Cycling: Tadej Pogacar has set an example. Last year's Slovenian winner won today's sixth stage of the Tour de France, taking the yellow jersey from Wout van Aert. The Belgian broke away surprisingly today and was passed after being caught.
Pogacar sprints ahead of Matthews to win the day
The longest stage of this year's Tour de France led the pros today over 219,9 kilometers from Binche to Longwy. As expected, the four short climbs in the final kilometers should make for a decent selection. Only 14 drivers finished at the same time, 23 drivers within five seconds. Radiant winner is Tadej pogacar (UAE). Last year's winner of the Tour de France confidently won the uphill sprint Michael Matthews (BikeExchange – Jayco) and david gaudu (Groupama – FDJ). Landsmann of all people perfectly prepared him for the day's victory Primois Roglic (Jumbo - Visma). The Slovenian accelerated far too early and was eventually overrun. lucky in misfortune Alexander Vlasov (Bora – hansgrohe). The Russian crashed within the final kilometers but was able to catch up thanks to the help of his teammates.
Wout van Aert goes down with flags waving
The new wearer of the yellow jersey is Tadej Pogacar also due to a questionable tactic by Jumbo - Visma. The Slovenian benefits from a very offensive driving style wout van aert (Jumbo - Visma). Despite leading the general classification, the Belgian went into the top group today. Together with the American Quinn Simmons (Trek – Segafredo) and the Dane Jakob Fuglsang (Israel – Premier Tech) he was able to open up a lead of several minutes. But the competition had the trio under control. About 20 kilometers before the finish, Wout van Aert was caught as the last escape and finally passed on the hilly final kilometers. Might be a little sad Neilson Powless (EF Education - EasyPost). The American missed the yellow jersey by just four seconds - and that was due to the time bonus Tadej Pogacar received for his stage win.
Neilson Powless:
“When we saw that Wout Van Aert was in the break, our plan was to go for the yellow jersey. We thought: perfect. He can now wreck himself up front. Unfortunately, our plan failed because of the bonus seconds. That's why I'm very disappointed that we missed out on the yellow jersey. Tadej Pogacar gives the impression that he can do everything. In a direct duel he is the strongest. Now we have to wait and see if his team can wear it in the next few weeks.”
Tadej Pogacar leaves everyone standing in the final sprint to win Stage 6 and the yellow jersey - a demonstration of the two-time Tour winner! #ARDTour #TDF2022 #Pogacar pic.twitter.com/LAWLBzlWVs
— Sportschau (@sportschau) July 7, 2022
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