Tadej Pogacar Q&A: Injury came at perfect time ahead of Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar will try to join an elite group of cyclists to win the Tour de France three times when the world's most famous race gets under way in Bilbao, Spain on July 1.
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Alberto Contador 'worried' about Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France preparations as battle with Jonas Vingegaard looms
Alberto Contador has admitted he is worried as to whether Tadej Pogacar’s wrist injury has impacted on his Tour de France preparations, but feels the Grand Tour is between the Slovenian and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard. Pogacar had a stellar spring, winning Paris-Nice, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Amstel Gold and La Fleche Wallonne to suggest he was in excellent shape to battle for a third Tour de France win. Ad But the UAE Team Emirates star's plans were thrown into disarray when he crashed at Liege-Bastogne-Liege and broke his wrist.
Tour de France 2023 stage guide – Schedule and key dates as Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard chase yellow
The wait is almost over: on Saturday 1st July, the peloton will roll out of the Basque city of Bilbao to get the 110th edition of the Tour de France under way. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) are the two main favourites to do battle for the yellow jersey.
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After their thrilling battle last year, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) renew their rivalry at the 2023 Tour de France in July. Jumbo-Visma claimed their first yellow jersey in 2022 after the double-threat of Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic bludgeoned Pogacar in the mountains, with Wout van Aert chipping in for good measure.
Teams withdraw from Tour of Switzerland in wake of Maeder tragedy
The Tudor Pro Cycling and Intermarche teams withdrew on Saturday from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
Tour of Switzerland to race on despite death of cyclist
The Tour of Switzerland announced Friday that the final two stages would be raced despite the shocking death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
Jonas Vingegaard warns Tour de France rivals he can get 'better' as Tadej Pogacar steps up preparation
Jonas Vingegaard warned his rivals he can get even better after continuing his Tour de France preparations by winning the Criterium du Dauphine in commanding fashion. The Jumbo-Visma rider finished two minutes and 23 seconds ahead of Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) – the biggest winning margin at the race since 1993. Ad Vingegaard won two stages and on the last stage dropped Yates and the rest of the favourites on a steep finish.
Jonas Vingegaard wraps up Criterium de Dauphine title as Tour de France reunion with Tadej Pogacar looms
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) wrapped up the overall title at the Criterium de Dauphine after another virtuoso climbing display on the final stage. The Dane shrugged off attacks from Britain’s Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) on Stage 8 before pulling away from his closest GC challenger on the sharp final climb to the Bastille Fortress. Ad Lone breakaway survivor Giulio Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo) held off Vingegaard on the double-digit gradients to take the stage victory by 22 seconds.