Tadej Pogacar

Could Jonas Vingegaard quit cycling after a second bad crash?; Andy Burnham’s Transport Secretary Speculation; Doping suspicions at the Tour; Mad Transcontinental aero set-up + more on the live blog

After too many technical gremlins, or ghosts in the machine, to think of, Callum is here getting the live blog up and running. He just wishes Jonas Vingegaard could still be in the running across the channel...

Mon, Jul 20, 2026 11:46
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Was Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France-ending crash caused by drug testers waking him up at 2am? Tadej Pogačar thinks so

“When your sleep is ruined one night, maybe you are a little bit less concentrated in the descent. And his Tour is ruined”

Sun, Jul 19, 2026 23:12
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Tour de France drug testers branded “inhumane” for waking Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard at 5am and 2am – as Remco Evenepoel says he “would have carried on sleeping”

“I got four hours of sleep today… It was definitely not nice to be woken up in the middle of sweet dreams,” yellow jersey Pogačar said

Sun, Jul 19, 2026 16:00
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Tadej Pogačar opens door to racing Vuelta a España, with royal blessing

The race is one of the few remaining races the Slovenian is said to need to 'complete' cycling...

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 12:00
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Tadej Pogačar’s so fast that even Colnago is battling to keep up with him Sponsored

Aero bikes, aero bikes everywhere… This year’s scorchingly fast Tour de France is shaping up to be one of the quickest ever. But are bike brands struggling to keep pace with modern cycling’s rapid racing revolution? We talked to Colnago’s lead engineer about how the peloton’s current crop is pushing their equipment to the limit

Fri, Jul 17, 2026 18:21
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Where have all the exciting bikes gone?

The latest crop of Tour de France race bikes promises marginal gains rather than radical innovation. Is cycling's rulebook holding back bold design?

Tue, Jul 14, 2026 09:00
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DeTourmalet: A timely reminder that the Tour de France is about so much more than the yellow jersey (and Tadej Pogačar)

It’s also about wheelies and drunkards in inflatable pig suits…

Fri, Jul 10, 2026 21:42
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Is Tadej Pogačar being unfairly criticised for simply trying to win the Tour de France?

Tapas, tension, thrillers, tempestuous temperatures, and team time trials… There have been a lot of talking points during the first week of this year’s Tour. And we’ve got them all covered as the road.cc Podcast hits the roads of France (and a bit of Spain)

Thu, Jul 09, 2026 09:18
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“I had a full headache and thought this is going to be a long day”: Cool, calm Tadej Pogačar looking forward to less stress and less media after losing Tour de France lead to breakaway

“Obviously the goal is to take back the yellow jersey, but you never know,” the four-time Tour de France winner said while warming down

Tue, Jul 07, 2026 18:07
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“I don’t really understand cycling anymore”: Geraint Thomas confused by UAE’s Tour de France tactics, but claims Tadej Pogačar “couldn’t care less” about dominance criticism

“He wants to win. And if you can, why would you not?” Thomas asked

Tue, Jul 07, 2026 15:29
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