Lease a Bike seemed to have buried the hatchet - at least temporarily - after Team UAE Emirates-XRG made several cynical and critical remarks about the Dutch squad during the first week of the Tour de France.

Tadej Pogacar pointed to the sky when he crossed the finish line and he finished his post-stage interview by dedicating his victory to 19-year-old Italian rider Samuele Privitera, who has died following an accident during the first stage of the Giro della Valle d’Aosta, an Under-23 event.

Lease a Bike is more than four minutes behind, and Tadej Pogacar seems unbeatable for now. Still, Vingegaard remains hopeful, especially since he lost ‘only’ two minutes on his worst Tour day ever. Criticism from his rival about his team was also discussed.

I would like to dedicate this stage victory to Samuele Privitera and his entire family: I received the news as soon as I woke up, and in the last kilometer of the race, I thought of him and how

Tadej Pogacar regains the overall lead of the Tour de France after storming up the Hautacam climb to win stage 12 by over two minutes from Jonas Vingegaard.

Reigning champion Tadej Pogacar overtook race leader Mathieu van der Poel just before the line to win stage four of the Tour de France on Tuesday, and is now level at the top of the general classification after earning his 100th career victory.

Tadej Pogacar said he was in the form of his life after climbing to a commanding Tour de France stage win on the Hautacam mountain in the Pyrenees on Thursday.