After victories in 2020 and 2021, Tadej Pogacar goes into this 12 months’s Tour de France bidding to finish a hat-trick within the Grand Tour occasion. If profitable, he’ll change into solely the ninth bicycle owner in historical past to prevail thrice or extra within the race.
The world primary has completed second within the final two editions of the Tour de France behind Jonas Vingegaard. Sadly for the Dane, he was concerned in a severe crash earlier this season, and his kind for July may be very unsure.
Twin Winner Heads to France in Nice Kind
A dream come true. Because of everyone who made it potential. Grazie Mille Italia❤️ pic.twitter.com/jOxPlimMnF
— Tadej Pogačar (@TamauPogi) Could 26, 2024
Pogacar goes into the 2024 Tour de France on the again of a dominant debut victory within the Giro d’Italia. It was one of many widest margins of success within the race’s historical past. He’s now the 4/11 favorite within the betting odds for the upcoming Grand Tour.
The betting calculator signifies {that a} £10 wager on Pogacar will generate a revenue of £3.64. He’s a red-hot favorite to proceed his glorious kind, and regardless of his look within the Giro d’Italia this 12 months, many pundits felt he held sufficient again in that race to make sure he’s recent for his hat-trick bid in Paris.
It’s set to be a giant 12 months for the Slovenian as he can even have excessive hopes of profitable a gold medal on the Olympics in France this summer season. The bicycle owner landed bronze in Tokyo in 2021 within the highway race received by Richard Carapaz.
Primoz Roglic Main Challenger to Pogacar
Former Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic is predicted to be the strongest rival to his Slovenian compatriot this 12 months. The skilled rider was second in 2020, 59 seconds behind Pogacar.
The three-time Vuelta a Espana winner was victorious within the Criterium du Dauphine earlier this 12 months. Now aged 34, he shall be determined to win the Tour de France for the primary time in his profession.
New 12 months, new me! 😜@BORAhansgrohe #biking #newseason #happynewyear pic.twitter.com/XbpxrgCbvl
— Primož Roglič (@rogla) January 1, 2024
Roglic has spent 75 weeks on the high of the highway racing world rankings. A triumph in France will give him a very good likelihood of regaining that high spot within the standings. He suffered a heavy crash at Itzulia Basque County, however his Criterium du Dauphine triumph proved he’s now again to full health.
Adam Yates Set to Relish Mountain Levels
Not many contributors on this 12 months’s Tour de France area will relish the mountain levels greater than Adam Yates. The British rider completed third within the basic classification in 2023 – his greatest end but to the race.
His efficiency in 2023 will give the UAE Staff Emirates rider a variety of confidence forward of his subsequent shot at glory. His chief position is to again up Pogacar, but when he’s in rivalry going into the ultimate levels, he shall be focussed on the primary prize himself.
The 2024 Tour de France takes place between Saturday, twenty ninth of June and Sunday, twenty first of July. It’s the 111th version of the Grand Tour occasion.
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