The Belgian champion was the fastest to complete the 26.1-kilometre 16th stage of the 2026 Tour de France, the only individual time trial in this year’s race. Tadej Pogačar had to settle for second place

The Belgian had never before won a mountain stage at the Tour de France. On the Plateau de Solaison, which featured on the Grande Boucle route for the first time today, he managed to finish ahead of Tadej Pogačar and Isaac Del Toro. Jonas Vingegaard withdrew after a crash