On his race so far, in his 14th and final Tour: "Up and down. I feel like it's been inconsistent, but maybe part of that is mentally, when you're not fully in the race, when you're not racing for GC. I've just got to keep pushing. It's my last Tour so I've got to try to enjoy it, try to get in the breakaway and animate the race a bit."

Stage 12 route updates with Pogacar, Vingegaard and Healy set for fireworks in the Pyrenees - The Tour de France hits the high mountains with a feast of climbing in the Pyrenees, finishing on the summ

Two days later, on stage four to Rouen, Vingegaard resembled one of the world’s best puncheurs, as well as one of its best climbers. Following Pogacar’s attack in the closing kilometres, Vingegaard produced the best one-minute power effort of his career, matching the Slovenian’s famed acceleration.

The Dane and his Visma-Lease a Bike team had plenty to celebrate: Simon Yates' stage win, an excellent tactical team performance, and Vingegaard was able to stay with Tadej Pogač

The Tour de France hits the high mountains with a feast of climbing in the Pyrenees, finishing on the summit finish at Hautacam

Jonas Vingegaard's wife Trine was brutally honest in her assessment of the Visma-Lease cycling team, as she blamed them for pushing her husband too far.

Wout van Aert and Quinn Simmons continue to push the pace. They are joined by Matteo Trentin and Jasper Stuyven, 25 seconds behind the lead trio. The new race leader Ben Healy is currently towards the back of the peloton.