Overview
- On Thursday Pogacar launched a decisive attack about 4–5 km from the Tourmalet summit, soloed to victory on Stage 6 and retook the yellow jersey.
- Pogacar leads the general classification by 2 minutes 42 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard, with team‑mate Isaac Del Toro third in the standings.
- Torstein Traeen, who had worn yellow after a Stage 4 breakaway, crashed on the Tourmalet descent and was withdrawn after diagnosis of concussion and multiple rib fractures.
- UAE Team Emirates‑XRG set a hard tempo on the early climbs and used Isaac Del Toro to help position Pogacar for the attack, a tactic that produced big time gaps on the hors‑catégorie Tourmalet.
- After a calmer Stage 7 sprint in Bordeaux won by Tim Merlier, the race moves into flatter terrain before further mountain tests, leaving Pogacar with both a margin to defend and the extra duties of the yellow jersey to manage.