Paris, July 26 -- Tadej Pogacar closed on a fourth Tour de France title as Jonas Vingegaard failed to make a fight of it on the queen stage, which was superbly won by Ben O'Connor.

Returning to the Col de la Loze, where he famously cracked and declared "I'm gone, I'm dead" in 2023, Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) outshone his big rival Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) to take more time in the fight for yellow, as per a release from the Tour de France.

It was also a great day for Britain's Oscar Onley (Picnic-PostNL), who produced a superb ride to move just 22 seconds off the podium after matching the big two for much of the finale.

The 171.5km Alpine Queen Stage, containing more climbing than any other and taking the Tour to its highest...