All the emotions exploded at the finish line of today’s 20th stage of the Tour de France. Jumbo Visma’s Wout van Aert took the stage win, while teammate Jonas Vingegaard came home in second place, cementing his overall win.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE), Geraint Thomas and Filippo Ganna (INEOS) rounded out the top 5 on the stage.
On the GC, Aleksandr Vlasov of Bora moved into the top 5 and Romain Bardet (DSM) jumped up to 7th. Louis Meintjes (Wanty) took a drop to 8th.
So much emotion pic.twitter.com/2MWdSQW3Rw
— VeloVoices (@VeloVoices) July 23, 2022
How it went down
Filippo Ganna set the early reference time and consigned himself to a long afternoon in the hot seat. Tour Pippo has been much quieter than the Giro Pippo we’ve been used to seeing. Was today going to be his day to shine in France?
“Shake that booty!”#TDF2022 @OutOfCycling pic.twitter.com/ULVDCIkPf0
— Trevor Ward 🇺🇦 (@willwrite4cake) July 23, 2022
Somehow even with a silly hat on, he’s exuding charisma and sexiness #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/DoyENNmKr0
— Pe-tour de France ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🚴♂️ (@PBXscribes) July 23, 2022
It looked like a possibility. Other TT specialists tried and failed to get close to his Italian Thighness.
EF’s Stefan Bissenger has a mechanical problem…
Bad luck Bissegger again #couchpeloton #tdf2022 pic.twitter.com/db5vuAWNl0
— Jamie Naragon (@TdF4077) July 23, 2022
… and a headwear problem
🇨🇭 @aka_muni has set off for his go on the course!
Spécialiste du contre-la-montre, 🇨🇭 @aka_muni s'élance !#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/uDnkdiCZvn
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 23, 2022
EF Pro ITT helmet 😆 #couchpeloton pic.twitter.com/PrZ77vltMK
— hugechunxotime 🇺🇦 (@hugechunxotime) July 23, 2022
And others, including Stefan Kung (FDJ) and Bauke Mollema (Trek) – who has realised in the past year that he could actually time trial! – could not beat Pippo’s time.
WOUTSTANDING
What is there to say about Wout van Aert that hasn’t been said? The Belgian has been a blur of energy for the past three weeks. Solo wins? Not a problem. Breakaways? Yeah, why not? Hauling back that whippersnapper Pogacar? Let’s do it.
#TDF2022 molto concentrato @WoutvanAert pic.twitter.com/axAvqjdeKL
— Mich74 (@MichGPS) July 23, 2022
Today was a day for his time trial skills to reign supreme. Van Aert’s smooth application of power was on display around a beautifully scenic course. Having spent much of the last week ripping it up around the Pyrenees, Wout could be excused for lacking a little speed, or even wanting to take it easy so that he had something left in the tank for Paris. Taking it easy, however, is not The Way of the Wout™.
Tour de France stage 20 Live – Wout van Aert sets fastest time as Vingegaard races for yellowhttps://t.co/nRDv3MK7Gz pic.twitter.com/ZrcrHucs90
— Cyclingnews (@Cyclingnewsfeed) July 23, 2022
The very definition of “leaving it all on the road”, you could see he had noting left to give as he swayed through the closing hundred metres. The green skin suit and its seemingly permanent inhabitant crossed the line 42 seconds faster than Pippo. Wout easily topped Ganna.
Ganna sad #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/oFBqMjeyMt
— Hélène Colonne (@reathina) July 23, 2022
The Jumbo rider had some nervous moments in the hot seat as it looked like the top GC guys, Thomas (yes really), Pogacar and Vingegaard might dethrone him. One-by-one, they found Wout’s time out of their reach, meaning Wout van Aert took his third stage of this Tour.
— Cycling out of context (@OutOfCycling) July 23, 2022
Because he hasn’t achieved enough this July, Wout was given the super-aggressive-attickity-combativity-fight-fight-fight-boom award too.
🔴 Super-combatif 🔴
🇧🇪@WoutvanAert élu Super-combatif du #TDF2022 à l'unanimité ! 👏#PrixAntargaz pic.twitter.com/gXskaVx6T6
— Prix Antargaz (@PrixAntargaz) July 23, 2022
You want some feels?
Remember two years ago? The look on the faces of the Jumbo guys as Pogacar took the yellow jersey from Primoz Roglic on the stage 20 time trial?
Gon a think about this image of Van Aert and Dumoulin watching in horror as Pogacar goes nuclear to smoke their teammate and win the Tour pic.twitter.com/ogfLX9ggPM
— Swelly (@ChipSwelly) September 19, 2020
What a difference two years makes, with Wout coming onto the course to congratulate Jonas.
Stage win number 3 for 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert! 💪 #TDF22 🟢 pic.twitter.com/TvEI0TSn9N
— Cyclocross24.com (@cyclocross24) July 23, 2022
50 metres further down the road, Jonas meets his biggest fans.
Hi, family. Just won the Tour de France.#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/8dqiF5dhmT
— daniel mcmahon (@cyclingreporter) July 23, 2022
Wout lets his win sink in
"Hij gunt 'm mij"🥹. Wat. Een. Team. 💛🖤🔥 #samenwinnen #TDF2022 https://t.co/8oKAvbeRiu
— José 🐝 (@SpoelJo) July 23, 2022
WVA in tears! #couchpeloton #tdf2022 pic.twitter.com/7fiug0zP83
— Jamie Naragon (@TdF4077) July 23, 2022
Today, Jumbo put on a show on the road and after the line. We could see their unity, how close they are and how much this race means to them. What I really like is how they carry themselves to a man. There’s a confidence, but there’s no arrogance. They displayed tremendous sporting ability and also sportsmanship. There’s no nasty side to this Jumbo team, if they’ve turned the screw on their competitors it’s because they can, not because they want to make others suffer.
💛 + 💚 = ❤️#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/kswQI2op9Q
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 23, 2022
Stragglers
I like Geraint’s sense of humour these days
Two jobs this afternoon then. Leave it all out on the road and remember to take my gilet off 🤣 #wheresGsgilet #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/6S6sxJEGvu
— Geraint Thomas (@GeraintThomas86) July 23, 2022
Ooh, la la les polkas
I'm disappointed about those socks, Simon…😢 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/vpv8ZJI5cp
— Mihai Simion (@faustocoppi60) July 23, 2022
Therapist: Tell me what you see when you look at this photo
Me: *just starts crying*#TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/4yI1rJmEU5
— Pe-tour de France ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🚴♂️ (@PBXscribes) July 23, 2022
It wouldn’t be the 2022 Tour de France if it didn’t give us the odd heart-stopping moment
Vingegaard OMG #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/xQVxiebHkq
— daniel mcmahon (@cyclingreporter) July 23, 2022
Movistar haven’t had nearly enough attention this Tour. Especially now they’ve cleaned up their act
I love cycling. ❤️ Here’s the @Movistar_Team base camp in an outside Laundrette in a supermarket car park ahead of todays @LeTour TT… 🥰 #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/V3jhxZeS3Q
— Matt Stephens (@RealStephens) July 23, 2022
The last word
When cartoons and bike racing collide.
Jumbo-Visma adopting the Wile E Coyote painting-a-tunnel-on-a-rock-face approach to stop Ganna. #tdf2022 pic.twitter.com/tQeuu2gVWs
— Michael Hutchinson (@Doctor_Hutch) July 23, 2022
Results
Stage 20 results
1 Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 00:47:59
2 Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) +19s
3 Tadej Pogacar (UAE) +27s
4 Geraint Thomas (INEOS) +32s
5 Fillipo Ganna (INEOS) +42s
GC Top 10
💛 RT & follow for the chance to win a Jonas Vingegaard Yellow Jersey with @SANTINI_SMS
💛 RT & follow pour tenter de gagner un Maillot Jaune dédicacé par Jonas Vingegaard avec @SANTINI_SMS #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/XD4ASO2hjd
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 23, 2022
1 Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 75:35:49
2 Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +3:34
3 Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) +8:12
4 David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +13:56
5 Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-hansgrohe) +16:37
6 Nairo Quintana (Team Arkea-Samsic) +17:24
7 Romain Bardet (Team DSM) +19:02
8 Louis Meintjes (Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert) +19:12
9 Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan Team) +23:47
10 Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) +25:43
All the jerseys
🎽 Jerseys after stage 20 / Maillots distinctifs après l'étape 20
💛 Jonas Vingegaard
💚 @WoutvanAert
🔴 Jonas Vingegaard
👶 @TamauPogi #TDF2022 pic.twitter.com/jppFbkOs4P— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 23, 2022
Leader’s jersey : Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
Points jersey : Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
King of the Mountains jersey : Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
Young Rider Jersey : Tadej Pogacar (UAE)
Team competition : INEOS Grenadiers
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