The Slovenian attacked on the final climb, distancing the rest of the race, arch-rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) included, in a move that looked as though it may have been not just stage-winning but Tour de France-winning as well. Pogačar now sits in yellow, 3:31 ahead of Vingegaard – a difficult margin to recoup for the Dane.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) attacked with 11 km to go on the final climb and soloed to the win 2:10 ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike). Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) finished third, coming within 13 seconds of catching up to Vingegaard.

Brent Bookwalter and Tejay Van Garderen preview Stage 12 of the 2025 Tour de France, where the first summit finish looms for riders after a 180.6km route through the Pyrenees, the first mountain stage of the Tour.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) stamped his authority on the Tour de France as the race visited the high mountains for the first time, attacking 12km from the top of Hautacam to score a dominant solo stage 12 victory.

A remarkable situation during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France. Bryan Coquard managed to find himself in a very large leading group of 52 (!) riders, but after the Frenchman had to stop briefly at the side of the road,

Tour de France continues on Thursday as Stage 12 returns to the grueling terrain of the mountains, set against the backdrop of the French Alps.

Fasten your seatbelts, Thursday it’s time for the Pyrenees! The Tour de France heads into the mountains with a brutal climbing stage right out of the gate. And with the dreaded ascent to Hautacam as the final climb,