Cycling, Tour 2022: Pogacar gives show, stage and yellow jersey. Van Aert gives applause

The king is in yellow. Tadej Pogacar, on the eve of the first uphill arrival at the Super Planche des Belles Filles, triumphed in the sixth stage of the Tour (Binche-Longwy of 22o km). A fraction in the name of the champions. The spectacle of the Van Aert yellow jersey on the run for most of the stage (first in the company of Fuglsang and Simmons with advantages close to 4 ‘and then only with the American before being filmed once he was only at -15 km) – the longer than this edition of the Tour -, the jump to -5 from the arrival of the new race leader Tadej Pogacar to close the gap on Villermoz. And then the masterpiece of the last kilometer with the Slovenian – winner of the last two editions of the race – protagonist of a spectacular sprint that lined up the Australian Matthews (Bike Exchange), the French Gaudu (Groupama) and the British Pidcock ( Ineos). Fifth was the Colombian Quintana (Arkea). Damiano Caruso is the best of the Italians who finished 26th 21 ”late.

In yellow

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And so in a day that could have been interlocutory the leader of the race changed. Pogacar is now driving with 4 “on Powless (the decisive rebate), 31” on Vingegaard and 39 “on Adam Yates. For Pogacar it is victory number 41 in his career, the eleventh in the season, the seventh stage won by the Slovenian. The best of the Italians in the ranking is Mattia Cattaneo (Quick Step) at 1’12 ”. Tomorrow Pogacar will therefore be expected in yellow on the climb that in 2020 allowed him to snatch the yellow jersey from his compatriot Roglic and win the Tour for the first time. Roglic who today, after yesterday’s problems and crash, tried to do the sprint but failed to hold Pogacar’s wheel.