No cycling event can match the Tour in importance, but an Olympic shadow hangs over the 108th edition. Even before the rest day, the Tour has already lost two tastemakers. Mathieu van der Poel got off before the start on Sunday in function of his first Olympiad. Primoz Roglic gave up hoping to recover sufficiently for his Tokyo. Geraint Thomas is still on track, but the Briton also continues to drive with a higher goal in mind.
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Mathieu van der Poel: Resignation in function of Tokyo
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) was on his bike at the start in the morning and was also wearing his cycling clothes, but he couldn’t start anymore …
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