
Pogacar wins stage seven to retake Tour lead as GB's Onley comes third
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar regains the race lead as he won stage seven of the Tour de France.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates XRG. His victories include three Tours de France, the 2024 Giro d'Italia, and nine one-day Monuments, as well as the World Championship Road Race. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx and Bernard Hinault as one of the sport's greatest. In 2024 he became only the third male cyclist, after Eddy Merckx in 1974 and Stephen Roche in 1987, to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling, winning the Giro, the Tour, and the World Championships in the same year. He is the only rider in history who took the Triple Crown and two monuments in the same year.
Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar regains the race lead as he won stage seven of the Tour de France.