No regrets for Jumbo-Visma as Vingegaard takes Tour de France lead despite losing time

Tour de France 2023: Jonas Vingegaard in the maillot jaune after stage 6
Tour de France 2023: Jonas Vingegaard in the maillot jaune after stage 6 (Image credit: David Ramos/Getty Images)

The Tour de France isn't quite over, then. Stage 6 brought a fightback by Tadej Pogačar after a surprising collapse on Wednesday's first mountain stage to Laruns, but on the road to Cauterets, the Slovenian clawed back 28 seconds of the 1:04 he lost to his great rival for the maillot jaune, Jonas Vingegaard.

The Dane is back in yellow as the race exits the Pyrenees tonight after Jai Hindley shed over two-and-a-half minutes the day after his breakaway escapade. His advantage over Pogačar, however, is reduced to 25 seconds ahead of the next mountain test, the Puy de Dôme on stage 9.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.