Tadej Pogačar’s Jaw-Dropping Tour de France Attack: How the Slovenian Star Rewrote Cycling History

Slovenski članek Po včerajšnjem padcu v Toulousu je Tadej Pogačar danes na legendarni gori Hautacam zablestel in dobil 12. etapo Dirke po Franciji 2025, hkrati pa si znova oblekel rumeno majico. Slovenski zvezdnik ekipe UAE Team Emirates je na 180-kilometrski pirenejski preizkušnji napadel 11 km pod vrhom in z odločnim pospeškom strl Jonasa Vingegaarda ter preostale tekmece. Ob prihodu na cilj je imel 2’10” prednosti pred Dancem, tretji je bil Nemec Florian Lipowitz (+2’22”). S to zmago Pogačar zdaj vodi v skupnem seštevku pred Benom Healyjem, Remcom Evenepoelom in Vingegaardom. Pot do uspeha ni bila enostavna. V sredini etape je bila v ospredju številčna ubežna skupina, toda na Col du Soulorju so pomočniki iz UAE vzdrževali visok tempo in omejili prednost ubežnikov na manj kot dve minuti. Na zadnjem vzponu na Hautacam je Pogačar naročil Timu Wellensu silovit ritem, nato pa se sam odlepil od favoritov. Hitro je ujel še zadnjega ubežnika, Francoza Bruna Armiraila, in se odpeljal proti 13. etapni zmagi na Tourih. Današnji razplet je tudi najboljši odgovor na včerajšnji kaos, ko je Pogačar 2,5 km pred ciljem 11. etape trčil v kolo Tobiasa Johannessena, padel in z modricami končal etapo — a brez večjih poškodb. Tekmeci so ga takrat počakali, rumena majica pa je ostala pri Healyju. Danes se je slika obrnila: 25-letni Klanec iz Klanca ima zdaj 1’01” naskoka pred Evenepoelom, medtem ko je Vingegaard zdrsnil na tretje mesto. Jutri sledi 10,9-kilometrski gorski kronometer v Peyragudesu. Pogačar se je lani iz iste startne hiše odpeljal do etapnega uspeha, zato bo samozavesten, a bo moral paziti na kronometrska specialista Vingegaarda in Evenepoela. Če bo ponovil današnjo formo, lahko že v petek utrdi pot do svojega tretjega skupnega slavja v Parizu. Angleški prevod After yesterday’s crash in Toulouse, Tadej Pogačar bounced back in spectacular style, conquering the iconic Hautacam to win Stage 12 of the 2025 Tour de France and reclaim the yellow jersey. The UAE Team Emirates leader attacked with 11 km left on the 180 km Pyrenean route, dropping Jonas Vingegaard and every other rival. He crossed the line 2’10” ahead of the Dane, with Germany’s Florian Lipowitz third at 2’22”. The victory propels Pogačar into the overall lead ahead of Ben Healy, Remco Evenepoel and Vingegaard. The road to triumph was far from straightforward. A massive breakaway animated the first half of the stage, but UAE’s pace on the Col du Soulor capped their advantage to under two minutes. On the final ascent of Hautacam, Pogačar asked Tim Wellens for a ferocious tempo, then launched clear, quickly catching lone leader Bruno Armirail before soloing to his 13th career Tour stage win. Today’s outcome is the perfect answer to Wednesday’s chaos, when Pogačar hit Tobias Johannessen’s rear wheel 2.5 km from the Stage 11 finish, crashed hard and finished battered but largely unhurt. Rivals waited, leaving the yellow jersey with Healy. Twenty-four hours later the 25-year-old Slovenian sits 1’01” clear of Evenepoel, with Vingegaard now third. Next comes a 10.9 km mountain time trial to Peyragudes. Pogačar won from the same start ramp last year, but must keep an eye on time-trial aces Vingegaard and Evenepoel. If he reproduces today’s form, the road to a third Tour crown could be firmly paved by Friday night.