Vingegaard, calm: “The goal is to keep the yellow jersey”

the danish Jonas Vingegaard belittled the four seconds he gave at the finish line of Grand Colombier including slovenian Tadej Pogacar and He congratulated himself on getting the yellow jersey, which is the goal he set for today.

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“The goal today was to keep the yellow, I’m happy to have achieved it. Pogacar is a more explosive cyclist than me in a finish like this, so I’m happy with having only four seconds,” he said.

The defending champion lost the Slovenian tire in a great attack in the last kilometer, but maintained a lead of 9 seconds at the front.

The Dane reiterated that this Tour will be played in seconds, as is often the case in duels with pogacar, but he assured that he will face the alpine stages with confidence, which are longer and more resistant and better suited to his possibilities.

“I’m confident in my strength, the stages of the next days will be interesting. I feel very good, I’m in good shape, I’m very satisfied with what’s going on. I’m looking forward to next week, I’ll do my best “, Indian.

Vingegaard proved that the rivalry he maintained with Pogacar was “good” for the spectators and praised his rival: “Tadej is one of the best or the best in the world, a very tough opponent, there are always good matches between us” .

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The Tour leader assured that he does not feel the pressure to renew the title achieved last year. “I’m not eager, if I win the Tour, it’s fine; if not, I gave everything,” he said.