Paris, July 17 -- Tadej Pogacar looked certain to lose time on Stage 11 at the Tour de France after a late crash, only for his general classification rivals to sit up and allow him to catch up. A dramatic day at the Tour, won by Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility), saw Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) suffer a huge scare, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) fall short in his bid to catch the leaders and "the rulebook ripped up" after a flurry of attacks while some big names had stopped for a comfort break.
As the stage was drawing to a close, Uno-X's general classification leader caught the front wheel of Tadej Pogacar, sending him skidding to the floor and separating him from the group of GC favourites. As the incident took place outsi...