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Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's French rider Paul Lapeira cycles past spectators. AFP
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Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard, left, of Team Visma-Lease a Bike fights to cross the finish line ahead of yellow jersey rider Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates to win the 11th stage of the 2024 Tour de France. EPA
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Stage winner Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium. AP
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey. Reuters
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium wearing the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey. Reuters
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UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar ahead of Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike in a lead breakaway in the final kilometers of Stage 11. AFP
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar congratulates Jonas Vingegaard on his stage win. AFP
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Team Visma-Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates at the finish line. AFP
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Jonas Vingegaard reacts after winning the stage. AFP
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Soudal Quick-Step team's Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel wearing the best young rider's white jersey and INEOS Grenadiers team's Spanish rider Carlos Rodriguez cycle in a pursuing group. AFP
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Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's French rider Paul Lapeira cycles past spectators. AFP
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Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard, left, of Team Visma-Lease a Bike fights to cross the finish line ahead of yellow jersey rider Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates to win the 11th stage of the 2024 Tour de France. EPA
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Stage winner Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates on the podium. AP
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey. Reuters
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium wearing the King of the Mountains polka-dot jersey. Reuters
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UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar ahead of Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike in a lead breakaway in the final kilometers of Stage 11. AFP
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UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar congratulates Jonas Vingegaard on his stage win. AFP
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Team Visma-Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard celebrates at the finish line. AFP
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Jonas Vingegaard reacts after winning the stage. AFP
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Soudal Quick-Step team's Belgian rider Remco Evenepoel wearing the best young rider's white jersey and INEOS Grenadiers team's Spanish rider Carlos Rodriguez cycle in a pursuing group. AFP
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Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team's French rider Paul Lapeira cycles past spectators. AFP
Vingegaard edges out Pogacar in thrilling finale to Stage 11 of Tour de France
But UAE Team Emirates star maintains his grip on overall lead and yellow jersey
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10 July, 2024
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