Barring serious incident, illness or injury, it's incredibly likely Tadej Pogačar will win the 2026 Tour de France. There might be as many six more general classification days to come in eight stages, but with the form he has shown so far in this race, the strongest team here, and crucially 3:36 over second place, it feels rather inevitable.
If he achieves this, then the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider will join an exclusive club of five-time Tour winners, equalling the record, alongside the greats: Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin. Five five-time winners, it has a ring to it.
