Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 3 and takes the Tour de France yellow jersey
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"Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 3 and takes the Tour de France yellow jersey" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 24 articles from 18 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include USA Today, Škoda We Love Cycling, BBC and The Guardian. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 89d ago.
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Coverage (30)
- Tour de France stage 8: Tim Merlier sprints to victory again as breakaway comes within 2km of perfect heist The New York Times · 88d ago
- 'He improvises': Merlier proves that he's the full package Escape Collective · 88d ago
- How the dramatic final chase in Stage 8 unfolded Yahoo Sports · 88d ago
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike comes strongly through eighth stage of the Tour de France. Team Visma · 88d ago
- Tour de France: Tim Merlier makes it back-to-back stage wins in another sprint finish BBC · 88d ago
- 'I thought it was over': Tim Merlier wins second sprint stage after impressive long-range effort Cycling Weekly · 88d ago
- Tour de France 2026 – Merlier goes back-to-back with stage eight win in Bergerac The Guardian · 88d ago
- Tour de France: Tim Merlier claims back-to-back victories on stage 8 with furious sprint into Bergerac Cyclingnews · 88d ago
- How Soudal-QuickStep dominated the high-speed Tour de France sprint into Bordeaux Cyclingnews · 88d ago
- Tour de France: Tim Merlier banishes bunch in Bordeaux for stage 7 sprint victory Cyclingnews · 88d ago
- Will a dominant sprinter emerge this year?: Questions and quotes from Tour stage 7 Escape Collective · 88d ago
- Belgian rider Tim Merlier wins Stage 7 of Tour de France as race favorite Tadej Pogačar keeps yellow jersey NBC Sports · 88d ago
- Tour de France Stage 7 win goes to Merlier; Pogbacar still leads ESPN · 88d ago
- As it happened: Long-range attack and crash sees the yellow jersey change hands on mountainous stage 6 of the Tour de France. Cyclingnews · 89d ago
- Sombre mood descends over Tour de France after latest Tadej Pogačar exhibition Yahoo Sports · 89d ago
- 'If we explode, we explode': Pogačar's attack was as auspicious as it was audacious Escape Collective · 89d ago
- 'I couldn't sleep long because I was so excited' – Despite flashbacks and an early wake-up, Tadej Pogačar takes complete control of Tour de France on first mountain stage Cyclingnews · 89d ago
- Tadej Pogacar demolishes Tour de France rivals on the Tourmalet to take ominous lead The Guardian · 89d ago
- Vingegaard fights his way to second place in grueling mountain stage Tour de France Team Visma · 89d ago
- Tour de France Stage 6 winner: Tadej Pogačar conquers iconic mountain stage USA Today · 89d ago
- Does Vingegaard Have a Master Plan or Is Pogačar Already the Master? Škoda We Love Cycling · 89d ago
- Tour de France 2026: Tadej Pogacar wins stage six on Tourmalet BBC · 89d ago
- Tour de France 2026: Tadej Pogacar demolishes rivals on Tourmalet to win stage six The Guardian · 89d ago
- Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar asserts dominance with long-range attack on Col du Tourmalet for stage 6 victory and retakes yellow jersey Cyclingnews · 89d ago
- Mads Pedersen wins Tour de France stage 4 Trek Race Shop · 91d ago
- Who is leading the Tour de France 2026 after stage four? Cycling Weekly · 91d ago
- Pedersen's breakaway power leads to Stage 4 surge Yahoo Sports · 91d ago
- As it happened: former World Champion wins Tour de France stage 4 as new race leader takes over from Tadej Pogačar Cyclingnews · 91d ago
- Cancer survivor Træen takes yellow jersey as Pedersen wins stage four amid 40-degree heat The Guardian · 91d ago
- Coloradan Quinn Simmons finishes Stage 4 of the Tour de France second to only teammate Mads Pedersen The Boston Globe · 91d ago
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