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There are 17 riders in the Pogacar group. 07:09:10. The tactical racing between Pogacar, Jumbo and Thomas have helped the likes of Gaudu and Quintana get back ...

As such, the Col du Granon marked the end of a massive chapter in the sport. The peloton is at 35 seconds. If Pogacar gets through in yellow and without he or his team showing any weakness, the odds of him retaining it till Paris in 10 days time will be considerably higher. Van Aert has dropped back to help Roglic and the others. Behind Vlasov is chasing after a mechanical problem. Sadly Oliver Naesen (AG2R Citroën) has abandoned the race. We can perhaps expect a new break to form very soon. Van Aert drops back for bidons as the pace eases. Pidcock is distanced. The temperatures are high in the valley as the race heads to the double-whammy of the Col du Télégraphe and the Col du Galibier. The speed is high on the descent back to the valley road and Saint-Jean-du-Maurienne. Van Aert is on the front now and the gap is at 1:10.

The yellow jersey group is 5'10” behind Barguil but the powerhouse that is Wout van Aert is driving the group onwards, trying to win back some time for Roglic, ...

73km to go: Worth noting that the second-highest placed rider in the break on GC is Dylan Teuns, who is 23’24” down. 22km to go: Barguil is 6’00” ahead of the peloton, if there is such a thing at this stage. Pogacar is 4’55” behind the front of the race at the moment. 40km to go: Sure, the likes of Kamna (second in GC this morning) have been dropped, but the headline is still Pogacar and that hasn’t changed. The gap has already fallen to 7’42” between break and peloton following that injection of pace by Roglic and co. 60km to go: Now this is interesting. 18km to go: According to the official graphics, indeed, there are about 20 riders in the whole race at the moment. There are big crowds lining the roads, and of course they are yelling and urging the home favourite, Barguil, on to glory. He takes a bottle from a team member as the road begins to kick up for the final ascent of the day. 10.2km to go: Barguil looks to be labouring a little bit on the lower slopes. Now all he needs to do to complete a fine afternoon’s work is accelerate past “Wawa” on the final climb, win the stage, and grab a nice little bit of time from his GC rivals ... 10km to go: Roglic is back!

It's an absolute brute.” Adam Blythe did not mince his words when looking ahead to Stage 11 at the Tour de France.

It has a special place in the history of the Tour and we can see more history being created on it because it is the final climb of this stage. An inclinometer feature will be introduced, a 3D representation bringing to life the gradients faced by the peloton. "This alpine leg of the Tour is where the race is going to be made, and we'll see whether anyone can rival Pogacar. As for Stage 11, everything changes at that point. This is well above 2000 metres and who knows, maybe Nairo [Quintana] can get in his element, he likes the heights.” You feel the lack of oxygen, your legs are just screaming, your lungs are on fire. This was outdone 25 years later when Andy Schleck won Stage 18 atop the Galibier (2,645m). Will combining them both on one day make up for earlier lack of high-altitude tests?

The riders tackle three huge climbs as the Tour travels from Albertville to Col du Granon.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 20 km to go: We are still descending! 11 km to go: And now the final climb begins. The yellow jersey group has also been blown apart early into this climb. The 2022 Tour de France could be decided over the next couple of stages especially if Pogacar cements his status as the best rider in the race. Barguil has the backing of the home crowds as he snakes his way up the Col du Granon.

Tom Pidcock peels off and drops back to a team car to collect some sustenance, perhaps a gel or three for himself and team-mates Geraint Thomas and Adam ...

There may be more metres gained in Thursday's stage, but this is widely expected to be the tougher of the two. Mattia Cattaneo (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) managed to bridge across to the leading pair after 30km of flat-stick racing. The breakaway, by the way, has grown out its advantage to 7min 30sec. Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) managed to take the maximum of five points up for grabs atop the Lacets de Montvernier, while Simon Geschke had to settle for second. Wout van Aert moves himself to the front of the group as if to make a point, though I'm not sure what that exact point is. Jonas Rutsch (EF Education-EasyPost) appears to be struggling towards the rear of the breakaway. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar has just three UAE Team Emirates team-mates – Rafal Majka, Brandon McNulty and Marc Soler – to help him now. Tiesj Benoot rolls off the front of the peloton, taking with him team-mate Primoz Roglic. Adam Yates reacts, the Briton bridges over to the wheels of the Jumbo-Visam boys. The Jumbo-Visma boys, though, are swarming behind the Slovenian who drops to third wheel in what has reduced to an eight-man group and he is again isolated. Once they catch the all-rounder up, will they be able to sting the yellow jersey? Adam Yates his the latest to bridge over to the Tadej Pogacar group, but there is no sign of any UAE Team Emirates riders. It sounds as if Wout van Aert has dropped back from the maillot jaune's group, possibly hoping to give team-mate Primoz Roglic a helping hand.

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Meanwhile, Geschke has been caught by the only two other remaining riders from the break - Latour and Teuns. The trio has to close a 2'20" gap on Barguil now. So, we now have a large chase group of around 18 riders with a deficit of 5'10" on Barguil ahead of the final climb. Warren Barguil is about to start the final ascent with a gap of 2'15" over his chasers. Quintana passed the German and Teuns and has now left Latour for dead. The 25-year-old Dane has passed Quintana and now leads this stage, opening up the gap on the yellow jersey with every pedal stroke. Could this be the turning point of the 2022 Tour de France? Jonas Vingegaard puts in a clinical attack to join Bardet out ahead - and Pogacar doesn't have an answer. No reaction as yet from Pogacar and the others - even though Bardet is only 1'39" down in the standings. He has 1'10" on his teammate Quintana who is riding 35" clear of the yellow jersey group. Vingegaard has opened up a gap of 1'25" on Pogacar, who now has Adam Yates sandbagging his back wheel. And with it, he'll take the yellow jersey. Geraint Thomas takes fourth at 1'39". Gaudu and Yates will soon follow ahead of the yellow jersey... The two-time champion's shoulders are slumped and his head is down as he crosses the line almost three minutes down on Jonas Vingegaard, the new race leader.

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So, we now have a large chase group of around 18 riders with a deficit of 5'10" on Barguil ahead of the final climb. Warren Barguil is about to start the final ascent with a gap of 2'15" over his chasers. Quintana passed the German and Teuns and has now left Latour for dead. The 25-year-old Dane has passed Quintana and now leads this stage, opening up the gap on the yellow jersey with every pedal stroke. Could this be the turning point of the 2022 Tour de France? Jonas Vingegaard puts in a clinical attack to join Bardet out ahead - and Pogacar doesn't have an answer. No reaction as yet from Pogacar and the others - even though Bardet is only 1'39" down in the standings. Of course, a second place is a nice result on the GC – but I tried this last year and now I want to go for the victory, and that’s what I did today. Luckily it succeeded and I have the yellow jersey – so I’m going to keep on fighting for yellow and Paris." Vingegaard has opened up a gap of 1'25" on Pogacar, who now has Adam Yates sandbagging his back wheel. We thought that was in my favour and in the favour of Primoz [Roglic]. I took a lot of time today but I would never have done that without my teammates – I really had to thank my teammates. The two-time champion's shoulders are slumped and his head is down as he crosses the line almost three minutes down on Jonas Vingegaard, the new race leader. "We made a plan from the start of the day.

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