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Abrahamsen Claims First Tour Stage After Pogacar Crash and Protest Disruption

Pogacar remains on zero time loss; the Tour shifts to Thursday’s decisive Hautacam summit finish

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Overview

  • Jonas Abrahamsen secured his first career Tour de France stage victory with a long-range breakaway and a photo-finish sprint in Toulouse.
  • Defending champion Tadej Pogacar crashed 4 km from the finish but quickly remounted and avoided any time loss in the general classification.
  • General classification rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel eased their pace to allow Pogacar to rejoin, while Ben Healy retained the yellow jersey.
  • A protester wearing an “Israel out of the Tour” T-shirt and waving a keffiyeh ran onto the final straight before being tackled by security, and race organisers have yet to comment.
  • Riders now prepare for Stage 12, which features the Tour’s first high-mountain summit finish on the legendary Hautacam climb in the Pyrenees.