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Pogacar wins Stage 17, Vingegaard moves closer to Tour title

Wednesday. moved four seconds closer to
Vingegaard, who now has an
Pogacar, the two-time de- overall lead of 2 minutes, 18
fending champion, attacked seconds in the general clas-
in the brutal final kilome- sification.
ter up to Peyragudes to win
Stage 17 stage but could not Since his bad day in the Alps
drop Vingegaard, who made when he relinquished the
another big step toward a yellow jersey to Vingegaard,
maiden Tour de France win. Pogacar has been on the at-
tack but has not managed to
Vingegaard was runner-up make up for the time he lost
last year behind Pogacar. to his rival.
The Danish rider has been
impressive since the start in Pogacar will have one last
Copenhagen and once again chance to unsettle the Jum-
showed no sign of weakness bo-Visma team leader in the
during Wednesday's tough mountains during Thurs-
ride featuring four big climbs. day's grueling final Pyrenean
stage between Lourdes and
Vingegaard crossed the finish Hautacam.
line just behind Pogacar, with
Brandon McNulty complet- After that, his last occasion
ing the stage podium, 32 sec- to turn the race upside down
onds behind the pair. will be Saturday's time trial.
(AP) — Tadej Pogacar Jonas Vingegaard in the enees but failed to take The peloton reaches Paris on
claimed a third stage win punishing last climb of a significant time out of the With the time bonus awarded Sunday.
as he sprinted away from grueling trek in the Pyr- Tour de France leader on to the stage winner, Pogacar

Lewandowski says he's ready to make history with Barcelona

lowing the departure of Ar- that you wanted to come and
gentina great Lionel Messi. play here and we have high
The club has been slowly expectations," club president
rebuilding its squad after en- Joan Laporta said. "It is a sign-
during financial struggles in ing that has had worldwide
recent seasons. repercussions. We are putting
Barça back in its place in the
"Lewandowski has made an world. We are trying to put
extraordinary effort to sign together a more and more
for Barça. We are very proud competitive team."

(AP) — Robert Lewan- club with a great history and old striker said. "We have a lot
dowski was officially in- to make even more history of work to do."
troduced by Barcelona and win titles," Lewandowski
on Wednesday, saying he said in Miami as Barcelona Lewandowski, voted FIFA
is ready to make history began its preseason tour. player of the year in 2020
with the Spanish club. and 2021, has been training
The Catalan club routed In- individually since joining his
Barcelona last weekend ter Miami 6-0 on Tuesday. It new teammates in the Unit-
reached a deal to sign the will next face Spanish rival ed States on Sunday. He is
Poland striker from Bayern Real Madrid in Las Vegas, expected to be available for
Munich in a transfer worth then Juventus in Dallas and the team's match against Real
nearly 50 million euros the New York Red Bulls in Madrid.
($50.8 million). His official New Jersey.
introduction had been de- The high-profile signing of
layed from Monday. "I saw the win against Inter the prolific striker boosts a
Miami and I think there is a Barcelona team that did not
"I am ready to be part of this lot of potential," the 33-year- win any titles last season fol-