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Pogacar extends Tour de France lead with Bastille Day stage win

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 14, 2026, 4:04 PM

Last updated Jul 14, 2026

Pogacar extends Tour de France lead with Bastille Day stage win
Summary

Tadej Pogacar increased his lead in the Tour de France with a stage victory on Bastille Day. He went solo in the final 15 kilometers of the 166.6km mountain stage into Le Lioran. Pogacar's overall advantage over Jonas Vingegaard now stands at three minutes and 36 seconds following his third stage win of this Tour. Remco Evenepoel finished second in the stage, while Vingegaard placed seventh. Pogacar expressed satisfaction after the win, emphasizing his team's strong performance throughout the stage.

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  • •Pogacar won the Bastille Day stage by 44 seconds over Vingegaard.
  • •Remco Evenepoel secured second place in the stage, 32 seconds behind Pogacar.
  • •Pogacar has now claimed 24 career Tour de France stage wins.
  • •Jonas Vingegaard is now three minutes and 36 seconds behind Pogacar overall.
  • •Tom Pidcock crashed but finished ninth on the stage.
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  • 4:37 PMYahoo Sports — Pogacar stretches Tour lead with win on Bastille Day
  • 4:04 PMYahoo Sports — Joy for Pogacar who extends Tour de France lead on Batille Day
What they're saying
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Tadej Pogacar extended his lead in the Tour de France with a Bastille Day stage win that put to bed his frustration from two years ago. Pogacar went solo with a little over 15km remaining of the 166.

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Tadej Pogacar stretches his overall lead to more than three minutes as he races clear for his third stage win of this year's Tour de France.

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