Nothing, inside or beyond the sport of cycling, can truly compare to the Tour de France. The Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España may also be three-week races but the Tour de France is one of the biggest annual sporting events on the planet, a vital piece of France's national heritage, and above all, a gruelling, heroic spectacle that captivates hundreds of millions of viewers across the world. Le Tour eclipses them all.
Giro d'Italia winner and outright favourite Tadej Pogačar aims for the double, Primož Roglič looked in good shape taking the Critérium du Dauphiné, while Remco Evenepoel is not to be discounted but appears a longer shot given his current form.
