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    Cycling's Tour de France starts in two days in Italy... and last year's winner is feeling grateful just to be able to compete

    Cycling's Tour de France starts in two days in Italy... and last year's winner is feeling grateful just to be able to compete


    Reigning back-to-back champion Jonas Vingegaard was in real doubt after suffering serious injuries in a shocking crash in April... including a punctured lung and fractured ribs.

    The Dane's got a rapturous welcome as he fronted the fans in Florence.



    Two-time champion and recent Giro d'Italia winner Tadej Pogacar has revealed he was infected with Covid-19 during his preparations for Le Tour.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Cycling News
     28 Aug: Jonas Vingegaard has pedalled back into the leader's red jersey at the Vuelta a Espana after his Visma-Lease a Bike outfit finished runners-up in the 24.1-kilometre fifth-stage team time trial behind UAE Team Emirates-XRG
     22 Aug: A cyclist has died after a crash with a car in South Auckland's Onehunga yesterday afternoon
     21 Aug: One person is in a critical condition following a crash between a vehicle and cyclist in Auckland's Onehunga
     21 Aug: Cyclist George Bennett will join compatriots Finn Fisher-Black and Dion Smith on the final grand tour of the year, the Vuelta a Espana, starting Saturday night New Zealand time
     19 Aug: The realities of monetising your hobbies
     18 Aug: Bike Auckland says other ways to increase cyclist safety - don't include getting rid of helmet laws
     15 Aug: A safer Auckland CBD for cyclists - from today
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