Tadej Pogačar Wins Stage 14 of the Tour de France

What Happened on Stage 14?

On Saturday, a bike rider named Tadej Pogačar won stage 14 of the Tour de France. This is a famous bike race that happens in France. He won by making a super-fast move (called an "attack") on the road to a place called Le Markstein.

• This was his fourth stage win in this race so far.
• He is wearing the yellow jersey, which means he is in the lead overall.
• His lead over everyone else grew to 4 minutes and 30 seconds (written as 4.30).

How Did Pogačar Win?

Pogačar was wearing the yellow jersey and made his big move on a very hard hill called the Col du Haag. This hill was only 7.2 km (about 4.5 miles) away from the finish line.

• He rode away from a group of the best riders.
• He built a 24-second lead before the last part of the race, which was flat (not hilly) for 6 km.

Important Point: An "attack" in bike racing just means a rider suddenly rides much faster to get ahead of the others!

Who Came Behind Him?

Behind Pogačar, two riders worked together:

• Jonas Vingegaard (from team Visma-Lease a Bike)
• Paul Seixas (from France, on team Decathlon-CMA CGM)

But Pogačar’s teammate, Isaac Del Toro, stayed right behind them and then took second place. The young French rider Seixas got third place.

What About the Overall Race?

Pogačar’s win made his yellow jersey lead even stronger:

• He is 4.30 ahead of Vingegaard.
• Remco Evenepoel (team Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) is in third place, 5.04 behind Pogačar.

How Did the Teams Play the Game?

Pogačar’s team (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was busy the whole race:

1. They watched a big group of riders who rode ahead early (a "breakaway").
2. That group had Tom Pidcock (team Pinarello-Q36.5), who for a bit was in second place overall on the computer calculations.
3. A smaller group escaped on the first hill.
4. Pogačar’s team slowly caught Pidcock’s group and brought them back.

The smaller group stayed ahead until the last of four big hills (the Col du Hag), but they couldn’t handle the speed UAE was pushing from behind. They broke apart before the final climb, with Richard Carapaz (team EF Education-EasyPost) being the last one caught.

Important Point: A "breakaway" is when some riders pedal really hard at the start to get far ahead of the main group.

Results

The results are powered by FirstCycling (a website that tracks bike races). You can see the full stage 14 results on their page.

Summary

Tadej Pogačar won stage 14 of the Tour de France with a late attack on the Col du Haag. It was his fourth win of the race, and he grew his overall lead to 4.30 over Vingegaard. His teammate Del Toro finished second, and French rider Seixas was third. Pogačar’s team controlled the race by reeling in early breakaways, and the yellow jersey is now safely on his back with more stages to come.

FAQ

Q: What does the yellow jersey mean?
A: The yellow jersey is worn by the rider who is winning the whole race overall, not just one stage.

Q: What is a stage in the Tour de France?
A: A stage is one day of racing on a set route. The Tour de France has many stages, and the person with the lowest total time wears the yellow jersey.

Q: What is an attack in bike racing?
A: It’s when a rider suddenly goes much faster to leave the other riders behind and try to win.

Q: Who is second in the overall race now?
A: Jonas Vingegaard is second, 4.30 behind Pogačar.