Richard Plugge believes Netflix overlooked "historic moment" in Tour de France series

Dan Deakins, an active cycling follower on social media, points out on Twitter that the series has two major issues: the fact that Tadej Pogacar and his UAE-Team Emirates did not cooperate with the documentary series, and the omission of the moment when Vingegaard showed his respect towards his crashed rival Pogacar.

Plugge, who expressed hope that after watching the series everyone would realize that cycling is a team sport, agrees with that. "That is indeed a big miss," he refers to the missed display of sportsmanship by Vingegaard. "The sportsmanship Jonas showed that day is a historic moment. You don't want your biggest rival to crash in a dangerous descent, but you fight it out on the bike."

Earlier, Plugge shared a quote from Wout van Aert on his Twitter, who gave his opinion after watching three episodes at the team presentation of the Tour de Suisse. "I think there are a few too many side stories and there's a bit too much commotion. I got the impression that they had already written certain storylines before they actually happened. That is also reflected in the series, but all in all it is a nice series," Van Aert told IDLProCycling.com and other press in Einsiedeln.

"If you don't know much about cycling, then it is a great promotion for the sport," the Belgian added, and then jokingly responded to the question whether or not he would participate in a second season. "I don't think I have a choice, I guess," Van Aert grinned.