Why did Tadej Pogačar give up the yellow and polka dot jerseys at the Tour de France?

Viewers switching on to watch stage seven of the Tour de France might be surprised to see that Tadej Pogačar, the world champion, will be back in the rainbow bands, not the yellow jersey, and not the polka dots either. For the first time since stage four, the Slovenian will be in his normal kit, although that is obviously that of world champion, not just the ordinary UAE Team Emirates-XRG strip.

After Wednesday’s stage five time trial Pogačar was not only in the race lead, and therefore yellow, but also in charge of the king of the mountains competition, and the points classification too.