Pogacar Wins Tour de France Stage 6, Reclaims Yellow Jersey

Tadej Pogacar won the sixth stage of the 2026 Tour de France on July 9, finishing the 186 km route from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre in 4 hours 32 minutes 7 seconds. He attacked about 4 km from the summit of the Col du Tourmalet and crossed the line 2 minutes 38 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.

Pogacar led Vingegaard by 30 seconds at the Tourmalet summit and extended the gap on the descent and final climb.

He completed the climb in 42 minutes 51 seconds, breaking his own record by two minutes, and became the first reigning world champion to conquer the ascent. Temperatures reached 40°C during the stage in southwestern France. Pogacar reclaimed the yellow jersey and leads the general classification by 2 minutes 42 seconds.

Vingegaard sits second overall, Isaac Del Toro third at 3 minutes 27 seconds behind, and Remco Evenepoel fourth. Paul Seixas finished fifth on the stage. Torstein Traeen started the day in the yellow jersey but lost contact with the lead group before the halfway point of the Tourmalet climb.

He crashed on the descent and was diagnosed with a concussion and multiple rib fractures, ending his race. "It is one of my top five wins ever," Pogacar said. "I had flashbacks to the Tourmalet in 2022 when I had broken my hand.