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.

Yellow jersey takes fourth stage win, puts 36 seconds into Jonas Vingegaard as Remco Evenepoel drops off the podium

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.

Pogačar took part in the first leg of the ride from the Swiss city of Zürich to Venice in Italy. “It fits into my nature, cycling and raising money,” he says.

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.

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