Pogacar retakes Tour lead with dominant Tourmalet stage win

Pogacar seizes control

Tadej Pogacar delivered the defining move of the Tour de France so far, winning stage six on the Tourmalet and regaining the leader's yellow jersey after the race leader crashed.

The result matters because it changes both the scoreboard and the shape of the race. A dominant stage victory is already a major signal of form, but taking yellow at the same time gives Pogacar the practical advantage of forcing the rest of the field to respond to him from here. The crash to the yellow jersey only sharpens that shift, because it turns a hard stage into a direct GC reset.

The BBC frames the ride as a big step toward Pogacar winning the Tour de France for a record-equalling fifth time. That is the key takeaway for a data-driven cyclist: this was not just a stage win, but a performance that combined time, momentum, and race control at a pivotal point.

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