Overview
- Jonas Abrahamsen broke away early in Toulouse and held off Mauro Schmid and Mathieu van der Poel in a two-man sprint to claim his first Grand Tour stage victory.
- Tadej Pogacar crashed about five kilometers from the finish but quickly remounted and avoided any time loss after Ben Healy and Jonas Vingegaard slowed the peloton to let him rejoin.
- UAE Team Emirates doctor Adrian Rotunno reported that Pogacar suffered only bruises and abrasions and was medically cleared to continue racing.
- Stage 12 is set to be a 180.6-kilometer mountain stage from Auch to the Hautacam summit, presenting the Tour’s first high-altitude test.
- Race organizers remain vigilant for further demonstrations after a protester wearing an “Israel out of the Tour” T-shirt briefly disrupted the sprint finish at stage 11.