Geraint Thomas believes Tadej Pogacar “could look to put the race to bed” in the first week of this year’s Tour de France as the Slovenian attempts to become the first man since Marco Pantani in 1998 to pull off a Giro d’Italia-Tour double in the same season.
Mark Cavendish’s final tilt at claiming a record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France begins in earnest on Monday
Cycling veteran Mark Cavendish said Friday he has "nothing to lose" as he targets a record 35th Tour de France stage win to pull clear of Belgian legend Eddy Merckx.He would win four Tour de France stages that year to level Merckx.