Tadej Pogacar will be the man to beat as he targets his third consecutive Tour de France title when the race sets off on Friday, with the 23-year-old Slovenian looking to become one of the sport's all-time great riders.
Dubbed the "Baby Cannibal" for his similarities to former five-time winner Eddy "The Cannibal" Merckx, Pogacar has already won the UAE Tour, the Tirreno-Adriatico and Tour of Slovenia stage races this season as well as the Strade Bianche one-day classic.
The Jumbo-Visma team armada seems to be the only thing able to dent Pogacar's armour. The Dutch outfit has two leaders — Slovenia's Primoz Roglic and last year's runner-up Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark — in a team that also boasts the formidable Wout van Aert.