Tadej Pogacar delivered a masterclass in the Pyrenees to win stage three of the Tour de France, wiping out his deficit to Jonas Vingegaard and snatching the leader's jersey. Photo: AFP
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar won the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday to snatch the "special" leader's yellow jersey from rival Jonas Vingegaard.
The world champion and Vingegaard are dead level on time, but Pogacar took over the race lead by virtue of his better finishing positions in the opening three stages. It was Pogacar's 22nd Tour stage victory and his 10th in the Pyrenees.
The 27-year-old Slovenian finished two seconds ahead of the Dane and also earned four more bonus seconds than Vingegaard to wipe out his six-second deficit from the start of the day.
"Of course, to take the yellow jersey is the dream for any cyclist of any age," said Pogacar.
