Tadej Pogacar demolishes Tour de France rivals on the Tourmalet to take ominous lead

Four-time champion dominates 17km climb to win stage six French president Emmanuel Macron in attendance Tadej Pogacar powered alone to the summit of the mighty Col du Tourmalet, deep in the Hautes-Pyrénées, and rode on to victory on stage six to Gavarnie-Gèdre, taking an emphatic overall lead in the 2026 Tour de France