Tour de France 2024 stage 11 highlights: Battle of the century between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard?

We truly live lucky times in cycling, After three battles for the Tour de France win, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard keep delivering thrilling action every year in July and it's always somehow surprising. The two best climbers in the world went all-out today in the Massif Central in what was without a doubt one of the most memorable clashes between themselves.

it was a day that ended quite a lot before schedule and for good reason. Right from kilometer 0 the pace was incredibly high. It took the breakaway 75 kilometers to set off in the flat start. Once it did, UAE Team Emirates made sure that it kept the gap small as it had a clear goal of going for the stage win and bonifications present in the finale. Oier Lazkano and Ben Healy were the strongest of the group but were caught on the Puy Mary as UAE set a devastating pace uphill.

Pavel Sivakov and Adam Yates set up the inevitable attack from Tadej Pogacar. With 31 kilometers to go, despite being in the yellow jersey, the Slovenian attacked and distanced all his rivals. Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard chased in the descent and the latter then set off in pursuit of his great rival on the Col de Perthus, making the catch right at the top of the climb. Behind, with very big gaps developing, Remco Evenpoel and Primoz Roglic put on the chase.

The two duos worked together to the finish for their own GC interests. At the finish line Tadej Pogacar was for the first time beaten in a head-to-head sprint at the Tour de France. Vingegaard had incredible legs on the day and was the fastest in the uphill sprint that decided the stage winner.

You can check the highlights of the stage in the video below: