Usually there is a pretty straightforward layout of forces one month ahead of the
Tour de France. But that won't be the case in 2024. Itzulia Basque Country shuffled the cards of the main favourites to stand on the Champs-Élysées with the biggest reason to smile.
Amidst all the mysteries surrounding the pre-race favourites, there is one name that stands out more than other. Unsurprisingly it's the winner of last two editions
Jonas Vingegaard, who suffered a long list of injuries in the crash in April and even his start at the Tour was put in danger.