He Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), second overall in the Tour, 17 seconds behind Jonas Vingegaardhe said he was ready to face this Friday the Grand Colombierwhere it was imposed in 2020.
“It’s a good climb, if my legs work well I can attack, otherwise I’ll try not to waste time. The stage doesn’t last except for the last climb, it’s hard and I will fully face it. . In my last climb I won and I’m looking forward to coming back,” said Pogacar at the finish line of Belleville-En-Baujolais.
About this Thursday’s episode, where the Spanish won Ion IzagirrePogacar emphasized his toughness, but admitted that he saved energy for the Grand Colombier.
“I tried to save energy during the stage to use it in the following days. It’s very difficult, and I know that any wrong movement means a waste of energy that will be lost in the next stages,” said he.
He double winner of the Tour de France he was involved in the first moments of the stage to prevent some dangerous escape for the general.
“I’m focused on preventing dangerous breakaways from taking off. It would be nice to be able to place adam yates at the break, because that way the team can run more calmly”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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