- It was a good stage to get a breakout.

It was a duel between me and Jonas and in the end I sprinted all I had.

It was a fantastic day and to be able to ride in yellow is a feeling that is difficult to describe, says Pogacar after his first stage win in the yellow leader jersey in Eurosport's broadcast while sitting on a training bike and pedaling down.

Then several competitors were left out on the track.

The finish line up on the Col du Portet at an altitude of 2215 meters in the Pyrenees is the highest in this year's edition.

The last climb was 16 km right uphill.

With eight kilometers left, Pogacar began to feel its competitors in total with a jerk.

He continued to jerk at regular intervals towards the goal in the fog and in the end he only had with him the third Jonas Vingegaard and the fourth Richard Carapaz.

The former total runner-up Rigoberto Uran had been released and is now four.

With just over a kilometer left, Carapaz put in a counterattack and got a gap that Pogacar quickly closed while Vingegaard had problems.

With 200 meters left, however, the Dane, who broke through big in this year's tour, caught up.

Then Pogacar put in the final sprint and took home the stage before Vingegaard, new second, and Carapaz, new third.

However, Pogacar has over five minutes lead in total.

After the finish, 22-year-old Pogacar lay down on his back to recover.