🔥 Trending Tour de France Stage 6: Pogacar Wins, Retakes Yellow Jersey

On July 9, 2026, Stage 6 of the Tour de France, a challenging 115.6-mile (186 km) ride from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre, saw Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) secure a dominant victory, finishing in 04:32:07 ¹⁶. This stage marked the first high-mountain showdown of the race, taking riders through the Pyrénées and featuring the iconic Col du Tourmalet ²³⁷.

Pogačar delivered a significant blow to his rivals, particularly Jonas Vingegaard, by riding clear on the Col du Tourmalet ²⁴. He crossed the finish line ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Isaac del Toro, solidifying his lead in the general classification ¹². His performance on this stage was described as a "brutal display of climbing power," allowing him to claim his 23rd Tour de France stage win and take the yellow jersey ²³⁴.