As if there would be any doubt, given the sawtooth profile through the Massif Central to Le Lioran – when the road goes uphill, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) wins. Few doubted the yellow jersey would repeat what he did on stages 3 and 6, and so he duly launched himself clear for a third stage victory on stage 10 at the Tour de France, 15.5km from the line.
When Pogačar went, he began pursuing solo escapee Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), a former king of the mountains and certainly no slouch in the mountains. The Ecuadorian lay 50 seconds up the road, nearing the top of the Col de Pertus, the penultimate climb of the 166.6km stage.
