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24: RELENTLESS POGACAR
Winner at Le Lioran, Tadej Pogacar has claimed his 24th stage victory at the Tour de France, the third in this edition after already raising his arms at Les Angles and Gavarnie-Gèdre. The Slovenian is therefore just one step away from Frenchman André Leducq (25 victories), the fourth most prolific rider on the roads of the Grande Boucle.

14.8: A SOLITARY YELLOW JERSEY
Thanks to a decisive attack at the Col de Pertus, Tadej Pogacar pedaled alone for 14.8 km at the head of the race and triumphed at Le Lioran. And although this is not the Slovenian's first attempt in this Tour, having dropped his rivals 43 kilometers from the finish on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet to win at Gavarnie-Gèdre, he signed yesterday his longest solo effort while wearing the yellow jersey. It is also the longest solo performance to win the Yellow Jersey since Wout van Aert in 2022, with 11.6 km of solo action towards Caen.

3: POGACAR'S CELEBRATION
Tadej Pogacar loves July 14th. For the third time in his career, the UAE Emirates-XRG team leader has won a Tour stage on this date. The two-time world champion is also the rider who has triumphed most often during the French national holiday, following his previous victories at Col du Portet (2021) and Plateau de Beille (2024). He leaves behind ten riders capable of winning two stages on July 14th, such as Chris Froome, Laurent Jalabert, Lucien Van Impe and Jacques Anquetil, who also won the general classification on this date in 1963 and 1964.

5/5: POGACAR MASTERS THE FRENCH MASSIFS
The French mountains hold no secrets for Pogacar. By winning yesterday at Le Lioran, in the Massif Central, the Slovenian has completed his collection of triumphs on France's mountain ranges. In addition to his eleven victories in the Pyrenees, Pogacar also has four in the Alps, three in the Vosges and one in the Jura, at Col du Grand Colombier in 2020.

30: SLOVENIA INCREASINGLY IN HISTORY
Slovenia is becoming an increasingly successful nation at the Tour de France. Yesterday it celebrated its 30th stage victory, mainly thanks to the momentum of Tadej Pogacar, who alone has 24 victories. Behind the world champion, Primoz Roglic has raised his arms three times – including his nation's first victory in 2017 at Serre-Chevalier – as has Matej Mohoric. Slovenia reaches Denmark at eleventh place in the ranking of victories by nation.

60: POGACAR EQUALS INDURAIN
After equaling Chris Froome two days earlier, Tadej Pogacar, with 60 yellow jerseys in his collection, joins Miguel Indurain. The Spaniard, five-time winner of the Grande Boucle (from 1991 to 1995) and third in this prestigious ranking, could fall from the podium tonight if the Slovenian keeps the yellow jersey at Nevers. However, Pogacar will not be able to reach Bernard Hinault (79 yellow jerseys) and especially Eddy Merckx, holder of the record with 111 yellow jerseys, at least not this year...

3'36'': A CUSHION NOT SEEN IN A QUARTER CENTURY
Leading the general classification with an advantage of 3'36'' over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar has a comfortable lead after ten stages. This is the largest gap between the top two in the general classification at this point in the race since 2001, when François Simon led the Tour with a margin of 11'54'' over Andrei Kivilev. The Slovenian had never had such an advantage in a Grand Tour on the tenth day: even when he dominated the 2024 Giro, Pogacar had "only" 2'40'' at the tenth stage over Daniel Martinez.

1: SEIXAS AND YOUTH IN POWER
Third at Le Lioran, Paul Seixas became the first rider under 20 years old to reach the podium of a Tour stage since Danny van Poppel, also third at Bastia in 2013. The Decathlon CMA CGM cyclist is also the second youngest Frenchman to achieve this feat, at 19 years, 9 months and 20 days. Only Louis Colsaet managed to do better, in 1904. That year he finished second in the final stage in Paris, at the age of 19 years, 8 months and 2 days... But young Colsaet did not know the honors of the podium: the placement was awarded to him in December, following the disqualifications of riders who initially finished ahead of him, as he was originally sixth.

4: CARAPAZ'S AUDACITY
Attacking on the Puy Mary before being overtaken at full speed on the Col de Pertus climb by Pogacar, Richard Carapaz won the combativity award for the fourth time in his career. The Ecuadorian had received it previously at the 16th stage of 2020, as well as at the end of the 15th and 19th editions in 2024, before being elected "Super Combative" of that year's Tour. Only one other cyclist on the roads of the Grande Boucle can boast a similar collection: Ben Healy. The Irishman, Carapaz's teammate at EF Education – EasyPost, also has four awards, including one in 2024 and three in 2025.