Tadej Pogačar is likely to win the Tour de France with ease. But sport’s greatest champions need a rival to illuminate their greatness. That is why Jonas Vingegaard’s departure is felt across the entire race, Jeppe Laursen Brock argues in this analysis.
This year’s Tour de France changed the moment Jonas Vingegaard broke his collarbone.
Of course it was dramatic for the Danish cycling star himself that, on Sunday afternoon, he was forced to abandon the French race for the first time. And it was a major blow to his team, Visma Lease a Bike.
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