Thomas rides away from Pogacarpublished at 4km to go
This is unchartered territory for Tadej Pogacar. Geraint Thomas is riding away from the yellow jersey now...
Stage 11 Albertville - Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, 151.7km
Col du Galibier is the high point of the race at an altitude of 2,642m
Col du Granon Serre Chevalier is the highest stage finish this century
Tadej Pogacar is the wearing the yellow jersey as overall leader
Britain's Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock are all in the top 10 overall
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This is unchartered territory for Tadej Pogacar. Geraint Thomas is riding away from the yellow jersey now...
Tadej Pogacar needs help from Geraint Thomas.
Jonas Vingegaard has taken 20 seconds out of Tadej Pogacar.
Jonas Vingegaard attacks and opens up a gap. Can Rafal Majka close this down?
Tadej Pogacar can't react...Geraint Thomas is holding on to the Slovenian's wheel.
Adam Yates has gone.
Romain Bardet attacks...
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Nairo Quintana is 73 seconds behind his Arkea Samsic team-mate Warren Barguil.
The Colombian also has 40 seconds on the GC group, which is surely going to spark soon.
Rafal Majka is looking very much in control. Tadej Pogacar says he's been up this climb a couple of times, I suspect he knows exactly what he wants to do and when.
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Head down, Warren Barguil is suffering on the 9% gradient.
Nairo Quintana is dancing on his pedals behind and is within two minutes of the Frenchman.
Nairo Quintana is rolling back the years here...
Could the Colombian pick up his fourth victory at the Tour? His last was back in 2019 in Valloire.
Nairo Quintana is edging clear slowly as Steven Kruijswijk takes over on the front of the GC group.
A few wheel revolutions later he's paying the price and Jonas Vingegaard loses his last bit of support.
Sepp Kuss and David Gaudu have cracked...
Tom Pidcock has also been distanced.
Primoz Roglic's legs have gone...Rafal Majka takes over and now Nairo Quintana clips off the front almost in slow motion.
The green jersey of Wout van Aert peels off as Primoz Roglic, who he piloted back on sets the pace.
Wout van Aert has taken about two minutes out of Warren Barguil. This is a superb ride again from the motor of the Jumbo-Visma team.
Warren Barguil is about to head up the Col du Granon.
This looks like a brute of a climb.
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Nice gentle one this. Ahem.
Wout van Aert powers through the GC group, who comically have to almost sprint to catch up.
Simon Geschke has been joined Dylan Teuns and Pierre Latour as they try to chase down Warren Barguil, who won the KOM competition in 2017.
Wout van Aert is motoring on the long descent to the foot of the Col du Granon.
Looks like everyone will be reunited for a big showdown on the final climb.
Wout van Aert has a brief chat with Jonas Vingegaard and drops back before joining up with Primoz Roglic.
Surely he can't get his Slovenian team-mate back up to the yellow jersey, who is a minute or so up the road.