Pogacar: “I’ve won in Lombardy and Liege, I can be world champion”

the slovenian Tadej Pogacarone of the great candidates for the rainbow this Sunday in the online test of World Cups of Road Cycling which is disputed Wollongong (Australia)believe that a cyclist like him, who won the classics of Lombardy Y Lying downcan become the absolute “world champion”.

“I’ve already won in Lombardy and in Liège, so I have a chance to be world champion. I’m ready to try,” he advanced in preview of the race that will come to him after his victory in Montreal and where he believes that “The main pressure ” will fall to, for example, the teams from “Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Great Britain, which are very strong and outnumbered”.

“They all have more riders than us and they are very strong, so I think the pressure will be higher for them. But we also believe that we are one of the best teams and we will try to fight with the others for in medals” , said the winner of the 2020 and 2021 Tour de France and second in 2022.

Regarding the race, he considered that the 270-kilometer route “is clearly very difficult, even before reaching the final circuit” of 17 km, which has to be completed in 12 laps. “There are big climbs like Mount Keira (41.9km/8.7km at 5 percent and ramp up to 15%) that will punish your legs from the start,” he warns.

“And then there is no time to rest. After more than 260 kilometers, the legs will be very tired, the last climb of the circuit (Mount Pleasant / 1,100 meters at 7.7 percent gradient, sections up to 17% and the top 7 km from the finish line). It was too long and I think the runners opened up one by one”. added Pogacar with “great memories of Australia, happy to be back” in the ocean country and “super motivated” ahead of the race.