Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 20 - Lure to La Planche des Belles Filles - France - September 19, 2020. UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia, wearing the white jersey for best young rider, after finishing. Pool via REUTERS
(Reuters) - Tadej Pogacar was left as shocked as fans, pundits and fellow riders after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in Tour de France annals when he claimed the overall lead by stunning odds-on favourite Primoz Roglic in Saturday's final time trial.
The 21-year-old Slovenian Pogacar started the decisive day second overall, 57 seconds behind his compatriot, and it seemed unthinkable that he could achieve what he did over 36.2 km with a 5.9-km final climb at an average gradient of 8.5%.
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