Tadej Pogačar remains the overwhelming favourite for the Tour de France. That much is clear. It doesn’t mean it’s a done deal, that the race will be boring, or that Jonas Vingegaard has no chance. However, it will be a significant surprise if the Slovenian isn’t on the top step in Paris in a month’s time.
His nearest challenger is expected to be Vingegaard of Visma-Lease a Bike, he is the only rider to ever beat UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s Pogačar at the Tour de France, after all, and is coming into the race off the back of winning the Giro d’Italia. If his contention that he is usually better in his second Grand Tour of the year is correct, then we could be in for a fascinating battle across France.
