Jonas Vingegaard

The Slovenian has been suffering with injuries that have lingered since his stage 5 crash.

Watch the best of the action as Matthews took an impressive win and the GC action ignited behind him.

Jumbo-Visma rider talks of his respect for rival and how he expects to come under attack in the Pyrenees.

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

Pogačar uncorks early attack in test of Jumbo-Visma's ability to defend: 'In the end, I know how good each one of them is.'

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

Claus and Karina Vingegaard on their son’s cycling beginnings and how he dropped fellow riders on Alpe d’Huez as a teenager.

'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.

Making sense of Pogačar’s loss of innocence, what it means for the Tour and exploring why fans like champions more when they fail.

The breakaway has its day in Saint-Étienne.

The final climb is steep enough to cause problems for anyone not having a great day.

Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France.

Ineos Grenadiers director confident Thomas 'one of the best we've ever seen' as team counts on his experience in a Gen-Z race.

Sport director explains how the trap was set on the Col du Galibier to isolate and attack Tadej Pogačar.

Pogačar was looking for revenge. He did not find it.

The peloton tackles Alpe d’Huez on Bastille Day.

Vingegaard parries Pogačar's attacks on the Alpe in day one of daunting nine-stage mission to defend yellow jersey.

Yellow jersey Jonas Vingegaard raises the fear of COVID, but fans and riders celebrate the return of the Tour's most famous climb.

Sepp Kuss leads Jumbo-Visma lockdown on Alpe d'Huez summit as Jumbo-Visma switches gears from explosive ride to the Granon.

Pogačar can't shake Jonas Vingegaard on Alpe d'Huez: 'His team is very strong.'

The Ineos Grenadiers rider soars away from the breakaway to take biggest road victory of his career.

"If I don’t try I’m not going to win," said Vingegaard, after taking the fight to Pogačar.

Team boss points to over-aggressive racing and commitment to yellow rather than COVID or a hunger knock as cause of Wednesday's spectacular undoing.

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

Stage 11 saw a dramatic shakeup in the GC top 10, with Jonas Vingegaard moving into yellow and Tadej Pogačar slipping to third.

Three hors categorie climbs on the menu, culminating in a crowd-packed Tour favorite. Will Vingegaard add to his lead, can Pogačar hit back, or might Bardet surprise again?

'There's a big question over how Vingegaard will cope now that he has a big target on his back,' says Dan Martin in his exclusive column for VeloNews.

Watch back on the day's action here.

Fireworks on the legendary climb confirm that a new generation has forever buried the tactics of controlled racing.

Vingegaard, Jumbo-Visma seize control: 'It was nice last year to be second. But I think if we didn't try something, probably I would be second again.'

Two-time Tour de France champion cannot follow as Jumbo-Visma breaks open the race.

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

Tadej Pogačar counters after Jumbo-Visma attacks on the approach to the Galibier in a preview of GC fireworks in the French Alps.

Stage 11 features monster climbs Galibier and Granon stacked up in the final 50km that will test the GC riders to their limits.

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

Five storylines that counted so far: Every Tour de France tells it own story, and why Tadej Pogačar is messing with everyone's minds.

Pogačar says only a positive COVID test would bring his exit from the race: 'It doesn’t matter if you have the yellow jersey or not.'

Jonas Vingegaard is almost five minutes better off than this time last year, but he expects Tadej Pogačar to be hard to shake.

The 40-second gap is ‘not a lot, only one bad day for Pogačar’ says Dane as he and Kuss reflect on race’s first nine stages.

The two-time Tour champion will use Monday's rest to brace for the onslaught in the Alps looming later this week.

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

The Danish rider says he's focusing on keeping in touch with Tadej Pogačar as he waits for the big mountains to arrive.

The American says that Planche des Belles Filles was better suited to Tadej Pogačar and that Jonas Vingegaard will come into his own later in the race.

Retired climbing star dives into what can be learned from the explosive stage 7 final on the Super Planches des Belles Filles on Friday.

Pogačar vs Vingegaard vs everybody else. The battle for the 2022 Tour de France is on.

Two stage wins on the bounce for Pogačar as Vingegaard emerges as most likely challenger.

Tadej Pogačar puts early stranglehold on yellow jersey on emotional return to scene of his dramatic 2020 time trial victory.

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.

American climber says Jumbo-Visma promises to attack 'every stage in the mountains' after bumpy cobblestone ride.

This was the day for Jumbo-Visma to flex their strength on the cobbles, but the team was left scrambling.

Simon Clarke wins as Tadej Pogačar gains time

The team must now regroup after its yellow jersey aspirations took a hit on stage 5.

Van Aert, Roglič crash while Vingegaard has multiple bike changes after a puncture. Roglič dislocates shoulder but is set to continue race.

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

Vingegaard better-placed than Roglič on the road to Calais. A sign of things to come?

Tour de Hoody: Sepp Kuss defends his team's ambitious goals of the yellow jersey, green jersey, and stage wins.

Ineos Grenadiers safely positions its trio of GC candidates against Jumbo-Visma aggression ahead of Wednesday's cobblestone clash.

Last year's Tour de France runner-up worked part-time to underwrite his amateur career before landing in the WorldTour with Jumbo-Visma.

Jonas Vingegaard hails from the northern part of Jutland, which says a lot about how and who he is.

Richard Plugge asks fans to respect riders as Tour returns to France.

The 27-year-old isays the Dutch squad has a 'good team for pretty much everything' and is looking forward to getting stuck in.

Pogačar is in pole position as he begins his Tour de France title defence, with Vingegaard and Roglič best of the rest, as expected.

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

The only thing that could stop the Slovenian slayer is himself as desperate rivals search for a weakness to attack.

Rising Danish star says 'there are always doubts' about performances based on cycling's notorious doping past.

Jumbo-Visma duo says arriving to the Alps with all GC options fully intact is key in bid to derail Tadej Pogačar.

Second last year in the Tour de France, the Dane is out to go one better in his podium quest.

Former Tour de France stage winner and top-10 finisher Dan Martin picks out his favorites for the yellow jersey this July.

For his direct rivals, the two-time Tour winner is like an impenetrable fortress. Everyone is looking for a crack to try breach the walls.

No spot for Rohan Dennis following recent health issues as Kuss gets the nod.

Jumbo-Visma set to stagger Tour de France lineup reveal due to COVID-19 situation.

Tadej Pogačar and his team has no distractions heading into the Tour de France, while Jumbo-Visma are chasing too many goals, writes Kate Wagner.

'Our main strength is not trying to fight Pogačar head-to-head:' Jumbo-Visma relying on Roglič-Vingegaard one-two and a squad for all scenarios.

A deep dive into the power numbers of Primož Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard, as well as Americans Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson.

Jumbo-Visma's first victory in franchise history at the Critérium du Dauphiné sends a warning shot to its rivals ahead of the Tour de France.

July will determine if a very strong Jumbo-Visma will be enough to earn the team its first yellow jersey.

Belgian star will be chasing stage wins and the green points jersey as Jumbo-Visma tries to finally win yellow jersey at the Tour.

Jumbo-Visma blows away the opposition as Roglič and Vingegaard make two-up time trial to Dauphiné dominance.

Aussie climbing ace reconfirms Tour de France credentials with resilient ride behind red-hot Jumbo-Visma on stage 7 of the Dauphiné.