Tadej Pogacar secured a convincing victory in the third stage of the Tour de France, demonstrating mastery in the Pyrenees, which allowed him to reduce his deficit to Jonas Vingegaard and claim the leading yellow jersey.
Stage results and leadership
Current champion Tadej Pogacar won the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday, taking the 'special' yellow jersey from his rival Jonas Vingegaard. Although both athletes had equal time, Pogacar took the lead due to better finishing positions in the first three stages of the race.
The thirty-year-old athlete achieved his 22nd stage victory in the Tour de France and his tenth victory in the Pyrenees. He finished two seconds ahead of the Dane and earned an additional four bonus seconds compared to Vingegaard, thereby eliminating his six-second deficit at the start of the day.
Comments and other participants
Pogacar noted that winning the yellow jersey is a dream for any cyclist regardless of age. He added that every time he can put it on his shoulders again, it feels special.