"They certainly tried..." - Tadej Pogacar again snuffs out Visma's pressure in composed stage 10 performance at 2025 Tour de France

Not for the first time this 2025 Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar was pressured hard by Team Visma | Lease a Bike on stage 10. The Slovenian once again proved more than a match to his rival team's aggressive tactics though, snuffing out any potential threat.

Through the likes of Sepp Kuss, Matteo Jorgenson and Victor Campenaerts who had dropped back from the breakaway on the final climb, Visma set a fiery tempo at the front of the general classification group. Although Pogacar was left relatively isolated by the Visma attack, he himself remained cool and composed throughout, even attacking himself at the end.

“I had really good legs, and the team executed the plan perfectly,” reflected the UAE Team Emirates - XRG leader post-stage, despite having lost the Maillot Jaune to Ben Healy after the Irishman's breakaway escapade. “In the end, there were no time gaps with Visma | Lease a Bike. They certainly tried to make something happen, but I don’t think the climbs were hard enough to create real differences.”

Heading into the rest day, Pogacar sits 2nd in the general classification, 29 seconds down on Healy, but more importantly a minute clear of Remco Evenepoel and 1:17 up on Jonas Vingegaard.