He Tadej Pogacar, Slovenian second overall Tour de Franceacknowledged that Thursday’s stage was calm because “everyone wanted a break” after the brutal two days in the Pyrenees.
He cyclist in the UAE He pointed out, however, that the heat and the acceleration in the final stretch, on the way to the Bordeaux sprint, made the day difficult.
“I’m still sweating, it’s so hot, the last five kilometers we went bouldering,” said the 2020 and 2021 winner a few minutes after crossing the finish line.
“But we must admit that it is a little easier than the last few days, we have maintained control, we have made less effort,” he said.
“I think that the whole group wanted a calmer day and I hope that tomorrow will be too. Because then it will be more difficult than Puy de Domewhere it will be very difficult again,” he said.
Pogacar indicated that, despite the fact that it is not so difficult, there is also a breakdown.
“The first part of the race is easier to rest, but the end forces you to be 100 percent concentrated, a lot of energy is spent at that time. But if you compare it to two days ago it was a rest day,” he said .
Source: La Verdad
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