Is the Tour de France Over?!?

What an unbelievable battle on the climb to the summit of Col de Portet!  Watching Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Richard Carapaz attack and battle on that climb is something I will never forget.  Carapaz made a late surge for the stage win, which left Vingegaard behind for a bit, but Vingegaard caught up.  Pogačar got inside of half a kilometer and just blasted forward for the stage win, which he got.

Can anyone take that yellow jersey from Pogačar?  I do not see it happening.  The Tour de France looks to be over.  We had another great prediction today.

• Stage 17:  5h 03' 31" (actual), 4h 58' 23" (prediction), 05' 08" fast (-1.69% error)

I love that error with such a difficult final climb!  Check out Pogačar's incredible average speed.

• Stage 17:  9.80 m/s (35.27 kph or 21.91 mph)

Tomorrow's 129.7-km (80.59-mi) mountain Stage 18 begins in the commune of Pau and takes riders southeast to the ski resort at Luz Ardiden.  Cyclists will face two hors catégorie climbs, including the stage's end.  Our prediction is given below.

• Stage 18:  3h 40' 36" (prediction)

I cannot see Pogačar finishing tomorrow's stage with less than a five-minute lead in the GC classification.