While many wondered if he would be slowed due to a crash Wednesday, Pogačar instead put himself in prime position for his fourth Tour victory.

Tadej Pogačar, showing no ill effects from his crash on Wednesday, won stage 12 in the Pyrenees to reclaim the overall lead in the Tour de France.

With a crushing seated attack, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) soloed to his third stage win of this year’s Tour de France on Thursday, and regained control of the yellow jersey. The world champion put more than two minutes into his GC rival Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike),