Tadej Pogacar continued to trust his form before the Tour de France face next month. At the back of wrist injury which kept him out of competition for almost two months, the cyclist will return to action this Thursday at Slovenian National Championships.
pogacar24, went on an impressive winning streak in flanders tour, in Amstel Gold Race and in Arrow Wallonne. In addition, he is a clear favorite to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April, but he fell during that race and broke his wrist.
The two-time champion of Tour has planned a four-week break from competition after the Liège-Bastogne-Liège and although his preparations have been cut short, he remains optimistic about his chances for a third title.
“You can say that It happened at the perfect time.” expressed pogacar in the national newspaper of the UAE. “Naturally, I didn’t want this to happen, but I rested for a long time and I think the injury forced me to rest a little”, added the cyclist.
“I went back to indoor training a week after the accident. That way I kind of kept my physical shape and I also do wrist rehabilitation, some running, cardio, etc.”
“It’s been a few weeks since I’ve been back on the road and I feel pretty good. I shouldn’t be too hurt for the tour,” he added in the interview published on Thursday.
Having chosen to miss his usual tune-up on back to slovenia pogacar deal with Tour de France from July 1 to 23 with only two days of competition in Slovenian National Championshipswhich will start with the time trial on Thursday.
pogacar, who has already won the Touring in 2020 and 2021, he was close to winning his third title in a row, but a final sprint of Dane Jonas Vingegaard I left him without a trophy.
“I’m a little excited. It’s an unconventional wrist injury preparation, but overall it’s very good,” he said. pogacar. “It’s a lot of preparation, but it’s what it takes. I’m enjoying the process.”
“We have a great team and we understand each other well. There will also be strong competitors, so It won’t be easy, but we’ll try.” finish the cyclist.
Source: La Verdad
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