
SERRE CHEVALIER, FRANCE - JULY 13: (L-R) Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas of Colombia and Team Arkéa - Samsic, Geraint Thomas of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers, Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - Yellow Leader Jersey, Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen of Denmark and Steven Kruijswijk of Netherlands and Team Jumbo - Visma compete in the chase group at the Col du Galibier (2630m) during the 109th Tour de France 2022, Stage 11 a 151,7km stage from Albertville to Col de Granon - Serre Chevalier 2404m / #TDF2022 / #WorldTour / on July 13, 2022 in Col de Granon-Serre Chevalier, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The first hors categorie summit finish in this year’s Tour de France was a humdinger, with a huge upheaval in the general classification and the first-ever cracking of Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in the race.
The overnight leader cracked on the final climb of the Col du Granon and conceded chunks of time to Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), who won the stage and moved to the top of the general classification.
Nairo Quintana (Team Arkéa-Samsic), Roman Bardet (Team DSM), Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and Thomas’ teammate Adam Yates were amongst the many others who were front and centre.
It was a day packed with action and will be one of the standout stages from this year’s Tour. You can see the highlights below.