“Magnus, Magnus,” they chant. He speeds up the Côte de Koldingvej, the first climb of the day. A Frenchman closing in on winning Le Tour itself would struggle to be greeted with such raptures. There’s no such thing as a safe day on the Tour de France. Barring a highly improbable turn of events, 36 years of French frustration in the men’s Tour is about to become 37.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2022 13:06 UTC