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Rip-roaring Tour de France a litany of cautionary tales
Many predicted the COVID-19 pandemic would prevent the race making it the 3,400 kilometres from the Mediterranean city of Nice to the French capital.
The 21-year-old will lead the peloton into Paris on Sunday wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey and, barring disaster, will climb onto the top step of the podium.
Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic retained the overall lead after the 17km ascent of the Grand Colombier mountain as his key challenger Bernal slipped to more than eight minutes behind in the yellow jersey standings.