Tour de France icon Tadej Pogacar was left with a bloodied wrist after being cut open by the £250,000 watch he was wearing during the race.

Remco Evenepoel took the expected stage win on Wednesday in the Tour de France time trial in Caen, and that was part one of the story of this chrono. The other main topic was Jonas Vingegaard’s time loss compared to Tadej Pogacar,

Remco Evenepoel wins the individual time trial on stage five of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar takes the yellow jersey from Mathieu van der Poel.

It was 2024 that elevated him from generational talent to all-time great. Pogacar had his sights set on cycling’s rarest feat - the triple crown. He began by conquering the Giro d’Italia on debut, winning six stages and finishing nine minutes clear of his nearest rival in a show of absolute dominance.

Race-against-the-clock specialist Remco Evenepoel won the first time trial of the Tour de France on Wednesday, while Tadej Pogacar's second place was enough for the defending champion to take hold of the overall leader's yellow jersey.

Tadej Pogacar’s 100th win as a professional rider was a perfect synecdoche of the other 99, partially in how he won it and partially because of who finished second and third on the day. In an interview just after crossing the line,