Tour de France 2022: 'Can’t trump talent with money' - Bradley Wiggins fires Ineos warning amid Tadej Pogacar domination

“You can’t trump talent with money.” That’s the ominous warning for Ineos Grenadiers from Discovery Cycling expert Bradley Wiggins, who is urging the British outfit to make good on their vow to attack more. Ad/> Ineos’ vice-like grip on cycling’s biggest races has loosened since the emergence of Slovenian double-act Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Primoz Rolgic (Jumbo Visma), with their last yellow jersey at the Tour de France coming in 2019. Gent — WevelgemBlazin’ Saddles: More to come from Girmay after historic Gent-Wevelgem winYESTERDAY AT 13:05 With Egan Bernal, their last Grand Tour champion, on the comeback trail from a life-threatening crash, another difficult season is on the cards – even if they do boast three major stage race winners in Geraint Thomas, Richard Carapaz and Tao Geoghegan Hart.

Speaking at Discovery’s year of cycling launch, 2012 Tour champion Wiggins admitted: “I think it's very difficult [for Ineos]. You can't trump talent with money and other riders. “At the end of day, once the road goes uphill, Pogacar has proof and he’s an athlete.

It's so difficult to [stop him]. He's just a special athlete. “We say these riders come along once in a generation, but there seems to be quite a lot coming along at the moment in each generation.” In Bernal’s absence, and with multi-discipline star Tom Pidcock yet to turn his full focus towards a Grand Tour charge, Thomas and Carapaz are expected to fight for Ineos leadership duties at the Tour.