Orcières-Merlette, France, July 24, 2026 (AFP) - Is 'superstar' Pogacar's Tour de France domination boring?

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With Tadej Pogacar on the brink of a record-equalling fifth Tour de France aged only 27 many people are saying his domination has made cycling boring. Former three-time world champion Peter Sagan said as much earlier this year, coming from a man who won a record seven green jerseys at the Tour. The same such accusations were laid against Spaniard Miguel Indurain when he won the Grande Boucle five times in a row from 1991-95, or Briton Chris Froom......

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