Pogacar the man to beat as he chases third Tour de France title in a row

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PARIS: Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday (Jul 1), with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders. Dubbed the 'Baby Cannibal' for his similarities to five-time winner Eddy

PARIS: Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday , with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.

They will be trying to control the race and isolate Pogacar, who has already shown that he fears no one on any terrain. He will need to show that fearlessness again in the first few days when the winds in Denmark and the cobbles of northern France may prove treacherous. The Tour returns to La Planche des Belles Filles, where Pogacar snatched the overall lead from Roglic in dramatic fashion in a time trial on the penultimate day of the 2020 race, while the punishing Col du Granon and L'Alpe d'Huez and its famous 21 hairpins also await.

France, meanwhile, is still waiting for its first Tour de France winner since Bernard Hinault in 1985, and there is little indication that he will have a successor this year. World champion Julian Alaphilippe was not picked by his Quick Step Alpha Vinyl team as he has only just returned to racing following a freak crash in April.

 

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