Pogacar attacks on steepest climb to clinch fourth Tour de France stage win
Tadej Pogacar secured his fourth stage win at the 2026 Tour de France after a decisive attack on the final climb. He currently holds a significant lead over Jonas Vingegaard as the race enters its final week.
Why it matters
Pogacar's dominance in the Tour de France and potential pursuit of a Grand Tour 'grand slam' marks a significant era in professional cycling history.
Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the Tour de France./Getty Images Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the Tour de France./Getty Images Tour de France 2026 Pogacar attacks on steepest climb to clinch fourth Tour de France stage win Slovene now 4min 30sec ahead of Vingegaard
Paul Seixas takes lead in young rider classification
Prefer the Guardian on Google Tadej Pogacar’s rapacious appetite for stage wins was in evidence yet again in the climbs of the Vosges on Saturday, as he raced to his fourth victory of this year’s Tour de France at Le Markstein.
Pogacar’s attack came 1.6km from the summit of the final climb, the Col de Haag, and 7.5km from the finish line and once again left Jonas Vingegaard , Paul Seixas and Remco Evenepoel in his wake.
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