the danish Jonas Vingegaard already recognized his great rival, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, is again stronger in climbing to Puy de Domebut he was satisfied with losing only 8 seconds and assured that the next stages will be better for him than the previous ones.
“Pogacar recovered 8 seconds from me, it’s not a very important gain. I think the next stages will be better for me, I’m looking forward to the Alps,” said the defending champion.
It was the second time in a row that the Dane had beaten the Slovenian tire, having done so in Cauterets, where he kept the yellow for just 17 seconds.
“It was incredibly strong, he deserved those seconds. I’m happy to have kept the yellow, having it after the first week was not in our plans before the start of the Tour,” he said.
Vingegaard predicted a tight battle with Pogacar for the rest of the race, considering the very low margin that exists overall.
“We are both at a very high level, the best stages for me are still ahead, I am lucky, it will be a tough fight. I will do everything to win in Paris,” he said.
Despite giving up the wheel of pogacar, the Dane indicated that he was feeling good and insisted that the tough climb of the Puy de Dôme was more suited to the Slovenian’s characteristics.
“It was a very difficult experience, the climb was very difficult, it was very hot, but it was nice to go up to him in the race. I felt good, it was a climb that suited him better, I tried to follow him, but now I’m stronger again,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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