<p>Jonas Vingegaard climbed into the Tour de France overall lead in a mountain stage for the ages Wednesday as defending champion Tadej Pogacar wilted and then cracked in the heat and the heights.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Dane Vingegaard, 25, finished 59sec ahead of Colombian climber Nairo Quintana as Frenchman Romain Bardet was third at 1min 10secs atop the Col du Granon at 2,413m altitude.</p>
<p>An exhausted Pogacar looked broken as he crossed the line seventh, 2min 51secs adrift at the summit of the 9.2 percent, 11.5km final climb in the southern Alps.</p>
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Dane Vingegaard, 25, finished 59sec ahead of Colombian climber Nairo Quintana as Frenchman Romain Bardet was third at 1min 10secs atop the Col du Granon at 2,413m altitude

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