Overview

• Stage 12’s 180.6 km route from Auch to Hautacam featured the Col du Soulor, Col des Bordères and a special-category summit finish.
• Pogacar broke away with 12 km to go to solo to victory, reclaim the yellow jersey and notch his 20th Tour stage win.
• He now carries a 3-minute 31-second advantage over Jonas Vingegaard in the general classification, with Remco Evenepoel a further minute back.
• Race organizers efficiently managed the aftermath of the previous day’s incidents, including Pogacar’s crash into a median and the tackling of a finish-line protester.
• The Tour continues into its toughest Pyrenean block, with more summit finishes and high-mountain tests awaiting riders in the coming stages.