Evenepoel wins Tour de France stage 16 time trial, cuts Pogacar’s lead
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Remco Evenepoel reduced Tadej Pogacar's overall lead in the Tour de France by 28 seconds after winning the stage 16 time trial. The Olympic champion completed the 26.1km course along Lake Geneva in 32 minutes and 19 seconds, securing his second consecutive stage victory. Pogacar finished second, 28 seconds behind, trimming his overall lead to 4 minutes and 32 seconds. Evenepoel called the win "pretty special" as it came on Belgium's national day. However, his teammate Florian Lipowitz crashed out of the stage due to injury, having been fifth in the standings. Evenepoel described the incident as a "bitter-sweet pill to swallow."
What’s reported
Remco Evenepoel won stage 16 of the Tour de France, a 26.1km time trial, in 32 minutes and 19 seconds.
Tadej Pogacar finished second, 28 seconds behind, reducing his overall lead to 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
Mattias Skjelmose took third place, finishing 33 seconds behind Evenepoel.
Evenepoel called the victory "pretty special" because it occurred on Belgium's national day.
Evenepoel's teammate Florian Lipowitz crashed on a bend and was forced out of the stage, holding his left arm as he was escorted to a medical vehicle.
Lipowitz had been fifth in the general classification before the crash.
Key figures
Remco Evenepoel (Belgian cyclist, Olympic champion, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)
Tadej Pogacar (Slovenian cyclist, UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
Mattias Skjelmose (Danish cyclist, Lidl-Trek)
Florian Lipowitz (German cyclist, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)
Sources: BBC News
