Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar blasts away from Jonas Vingegaard on final section of Les Angles ascent for stage 3 victory and yellow jersey

UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 3rd stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 196 km between Granollers and Les Angles in southern France, on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
Tour de France 2026: Tadej Pogačar wins stage 3 (Image credit: Getty Images)

A devastatingly-long and sustained acceleration by Tadej Pogačar in the final metres of the 2026 Tour de France's first summit finish saw the World Champion capture both the yellow jersey and UAE Team Emirates' second stage win in as many days.

Pogačar crossed the line with a two-second advantage on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), just enough with the time bonus for the victory to move back into overall command of the race.

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Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.

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