The rumors had been circulating for some time, and even the boss of Vuelta a España had been publicly hinting at it, but Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates-XRG) seems set to ride the Vuelta a España this season after all.

Defending champion Tadej Pogacar outsprinted Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard as he claimed his 100th professional victory on stage four of the Tour de France. The result means that the Slovenian moves level on time with Dutch rider at the top of the general classification with Van der Poel retaining the leader's yellow jersey on count-back.

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,

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,

Race-against-the-clock specialist Remco Evenepoel produced a stunning display of power to win the first time trial of the Tour de France on Wednesday and defending champion Tadej Pogacar cemented his favorite status by grabbing the yellow jersey.

In the time trial, he gave most of his podium rivals a serious beating, although Tadej Pogacar managed to stay reasonably close. The Belgian from Soudal Quick-Step is feeling very confident about what’s ahead. His status as the top favorite didn’t ...

He’s got his first stage win of this Tour de France! Tadej Pogacar beat Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) with an impressive sprint on the streets of Rouen in stage four. And it wasn’t just any victory: it marked the 100th win of the 26-year-old Slovenian’s career.