the slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE)second overall and wearer of the best junior white jersey, it was announced at the end of the eleventh period that he was feeling discomfort in his wrist “every day”.
“My wrist is better. I feel the same discomfort every day, so I think I will need a few days to rest after the Tour de France. The bad roads bother me the most, but fortunately -luckily all the roads in France are in very good condition,” joked the double Tour de France winner.
Pogacar commented on his impressions on a transfer day which saw the Belgian win for the fourth time Jasper Phillipsen.
“The race always gets more nervous when we hit the roads like today and it starts to rain, or the wind starts to blow. It was a good day though,” he said.
Second overall, 17 seconds back Jonas Vingegaardthe Slovenian cyclist recalled that this Thursday’s stage could be as difficult as last Tuesday’s.
“Tuesday’s stage has been one of the most difficult in the Tour de France, and Thursday is the same…so we must be vigilant, because it could affect the general,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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