Tour of Switzerland set to showcase Pogacar’s pre Tour de France form

World champion Tadej Pogacar will test his legs one last time ahead of his bid for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title when he makes his Tour of Switzerland debut this week.

The Slovenian is such an overwhelming favourite for victory in the five-day race that the question on everyone’s lips is not who will win, but rather what shape will he be in.

“Training has gone very well, both individually and as a team,” he said ominously.

“And I’m arriving at the Tour of Switzerland feeling strong and motivated,” he added, ahead of the opening stage on Wednesday.

Pogacar has opted for an unusually light workload in the build-up to the Tour de France and has had only 11 race days so far this year, with five more to come this week.