Daniel Benson

The Dane will need to stand up to one more serious challenge from Pogačar.

The defending champion hasn't landed a single blow on Jonas Vingegaard and has just two days to realistically crack him.

Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock drop down the overall standings as Romain Bardet bounces back to sixth overall.

Australian sprinter looks destined to stay with Lotto-Soudal but says he wants to strengthen his leadout train.

'I know Pogačar will attack me so every day is about trying to follow him and not leaving any gaps,' says yellow jersey.

'He’s out of contract this year and that can always play a different part when it comes to committing to a teammate, but he was really committed to me,' says Welshman.

Vingegaard surfs through the first day in the Pyrenees as UAE Team Emirates lose another rider.

'I don't know if Vingegaard will crack but every rider can have a bad day,' says former winner.

VeloNews puts together the definitive list on the 19 riders Ratcliffe and his team has signed since Ineos took over from Sky.

'I empathize a lot with him and I feel for him. He’s been coping with it for a while now,' says team director Allan Davis.

“You can win a stage and all of a sudden it can go from being a disaster to a great success for the team," says American rider Joe Dombrowski.

'I’m more looking ahead but you have to be aware of what’s behind you,' Welshman tells VeloNews.

'All these stupid mistakes of sprinting for two seconds. Then you come to a point where you are fucked and you lose two and a half-minutes,' says former Tour de France winner.

'With Rigo, I never really assumed that he would be able to ride GC after he came out of Suisse with COVID,' says Vaughters.

Belgian still in pain but nursing his wounds as vital rest day approaches.

The BikeExchange-Jayco rider registered his first stage victory at the Tour de France since 2017.

'Pogačar came to me and said Jumbo are struggling, they’re struggling,' says Thomas.

'I think that we expected that sort of gap on that sort of climb,' Ellingworth tells VeloNews.

'Every stage is like a mini World Cup race. It’s so intense. That’s great for the sport and for the viewers but it makes it hard work for the pure sprinters,' says Australian.

The versatile Australian is sick and has finished second twice in the Tour de France so far. Can he win a stage and improve his contract position?

'We have the experience of losing the Tour on the last day and we have won three grand tours so we know that we have to stay focussed,' says Zeeman.

Bad luck turns to no luck at all for Caleb Ewan as a crash takes down the Australian on stage 13.

'Last year we were in a different position but it’s a different race and every year is different. We’re here to fight,' says American climber.

'If he got that Eddy Merkcx record, he’s an icon in the sport. You can always make room but there’s lots of questions,' says American team boss.

'Before we came to the race Tom Pidcock asked me what I expected from him and I just said full commitment,' says Steve Cummings.

'I compare myself to Pogačar to Wout, these guys, they are both older than me, and more experienced. But I am ambitious and I have big ambitions,' says British rider.

'Where I’ve come from over the last three years, battling back from my accident to finish third on one of the hardest stages in the Tour, I can be really happy with that,' says four-time Tour winner.

Former Tour winner predicts fireworks on return to iconic climb where he won in 2018.

'I cracked myself but I didn’t care,' says Roglič after an epic day at the Tour de France.

American to turn his attention to stage wins after losing time in the Alps.

'We’ll see. I’ll keep fighting until the end. The Tour is far from finished,' says the defending champion.

The Slovenian is distanced after Jonas Vingegaard launches stinging attack on the Col du Granon.

Ineos will develop its crop of young riders rather than sign another proven grand tour winner to replace EF-bound Carapaz.

'It’s not just about riding around so we’ll use every trick in the book to try and tactically win the race,' says Rod Ellingworth.

American talks chasing GC aims, climate change protests, and the environment

'“If the doctor and the UCI say that he can start then I suppose they know what they’re doing,' says Pogačar's team boss.

'I have to have better legs than I had today, otherwise I’m in big trouble,' says Australian sprinter.

Welshman sits fourth overall as the race moves deeper into the Alps on stage 11.

The team hungry for more stage wins as the Tour de France tips into the mountains.

'The fact that he is fighting for every second indicates that he realizes that he may need that lead someday,' says Richard Plugge.

'Pogačar is phenomenal. I can’t see how he won’t continue to be the biggest favorite for the next five or six years,' says Thomas.

Geraint Thomas, Adam Yates and Tom Pidcock remain in the top-10 ahead of second Tour de France rest day.

Two more riders out of the Tour de France ahead of the second rest day.

American team down to seven riders as the race moves towards the second rest day.

'It’s a natural thing for people who are dominant, who take every little last crumb of success,' says former Tour de France winner.

Yates, Vlasov, O'Connor, Mas, Thomas, and Bardet all lose time.

'I have a lot of pain everywhere but I’m not here to cry,' says Slovenian rider.

'I’m still coughing up a bit of dust in my lungs from the pavé'

'I don’t know what to say. He’s taking the piss isn’t he,' Ineos rider says after the Belgian makes a long-range attack on stage 6.

Looking at the hypocrisy that cuts through our sport.

The Slovenian crashed on the cobbles but is set to remain in the race.

The Italian appeared to chase down his own teammates over the cobbles with Robbie McEwen asking if he's signed to Tadej Pogačar's team for 2023.

Team officials confirm Slovenian star injured in cobblestone stage.

Tadej Pogačar puts the hammer down and takes a huge step towards Tour de France victory.

The yellow jersey crashes with 96km to go.

'They’re not what worries me, it’s about the stress, the crashes, the punctures and all this stuff,' says Slovenian rider.

Belgian rider drops the best climbers in the world, holds off the chase from the peloton but Roglič shows rare weakness.

'A lot of people were anticipating that coming back on Patrick Lefevere,' Wiggins says of the decision to leave Mark Cavendish at home.

'It’s a second family for me and that’s also why I decide to stay,' say Danish rider.

Thomas, Yates and Martinez head to France with their GC hopes intact.

Most of the GC riders came through the stage but several potential top-ten contenders lose valuable time.

'It's a bit painful but it doesn’t bother me on the bike. It’s all ok,' defending champion says after stage 2 incident.

Driver reportedly stopped and then reversed into the riders before fleeing.

Tadej Pogačar escapes the main crash but hits the barriers and suffers a double puncture.

Crosswinds and nerves lead to crashes in the main field on stage 2.

Driver reportedly stopped and then reversed into the riders before fleeing.

Three-time world champion hoping to roll back the years and win at the Tour de France.

Ben O'Connor loses almost a minute to defending champion Tadej Pogačar.

'That was the worst first half of a time trial that I’ve ever done,' says Ineos Grenadiers rider.

Europol releases photos of Tour de France raids as 412 capsules with undetermined brown content and 67 capsules with undetermined white content were found.

'I voted for me and I'm not ashamed to say it. I think that if Anquetil had had to do that, he would have also put himself in first place,' says five-time Tour winner.

'In 2021 I was the only Black rider at the Tour de France in a peloton of over 170, in 2022 there will be none,' says rider.

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The French prosecutor's office hits back after the team denied that anything had been seized during recent raids.

Team raided for the second time in less than a week ahead of the Tour de France.

Press conference lasts less than 10 minutes after team refuses to answer questions about police searches ahead of the start of the Tour.

Team raided for the second time in less than a week ahead of the Tour de France.

Four-time winner heads into the 2022 edition of the race looking to compete for stage wins.

'Ewan has to take something out of this Tour, otherwise it’s starting to look like a really disastrous season for him,' says former green jersey king.

'The first week suits me more than some other GC riders but so much can go wrong in the first week of the Tour,' says 2018 winner.