Tadej Pogacar Dominates Stage 6 to Regain Lead at Tour De France
Pogačar launched a decisive long-range attack on the Col du Tourmalet, reclaiming the yellow jersey and significantly altering the general classification by over two minutes.
- On Thursday, reigning champion Tadej Pogačar won the mountainous sixth stage of the Tour de France, reclaiming the yellow jersey after a decisive attack on the Col du Tourmalet.
- Pogačar's UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad set a punishing pace on the Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet, forcing previous leader Torstein Traeen to lose contact before crashing on the descent.
- Attacking 4km from the summit, Pogačar extended his lead over main rival Jonas Vingegaard, while teammate Isaac Del Toro beat Remco Evenepoel in the sprint for third place.
- Pogačar now leads Vingegaard by 2min 42sec in the general classification, effectively suffocating any hopes of rivals challenging him for the overall victory this year.
- Securing his 23rd career stage win, Pogačar said, "We just committed, we were going like nothing to lose," reflecting on the team's decisive strategy.
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Pogacar reclaims TdF yellow jersey
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar stamped his authority on the Tour de France on Thursday, winning the mountainous sixth stage and reclaiming the race leader's yellow jersey from Torstein Traeen, who was forced out of the race with concussion. Pogacar now leads by 2min 42sec from his main rival Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second on the 186km Pyrenean stage from Pau to Gavarnie-Gedre to move up to second overall. "Today I woke up at seven in the…
UAE Team Emirates XRG's Pogačar conquers Pyrenees to take stage win, Tour de France lead
PARIS/VIENNA: Tadej Pogačar won stage 6 of the Tour de France and retook the Yellow Jersey as the leader of the general classification. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG went on a solo conquest on the Col du Tourmalet before riding to the day’s honours at Gavarnie-Gèdre.The victory marked Pogačar’s 23rd stage success at the Tour de France in seven editions, coming just three days after he won the stage to Les Angles.On the first day in the mountains of …
The Slovenian signed another exhibition on Thursday at the Tour de France which meant his 23rd victory in the gala round.
Pogacar storms off the tour paint and grabs the yellow jersey – which his team planned the night before and why Vincegaard doesn't give up anyway. His power demonstration on the heaviest Pyrenees stage of the Tour de France could hardly wait for Tadej Pogacar himself. "I woke up much too early today, at 7 a.m.. I just couldn't sleep long because I was so excited about today," said the Slovenian after the sixth stage, on which he won the day's su…
Once again the mountain is the great ally of Tadej Pogacar in the Tour de France.
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