Despite going into the 2025 Tour de France's first rest day having relinquished control of the leader's yellow jersey, Tadej Pogacar remains well placed in his quest for a fourth title. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider ended Stage 10 just 29 seconds behind the new overall leader,

Almost everyone thought that Tadej Pogacar would go into the rest day wearing the yellow jersey. After nine days of tough racing, that is not the case, but the world champion can indeed speak of a kind of pole position in the GC.