the slovenian Tadej Pogacar recognized the strength of his rival for the yellow jersey of Tour de Francethe danish Jonas Vingegaard, and he made sure that the 10 seconds behind him was less than he expected at this point.
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“I expected to have to rein more advantage. In these circumstances, against a rival like Jonas, I am happy to only have 10 seconds behind, so I can be more aggressive and attack more,” said the UAE cyclist, double Tour winner.
Pogacar pointed out that the differences will be greater after the rest day, with the time trial on Tuesday and the final alpine day on Wednesday, which includes the ascent of the Col de la Loze, which he considers “one in the world’s hardest.”.
“In the time trial there will be differences, with the stage the next day, with one of the hardest climbs in the world, will also be decisive. And then the twentieth,” he said in relation to the Vosges stage.
Pogacar assured that although he already knew the time trial route on Tuesday, he will do it again this Monday on the rest day.
“I think it’s a route that suits me well,” said the Slovenian, who was also confident about Wednesday’s mountainous stage.
The Slovenian assured that the presence of his parents and his girlfriend in the race gives him “extra motivation and confidence for what lies ahead.”
Source: La Verdad
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