Tadej Pogacar seized the overall leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France after a decisive solo attack in the Pyrenees during Stage 6 on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
The Slovenian cyclist broke away from his main rivals on the iconic Tourmalet climb and extended his lead over Jonas Vingegaard to roughly two minutes in the final kilometers to Gavarnie-Gèdre.
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Previous leader Torstein Traeen fell out of contention after a crash on the descent of the Tourmalet, dropping significantly in the general classification.
Belgian rider Cian Uijtdebroeks of Movistar abandoned the race earlier in the 186-kilometer mountain stage from Pau due to illness.
General Classification Shake-Up
Before Stage 6, the general classification was led by Torstein Traeen, followed by Sean Quinn and Mathias Vacek.
Pogacar was in fourth place, 7.53 seconds behind.
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Jonas Vingegaard was tied with Pogacar at 7.53 seconds, while Remco Evenepoel and others trailed further.
Points classification leader Mads Pedersen held the green jersey with 143 points, ahead of Biniam Girmay and Max Kanter.
Alex Baudin led the mountains classification with 13 points, and Mathias Vacek topped the youth classification.
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Lidl-Trek led the teams classification, followed by Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe and Movistar.
