Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar poised to seal fourth title amid fears of ‘ice rink’ finale

Threat of rain now overshadows revamped finish
Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar poised to seal fourth title amid fears of ‘ice rink’ finale

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, pats Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, as they cross the finish line of the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 184.2 kilometers (114.5 miles) with start in Nantua and finish in Pontarlier, France, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Tadej Pogacar exited the final mountain climbs with his lead over Jonas Vingegaard intact and now stands on the threshold of achieving a fourth Tour de France triumph in six seasons.

Ireland's Ben Healy remains ninth overall.

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