Norwegian Waerenskjold wins fastest Tour de France stage in sprint finish as Pogačar retains lead
Soeren Waerenskjold of Norway won the 11th stage of the Tour de France on Wednesday in the fastest stage ever recorded, with an average speed of 50.91 km/h (31.6 mph). Tadej Pogačar maintained his overall lead.
Waerenskjold finished just ahead of Olav Kooij, Jasper Philipsen, and others in a sprint finish on the 161.3-kilometer route from Vichy to Nevers in central France. This is Waerenskjold's first stage win at the Tour de France.
"I knew that there are two or three guys that are faster than me, but if I’m lucky and I have a good sprint like today then it’s possible," Waerenskjold said after his win.
The stage set a record for the fastest average speed in Tour de France history. Early in the stage, Mathieu van der Poel and Valentin Paret-Peintre attacked but were reined in. A breakaway of four riders including Julian Alaphilippe, Mathis Le Berre, Nelson Oliveira, and Anthon Charmig formed and reached Moulins with a lead of 1 minute and 15 seconds. However, they were caught with 5.5 kilometers remaining, setting up the sprint finish.
Pogačar, who won the stage on Tuesday and stretched his lead to more than 3.5 minutes, finished among a bunch of riders with his main challenger Jonas Vingegaard to maintain his advantage.
Meanwhile, Pogačar has faced some boos from the crowd during this year's Tour. He has compared his situation to that of tennis player Novak Djokovic, who has also faced crowd hostility.
"When someone boos me, I think of Novak Djokovic and let myself be inspired by him," Pogačar said.
Pogačar has dominated the Tour de France in recent years with four overall wins and 24 stage wins.
Waerenskjold had finished last in the previous stage after a crash and had to call the race doctor for treatment on his right hand during Wednesday's stage.
"Sometimes I have really good confidence and I believe in myself, but there’s many, many times where I feel super tired and like it’s impossible to win here. So yeah, it’s crazy that it happened today," Waerenskjold said.
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