Jonas Vingegaard goes into the final week of Tour de France 2022 with his lead looking a little less certain. Pogačar is still 2:22 behind but with the Pyrenees and a time trial to come, and losing two of his team to injuries, Vingegaard will not be relaxing on the run-in to Paris. The soaring temperatures and ever-present threat from Covid are making things even more uncertain, and Ineos Grenadiers remain a threat to both of the favourites. As the peloton takes a break in Carcassonne, Rouleur's Ed Pickering and James Startt join Ian Parkinson for this special rest day Conversations.

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