Pogacar Reclaims Tour De France Lead
OCCITANIE, FRANCE, JUL 17 – Tadej Pogacar won the first hors catégorie mountain stage with a 2:10 lead over Jonas Vingegaard, reclaiming the yellow jersey and leading by 3 minutes 31 seconds overall.
- On July 17, 2025, Tadej Pogacar took back the leader’s jersey in the Tour de France by winning the 12th stage with a powerful finish atop the Hautacam climb in the Pyrenees.
- Pogacar’s victory followed a crash on Stage 11 that left him bruised and cut, but medical checks confirmed no serious injury, allowing him to continue competing.
- On the challenging 13.5-km climb averaging a 7.9% gradient, Pogacar launched his attack 12 kilometers from the top, ultimately crossing the finish line more than two minutes in front of his main competitor, Jonas Vingegaard.
- Pogacar dedicated his win to Samuele Privitera, a 19-year-old Italian rider who died following a crash at the Giro della Valle d’Aosta earlier that week.
- Pogacar now leads Vingegaard by over three and a half minutes as the race approaches a mountain time trial stage up to Peyragudes and closes on its July 27 Paris finish.
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