Tadej Pogacar further strengthens grip on Tour de France yellow jersey with stage 17 victory

Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz sit in the podium places after Rigoberto Uran lost time on the Col du Portet

Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France to extend his lead in yellow (Christophe Ena/AP)

Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France to extend his lead in the yellow jersey as Jonas Vingegaard and Richard Carapaz took control of the remaining podium places on the Col du Portet.

It was another day when Pogacar looked imperious in yellow – and his first victory while wearing the leader’s jersey rarely looked in doubt from the moment he attacked eight kilometres from the summit finish as the riders raced into the clouds in the Pyrenees.