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Pogacar expects Vingegaard Tour de France battle to last ‘years’
BARCELONA: Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar said on Thursday that his rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard is pushing both riders “to new heights.” The pair have won the last six editions of the Tour de France between them, and have finished first and second in each of the last five — something which had never happened before. Slovenian Pogacar has four Tour wins to Vingegaard’s two but the Dane has won all three of cycling’s Grand Tours following his Giro d’Italia victory in May. World champion Pogacar has yet to win the Vuelta a Espana, where he finished third in his only appearance in 2019. And the 27-year-old insisted that the Tour is not going to be a straight fight between him and Vingegaard, 29, pointing to his own UEA Team Emirates team-mate Isaac del Toro as a potential challenger. “I don’t think that he’s the only one that can come close,” Pogacar said about Vingegaard. “I think that there are quite a few guys here that can aim for the victory, right next to me,” he added at Thursday’s pre-Tour press conference, indicating Mexican Del Toro. “But the competition between me and Jonas, of course, the last few years was spectacular. “And I think it will continue for a few more years, I hope. We will see. “I think we push each other to the new heights every year. So we will see how far we go this year.”
Racing against Vingegaard is spectacular, says Pogacar as Tour approaches
BARCELONA, Spain, July 2 : Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar is looking forward to continuing his "spectacular" rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard when they meet again as the main contenders in the Tour de France which begins on Saturday in Barcelona.
Fans keep up World Cup spirit in extreme Philly heat
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France wary of Paraguay revenge mission amid World Cup hype
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Zverev stands tall to see off Royer and reach Wimbledon third round
LONDON, July 2 : French Open champion Alexander Zverev continued his bid for a second straight Grand Slam trophy as the German beat unseeded Valentin Royer 6-1 6-3 7-6(3) on Thursday to move into the Wimbledon third round.
Tour de France is my childhood dream, says Seixas
BARCELONA, July 2 : French cycling prodigy Paul Seixas said on Thursday that he is ready to live his childhood dream when he makes his Tour de France debut on Saturday.
Alemanno to bring up century of Argentina caps against Scotland
July 2 : Lock Matias Alemanno will become the fifth player to reach 100 caps for Argentina when he starts in their Nations Championship clash against Scotland in Cordoba on Saturday.