Pogacar takes control of Tour of California on Mount Baldy – Video

The stage 6 podium at the 2019 Tour of California: Stage winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) with second-placed Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) and George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma)

The stage 6 podium at the 2019 Tour of California: Stage winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) with second-placed Sergio Higuita (EF Education First) and George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) (Image credit: Getty Images)

UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar took the 2019 Tour of California by the scruff of the neck on Friday, winning stage 6 with its summit finish on Mount Baldy, and in doing so taking the race lead from overnight leader Tejay van Garderen (EF Education First), who cracked on the final slopes.

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