Pau, France, July 9, 2026 (AFP) - Tour de France yellow jersey protocol: 90 minutes of 'stress'

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When reigning champion Tadej Pogacar took the race leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Monday when he blitzed to victory in the third stage, it looked as though he would keep it all the way to Paris. But for the third year running, Pogacar lost the jersey the very next day. In 2024 and 2025 he would take it back and claim overall victory on the Champs Elysees, and this year he ramins the overwhelming favourite to win a record-equallin......

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