France, July 18 -- Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar will start stage 13 of the 2025 race on Friday in the overall lead after claiming the first day of racing in the Pyrenees.

Pogacar, who crashed on Wednesday,took stage 12between Auch and Hautacam to retake the leader's yellow jersey after it spent two days adorning the back of Ben Healy from the EFEducation - Easy Post team.

Pogacar completed the 180.6km course in four hours, 21 minutes and 19 seconds.

Arch rival Jonas Vingegaardwas two minutes and 10 seconds behind the 26-year-old Slovenian.

"You don't know how the body reacts after the crash," said Pogacar following his victory.

"But it was not too bad, it was not a bad crash. I feel my hip only when I do acrobatics,...