Tour de France 2022 LIVE: Jonas Vingegaard takes yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar in stage 11 thriller

The Tour de France continues today after a tumultuous Stage 10 ended with Magnus Cort Nielsen winning a photo finish ahead of Nick Schultz on the airstrip in Megeve. Yesterday’s action saw more Covid-19 withdrawals and even environmental protests on the road which brought the race to a temporary halt.

Yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar retained his lead at the top of the general classification standings but could come under pressure as the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, David Gaudu and Romain Bardet will have to make some moves in the high mountains if they have aspirations of beating him.

Today’s stage sees the riders tackle three big climbs in the Col du Telegraphe, the highest point of the race on the Col du Galibier, and the steep rise to the finish atop the Col du Granon Serre Chevalier. Expect splits, time gains and maybe even more dropouts as the weather temperature continues to rise.

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. He currently leads Vingegaard by 39 seconds, with Thomas one minute and 17 seconds adrift. Can anyone catch the reigning champion?

Follow all the action from Stage 11 of the Tour de France:

Tour de France - Stage 11

• Pogacar loses yellow jersey as Vingegaard takes huge lead

• Vingegaard attacks to claim stunning stage 11 victory

• Vingegaard drops Pogacar on final climb to Col du Granon

• Roglic and Vingegaard attack Pogacar with more than 50km remaining

• Mathieu van der Poel abandons during Col du Telegraphe climb

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11!

15:57 , Jamie Braidwood

Tomorrow? Alpe d’Huez and another huge day. How on earth do you recover from that?

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11!

15:55 , Jamie Braidwood

My goodness. Pogacar crosses the line, head down, two minutes and 52 seconds behind Vingegaard. What an extraordinary day.

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11!

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Vingegaard collapses, drained! Quintana comes over the line in second and Bardet is the best French finisher in third.

Thomas is next, he’ll take up ground from Pogacar!

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard wins stage 11!

15:51 , Jamie Braidwood

Stunning! Vingegaard holds on to claim a thrilling win - let’s see how big this swing will be...

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15:49 , Jamie Braidwood

1km to go: Vingegaard is showing no signs of slowing! What a stunning ride from the Jumbo-Visma rider, and it was the support of his team that has proved crucial today. Pogacar is now dropped by Adam Yates! Two minutes the gap now between Vingegaard and Pogacar.

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15:45 , Jamie Braidwood

2 km to go: Pogacar had 38 seconds over Vingegaard before today but this break will see a huge swing in the standings! Up to 80 seconds and counting in today’s stage, with still two brutal kilometres to go!

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15:42 , Jamie Braidwood

3.5km to go: Unbelievable! Vingegaard is building a massive lead over Pogacar and shouts at a fan who approach him with a flag! The gap is Pogacar is up to almost 60 seconds and this could have huge implications in the GC standings!

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4km to go: And now Vingegaard is pushing for victory! He sees Quintana up ahead and after pushing and probing Pogacar earlier, Jumbo-Vismas strategy has worked! Pogacar has nothing to give and Geraint Thomas is now dropping him!

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4km to go: And now Vingegaard attacks! Majka drops and Pogacar is left to chase on his own! Quintana closes down Barguil and takes the lead! Vingegaard pushes and takes Bardet - no response from Pogacar! Is he done?

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5km to go: Bardet attacks! No response from Pogacar, who continues to sit behind his team-mate Majka. Quintana is down to 40 seconds off Barguil.

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6km to go: Quintana is closing, quickly. The gap is decreasing steadily and Barguil suddenly only has a 60-second advantage out in front. Pogacar stays patient and has yet to bite.

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7km to go: Pogacar, for now, is happy for Quintana to pull away. But has the Colombian gone too soon? Barguil has the backing of the home crowds as he snakes his way up the Col du Granon.

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8km to go: Quintana! The Colombian waves goodbye to Geschke, and there is two and a half minutes to reach Barguil. Pogacar, though, is not far behind Quintana.

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9 km to go: Quintana has gone - and the bridge to the Geschke, Teuns and Latour is closing quickly. The yellow jersey group has also been blown apart early into this climb.

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10 km to go: Pogacar’s team-mate Majka has returned to lead the yellow jersey group! Roglic and Van Aert drop away, before Quintana makes an effort!

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11 km to go: And now the final climb begins. Barguil looks to be a man on a mission out in front, but can the Frenchman deliver a home victory with Geschke, Teuns and Latour in pursuit.

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16 km to go: Woah! There’s Van Aert! After dropping off, there’s a sudden flash of a green jersey as he leads a train including Roglic back to the yellow jersey group.

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20 km to go: We are still descending! We’re through the steepest sections of the downhill and plenty of riders have taken a moment to catch their breath ahead of the final climb - which is a brutal one.

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26km to go: Hang on, Van Aert has dropped right off the pace. Maybe to support Roglic up the final climb? Simon Geschke leads the pursuit of Barguil at about 90 seconds behind.

Meanwhile, it’s once again Pogacar versus the Jumbo-Vismas, with Vingegaard, Kruijswijk and Kuss all involved, and Bardet and Quintana back into it as well.

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14:53 , Jamie Braidwood

30 km to go: Barguil, almost out of his seat, leads the descent at 80km/h! Behind him, Pogacar has been joined by several riders, including Van Aert dropping from in front and the likes of Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates catching up.

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14:47 , Jamie Braidwood

38 km to go: Now this is thrilling. The descent down the mountain road is just as tough as the ascent, but carries so much more danger. Full focus is required.

Van Aert has slowed right down to join Vingegaard and help Jumbo-Visma’s attack on Pogacar.

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14:44 , Jamie Braidwood

41 km to go: Incredibly, Pogacar survives the Jumbo-Visma attacks to reach the Col du Galibier ahead of Vingegaard and Roglic. Now begins the long 30km descent, before we reach the final Col du Granon.

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14:39 , Jamie Braidwood

44km to go: Barguil takes it at the Col du Galibier! That hands him the polkadot jersey. Thomas and Bardet drop off again as Pogacar steps it up ahead of the final climb.

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14:36 , Jamie Braidwood

46 km to go: Pogacar and Vingegaard are left with 3km of climb to go until they crest Col du Galibier, but remember that’s still the steepest part of the climb.

Up ahead, Barguil is still striking out in front - and has a five minute lead over Pogacar. Van Aert still remains ahead, and could be a crucial tool for Jumbo Visma.

Roglic, Thomas and Bardet have again hauled themselves back to Pogacar and Bardet, who now attacks!

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14:30 , Jamie Braidwood

47 km to go: Two more Jumbo-Vismas fall away, so that leaves Pogacar, Vingegaard, Thomas and Romain Bardet.

But not for long! Pogacar goes again, and this time only Vingegaard is able to stick!

It’s so bold from Pogacar. Too bold? We’re about to find out.

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48km to go: Pogacar is all alone, but it doesn’t stop him from attacking! He drops Roglic, and Nairo Quintana is distanced too!

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49 km to go: Yes we are!

Roglic goes again! But Pogacar reponds and hits the front, with Vingegaard and Thomas sticking around.

There are just so many Jumbo-Visma team members there, though, and Pogacar is isolated again.

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14:22 , Jamie Braidwood

50 km to go: Warren Barguil has gone solo at the front. The gap to the peloton, which has settled now, is six minutes.

Are we about to get another Jumbo-Visma attack?

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14:13 , Jamie Braidwood

52 km to go: The Pogacar group has been caught up by a larger group of riders now - which means more support for the Jumbo-Visma riders.

The climb to the Col du Galibier gets steeper the further you go, as we reach 2000m and the highest point of the Tour de France this year.

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54 km to go: A huge effort from Marc Soler to haul himself back and rejoin Pogacar, offering some much-needed back-up in the face of Roglic and Vingegaard. It’s two riders each now for Team UAE and Jumbo-Visma.

Up ahead, Cherel has been reeled in. Van Aert is still there, along with the three KOM contenders - Pierre Latour, Warren Barguil and Simon Geschke. Still 10km to go until the Col du Galibier.

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57 km to go: Jumbo-Visma are taking turns to stretch Pogacar, daring him to follow! Roglic is next to ask the question, then followed by Vingegaard! A huge effort on display with 57 km still to go!

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13:58 , Jamie Braidwood

58 km to go: Vingegaard attacks! Pogacar reacts immediately, Thomas stuck in there as well.

Now Roglic takes his turn! And Pogacar responds by bursting past him!

There is still so far to go but this is brilliant drama!

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13:54 , Jamie Braidwood

60 km to go: Now this is a split! Pogacar is isolated now, with Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Tiesj Benoot forming a three-strong Jumbo-Visma pack and Geraint Thomas also offering threat. This sets up the Col du Galibier perfectly.

Further ahead, Mikael Cherel has gone solo on the climb. Van Aert is in the second pack but Latour seems to have dropped.

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61 km to go: Tiesj Benoot kicks as the peloton reach the Col du Telegraphe and Roglic then sprints ahead to lead down the descent! Pogacar goes with him! Geraint Thomas is there as well.

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13:46 , Jamie Braidwood

67 km to go: But back to the real action - Roglic and Jumbo-Visma’s attack has narrowed the peloton but Pogacar is still sticking around with his UAE team-mates. Tom Pidcock was briefly separated but has hauled himself back.

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68 km to go: Now that is interesting, but further ahead the breakaway have reached the top of the Col du Telegraphe.

Pierre Latour kicks at the last to beat Warren Barguil, with Simon Geschke in third.

It’s just the start, though. After a brief descent, the climb begins all over again up to the Col du Galibier. No rest at all.

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69 km to go: We’ve got an attack! Primoz Roglic breaks from the peloton with four km to go until the top of the Telegraphe!

Tour de France: Mathieu van der Poel abandons

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Breaking: Mathieu van der Poel is out of the Tour de France. The Dutchman was involved in the early breakaway this morning but looked to be suffering as the race hit the climbs.

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72 km to go: Rafal Majka is beginning to pant at the head of the peloton as he leads Team UAE and Tadej Pogacar into the climb. Tough work in these conditions.

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75 km to go: The breakaway pack is down to 10 riders - Wout van Aert, Mikael Cherel, Max Schachmann, Simon Geschke, Ion Izagirre, Dylan Teuns, Jonas Rutsch, Warren Barguil, Pierre Latour and Krists Neilands - while the gap to the peloton is around nine minutes. Barguil is closest to Pogacar in the GC standings but is still over 13 minutes behind.

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13:18 , Jamie Braidwood

76 km to go: Nils Politt and Mattia Cattaneo are among the next to drop, but Van Aert remains in front setting a steady pace. Here’s a look at what is coming up: back-to-back brutal climbs!

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13:12 , Jamie Braidwood

78 km to go: Oh, that didn’t last long. Van Aert is among those in the breakaway stepping the pace as we reach the seven per cent gradient, with Christophe Laporte, Maciej Bodnar and Mads Pedersen dropping off early.

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13:05 , Jamie Braidwood

80 km to go: There is an eight minute gap now between the peloton and the breakaway. Pogacar is sitting behind a string of his Team UAE support riders, with Team Ineos Grenadiers behind.

Up ahead, Van Aert is being supported by his Team Jumbo Visma team-mate Christophe Laporte.

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85km to go: ‘The calm before the storm’.

The Col due Telegraphe is coming up.

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90km to go: The breakaway are down and rumble through the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne before the road starts to pick up again. There will be 30km or so of uphill to come until the Col du Télégraphe, but the real ascent will kick in at around 70km. Pogacar is looking chill even though the gap has grown to around five minutes and 30 seconds.

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12:40 , Jamie Braidwood

100 km to go: The climb levels off just before the peak, and it’s Pierre Latour who beats Simon Geschke to the line. A short descent now before the real beasts arrive.

The peloton reach the Lacets de Montvernier about five minutes behind. Tadej Pogacar is near the front, supported by Team UAE team-mates.

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12:35 , Jamie Braidwood

102 km to go: Stunning pictures as the riders snake their way up the sharp climb, an extraordinary road this - which took six years to cut into the side of the mountain. Van der Poel has dropped off the breakaway pack.

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12:29 , Jamie Braidwood

105km to go: Here we go, there is a pack of spectators at the start of the climb but they disappear further up the road as there is no space for them to be! The gradient rises from eight per cent to nine, and Van Aert hits the front early.

Further behind, the upcoming climb sparks the peleton into action. You do not want to get caught at the back here.

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12:26 , Jamie Braidwood

111 km to go: Well up to three minutes now, the gap to the peleton. There are some beautiful aerial shots of the short but snaking climb to Lacets de Montvernier - the hairpins could not be tighter! Positioning really will be key as there is so little space on the road.

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111 km to go: The breakaway is on. There group of 20 riders quickly build up a two-minute gap down the road from the peleton, with Van Aert and Van der Poel welll and truly swallowed up by the chasing pack now.

They will now battle for position ahead of the category two climb to Lacets de Montvernier, the first of the day, coming up in the next 10km or so. Simon Geschke, the current wearer of the polkadot jersey, is up there as well.

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12:08 , Jamie Braidwood

120 km to go: The peleton is strung out, almost in single file, as they continue their way along the valley floor. Van Aert and Van der Poel have now been caught by Cattaneo, and that is quickly followed by the lead breakaway riders from the peleton. There’s a group of around 19 riders there, including Dylan Teuns, but no GC contenders.

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128 km to go: Van der Poel and Van Aert are taking turns of sitting in front, but their lead over the peleton has been pulled in to about 15 seconds. Mattia Cattaneo is now the only chaser and is positioned between the two.

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134 km to go: Van der Poel sits on Van Aert’s wheel and lets the Belgian pick up the maximim 20 sprint points. They continue their way up the road, which will start to increase in incline from here. Stan Dewulf and Brent Van Moer edged ahead of the secondary group to pick up third and fourth in the sprint.

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11:49 , Jamie Braidwood

136 km to go: Van Aert and Van der Poel have built their lead to about 40 seconds over the peleton. There are a couple of riders taking a look at bridging the gap or fighting for the remaining sprint points, including Tiesj Benoot and Patrick Konrad.

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11:44 , Jamie Braidwood

140km to go: You can see here why green jersey wearer Van Aert has been so keen to fly out of the traps. The stage starts out flat with the intermediate sprint at Val d’Arc, but it only goes in one direction from there and that is up. It’s set to be a huge day of climbing. As of yet, no one has joined Van Aert and Van der Poel, who have a 15 second lead over the peleton.

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11:36 , Jamie Braidwood

150km to go: And we’re off! And Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel are not hanging around! The Belgian and the Dutchman fly straight down the road, stripping away from the peleton. They’ll be on the hunt for early sprint points, with the intermediate sprint just 16.5km from the start line. Let’s see who joins them.

Tour de France: Pogacar fights to retain yellow jersey as Magnus Cort wins stage 10

11:32 , Jamie Braidwood

And here’s a recap of how the Tour played out yesterday, as Tadej Pogacar fought to hang on to the yellow jersey.

After a photo finish confirmed Magnus Cort Nielsen as the stage 10 winner ahead of Nick Schultz on the airstrip in Megeve, the question was whether the breakaway’s advantage was enough to put Lennard Kamna into the race lead.

The German, who started the day eight minutes and 43 seconds down, was in a group that started the final climb with a lead of more than nine minutes, but he had to watch on as Pogacar sprinted for the line and hung on by 11 seconds.

Many had speculated a UAE Team Emirates squad hobbled by illness might have been happy to hand over yellow and the responsibilities that come with it going into the next two brutal days, highlighted by Wednesday’s summit finish on the Col du Granon, but Pogacar’s late dash seemed to deliver the answer.

Pogacar fights to retain yellow jersey as Cort Nielsen wins Tour de France stage 10

Tour de France: GC standings ahead of Stage 11

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• 1 Tadej Pogacar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates 37hrs 11mins 28secs,

• 2 Lennard Kamna (Ger) BORA-hansgrohe at 11secs,

• 3 Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Jumbo-Visma at 39secs,

• 4 Geraint Thomas (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers at 1min 17secs,

• 5 Adam Yates (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers at 1min 25secs,

• 6 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ at 1min 38secs,

• 7 Romain Bardet (Fra) Team DSM at 1min 39secs,

• 8 Tom Pidcock (Gbr) INEOS Grenadiers at 1min 46secs,

• 9 Enric Mas (Spa) Movistar Team at 1min 50secs,

• 10 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Bahrain Victorious at same time

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11:23 , Jamie Braidwood

There is an earlier start to today’s stage, with the riders now making their way to the start line in Albertville ahead of the 11:25am depart.

Like everywhere else in Europe, it’s roasting hot conditions for what will be a huge day in this year’s Tour.

Tour de France: Col du Galibier

11:19 , Jamie Braidwood

The Tour de France reaches its highest point of this year’s race up to the Col du Galibier - and the first rider to reach up will win a 5000 euros and the Souvenir Henri Desgrange prize, named after the first organiser of the Tour in 1903.

Tour de France: Protestors on road bring stage 10 to a standstill

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A group called Dernière Rénovation claimed responsibility for the disruption. The group also staged a protest at this year’s French Open, with a protestor tying herself to the net at Roland Garros.

Their statement on social media read: “Today, 9 citizens supporting Last Renovation interrupted the 10th stage of the Tour de France between Morzine and Megève at Magland to stop the mad race towards the annihilation of our society.

“We can no longer remain spectators of the ongoing climate disaster. We have 989 days left to save our future, our humanity. The finish line is a ravine and we are calling on our government to turn immediately.

“Our goal is to force legislation to drastically reduce France’s emissions, starting with energy renovation, the area most likely to bring together social and climate justice today.

“This is our last chance to avoid catastrophic and irreversible consequences: deadly heat, extreme weather events, famines, mass migrations, armed conflicts… and this for all the next generations of humans.”

Tour de France: Protestors on road bring stage 10 to a standstill

11:07 , Jamie Braidwood

Recapping yesterday’s big story, as the Tour de France was brought to a standstill when demonstrators blocked the road en route to Megève.

A large breakaway group of riders were leading stage 10 by several minutes when they ran into protestors lined across the road with around 35km of the 148km route remaining.

Two of the activists were sitting back-to-back tied together while others let off red smokebombs, and the breakaway was significantly hindered in its progress towards the finish.

Eurosport’s on-road commentator Bradley Wiggins reported seeing team officials leave their cars to physically remove the demonstrators, describing the conflict as “great scenes”, while police also intervened.

Race director Christian Prudhomme was forced to neutralise the stage and restore the previous time gaps, leaving many riders waiting for around 10 minutes.

Protestors on road bring Tour de France to a standstill

Tour de France: Stage 11 preview

11:05 , Jamie Braidwood

The next two days of the Tour de France will almost certainly prove pivotal in deciding who wins this year’s race, writes Dylan Terry.

Yellow Jersey Tadej Pogacar has very rarely been put in trouble since he won his first Tour in dramatic fashion two years ago. But the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, David Gaudu and Romain Bardet are going to have to try and conjure up something if they have genuine aspirations of beating him.

Today, the riders tackle the Col du Telegraphe, the vicious Col du Galibier, and the steep climb to the finish atop the Col du Granon Serre Chevalier.

There will be splits and time gained and lost during this stage and it could well end with Pogacar cementing his status as the best rider in the race.

He currently leads Vingegaard by 39 seconds, with Thomas one minute and 17 seconds adrift. But can anyone stop the flying Slovenian as we head into the high mountains?

Tour de France 2022: Stage 11

10:21 , Jamie Braidwood

Follow all the latest updates from Stage 11 of the Tour de France, as it continues today after a tumultuous Stage 10 ended with Magnus Cort Nielsen winning a photo finish ahead of Nick Schultz on the airstrip in Megeve. Yesterday’s action saw more Covid-19 withdrawals and even environmental protests on the road which brought the race to a temporary halt.

Yellow jersey holder Tadej Pogacar retained his lead at the top of the general classification standings but could come under pressure as the likes of Jonas Vingegaard, Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates, David Gaudu and Romain Bardet will have to make some moves in the high mountains if they have aspirations of beating him.