Tour de France: Penpix of the four race favourites

Here AFP sports takes a brief look at the men expected to challenge for the title in Nice on July 21. Tadej Pogacar (Team UAE/Slovenia) Cycling's closest thing to a rock star, the 25-year-old was head-and-shoulders above his rivals winning six stages and the overall title at May's Giro d'Italia. Despite contracting Covid just 11 days ago rivals believe the Slovenian remains "unbeatable" as he targets the first Giro-Tour double since Marco Pantani in 1998. Confident, affable and polite this self-described...