Milan, 9 July (LaPresse) – A phenomenal Tadej Pogacar won the 6th stage of the Tour de France, the 186.2 km Pau–Gavarnie–Gedre stage, by a clear margin, and also claimed the yellow jersey. With a devastating attack on the legendary Col du Tourmalet and a descent at breakneck speed, the world champion from UAE Team Emirates crossed the finish line alone, 2’40” ahead of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma Lease a Bike, the recent winner of the Tour de France. Third place went to the Mexican Isaac Del Toro, Pogacar’s team-mate, who finished 2’57” behind as part of a small group that also included the Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and the young Frenchman Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM. With 23 stage wins (two of them in this year’s race alone), Pogacar has become the fifth rider with the most stage wins in the history of the Tour de France, behind only Mark Cavendish (35), Eddy Merckx (34), Bernard Hinault (28) and André Leducq (25). In the new Tour general classification, Pogacar now leads Vingegaard by +2’42’“, El Toro by +3’27”’ and Remco Evenepoel by +3’30”. Stage 7 is scheduled for Friday: the 175.1 km Hagetmau–Bordeaux stage, which finishes on flat terrain and offers the sprinters a chance to contest the stage win.
Tour de France: Pogacar leaves the field behind on the Tourmalet and claims the yellow jersey
Milan, 9 July (LaPresse) – A phenomenal Tadej Pogacar won the 6th stage of the Tour de France, the 186.2 km Pau–Gavarnie–Gedre stage, by a clear margin, and also claimed the yellow jersey. With a devastating attack on the legendary Col du Tourmalet and a descent at breakneck speed, the world champion from UAE Team Emirates crossed the finish line alone, 2’40” ahead of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma Lease a Bike, the recent winner of the Tour de France. Third place went to the Mexican Isaac Del Toro, Pogacar’s team-mate, who finished 2’57” behind as part of a small group that also included the Belgian Remco Evenepoel of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and the young Frenchman Paul Seixas of Decathlon CMA CGM. With 23 stage wins (two of them in this year’s race alone), Pogacar has become the fifth rider with the most stage wins in the history of the Tour de France, behind only Mark Cavendish (35), Eddy Merckx (34), Bernard Hinault (28) and André Leducq (25). In the new Tour general classification, Pogacar now leads Vingegaard by +2’42’“, El Toro by +3’27”’ and Remco Evenepoel by +3’30”. Stage 7 is scheduled for Friday: the 175.1 km Hagetmau–Bordeaux stage, which finishes on flat terrain and offers the sprinters a chance to contest the stage win.
