Tour de France 2020: Tadej Pogačar aiming to secure second as yellow jersey hopes fade in final mountains stalemate

The 21-year-old says he couldn't do anything to take time out of race leader Primož Roglič on the Tour's final mountain stage

(Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar says he'll try and secure his second place overall in the final two competitive stages at the 2020 Tour de France, as the final mountain stage ended in a stalemate at the top of the general classification.

Race leader Primož Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma team-mates once again dictated proceedings amongst the GC contenders on stage 18's up-and-down day in the Alps. Pogačar, sitting 57 seconds down in second place, tried to break clear on the final categorised climb of the Montée du Plateau des Glières, but was tracked by Roglič's team-mate Sepp Kuss. The Slovenian wasn't able to take the final time bonus at the finish either, with another of the yellow jersey's team-mates Wout van Aert sprinting to third behind the breakaway winner Michał Kwiatkowski and his Ineos team-mate Richard Carapaz.

Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription

Join now for unlimited access

Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1