With victory at Le Lioran on Tuesday, another of the ghosts of Tour de France past was expunged by Tadej Pogačar. Not many remain, although the most nightmarish of all does still loom large.
Le Lioran was the scene of a defeat to Jonas Vingegaard two years ago, Pogačar suffering the double ignominy of attacking then being caught, and then being beaten in the sprint – two extreme rarities that, while they did little to derail his overall race, must have dented his pride.
