• UAE Team Emirates rider stars on climbs and descents
• Pogacar leads Evenepoel by 45sec; Vingegaard is third

Tadej Pogacar took victory in the first mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France, from Pinerolo to Valloire, after breaking clear of the defending champion, Jonas Vingegaard, at the summit of the Col du Galibier.

“I wanted to hit hard today,” Pogacar said following the 12th Tour stage win of his career. “This was the plan and we executed it really well.”