Pogacar wins the sixth stage of the Dauphiné and regains the lead

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La Jornada Newspaper, Saturday, June 14, 2025, p. a11

Paris. Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar soloed yesterday's sixth stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné in Combloux, reclaiming the yellow jersey , putting himself in an ideal position to fight for the overall victory.

I'm very happy to be back in yellow. It's been a great day for us. I'm getting good responses in this Dauphiné , said Pogacar, who already led this race after winning the first stage last Sunday in Montluçon.

With this 97th career victory, Pogacar, who beat the Dane Jonas Vingegaard by one minute and one second (1:01), became the active runner with the most victories, tied with the 33-year-old French sprinter Arnaud Demare.

Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who arrived as the leader in the general classification on Friday, finished the stage in fifth place, 1 minute and 50 seconds behind.

In the standings, Pogacar now has a 43-second lead over Vingegaard, 54 over German Florian Lipowitz, and 1:22 over Evenepoel.

Yesterday, in the first of three mountain stages and on a sweltering day, Pogacar took revenge on Vinge-gaard on the Domancy climb, where the Dane beat him in a time trial at the 2023 Tour de France.

Pogacar accelerated seven kilometers from the finish line and distanced himself from the rest. Only Vingegaard managed to follow him for a few meters before giving up on the hellish pace set by the Slovenian.

The Slovenian dispels doubts

With this great victory, his ninth of 2025, Pogacar dispels the slight doubts generated by his disappointing time trial on Wednesday, in which he had been beaten by Evenepoel and Vinge-gaard, his two main rivals for the Tour (July 5-27).

I wasn't too stressed after the time trial because I feel fit , Pogacar said.

It's true that losing time that day bothered me, and improving in the time trial is a challenge for me and the team. Now I can feel more relaxed for the weekend.

This Dauphiné has two tough mountain stages left, starting with this Saturday's main stage to Valmeinier.

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La Jornada Newspaper, Saturday, June 14, 2025, p. a11