Swords raised After a relative day of rest, the survivors of 110th edition of the Tour They returned to the spirit of battle in the first of three stages that seemed decisive for the fate of the race. A test of time that when the Tour route was announced, few thought it would mark the trial’s progress so much, given its short mileage and its sole presence on the route, without continuing in 2022 there was two CRI, one of 13, 2 km and another 40 km.
As the first 15 stages have been contested and given a tie between the two great favorites for the final victory, the Danish leader Jonas Vingegaard and the slovenian Tadej Pogacarwhere there is unanimity is in emphasizing the importance of a time trial that the Christian Prudhomme, Director of the tour, defined in these words: “It is characterized by its short duration and a useful profile for climbers, with the final ascent of Domancy”. And it is that the first 18.9 kilometers are undulating, not completely flat, without offering much difficulty, the last 2.5 kilometers are different. They have an average slope of 9.4% and ramps of more than 10%, a hardness that will make the teams and their cyclists appreciate changing bikes at the beginning of the port.
Knowing the route, the question that all the fans are asking is, do you favor Vingegaard or Pogacar more? First, let’s say that the Slovenian played only one individual time trial this year, the sa Slovenian Championshipwho won, for two of the Danish, won one of the O Great Road and came 2nd in Dauphine Criterium. Last year in the Tour ‘Pogi’ was better at the opening of the CRI of copenhagen (13.2 km) and Vingegaard on the penultimate day, with the difference between the two on both occasions being eight seconds; that is, supreme equality, as it is today.
Even if you say you won’t check the references, leaving the latter is a point in favor of vingegaard, because you will know at all times how you compare to your great rival. “Just short, I want short time trials. It’s hard to find the rhythm and I like when there are many changes in the rhythm”, Jonas pointed out; to which Tadej added, making sure he knew the route and would do it again yesterday, that the CRI also fits his characteristics.
behind them, a carlos rodriguez that he didn’t do a good time trial in the Dauphiné, but he just hoped. “I did a reconnaissance after the Dauphiné and it was a pretty difficult time trial. I don’t know if it’s going to be good or bad, but obviously I have to give it my all, because it’s going to be a pretty important stage”. A day that will mark the fate of the Tour for days to come, as pointed out Matxín, director of the UAE team of Tadej Pogacar: “The Tour will be decided from the time trial. Being ahead or behind will change a lot, attack is not the same as defense”, considering that after the time trial there will still be two main mountain stage, one of them on the penultimate day, which could be more decisive than the CRI.
Source: La Verdad
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