Pogacar pips Van der Poel to Swiss Tour TT win (opens in new tab)

Starting last as the race leader, world champion Pogacar drilled his effort over the 23.7km route around Aarburg as hard as he could, right to the line, and it proved enough to deny Van der Poel a morale-boosting victory. "I felt great. I didn't know I was fighting for the win. I knew it was close," said Pogacar, who has won two of the first four stages and is the overwhelming favourite for Sunday's finale in the high mountains. "I was just trying to go all out to the finish and I'm really ha...