Pogačar and Evenepoel attack Vingegaard and deal him a psychological blow ahead of the Tour de France showdown in the Alps

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) attacked Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) on the final two climbs of stage 17 to SuperDévoluy, gaining a few seconds and dealing the Dane a psychological blow as the 2024 Tour de France approached the decisive Alpine stages.

The time gains were small but had a high symbolic value. Pogačar showed his great rival that he is still strong and can hurt him after his dominance in the Pyrenees, while Evenepoel is now less than two minutes behind Vingegaard in the battle for second place.