The points classification in the Tour de France has been mostly defined by sprinters. They come to the Tour seeking glory on the flatter days. For those riders, this competition is their main goal for the race. So, what’s it like to compete for this…
The Dane himself crashed but managed to get to the finish line safely. Unfortunately, for the Jumbo-Visma team, that was not the case with Kruijswijk and Roglič.
Coming into the 1996 Tour, Miguel “Big Mig” Indurain was the favourite. He’d won his fifth Tour the year before and wanted to be the first person ever to win this Grand Tour six times. Bjarne Riis was one of the few daring challengers. His…
