Pogačar takes his revenge in Le Lioran and soars to third stage victory at the Tour de France
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Follow us on GoogleThe first week is over, and so is the first rest day. The Tour de France continues with the tenth stage, and it’s a special one. Riding through the low mountain range of the Cantal, we arrive at a place very familiar to Jonas Vingegaard. But on July 14, France’s national holiday, French spectators will be hoping for a red-white-and-blue celebration. IDL Pro Cycling brings you the whole stage live.
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Le Lioran will still be a familiar name to many fans. It was the place where Jonas Vingegaard won his last stage in the Tour de France two years ago. On the hilly stage, Tadej Pogacar seemed poised to take the win, but the Dane fought his way back and narrowly beat his exhausted rival in the sprint. A moment for the history books.
This year, the situation is a bit different again. Pogacar made his move in the Pyrenees, and the Visma | Lease a Bike team leader is already trailing by a significant margin. But if he’s going to strike somewhere, why not in a place where he’s succeeded before? On July 14, however, there will be plenty of French attackers looking to make their country proud.
Nevertheless, many fans, analysts, and the riders themselves anticipated a day for the general classification contenders, with the dominant UAE Team Emirates-XRG in mind. The attackers certainly tried: the opening phase was furious, with plenty of attacks. However, getting away proved very difficult. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech), who had already won on Sunday, wanted to do the same after the rest day. But he, too, struggled to get away.
Van der Poel in a large breakaway group
After what felt like an eternity, a sizeable breakaway group finally formed. No fewer than thirty riders managed to break away, and they were no slouches: Van der Poel was among them, as were big names such as Alex Baudin, Ben Healy (EF Education - EasyPost), Thymen Arensman, Kévin Vauquelin (Netcompany INEOS), Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step), Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility), Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) and Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ) were all there.
The latter put his French national champion’s jersey in the spotlight on Bastille Day. It was a sizeable group, which allowed them to break away from the peloton, but working together proved difficult. Meanwhile, UAE Team Emirates-XRG simply took the lead and did not let the breakaway riders get too far ahead.
Behind them, UAE kept pushing. Many of the leaders gave up and were consequently caught by the pack. This included Van der Poel, who even had a brief chat with Pogacar as he was being caught. Other escapees were still struggling, but there was no escaping. Romo was stronger than Tejada at the front, and with sixty kilometers to go, he was the only attacker left. Meanwhile, the peloton had shrunk considerably.
Romo caught, Carapaz attacks
Romo held on for a long time, but was caught less than forty kilometres from the finish. UAE Team Emirates-XRG had the race in a stranglehold, and no one seemed able to do anything about it. But don’t say that to Richard Carapaz. The Ecuadorian from EF Education-EasyPost accelerated on the early sections of the Puy Marie, the longest and toughest climb of the day.
He gave it his all, but behind him, UAE kept the peloton tightly bunched. He reached the summit with a twenty-second lead. He extended that lead on the descent, which was quite treacherous. This was proven when Tom Pidcock went down. The Pinarello – Q36.5 team leader was quickly back on his feet, but his team-mate Chris Harper took a harder fall later on in the same bend. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma | Lease a Bike) also crashed at the same spot.
Carapaz descended superbly and began the penultimate climb with a one-minute lead. It looked as though Pogacar was about to attack there, but he held back for a long time. Only late in the climb did he make his move, and no one could keep up with him. The 40-second gap to Carapaz had been turned into a lead within a kilometre: the yellow monster had been unleashed and reached the top of the penultimate climb solo.
Whilst Pogacar flies ahead, Del Toro drops back
Isaac Del Toro found it tougher. The Mexican fell behind on the Pertus. Vingegaard had a small group of GC contenders with him: Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz, Juan Ayuso, Mattias Skjelmose and Paul Seixas. That group managed to keep the gap to the Slovenian reasonably small on the descent and caught up with Carapaz, but when the road started climbing again, the gap began to widen once more.
Behind them, the group also pushed on relentlessly, thanks in particular to Vingegaard’s efforts. He went so hard that Evenepoel was dropped. Del Toro also lost a lot of ground further back. But they couldn’t get any closer to Pogacar, as he didn’t let up. On the descent, Evenepoel rejoined the chasing group.
Pogacar, however, was beyond catching. He took his revenge for his defeat at Le Lioran and crossed the finish line jubilantly. The resurgent Evenepoel won the sprint behind him by 31 seconds, whilst Vingegaard lost a good ten seconds on the final stretch.
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David has been working in the sports & cycling industry for 16 years. Covering racing, business and technology, he has worked in communications for cycling companies, teams, and as a journalist. His proudest achievement is winning the first bike race he ever entered. He hasn't won a race since.
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Latest Comments
- - Bastille Day win in jaune… that’s box-office stuff. Also love the shout to Del Toro; the kid’s learning the WorldTour ropes fast. UAE look frighteningly well-drilled this Tour.pedalpowe2914-07-2026
- - Great read, but the piece glosses over Vingegaard’s condition and tactics today. Was Visma actually chasing or did they gamble on the descent? Feels like we’re missing context on how the gap stuck in those final 10k.patriciaw14-07-2026
- - Wait, what are “earpieces” in cycling? Are riders allowed to talk to coaches during the race like in F1 radio? How come he couldn’t hear time gaps with the big crowds?cyclechamp4514-07-2026
- - Proper redemption arc from Pogi. You could see he measured that last kilometre after what happened in Le Lioran two years ago. UAE’s pacing on the Pas de Peyrol was spot on, Almeida and Yates emptied themselves perfectly. Chapeau.lindae14-07-2026
- - Philipsen needs a clean run. MVP, Rickaert, Planckaert can deliver but their timing’s been off. Kooij’s train is tidy; he can surf wheels if needed. Mi pronóstico: Merlier > Kooij > Girmay. Vamos!raceready714-07-2026
- - So with only 1,400 m of climbing, does that mean all the big sprinters definitely make the time cut? And the tailwind—does it make it faster or more dangerous in that last chicane/roundabout bit?tourdeforce914-07-2026
- - If Pedersen is doing “damage control,” why not chase the intermediate harder with Kirsch to lock down green? Also, is Van Lerberghe definitively out for the rest of the Tour or just this stage? Bit unclear there.davidm14-07-2026
- - Minor nitpick: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule is the spelling, right? Good spot on the early intermediate sprint though—27 km means Pedersen can bank points before the pure trains form. Green jersey chess.jennifer1914-07-2026
- - Love the detail on the finale. That forced right side at the roundabout with 500m to go plus the slight right-hand bend basically screams “Merlier line.” If Quick-Step nail the chicane at 1k, it’s game over.breakawaybikerd14-07-2026
- - EF have raced aggressively, fair play. Baudin 4th, Healy always in moves—pero falta la victoria. Vamos chicos, una etapa pronto!sprocketspiny14-07-2026
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