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Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome was undergoing surgery on Thursday after a serious training accident left him with injuries that could signal the end of his career.
Tadej Pogacar celebrated his fourth Tour de France title in Paris but was denied what would have been a stunning final stage victory as Wout van Aert rode away on the wet cobbles of Montmartre to win on the Champs-Elysees.
PARIS :Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar begins his bid for a fourth Tour de France title on Saturday, seeking to cement his status among cycling's greatest all-rounders, with rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel hoping to find a weakness in his armour.
ROUBAIX, France -Mathieu van der Poel overcame a fierce challenge by world champion and Paris-Roubaix debutant Tadej Pogacar in a vintage duel to claim his third straight victory in the Queen of the Classics on Sunday.
PARIS: Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will race the notorious Paris-Roubaix, known as the ‘Hell of the North’ for its treacherous cobbled mining roads, for the first time, his team UAE announced on Wednesday. Of the five big one-day races known as ‘Monuments’, Paris-Roubaix is the least suited to the Slovenian’s slender frame and adding that title would confirm his growing status as one of the all-time greats. He will be the first reigning Tour de France champion to tackle what is often a mudfest since Greg Lemond in 1991 — the American finished 55th. Cycling legends Bernard Hinault and Eddy Merckx also tried to win the one-day race in 1982 and 1975 respectively, a year after winning the Tour de France. Neither was successful although Merckx finished second, edged out on the line by Roger De Vlaeminck.
PARIS :Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard was awarded the Velo d'Or trophy for the season's best cyclist, but the Danish rider skipped the ceremony in Paris on Tuesday.
The Tour de France is undoubtedly the biggest event on the cycling calendar. Held over 21 race days across three weeks, the world's best riders descend on France looking to make their mark. The likes of Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) are expected to battle it out for the overall win in 2023 after their thrilling tussle last year, while Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) arrives with a mission of winning a record 35th stage.
Philippe Gilbert, the last Belgian world champion before Sunday, was in awe of Remco Evenepoel's rainbow jersey-winning ride at Wollongong 2022. “It was a long attack," Gilbert told Eurosport's The Breakaway. «He went clear with 25k to go.