Pogacar explodes to win stage six as Tour's two-horse race emerges

Two-time Tour de France winner surges to victory as rival Jonas Vingegaard claims the yellow jersey and a 25-second lead

THIRSTY WORK: Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar cools off after winning the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 145 kilometers (90 miles) with start in Tarbes and finish in Cauterets-Cambasque, France, Thursday. Pic: Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Pool Photo via AP)

Tadej Pogacar raced clear of rival Jonas Vingegaard to take a solo win on stage six of the Tour de France as Jai Hindley's spell in the yellow jersey proved to be short-lived.

A day earlier, Pogacar appeared to be suffering the effects of his long injury lay-off as he lost significant time to Vingegaard while Hindley was racing into yellow, but it all changed on the second stage in the Pyrenees as Pogacar flipped the script once again.