Sentence examples for overall contender from inspiring English sources

After his fourth overall finish in last year's Tour de France, Wiggins is considered an overall contender.

Ewan's debut would have been one of the big Australian stories in the Tour next month, alongside overall contender Richie Porte and reigning green jersey champion Michael Matthews.

Carlsen won the 2015 Grand Tour but, although he played the two speed events in Paris and Brussels, he was not an overall contender this year while his title challenger, Sergey Karjakin, did not compete at all.

Porte was, after all, intended to be the team's leader for the Giro d'Italia this year, while there has been speculation for several years that Thomas's all-round ability, massive engine and tough mentality might make him a possible overall contender for the Tour in the style of Wiggins.

No rider on the squad was highlighted as an overall contender.

John Degenkolb won a three-man sprint to conclude the action-packed cobblestoned Stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday, while overall contender Richie Porte crashed out of the race and favorite Chris Froome overcame a tumble.

But all those around him are becoming increasingly fatigued, overall contenders and back markers alike.

The overall contenders will hide to save their energy for the last big test.

Even the overall contenders are saying it's been the most difficult".

He eventually worked the bus free, but not before triggering a series of race-altering events that resulted in a major crash involving overall contenders like Alberto Contador.

Froome was not the only faller among the overall contenders, as the Frenchman Warren Barguil, lying ninth overall and a double stage winner last year, touched a wheel in the sprint finish and landed heavily on his right side.