{"id":128801,"date":"2026-07-22T11:26:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=128801"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:26:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:26:38","slug":"tour-de-france-evenepoel-wins-time-trial-to-strengthen-second-overall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/tour-de-france-evenepoel-wins-time-trial-to-strengthen-second-overall\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France: Evenepoel wins time trial to strengthen second overall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k3cEkY97P0cYlEI0NVM\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nRemco Evenepoel won the individual time trial on Stage 16 of the Tour de France, 2 days after his victory at Plateau de Solaison. The three-time world time trial champion finished 28 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar and 1&#8217;04&#8221; clear of Mattias Skjelmose, between \u00c9vian and Thonon. 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