Jonas Vingegaard will defend his Tour de France title after he was named in Visma-Lease a Bike’s team 11 weeks after he suffered lung, rib and collarbone injuries in a crash.
Vingegaard, 27, won the Yellow Jersey at the past two editions of cycling’s grandest race and retains hopes of making it three in a row. Though he has been deemed fit enough to be at the start line in Florence a week on Saturday to renew his rivalry with Tadej Pogacar, there are doubts over his fitness.
This year’s Tour has even more excitement around it than usual as cycling’s big four are set to take each other on for the first time. Pogacar, who won in 2020 and 2021, and Vingegaard have been