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Bastille Day stage could spark fireworks in Tour de France duel

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard face off again Friday. (Photo: AFP)

BELLEVILLE (FRANCE) – The ongoing duel between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two time winner Tadej Pogacar may ignite on the Grand Colombier mountain on Friday’s stage which falls on the French national holiday of July 14.

Dane Vingegaard holds a slender 17 seconds lead over the fiery Slovenian Pogacar, who laid the foundation stone for his stealth Tour de France win at the same scene in 2020.

So far on this 110th edition of the world’s greatest bike race the pair have traded tit-for-tat hits with the struggle finely balanced as the peloton heads towards the Alps.

Vingegaard fired first taking a 53 second lead over the Team…

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