'It is Bastille Day and I tried to honour the yellow jersey… to all the guys who were booing - you give us more power!' – Tadej Pogačar attacks to win Stage 10 of the Tour de France with an imperious solo performance

Pogaca wins stage 10 of 2026 Tour de France — (Image credit: Getty Images)

On a fast and furious stage of the Tour de France, where the racing belied the hot conditions and challenging parkour, Tadej Pogačar showed his dominance on the final category 1 climb, taking a commanding lead and getting revenge for his loss to Jonas Vingegaard in Le Lioran two years ago.

Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) was seen to be suffering big time on the final climb, fighting for his GC position, but he pulled off an absolutely miraculous recovery to launch the sprint for second place, which he won. Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) secured an impressive third place, which will taste especially sweet on Bastille Day.

Jonas Vingegaard finished seventh – he keeps second spot in the general classification but the time gap is growing and he is now 3 minutes and 36 seconds behind the UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider.

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Having recently clipped in as News & Features Writer for Cycling Weekly, Pat has spent decades in the saddle of road, gravel and mountain bikes pursuing interesting stories. En route he has ridden across Australia's Great Dividing Range, pedalled the Pirinexus route around the Catalan Pyrenees, raced through the Norwegian mountains with 17,000 other competitors during the Birkebeinerrittet, fatbiked along the coast of Wales, explored the trails of the Canadian Yukon under the midnight sun and spent umpteen happy hours bikepacking and cycle-touring the lost lanes and hidden bridleways of the Peak District, Exmoor, Dartmoor, North Yorkshire and Scotland. He worked for Lonely Planet for 15 years as a writer and editor, contributed to Epic Rides of the World and has authored several books.