Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 3, reclaims Tour de France yellow

sportsJul 6, 202618228

Tadej Pogacar powered to victory on Stage 3 of the 2026 Tour de France, blasting away rivals on the final slopes into Les Angles to take the stage win and the maillot jaune on countback over Jonas Vingegaard. The 195.9km stage started in Granollers and included almost 4,000 metres of climbing, with the final roughly 44 kilometres in France, including the third-category Col du Calvaire and the climb to Les Angles, closed to spectators because of wildfires in the eastern Pyrenees. Pogacar credited teammate Isaac del Toro for helping set up the move that let him surge to the finish, and his winning burst on the climb handed him yellow despite being tied on overall time with Vingegaard. The victory was reported as Pogacar’s 22nd Tour de France stage win, drawing him level with André Darrigade on the all-time list. Race director Christian Prudhomme said the decision to bar roadside spectators was taken with state authorities, and organisers limited the route to riders and essential vehicles. Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG had been expected to push a hard pace on the medium-mountain day after their earlier one-two on stage two, and the result hands Pogacar the lead going into stage four.

Velon CC

@veloncc.bsky.social

"Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!" 😍🇲🇽 Tadej Pogačar celebrated with a Mexican flag and the Mexican fans after Isaac del Toro's Tour de France Stage 2 victory 🏆

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Pro Cycling Trumps

@procyclingtrumps.com

The Apprentice + The Master 💚🌈 Del Toro sets up Pogacar on Stage 3 🤩 #TDF2026

202h ago

Tour de France Hommes

@letour.stadio.top

Tadej keeps making history. With his 22nd Tour stage win, he draws level with André Darrigade on the all-time ranking. 🏆 22 victoires d’étape. Tadej Pogacar égale désormais André Darrigade dans l’histoire du Tour de France. 🔝 #TDF2026

183h ago

the Inner Ring blog

@inrng.com

New GC. Tadej Pogačar tied for time on GC with Jonas Vingegaard but Pogačar now in yellow thanks to count-back.

165h ago

Quoting this

JBV20

Quite possible there's very little movement in the top 7 on GC all the way to Paris. This is another fallout of an opening TTT based on individual times with a climb at the end. Will the public appreciate a "simplified" GC this early, or will it be seen as boring?

Charles M. A. Thomsen4

Vis mig et billede, der illustrerer Tour de France 2021-2026

Domestique

@domestiquecycling.com

🇸🇮 Pogacar strikes in Pyrenees to take yellow with searing sprint on 🇫🇷 Tour stage 3 RACE REPORT 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/poga... 📸 Cor Vos

145h ago

robyn

@robynemz.bsky.social

Tadej Pogačar gets a jump at the finish to win Stage 3 of the Tour de France - he takes the maillot jaune off Jonas Vingegaard with the pair on the same time on GC. He’s looking unstoppable. #TDF2026

165h ago

ABC News Australia

@news.abc.net.au

Tadej Pogačar hits back at Jonas Vingegaard as Isaac del Toro claims Tour de France stage two

1119h ago

Mike (beep boop era)

@latimeriidae.bsky.social

“If we add more transition type stages the racing will be more fun and unpredictable” Tadej Pogacar:

Michael Jordan “and I took that personally” meme

144h ago

Jose Been

@josebeentv.bsky.social

Tadej Pogacar wins the stage and takes yellow, or not by one second. I think Vingegaard just held on

145h ago

Kenny Pryde

@kennypryde.bsky.social

Pogacar and his UAE team treating the Tour de France like a post-Tour criterium in Brittany. Bof.

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Cyclingnews

@cyclingnews.com

Tour de France stage 3: Tadej Pogačar blasts away from Jonas Vingegaard on final section of Les Angles ascent for victory and bonus seconds www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...

115h ago

MaschBasch

@maschbasch.bsky.social

🇪🇸🇫🇷 Tour de France stage 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mathias Vacek ⭐⭐⭐ Grégoire, Plapp, Baudin, Healy, Pogačar ⭐⭐ van der Poel, Evenepoel, Van Gils, Vauquelin, Simmons, del Toro ⭐ Van Eetvelt, Pidcock, Schmid, V.Paret-Peintre, Seixas, Storer, Aranburu #TDF2026

1122h ago

Prestigelisten.dk

@prestigelisten.dk

No one can match 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar in an explosive sprint on the top of a short climb, and he proved it once again today by claiming his 22nd Tour de France stage win. He also takes over the yellow jersey, adding yet more points to his tally. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

84h ago

Tim Bonville-Ginn

@timbonvilleginn.bsky.social

Tour de France S2 🇫🇷 1. Del Toro 🇲🇽 UAX 3:40'01" 2. Pogačar 🇸🇮 UAX 3. Evenepoel 🇧🇪 RBH 4. Vingegaard 🇩🇰 TVL all S.T. 5. Skjelmose 🇩🇰 LTK +3" 6. T. Johannessen 🇳🇴 UXM 7. Grégoire 🇫🇷 GFC 8. Martinez 🇫🇷 TBV 9. Seixas 🇫🇷 DCT 10. Pidcock 🇬🇧 PQT all S.T. 1/2

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Escape Collective

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Tour de France stage 2 report: Del Toro and Pogačar go 'with the flow' to secure team one-two in Barcelona. escapecollective.com/tour-stage-2...

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Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 3, reclaims Tour de France yellow

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