{"id":123391,"date":"2026-06-20T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/agony-for-van-der-poel-in-tour-de-suisse-tt\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T16:06:36","slug":"agony-for-van-der-poel-in-tour-de-suisse-tt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/agony-for-van-der-poel-in-tour-de-suisse-tt\/","title":{"rendered":"Agony for Van Der Poel in Tour de Suisse TT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar drills it in technical time trial finale to edge out Mathieu Van der Poel by tightest of margins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-border-light border-t py-base-tight\">\n<div class=\"flex h-4 justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-base-tight\">\n<div class=\"\"><button 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class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de Suisse TT by a very small margin (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini \/ AFP)<!-- --> (Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Updated June 20, 2026 10:28AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/tadej-pogacar\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tadej Poga\u010dar<\/a> denied <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/mathieu-van-der-poel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> at Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders this year, and once again broke the Dutchman\u2019s heart with a last gasp time trial victory at the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/tour-de-suisse\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Tour de Suisse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovenian Slayer was, as race leader, the last man off and kept the tension high throughout, first going 4.99 seconds faster than Van der Poel at the intermediate check, but then riding slightly slower than his rival over the second half of the course.<\/p>\n<p>With tight, twisting turns inside the final kilometer it looked uncertain if he could win, but Poga\u010dar dug deep, pivoted the corners perfectly and hit the line .31 of a second faster.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Poel had spent 52 minutes at the top of the leaderboard and dreamed of a big win, but ended up with an exasperated smile on his face when it was all over. He got up, strode out and will doubtlessly replay his effort over and over again in his mind this evening.<\/p>\n<p>As for Poga\u010dar, he was left grinning. It is his second stage win of the race and, in catching closest rival <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/richard-carapaz\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Carapaz<\/a> (EF Education-EasyPost) about two thirds of the way through, he has extended his overall lead to 4:22.<\/p>\n<p>Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) put in a fine effort, placing fourth, 10.79 seconds back. He moves up a place to third overall, 4:27 back, with teammate Andrea Bagioli bumped down to fourth overall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really hot out there and a really fast parcours. I felt great, good legs,\u201d Poga\u010dar smiled. \u201cI didn\u2019t know that I am fighting for the win, I just want to give it all. I knew I was close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the intermediate point I didn\u2019t know any more times, I was just trying to go all out to the finish. I managed to do it well and I am super happy to take the win.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Van der Poel surprised me a bit\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_989737\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Alpecin-Premier Tech's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel almost won the Tour de Suisse time trial (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-989737\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281944234.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281944234.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Alpecin-Premier Tech\u2019s Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel almost won the Tour de Suisse time trial (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini \/ AFP)<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The result is a mood booster prior to the Tour de France, where Poga\u010dar will clash with the world\u2019s best in a 26km time trial on stage 16. The \u00c9vian les-Bains test is hillier than Saturday\u2019s Suisse effort, but only 2.2km longer. <\/p>\n<p>That makes Poga\u010dar\u2019s latest effort a good tester for next month, even if he might have had things a little more straightforward on Saturday had there been more climbing. <\/p>\n<p>Winning on such flat terrain will do his morale no harm, and puts him in a good place heading into the final stage Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>As for Van der Poel, as disappointed as he will be to miss out by a tiny margin, the result is also a reassurance for him. He hasn\u2019t race since Paris-Roubaix and while he was a long way back on stages one and two, fifth place on Friday and second on Saturday show that he\u2019s gaining form at just the right time for the Tour. <\/p>\n<p>Vacek will be similarly encouraged. He was very impressive in handling Poga\u010dar on stage two, almost bridging across to the winning break with the Slovenian, and he looked in good shape on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew that Van der Poel had the best time. It surprised me a bit, but a very good job by him,\u201d he said. \u201cCongrats to him. It has been a few strong riders here, so I knew it was going to be hard to win it. But I gave it my best and it went how it went.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Coming up: A huge test of Tour form<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_989747\" class=\"pom-image-wrap photo-alignnone\"><img alt=\"Will Tadej Poga\u010dar still be in yellow on Sunday evening? There's a huge mountain stage to really test his form (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini \/ AFP)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-989747\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281954917.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover 1x\" src=\"https:\/\/velo-cdn.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2281954917.jpg?width=3840&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=75&amp;fit=cover\"\/><figcaption class=\"pom-caption\"><span class=\"article__caption\">Will Tadej Poga\u010dar still be in yellow on Sunday evening? There\u2019s a huge mountain stage to really test his form (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini \/ AFP)<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next up is the big showdown of this year\u2019s race. Sunday\u2019s 151.1km stage starts and ends in Villars-Sur-Ollon and has 4,226 meters of climbing. It\u2019s a ferocious course, and one Poga\u010dar said he is looking forward to. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a brutal stage, I think, completely different to what we had in the last few days. I\u2019m looking really forward to see the legs in the mountains, how they are. Today was a flat TT, tomorrow one of the biggest mountain stages ever. I am really excited to see where I am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy to take the second win and tomorrow on the last day we fight for another one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tour de Suisse rivals, consider yourself warned.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove fp-remove\" type=\"iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procyclingstats.com\/clients\/velo\/results.php?id=324125&amp;key=b09f5sd65sdf23jas33gs8a6e\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/pogacar-tour-de-suisse-tt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tadej Poga\u010dar drills it in technical time trial finale to edge out Mathieu Van der Poel by tightest of margins. 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