Tadej Pogacar has an iron grip on this Tour de France and that could yet be extended today, one of several contenders for the queen stage of this year’s race.The defending champion has won two stages back to back,

The multi-ramped 13.5km ski station climb has hosted some barnstormer yellow jersey battles, most recently when Vingegaard and Wout van Aert turned the screw on Pogačar to romp to a victory that sealed the Dane’s first Tour de France win.

The 3-time champion captures the 13th stage to hold on to the yellow jersey and increase his lead to more than four minutes over rival Jonas Vingegard.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) stamped his authority on the Tour de France as the race visited the high mountains for the first time, attacking 12km from the top of Hautacam to score a dominant solo stage 12 victory.

Oscar Onley and Kévin Vauquelin continue to impress in this Tour de France. The 22-year-old Brit from Picnic PostNL and the 24-year-old Frenchman from Arkéa-B&B Hotels have never shown themselves in a Grand Tour classification,

Tour de France riders have applauded for a minute before the 12th stage in memory of Samuele Privitera, the 19-year-old Italian who died after a crash while racing in Italy.