Jonas Vingegaard ignoring mind games ahead of Tour de France title defence
Jonas Vingegaard is determined not to fall for any mind games coming from the camp of Tadej Pogacar as the Dane prepares to defend his Tour de France title.
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‘Hunted’ Vingegaard buzzing as Tour de France prepares to roll
BILBAO, SPAIN: Cycling’s Tour de France, with its caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around Bilbao on Thursday, as champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared to start the defense of his title.
Bone broken, but ambition intact for Pogacar on Tour de France
BILBAO, Spain : It is fair to assume that if someone is going to beat defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at this year's Tour de France they will need to be at their best, yet Tadej Pogacar believes he has a shot at the title despite a far-from-ideal preparation.
Vingegaard mindful of Pogacar's mind games
BILBAO, Spain : Tadej Pogacar has named Jonas Vingegaard as the big favourite for the Tour de France, but the defending champion would not be drawn into mind games two days before the race starts on Saturday.
England 2-0 Germany: Young Lions dump defending champions out of Under-21 Euros with Harvey Elliott on target
England remain perfect in their European Under-21 Championship campaign after beating Germany 2-0 in Batumi, Georgia, a result that eliminated the defending champions from the tournament. First-half goals by Aston Villa striker Cameron Archer and Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott proved decisive, as Lee Carsley’s side made it three wins from three games without conceding a goal. Ad England can now look forward to a quarter-final meeting with Portugal on Sunday.
Tour de France: Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates to be UAE co-leaders - 'The injury isn’t completely behind him'
Tadej Pogacar and Adam Yates will be co-leaders for UAE Team Emirates at the Tour de France, general manager Mauro Gianetti has revealed. In a surprising move, Pogacar — a two-time winner of the Tour and arguably cycling's standout all-round performer — has been given equal status with Yates, in a decision that has its roots in the Slovenian's crash at Liege-Bastogne-Liege back in April, which has seen him miss large swathes of training ahead of the Tour. Ad Yates, who has a best of fourth at the Tour in 2016, joined UAE from Ineos Grenadiers last September.
No Irish involvement as Tour de France set for heavyweight battle
While defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and twice winner Tadej Pogacar look set to battle it out for this year's Tour de France, riders' safety will be under the microscope after the death of Gino Mader.
Pogacar, Vingegaard set for thrilling third act amid safety concerns
PARIS : The Tour de France looks set to be a battle between defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and twice winner Tadej Pogacar, but there is a question mark over the Slovenian's form while riders' safety will be scrutinised after the death of Gino Mader.