An almost perfect day for Tadej Pogacar. Winning at an iconic finish like the Mur-de-Bretagne and reclaiming the yellow jersey from friend-rival Mathieu Van der Poel is truly significant,

There’s never a dull day at the Tour de France and the fireworks flew on the iconic steeps of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. Tadej Pogačar showed no mercy on the savage ramps to take his second stage win of the Tour and reclaim the yellow jersey.

Tour de France continues on Friday with Stage 7, a 197 km trek through Brittany featuring rolling terrain and a dramatic finish at Mûr-de-Bretagne.

Instead, it was his Classics rival Pogacar who distanced him, with team UAE Emirates-XRG setting an infernal pace up the final slope to whittle the field down to a select group of climbers, including Remco Evenepoel, local boy Kevin Vauquelin, and Briton Oscar Onley, who ultimately finished third.

Mathieu van der Poel did his best, but on the final climb of his beloved Mur de Bretagne, he was done. The Dutchman from Alpecin-Deceuninck couldn’t keep up with the brutal pace of UAE Team Emirates – XRG and lost the yellow jersey to stage winner Tadej Pogacar.

An iconic venue such as Mûr-de-Bretagne called for a thrilling battle between the biggest names of cycling - and it delivered, as Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirat

Stage 7 route and updates with Geraint Thomas in breakaway on way to Mur-de-Bretagne - Could Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage victories here after winning on Mur-de-Bretagne in 2021?

Wout van Aert keeps getting stronger by the day – that much is clear. During stage seven of the Tour de France, the Belgian rider from Visma | Lease a Bike threw himself into the fight for the stage win twice,