“Pogacar won the Slovenian Championship last weekend, but that doesn’t mean he’s 100 percent ready to start the Tour“, assures Mauro Gianetti, general director of the UAE Team Emirates, adding that the British Adam Yates will be the “co-leader of the team”.
After the scaphoid fracture that occurred in Liège Bastogne Liège, Pogacar began the recovery process that allowed him to successfully compete in the Slovenian national championshipswith individual gold medals in the time trial and long distance.
“All went well with his rehabilitation, but this injury is far from over. You have to be careful because your preparation is interrupted. A month ago we still weren’t sure about anything. If we look at the glass as half full, we can say that it will come a little later at the beginning, but the competition will be huge and we have to be ready from the beginning”, admitted Gianetti to L’Equipe.
With Pogacar in doubt, British Adam Yates will be co-leader of the UAEhelpfully take on the squad captain’s stripes should the need arise.
“Yates will support Tadej and be our co-leader. we have no choice. Tadej spent five weeks without training on the road, and there are no miracles in cycling: you have to do the kilometers, the amount. He worked well, he has confidence in himself, but we are not sure about anything. It’s true that he won the Slovenian Championship last weekend, but that doesn’t mean he’ll be 100% ready to go on Saturday.”
Source: La Verdad
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