The Biggest and Craziest Comebacks in Tour de France History

The 2020 Tour de France featured a remarkable come-from-behind win in the penultimate stage when Tadej Pogačar destroyed the field in the race’s only time trial to take the yellow jersey. Here, Pogačar showed he was clearly the strongest rider in the race.

But his stunning ride into the race lead is only the latest in a history of unlooked-for late moves that, in the old cliché, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Here are four more unforgettable Tour finishes.

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