Britain’s Adam Yates surrendered the chief’s yellow jersey as Tadej Pogacar acquired stage 9 of the Tour de France.
Yates was dropped from the principle chase group in path of the final word climb of the 153km mountain stage from Pau.
Marc Hirschi led for 80km sooner than being caught a kilometre from the highway in Laruns, the place Pogacar beat fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in a touch finish.
Nevertheless Roglic claimed the overall lead as Yates dropped to eighth.
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