The margins between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar remain wafer thin as this Tour de France passes its midway point, with just 17 seconds separating the top two in the overall standings and even less dividing them in any notional power ranking.
Vingegaard has the jersey, but Pogačar has the momentum. Pogačar has the individual virtuosity, but Vingegaard has the team. Any argument in favour of one, in other words, finds a compelling counterargument in support of his rival.
