The Slovenian cyclist has taken over the sport since double Tour winner Vingegaard suffered a horror crash in April
Star riders Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar will battle for more than just the lustre of the 2024 Tour de France title when they start the race in Florence on Saturday. Both will be competing to become only the ninth man to brandish a third crown in the event's 111-year history. Only five have gone on to win more. Pogacar stormed to the title in 2020 and repeated the feat in 2021. Vingegaard has claimed the spoils since.Were Vingegaard to emerge victorious after the final stage in Nice on 21
There was a time when having just one British rider at the Tour de France was notable. When the 111th edition of Le Tour rolls out of Florence on Saturday, there will be a record 11 Brits in the field. That tally – and it would have been more had Tao Geoghegan Hart not contracted Covid earlier this month – is to a large extent the legacy of one extraordinary programme, arguably the most successful in the history of British sport.