Now 76-years-old, Thevenet said he had never before witnessed a rivalry such as the one Pogacar and Vingegaard have engendered.
Thevenet won the Tour in 1975 to end the reign of Eddy Merckx and won a second one in 1977, before mentoring Stephen Roche to glory as a team director.
Analysing Wednesday's eventful struggle between the top four, including Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic, Thevenet came up with a novel angle.
"When Pogacar attacked, we were afraid he was about to kill the overall standings,"... Читать дальше...