Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar asserts dominance with long-range attack on Col du Tourmalet for stage 6 victory and retakes yellow jersey

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates - XRG celebrates at finish line as stage 6 winner Tour de France 2026 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar wins stage 6 with dominant solo attack on Col du Tourmalet (Image credit: Getty Images)

With one powerful surge on the Col du Tourmalet, Tadej Pogačar dashed all hopes that the 2026 Tour de France would ever be a close battle with Jonas Vingegaard.

Isaac del Toro launched his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Pogačar 5km from the summit of the Tourmalet, and Vingegaard couldn't match the pace. As the World Champion's stripes disappeared into the distance, the two-time Tour champion had to fight on alone as debutant Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) also struggled to respond.

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