Tour de France on TV today: Channel, start time, highlights and how to watch stage 7
The 2022 Tour de France sees Slovenian prodigy Tadej Pogacar aim to win a third yellow jersey in three years, but the favourite is up against some stiff opposition.
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Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with stage six win
LONGWY, France: Tadej Pogacar is back in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France. And it’s earlier than perhaps even he expected.
Pogacar takes yellow jersey after powering to stage six victory
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar powered clear to win stage six of the Tour de France and take the overall lead after the peloton denied Wout Van Aert what would have been a remarkable solo victory in the yellow jersey.
Opinion: Wout van Aert the mere warm-up act for Tadej Pogacar’s headline performance on Tour de France's yellow stage
If Wout van Aert, to borrow a phrase from Tom Pidcock, is “playing with the peloton’s balls,” then Tadej Pogacar is, well, crushing them. On the day the Belgian toyed with everyone while trying to pull off the impossible, it was ultimately the Slovenian superstar who ended up stealing the show and making the headlines in Longwy.
‘What can he not do?’ - Sir Bradley Wiggins reacts to Tadej Pogacar's lightning-quick Tour de France Stage 6 run
UAE Team Emirates' Tadej Pogacar rode to victory at Stage 6 of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey in one of the quickest Tour stages ever, and Eurosport cycling expert Sir Bradley Wiggins believes the tour is “over”. Defending champion and Tour favourite Pogacar has taken charge ahead of the race reaching the mountains, in the 109th edition of the Tour.
Tour de France: ‘Every reason to believe in himself' - Jonas Vingegaard can still challenge Tadej Pogacar for yellow
Eurosport’s Breakaway team have discussed whether Jumbo-Visma rider Jonas Vingegaard’s can threaten UAE Team Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar’s lead, and insist the Slovenians challengers “won’t be beaten yet”. Pogacar produced a stunning effort during stage 6 to snatch the yellow jersey from Belgium's Wout van Aert — Vingegaard’s teammate — recording one of the fastest Tour de France stages ever.
UAE Team Emirates star Tadej Pogacar takes overall lead in Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar launched a relentless challenge in the final stretch of the longest stage of the Tour de France to grab the overall lead on Thursday.
'Hard to understand' - Alberto Contador puzzled by Wout van Aert strategy despite incredible display
Wout van Aert’s thrilling attack on Stage 6 of the Tour de France has been questioned by Alberto Contador. An early attack from the Jumbo-Visma rider on the lengthy 220km stage saw him part of a three-man breakaway with Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) and Jakob Fuglsang (Israel-Premier Tech) opening up a lead of 3’55” at one stage. Ad/> However, the gap came down quickly, yet the Belgian persisted with his efforts, first dropping Fuglsang, then Simmons and refusing to drop back to the pack.