Overview
- On Thursday Pogacar attacked about 43 kilometres from the finish on the Col du Tourmalet and rode alone for roughly 42–43 km to win the stage by 2 minutes 38 seconds.
- His victory returned him to the yellow jersey with a 2 minute 42 second lead over Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second but lost substantial time.
- Torstein Træen, who began the day in yellow, crashed on the Tourmalet descent, injured his shoulder, arrived around 30 minutes late and lost contention for the overall lead.
- UAE Team Emirates set a relentless tempo on the Col d'Aspin and the Tourmalet that isolated rivals and created the conditions for Pogacar's long-range attack.
- Isaac Del Toro finished third in the chasing group about three minutes back and the stage was Pogacar's 23rd Tour de France stage win as a four-time overall champion.