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23: THE FIFTH OF ALL TIME
Winner at Gavarnie-Gèdre, Tadej Pogacar has won his 23rd stage on the roads of the Tour. The Slovenian is now the fifth most prolific rider in the Grande Boucle, distancing French rider André Darrigade (22) and placing himself two wins behind André Leducq (25). A success that marks his 32nd victory in a Grand Tour (6 at the Giro and 3 at the Vuelta), one more than "Campionissimo" Fausto Coppi.

1: SEVEN DOUBLE VICTORIES IN HIS FIRST SEVEN TOURS, NEVER BEFORE...
His eleventh success in the Pyrenees has allowed Pogacar to become the first rider to win at least two stages in his first seven Tours de France. Three-time winner in 2020, 2021 and 2022, Tadej Pogacar then won twice in 2023, before dominating the 2024 and 2025 Tours with 6 and 4 victories respectively. He already has 2 this year.

43: ALWAYS FURTHER AWAY
Never before today had Tadej Pogacar undertaken such a long solo breakaway at the Tour. Starting 43 kilometers from the finish on the Col du Tourmalet climb, the four-time winner of the Grande Boucle more than doubled his previous record. During the fourth stage of the 2024 edition, the Slovenian flew away in the final stretches of the climb to Col du Galibier, winning 19.3 km ahead of the Valloire finish line.

2'38'': THE GAP IS WIDENING
Beating Jonas Vingegaard by 2'38'' at the finish, Tadej Pogacar inflicted on the Dane the largest gap ever recorded between the two rivals when they finished in the top two positions of a stage. The 2'10'' gap at the top of Hautacam last year has thus been erased from the records. When Vingegaard dominated the Slovenian, the Visma – Lease a Bike leader beat him by a maximum of 1'38'' at the end of his impressive time trial at Combloux in 2023.

1: A RAINBOW ON THE TOURMALET
A unique photo in the history of the Tourmalet. Alone at an altitude of 2110 meters heading towards Gavarnie-Gèdre, Tadej Pogacar became the first reigning world champion to dominate the legendary Pyrenean pass while leading the Tour, and this in 89 passages! He is also the fourth rider who has already won the Tour in the past to cross it in first place, after Jean Robic (1948, 1953), Federico Bahamontes (1962, 1963) and Lucien Van Impe (1977). Other Tour winners such as Ottavio Bottecchia, Fausto Coppi, Eddy Merckx and Andy Schleck conquered this summit before winning the general classification.

56: YELLOW AGAIN AND AGAIN
Like a second skin. Thanks to his Thursday demonstration, Tadej Pogacar has reclaimed the yellow jersey for the 56th time in his career. The Slovenian is now three wins behind Chris Froome, the fourth rider in Tour history for the number of jerseys worn. Pogacar also brings his total of Grand Tour leader's jerseys to 76 (20 times at the Giro), moving to three wins behind Alberto Contador. The two-time world champion also took the opportunity to claim his 28th polka dot jersey. Only two renowned climbers are ahead of him, and by far: Richard Virenque (96 times) and Lucien Van Impe (70).

14: THE TOURMALET OF THE KING
The Tourmalet, the most popular climb of the Tour, has perhaps been decisive in the race for overall victory for the fourteenth time in its history. Wearing the yellow jersey after attacking on the climb, Tadej Pogacar could perpetuate this statistic and demonstrate the decisive character of the Tourmalet if he manages to maintain the leader's jersey all the way to Paris. The last time the climb was decisive in the Tour's final classification was just three years ago, when Jonas Vingegaard, second yesterday, donned the yellow jersey at Cauterets-Cambasque, several dozen kilometers after the Pyrenean giant. The Dane then resisted Pogacar for fifteen days, winning his second Grande Boucle.

3: RECORD EQUALED... AND IMPROVED!
Fifth in the majestic setting of Gavarnie-Gèdre, Paul Seixas now has three top-ten finishes in this Tour de France, a record equaled for a cyclist under 20 years old. The French rider from Decathlon – CMA CGM is positioned at the same level as Dutchman Danny van Poppel, who has held this record since 2013. But Seixas has already even improved this record, being the first cyclist under 20 years old to finish twice in the top 5 of a stage (4th at Les Angles, 5th at Gavarnie-Gèdre), while Van Poppel had only managed it once (3rd at Bastia).

33: THE ASPIN IS FRENCH TERRAIN
Lenny Martinez, who played a key role in the stage, was the first to reach the top of Col d'Aspin for the second consecutive year. An effort that allows France to increase its advantage in the ranking of countries that have climbed the Pyrenean pass, located at 1489 meters above sea level. France's total thus rises to 33, thanks to 26 different riders since Octave Lapize in 1910. Belgium (12 passages) and Italy (11) follow at a distance.