Jonas Vingegaard won stage 11 of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey as Tadej Pogacar cracked on the Col du Granon in a stunning finale.
Vingegaard, second overall to Pogacar 12 months ago, took the rewards after he and Jumbo-Visma team-mate Primoz Roglic had worked to isolate and weaken Pogacar on a punishing day in the Alps, with the climbs of the Telegraphe, Galibier and Granon changing the face of this race.
Jumbo-Visma’s tactics worked as Pogacar was unable to respond to an attack from Vingegaard around four and a half kilometres from the summit finish above Serre-Chevalier, being distanced too by Geraint Thomas as huge gaps opened up in the general classification.
Vingegaard finished two minutes and 52 seconds ahead of Pogacar, resulting in a huge swing the general classification standings. The Danish rider now holds a significant lead over Pogacar ahead of another brutal day of racing tomorrow, headlined by the iconic Alpe d’Huez climb.
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