The British adam yates kept the yellow jersey of Tour de France after the first massive arrival of the edition and ensured that in a race like this “there are not many opportunities to breathe”.
“It was a calmer stage than usual and the fact is that in a Tour de France there are not many opportunities to breathe. We tried to save as much energy as possible and in the end avoid falling”, said of cyclist in the UAE.
The general manager reiterated that his team’s priority is to continue working for the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, but he assured that having two tricks for the general classification “is always an advantage”.
“So far the plans for Tadej are going well, hopefully it will continue to work on Pyrenees“, indicated the British, comparing the situation that his team is experiencing with the situation that Jumbo experienced in Denmark last year Jonas Vingegaard and the slovenian Roglic is a cousin.
“These are comparable situations. If you bring a single leader you can have any kind of incident, but with two there are more options and more cards to play on the mountain. This is the plan that has we and we will keep it,” he said.
Yates, winner of the first stage, assured that he will try to keep the yellow jersey “as long as possible” and considers it “an honor” to have it: “Just wearing it one day can change your career.”
Source: La Verdad
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