Copenhagen gives Tour de France rapturous reception
COPENHAGEN: Raucous crowds at the Copenhagen Tivoli theme park gave the Tour de France the kind of reception organizers could only have dreamed of on Wednesday.
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Alberto Contador on Tadej Pogacar, Primoz Roglic, Peter Sagan and Tour de France 2022 dark horses
Alberto Contador has outlined who he thinks could challenge Tadej Pogacar as he bids to win the Tour de France for a third year in a row. Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has emerged as the dominant force at the Tour and is the favourite to secure another yellow jersey when the race starts in Denmark on July 1.
Thousands attend Tour de France teams presentation in Copenhagen
The loudest cheers were for Danish riders such as Jonas Vingegaard and for the biggest names led by champion Tadej Pogacar.
Pogacar the man to beat as he chases third Tour de France title in a row
PARIS: Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday (Jul 1), with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.
Pogacar the man to beat as he chases third Tour title in a row
Paris : Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.
Tour de France 2022 – Green jersey and polka dot jersey guide: Wout van Aert & Ruben Guerreiro favourites?
Last year Mark Cavendish won a second green jersey a decade after his first with four sprint victories that saw him draw level with Eddy Merckx’s long-standing Tour de France record of 34 stage wins. But the Manxman’s snub by his Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team means we will have to wait at least another year to see Cavendish attempt to become the outright record stage record holder – and probably in the colours of a different team.
Wout van Aert: Jumbo-Visma rider withdraws from Belgian championships as precaution ahead of Tour de France
Wout van Aert has withdrawn from the Belgian National Road Race Championship due to a knee injury picked up during Jumbo-Visma's training camp in Tignes ahead of the Tour de France. Van Aert is expected to ride at the Tour, but will miss Sunday's road race to avoid risking his participation at the second Grand Tour of the year. Ad/> «I think it's a real shame that I can't defend my jersey.