List of Tour de France champions
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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.
The opening week of the Tour de France is 'as close to gladiatorship as it gets', says Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt says the first week of the Tour de France is comparable to «gladiatorship» and that it is «one step away from a matter of life and death». The second and third stages in Denmark and the following two day sections in northern France are vulnerable to strong crosswinds which adds to the risk that will already arise from venturing down narrow cobbled streets. Ad/> Two-time yellow jersey wearer Voigt is predicting chaos and that many in the field will fall early on.
'My fondest memory is definitely the Tour de France in 1969' - Eddy Merckx features on Power of Sport
Eddy Merckx says the fondest win of his career was winning the Tour de France for the first time in 1969. The legendary cyclist won the Tour de France five times in his career, but he admits he never thought it would happen for him. Ad/> «I dreamed about the Tour de France but I never thought I'd win it,» he told the Power of Sport.
Danes eagerly await Tour de France's Copenhagen Grand Depart
COPENHAGEN : Denmark, a nation known for its love of cycling, will host the first leg of the Tour de France this week and nearly a million spectators are expected to watch the riders as they traverse the Nordic country's harsh winds and flat countryside.
Reigning Tour de France champion Pogacar given familiar support cast
The Slovenian was unsurprisingly on Monday named in the UAE Team Emirates line-up for the race, which gets underway in Copenhagen on Friday. Switzerland's Marc Hirschi was a notable omission, but Polish climber Rafal Majka, Mikkel Bjerg, Brandon McNulty and Vegard Stake Laengen all made the cut. New Zealander George Bennett and Spain's Marc Soler, both signed in the off-season, are in the team, as is Italian sprinter Matteo Trentin. "We've worked very hard all year as a team to prepare for this," said the 23-year-old Pogacar. "So far this year has been positive for the team and we hope to continue this momentum." Pogacar is a strong favourite for the Tour after another impressive season which has seen him win the one-day Strade Bianche and two stage races. Meanwhile, Trek-Segafredo named former world champion Mads Pedersen as their team leader on Monday. Kazakh Alexey Lutsenko, who finished seventh last year, will be the main man for Astana, who will also have four Italian riders on the start line in Denmark.
Geraint Thomas 'easy' over Tour de France leadership for Ineos Grenadiers after Tour de Suisse win
Geraint Thomas says he is “happy to do whatever” at the Tour de France after leadership questions emerged following his overall victory at the Tour de Suisse. Thomas, 36, became the first British winner of the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in the individual time trial on Sunday. Ad/> The 2018 Tour de France champion was not expected to lead Ineos Grenadiers but took charge after Dani Martinez lost time on the opening stage and Adam Yates tested positive for Covid-19.
Geraint Thomas becomes first British rider to win Tour de Suisse
Welshman Geraint Thomas became the first British winner of the Tour de Suisse after finishing second in the individual time trial in Vaduz on Sunday.