Jumbo-Visma tried to 'kill' the Tour de France and failed – Jonathan Vaughters on stunning Tadej Pogacar win

They may have taken the yellow jersey, but Jumbo-Visma's plan to «kill» the 2023 Tour de France backfired on Stage 6 according to EF Education-EasyPost boss Jonathan Vaughters. Another thrilling day of action saw Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) claim a remarkable victory after attacking Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) in the finale, just 24 hours after he lost over a minute to the Danish defending champion.

Ad Jumbo-Visma picked up the pace on the legendary Col du Tourmalet with 50km remaining, with Wilco Kelderman and Sepp Kuss combining to obliterate everyone in the bunch except their man Vingegaard and Pogacar. Vingegaard soon went on the attack himself before the summit – but, unlike his devastating move on Stage 5, he could not shake Pogacar and the pair set off together in pursuit of the day's breakaway.

Tour de France'I'm coming for you Mark' — Pogacar teases chasing Cavendish's 34 stage winsAN HOUR AGO With Wout van Aert up the road having got in that break, Jumbo-Visma called on him to drop back, pick up Vingegaard and Pogacar, and then drag them into the front group. The Belgian drove a fierce pace into the final climb before eventually pulling aside, exhausted, with 5km to go as the big two sailed clear.

But the biggest twist was yet to come. With 2.7km remaining, Pogacar blasted clear and Vingegaard could not respond as the Slovenian powered to victory by 24 seconds to reignite his bid for a third Tour crown.

While Jumbo-Visma grabbed the yellow jersey, with Vingegaard taking over from Jai Hindley (Bora-hansgrohe), it seemed scant reward given Pogacar's impressive win and the energy expended by Vingegaard, Van Aert, Kuss and Kelderman – something Vaughters was keen to highlight. «I wouldn't say they played