Tadej Pogacar unleashed a vintage assault on the unforgiving slopes of Hautacam, crushing the Tour de France 12th stage and leaving chief rival Jonas Vingegaard gasping for air and clinging to fading hopes on a brutal,

Tadej Pogacar storms back into yellow jersey with stunning stage 12 victory - The defending champion proved he was a class above the rest with a dominant 12km solo win on the Hautacam climb

There was no stopping Tadej Pogacar during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France. The Slovenian rider from UAE Emirates-XRG immediately attacked at the foot of the Hautacam and saw that no one could follow.

Pogacar was even better as soon as the road started to climb and he crossed the finish line at Peyragudes with a lead of 36 seconds over Vingegaard, his closest challenger. Primoz Roglic was third, 1 minute, 20 seconds off the pace.

Tadej Pogacar delivered a remarkable performance on Hautacam's slopes during the Tour de France's 12th stage, securing a lead over rival Jonas Vingegaard. Pogacar, showing immense strength, reclaimed dominance after a previous defeat,

Tadej Pogačar took a huge step towards retaining his Tour de France crown on Thursday, winning stage 12 to Hautacam and putting 2:10 into his closest rival Jonas Vingegaard, who he now leads by 3:31 overall.

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar took back-to-back stages in the Pyrenees to extend his lead in the Tour de France

Tadej Pogacar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees to take back the Tour de France yellow jersey on Thursday. On a day when many wondered if he would suffer any ill effects from his crash the day before,

Tadej Pogacar said he was in the form of his life after climbing to a commanding Tour de France stage win on the Hautacam mountain in the Pyrenees on Thursday.

Tadej Pogačar delivered another crushing defeat to his Tour de France rivals by dominating an uphill time trial and reinforcing his grip on the yellow jersey Friday. The brutal effort in the Pyrenees mountains was all about strength and stamina.

The twelfth stage of the Tour de France to Hautacam was eagerly anticipated by Visma | Lease a Bike, but ended in disappointment. Team leader Jonas Vingegaard lost two minutes to Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG),