What is that comparison based on? Not necessarily disagreeing that Pogacar is favourite, but the way I see it they haven't raced each other properly in the Tour for the last two years. Pogacar had a fractured wrist and then Vingegaard punctured both his lungs. In both cases, the other clearly had a massive advantage over the 3 weeks and won quite easily.

[–] treno_rosso@feddit.org 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Mostly Dauphine, i think it showed that Pogacar is ahead. Not by much but still. I hope Vingegaard rides a great Tour, because otherwise it will get boring.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 1 points 10 hours ago

Pogacar is a better all-around GC rider, but I do have doubts as to whether he is the better high mountains climber in a Grand Tour. And if Vingegaard is slightly better there, maybe that's the difference that will matter at the end. I really need to see the mountain showdown this year to make up my mind, I can't really separate them at the moment!

[–] Deschanel2017@lemmings.world 2 points 2 days ago

Wouldn’t put my money against him.

It seems to be the opinion of bookmarkers too. They give Vingegaard a relatively reasonable chance, but they put all others far behind.

Unless there are crashes changing the destiny, it is a pretty closed race which is expected to reproduce last year's podium in the same order. Naturally, the changing moods of Evenepoel may half-open the 3^rd^ place, if he decides to ditch GC and ride for stages at some point (to the detriment of other stage riders).

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