Pogačar claims yellow jersey halfway through Paris-Nice

Slovenian cycling star Tadej Pogačar (Team Emirates) won stage four of the Paris-Nice race on 8 March, climbing to the top of the overall ranking of the eight-stage race after starting the day off in tenth place.

Pogačar won the stage in a battle with the French David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) and the Swiss Gino Mäder (Bahrain-Victorious) on a climb before the finish line.

Taking over the yellow jersey was not his plan today, but one does not pass over such an opportunity, Pogačar told the Paris-Nice race news team.

The 24-year-old said the day was tense and that even the...