Pogacar wins 14th stage of Tour de France, his fourth of 2026 edition, as Seixas takes white jersey
Tadej Pogacar attacked on the Col du Haag to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France by 38 seconds, his fourth victory of the 2026 race. Paul Seixas moved into the white jersey as the battle for the podium tightened.
Stage 14: Mulhouse to Le Markstein
The 155.3-kilometre 14th stage of the 113th Tour de France ran from Mulhouse to Le Markstein, crossing three first-category climbs (Grand Ballon, Ballon d'Alsace, Col du Haag) and the second-category Col du Page. Rain greeted the 170 starters, and the peloton stayed cautious until the Grand Ballon at km 36.6, where the group fractured and 26 riders went clear. EF Education-EasyPost took up the chase in the break because Tom Pidcock was the best-placed rider overall, and Ben Healy drove the pace to set up Richard Carapaz, trimming the lead group to five.
The breakaway
The escape settled at six: Norwegian twins Tobias and Anders Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility), Carapaz and Healy, Colombian Einer Rubio (Movistar Team), and Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal Quick-Step). Paret-Peintre led over the Col du Page and the Ballon d'Alsace (km 94.4), collecting points for the mountains classification. A brief shower before the Ballon d'Alsace made the peloton nervous, but the sun returned after the climb. The gap reached two minutes with 50 kilometres to go, but UAE Team Emirates and Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe began to reel it in. On the debut climb of the Col du Haag (km 149.4), Carapaz and Tobias Johannessen attacked from the break, but the peloton was closing fast.
Pogacar strikes again
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) attacked 1.6 kilometres from the summit of the Col du Haag, with five kilometres remaining. The Slovenian, who had already won in Le Markstein three years ago, quickly dropped his rivals and soloed to the finish in Fellering. He crossed the line 38 seconds ahead of teammate Isaac Del Toro and French rider Paul Seixas. It was his fourth stage win of this Tour and the 25th Tour stage victory of his career, all since his debut in 2020. UAE had controlled the race throughout, never allowing the breakaway more than three minutes.
- 170 riders depart in rain
- Peloton splits, 26 riders clear
- Paret-Peintre leads breakaway
- Gap at 2:00, rain clears
- Pogacar attacks 1.6 km from summit
- Pogacar wins by 38 seconds
White jersey changes hands
Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) took the white jersey of best young rider from Spain's Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who had worn it for several days. Ayuso dropped to fifth overall, three seconds behind Seixas. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) remains second on general classification, with Remco Evenepoel (Soudal Quick-Step) third. Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5), who had climbed to fourth after a long breakaway on stage 13, cracked on the Col du Haag and fell to ninth place. The last survivors of the break, Carapaz and Tobias Johannessen, were caught near the summit and finished 14th and 15th.
The road ahead
The Tour now moves into the Alps, where high-altitude stages will test the contenders. Pogacar's overall lead appears secure, but the fight for the remaining podium spots and the youth classification is tight. Seixas, Ayuso, and Evenepoel are separated by small margins, and the upcoming climbs will likely decide the final order.
