Tadej Pogacar unleashed a vintage assault on the unforgiving slopes of Hautacam, crushing the Tour de France 12th stage and leaving chief rival Jonas Vingegaard gasping for air and clinging to fading hopes on a brutal,

A promised two-rider battle fades away as the three-time winner from Slovenia shows his superiority in the Pyrenees—and everywhere else.

The defending champion proved he was a class above the rest with a dominant 12km solo win on the Hautacam climb

After his attack on the Hautacam, the yellow jersey wearer from UAE Team Emirates - XRG stepped it up a notch: he gained a whopping 36 seconds on Jonas Vingegaard, who finished second. A strong Primoz Roglic finished third at a respectable distance,