Pogacar on verge of fifth Tour after Alpe d'Huez win

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar stormed to victory on stage 19 of the Tour de France, breaking Marco Pantani's 1997 record for the Alpe d'Huez climb. The 27-year-old UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider now leads Remco Evenepoel by 7 minutes 11 seconds, putting him on the cusp of a record-equalling fifth Tour title, matching legends Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain.