Tadej Pogacar may be concentrating intensely on winning his fourth Tour de France, but in the middle of Saturday's stage eight he was just as focused on how his partner Urska Zigart was performing in the Giro d'Italia Women.

Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar regained the race lead as he won stage seven of the Tour de France. Mathieu van der Poel reclaimed the yellow jersey from Pogacar by one second after a gruelling day for the Dutch rider on Thursday.

The defending champion claimed his second stage of this year’s race and overhauled Mathieu van der Poel in the overall standings