Resultado de la etapa 6 del Tour de Francia EN VIVO: Tadej Pogacar gana en Longwy y se apodera del maillot amarillo

Speaking on Eurosport, Sir Bradley Wiggins made a bold claim saying that the Tour de France is over after Tadej Pogacar’s victory in Stage 6 and that he believes the Slovenian will go on to win the yellow jersey for a third time.

Wiggins said: “The first 100km on the bike, they did it in pretty much two hours, so it was a very quick stage. [Wout] van Aert in the breakaway and Tadej Pogacar too, it had everything. We said yesterday what can he not do?

“He has just won a small uphill kick and taken the yellow jersey, perhaps one day ahead of when we thought he would, but this race is really hotting up now.

“These guys are the new stars of the sport and they resemble the likes of Eddy Merckx and the way they used to race. This first week of the Tour de France, we don’t normally see these big guys come to the head until later into the race or certainly stages like tomorrow, but we’ve had everything these first few days.

“Tadej Pogacar, is he going to win a third Tour now? I said yesterday I think the Tour is over.”

Stage 7 of the 2022 Tour de France offers up the first summit finish for the general classification contenders to fight over, and an opportunity for Tadej Pogacar to stamp his authority on the race once more.

Pogacar powered clear to win stage 6 in emphatic style and the reigning champion is already looking good for a third yellow jersey.

La Super Planche des Belles Filles (7km at 8.7% average gradient) has become a modern classic on the Tour. It is where Chris Froome won in 2012 and where Pogacar took control of the 2020 edition, and the Slovenian 23-year-old could come to the fore once more to make a statement, and even snatch the yellow jersey as he attempts to win his third successive Tour.

‘The Plank’ gets steeper as it rises towards the finish line, ending on a 24% gradient which will sort the hardy climbers from the rest. It comes after two category three climbs: the Col de Grosse Pierre (3.1km at 6.4%) and Col des Croix (3.2km at 6.3%) and the stage winner will require sharp bike-handling on the descents as well as strong legs on the way up.

A breakaway of serious climbers could stick it out to the end but typically this stage has served up a contest between the GC riders, and tends to offers an early indication of who might be strongest when it comes to the highest climbs of the Alps and Pyrenees.

1. Tadej Pogacar SLO (UAE Team Emirates) 20hrs 44’ 44’’

2. Neilson Powless USA (EF Education-Easypost) +4 secs

3. Jonas Vingegaard DNK (Jumba-Visma) +31 secs

4. Adam Yates GBR (Ineos Grenadiers) +39 secs

5. Thomas Pidcock GBR (Ineos Grenadiers) +40 secs

6. Geraint Thomas GBR (Ineos Grenadiers) +46 sec

7. Aleksandr Vlasov RUS (Bora-Hansgrohe) +52 secs

8. Daniel Martinez COL (Ineos Grenadiers) + 1min

9. Romain Bardet FRA (Team DSM) + 1min 1sec

10. David Gaudu FRA (Groupama-FDJ) + 1min 2sec

Tom Pidcock finished fourth today and gave his immediate post-race thoughts to reporters saying: “Roglic went early and caught me by surprise.

“I think I was decent in the sprint but Pogacar was strongest in the sprint, fair play. Van Aert’s playing with our ball, isn’t he? Taking the piss, isn’t he?”

1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 4hrs 27’13’’

2. Michael Matthews (BikeExchange–Jayco)

3. David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ)

4. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers

5. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa–Samsic)

6. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious)

7. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)

8. Daniel Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers)

9. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)

Who’s going to take the yellow jersey will it Neilson Powless or will it be Pogacar?

The bonus seconds he’s earned by finishing first may be enough for the reigning champion to swap out white for yellow tomorrow.