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.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, she had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur. She writes and edits at Cyclingnews as well as running newsletter, social media, and how to watch campaigns.

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

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