Christophe Laporte says «it's always the same» as he and his Jumbo-Visma team respond to insinuations of doping following their dominant performance at the Tour de France.
Jonas Vingegaard took home the yellow jersey for the Dutch team by some distance over Tadej Pogacar following a series of supreme mountain displays, while Wout Van Aert landed the green jersey and three stage wins.
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Tour de FranceDaredevil descending and THAT handshake – 13 best moments of the TourYESTERDAY AT 19:05 Speaking to L'Equipe, Laporte, who himself won Stage 19, countered: “I know that some people don’t believe in our performance. “In recent days, there has been a lot of criticism, it’s always the same, the rider who wins the Tour, no one ever believes it. «Cycling is struggling to wash its image, it’s unfortunate.