Remco Evenepoel secured back-to-back stage wins in the Tour de France time trial, narrowing Tadej Pogacar's lead. The stage also saw Florian Lipowitz withdraw due to injury and continued controversy surrounding nocturnal doping tests conducted on top riders.
Remco Evenepoel secured a back-to-back stage victory in the Tour de France time trial, narrowing Tadej Pogacar's overall lead. However, the stage was marked by teammate Florian Lipowitz's crash and an ongoing debate surrounding the nocturnal drug testing of top riders.
Remco Evenepoel won stage 16 of the Tour de France, a 26.1km time-trial along Lake Geneva, cutting Tadej Pogacar's overall lead by 28 seconds. Evenepoel's teammate Florian Lipowitz crashed and suffered a collarbone injury, ruling him out of the race.
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