Tadej Pogačar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees to take back the Tour de France yellow jersey on Thursday.

After Tadej Pogačar crashed during Stage 11 of the Tour de France, something unique happened. His yellow jersey rivals slowed down and waited for him to catch up, a controversial choice that may have huge ramifications.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) stamped his authority on the Tour de France as the race visited the high mountains for the first time, attacking 12km from the top of Hautacam to score a dominant solo stage 12 victory.

Tour de France favorite Tadej Pogačar crashed near the finish while Norwegian rider Jonas Abrahamsen won the 11th stage on Wednesday. Pogačar, the three-time champion, crashed with 3.9 kilometers remaining after hitting the wheel of Tobias Johannessen in front.

Pogačar wants to roar back into yellow with big GC gains in Tour's first major mountain suffer-fest finales: 'We are ready to attack.'

CHATEAUROUX, France — João Almeida, a key teammate of Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar, has abandoned the race. Almeida, who fractured a rib during Stage 7, was dropped early during Sunday's ninth stage between Chinon and Châteauroux, and UAE Team Emirates-XRG later announced over the race radio that the Portuguese rider had retired.

Maybe we should tell our soigneurs to stand a little bit further apart from each other' says Visma-Lease a Bike's Niermann after feed zone moment on stage 7