Jonas Vingegaard bulldozered into the yellow jersey after cracking Tadej Pogacar in spectacular fashion on the Col du Granon to take a maiden stage win on the Tour de France. After being subjected to a flurry of attacks all day from Vingegaard’s Jumbo-Visma team, two-time champion Pogacar lost almost three minutes on the final climb to drop to third in the standings in Stage 11.
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Denmark’s Magnus Cort denied Australia’s Nick Schultz in a thrilling uphill sprint finale as a large breakaway battled for Stage 10 spoils on the altiport runway in the Alpine ski resort of Megeve. Germany’s Lennard Kamna came within 11 seconds of taking over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar, who endured a stressful day after another UAE team-mate was forced out with Covid.
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A fine solo break from Bob Jungels saw him become the first rider from Luxembourg to win a stage at the Tour de France since Andy Schleck in 2011. At one stage, it looked as though Thibaut Pinot might soar back as the French fans roared him on, but the Groupama–FDJ faded and eventually finished fourth. Tadej Pogacar looked typically lively in the closing stages to assert himself on his GC rivals.
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Belgian superstar Wout van Aert powered to a second win in Stage 8 ahead of Michael Matthews and Tadej Pogacar after a gripping uphill dual in Lausanne. Third place for pugnacious Pogacar saw the Slovenian strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey despite taking a small tumble early on in the lumpy stage into Switzerland.
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Tadej Pogacar doubled up on the brutal gravel ramp of La Super Planche des Belles Filles to strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey and deny rival Jonas Vingegaard at the death in Stage 7. The two strongest riders in the race went shoulder to shoulder and broke the heart of lone leader Lennard Kamna in the final 100m of an exhilarating finale to another pulsating stage on the Tour.
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