Pogacar into yellow at Tour de France

New overall leader Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar climbs Col de la Colombiere pass during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 150.8 kilometers (93.7 miles) with start in Oyonnax and finish in Le Grand-Bornand, France,Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Tadej Pogacar stormed into the yellow jersey with a solo attack on stage eight of the Tour de France as Geraint Thomas and Primoz Roglic saw their overall challenges come to an end.

Pogacar, the defending champion, attacked out of a much reduced peloton with a little over 30km of the stage remaining, riding away from Richard Carapaz and reeling in the bulk of the breakaway to finish fourth as Dylan Teuns celebrated stage success in Le Grand-Bornand.