Three weeks into the Tour de France and 139 riders have made it to the penultimate stage. Jonas Vingegaard insists he will not take any risks and that his “best should be enough” on Saturday’s key time-trial as he stands on the verge of being crowned Tour de France champion. The Danish rider leads two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar by 3:26.

Two years ago, Pogacar famously overturned a huge deficit on the penultimate time trial on La Planche des Belles Filles to snatch Tour de France victory from Primoz Roglic. But Vingegaard is confident he has enough in the bank for Saturday’s 25 mile individual time-trial to keep Pogacar behind him with just Sunday’s ceremonial run into Paris to come. The Dane also dismissed any comparison with Roglic’s penultimate day collapse in 2020.

“That day, I was in the hospital, my daughter had just been born. I watched the race in the hospital,” said the 25-year-old Jumbo Visma rider.

“In the team, we don’t talk about it much. For me, this time is not a reference point. What matters is to give everything to keep this beautiful yellow jersey.

“I went to recon the course in April, I remember that the first 6 miles are very technical, so I will not take risks in the bends. I will do everything I can, I will give my best and that should be enough.”

Meanwhile, despite trailing by over three minutes going into the deciding weekend, Pogacar said “you never know” as he plotted the unlikely downfall of Vingegaard.

“You never know,” said Pogacar. “It’s been a tiring Tour and it’s a very long time-trial.

“I don’t know what I have left in my legs, but I will give it my all.

“I’m not expecting a huge surprise, but you never know. It will be difficult and fast,” added the UAE Team Emirates star.

Saturday’s time-trial connects Lacapelle-Marival to Rocamadour, a small clifftop village in south-central France. It is a major tourist site which also marks a stopover on the pilgrims’ way to Santiago de Compostela.

“In itself, the course is not extremely difficult. It is rather rolling, the roads are quite winding and technical,” said race director Thierry Gouvenou.

“In the last six miles, there are two real climbs, the last of which, the Rocamadour climb, is almost 8% average over a mile. The end is formidable, in a magnificent setting.”

Rocamadour welcomes the Tour for the first time in the race’s 109 editions.Yellow jersey holder Vingegaard will be the last rider to start Saturday’s time trial at 5:00pm (8:00am PT) with a finish round 49 minutes later.

2022 TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 20 RIDER START TIMES

ORDER	HOUR	BIB	RIDER	TEAM
1	13:05:00	161	CALEB EWAN	LOTTO SOUDAL
2	13:06:30	67	ALBERT TORRES BARCELO	MOVISTAR TEAM
3	13:08:00	164	REINARDT JANSE VAN RENSBURG	LOTTO SOUDAL
4	13:09:30	162	FREDERIK FRISON	LOTTO SOUDAL
5	13:11:00	205	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
6	13:12:30	51	FABIO JAKOBSEN	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
7	13:14:00	187	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES
8	13:15:30	214	JÉRÉMY LECROQ	B&B HOTELS – KTM
9	13:17:00	206	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
10	13:18:30	8	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
11	13:20:00	3	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
12	13:21:30	127	TACO VAN DER HOORN	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
13	13:23:00	108	GUILLAUME VAN KEIRSBULCK	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
14	13:24:30	166	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL
15	13:26:00	202	JACK BAUER	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
16	13:27:30	83	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
17	13:29:00	56	YVES LAMPAERT	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
18	13:30:30	114	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM
19	13:32:00	183	MACIEJ BODNAR	TOTALENERGIES
20	13:33:30	192	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
21	13:35:00	181	PETER SAGAN	TOTALENERGIES
22	13:36:30	204	DYLAN GROENEWEGEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
23	13:38:00	135	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
24	13:39:30	215	CYRIL LEMOINE	B&B HOTELS – KTM
25	13:41:00	126	ADRIEN PETIT	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
26	13:42:30	106	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
27	13:44:00	55	MIKKEL HONORÉ	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
28	13:45:30	167	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL
29	13:47:00	48	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA – HANSGROHE
30	13:48:30	58	FLORIAN SENECHAL	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
31	13:50:00	26	LUKE ROWE	INEOS GRENADIERS
32	13:51:30	113	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM
33	13:53:00	104	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
34	13:54:30	216	LUCA MOZZATO	B&B HOTELS – KTM
35	13:56:00	121	ALEXANDER KRISTOFF	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
36	13:57:30	207	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
37	13:59:00	112	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM
38	14:00:30	17	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO – VISMA
39	14:02:00	171	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK – SEGAFREDO
40	14:03:30	53	ANDREA BAGIOLI	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
41	14:05:00	24	FILIPPO GANNA	INEOS GRENADIERS
42	14:06:30	54	MATTIA CATTANEO	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL TEAM
43	14:08:00	132	ALEKSANDR RIABUSHENKO	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
44	14:09:30	122	SVEN ERIK BYSTRØM	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
45	14:11:00	145	OWAIN DOULL	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
46	14:12:30	105	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
47	14:14:00	213	ALEXIS GOUGEARD	B&B HOTELS – KTM
48	14:15:30	148	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
49	14:17:00	34	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
50	14:18:30	95	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA – FDJ
51	14:20:00	84	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
52	14:21:30	144	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
53	14:23:00	154	AMAURY CAPIOT	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
54	14:24:30	43	MARCO HALLER	BORA – HANSGROHE
55	14:26:00	76	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS
56	14:27:30	155	HUGO HOFSTETTER	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
57	14:29:00	178	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK – SEGAFREDO
58	14:30:30	212	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS – KTM
59	14:32:00	201	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
60	14:33:30	197	KRISTS NEILANDS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
61	14:35:00	195	GUY NIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
62	14:36:30	156	MATIS LOUVEL	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
63	14:38:00	15	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	JUMBO – VISMA
64	14:39:30	87	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
65	14:41:00	163	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL
66	14:42:30	158	CONNOR SWIFT	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
67	14:44:00	107	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
68	14:45:30	184	MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU	TOTALENERGIES
69	14:47:00	217	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS – KTM
70	14:48:30	165	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL
71	14:50:00	35	STAN DEWULF	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
72	14:51:30	176	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK – SEGAFREDO
73	14:53:00	211	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS – KTM
74	14:54:30	117	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM
75	14:56:00	72	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS
76	14:57:30	177	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK – SEGAFREDO
77	14:59:00	92	ANTOINE DUCHESNE	GROUPAMA – FDJ
78	15:00:30	102	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN – DECEUNINCK
79	15:02:00	172	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK – SEGAFREDO
80	15:03:30	185	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES
81	15:05:00	182	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES
82	15:06:30	46	NILS POLITT	BORA – HANSGROHE
83	15:08:00	88	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
84	15:10:00	77	BENJAMIN THOMAS	COFIDIS
85	15:12:00	66	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR TEAM
86	15:14:00	42	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA – HANSGROHE
87	15:16:00	125	ANDREA PASQUALON	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
88	15:18:00	153	MAXIME BOUET	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
89	15:20:00	23	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS
90	15:22:00	93	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA – FDJ
91	15:24:00	123	KOBE GOOSSENS	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
92	15:26:00	47	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA – HANSGROHE
93	15:28:00	128	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
94	15:30:00	143	ALBERTO BETTIOL	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
95	15:32:00	73	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS
96	15:34:00	157	LUKASZ OWSIAN	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
97	15:36:00	133	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
98	15:38:00	74	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	COFIDIS
99	15:40:00	173	TONY GALLOPIN	TREK – SEGAFREDO
100	15:42:00	138	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
101	15:44:00	12	TIESJ BENOOT	JUMBO – VISMA
102	15:46:00	98	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA – FDJ
103	15:48:00	115	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM
104	15:50:00	94	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA – FDJ
105	15:52:00	27	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS
106	15:54:00	198	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
107	15:56:00	218	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	B&B HOTELS – KTM
108	15:58:00	63	GORKA IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI	MOVISTAR TEAM
109	16:00:00	137	SIMONE VELASCO	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
110	16:02:00	22	DANIEL MARTINEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS
111	16:04:00	116	ANDREAS LEKNESSUND	TEAM DSM
112	16:06:00	65	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR TEAM
113	16:08:00	68	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR TEAM
114	16:10:00	141	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
115	16:12:00	175	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK – SEGAFREDO
116	16:14:00	208	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
117	16:16:00	16	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO – VISMA
118	16:18:00	196	HUGO HOULE	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
119	16:20:00	64	MATTEO JORGENSON	MOVISTAR TEAM
120	16:22:00	6	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
121	16:24:00	86	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
122	16:26:00	14	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO – VISMA
123	16:28:00	25	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS
124	16:30:00	45	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA – HANSGROHE
125	16:32:00	85	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
126	16:34:00	97	THIBAUT PINOT	GROUPAMA – FDJ
127	16:36:00	147	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST
128	16:38:00	36	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R CITROEN TEAM
129	16:40:00	96	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA – FDJ
130	16:42:00	28	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS
131	16:44:00	131	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA – QAZAQSTAN TEAM
132	16:46:00	111	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM
133	16:48:00	41	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	BORA – HANSGROHE
134	16:50:00	124	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE – WANTY – GOBERT MATERIAUX
135	16:52:00	151	NAIRO QUINTANA	TEAM ARKEA – SAMSIC
136	16:54:00	91	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA – FDJ
137	16:56:00	21	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS
138	16:58:00	1	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES
139	17:00:00	18	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO – VISMA