times. I felt that I was a little out of the fact, but their support gave me strength “concludes Kévin Vauquelin at the microphone of various media.

Tour de France – ranking of the 13th stage

Tour de France – Provisional general classification after the 13th stage

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