After just one day in the high mountains of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar was already almost out of sight on GC, completely destroying the field en route to Gavarnie-Gèdre alongside his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammates, as they executed a plan the World Champion was so excited about that he woke up early.
Sleep and recovery are vital for the riders on the Tour, especially for those taking aim at the yellow jersey, but with 4100 metres of elevation gain and the first two big climbs of this year's race to come on stage 6, Pogačar was like a child at Christmas on Thursday morning.
