While the favourites for this year's Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes are becoming clear, plenty of questions remain. Grace Brown takes stock of the biggest contenders, emerging challengers and lingering unknowns ahead of cycling's biggest races.
The cards are starting to fall into place ahead of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes, but the picture is far from complete.
Grace Brown assesses the leading contenders, from the dominance of Tadej Pogačar and Demi Vollering to the riders hoping to challenge them. She looks at the form, momentum and question marks surrounding names like Jonas Vingegaard, Paul Seixas, Paula Blasi, Anna van der Breggen and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, before revealing which riders she'll be cheering for when the racing begins.






