Alberto counter, only Spanish cyclist with a Tour, Giro and Vuelta on his recordthink about that the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar and the Danish Jonas Vingegaard, “They are the only ones, because of the quality, age and potential of the team” They can choose to win 3 grand tour stages in the same season.
counter, winner of 2 Tours, 3 Tours and 2 Toursrecently recommended that Pogacar accept the challenge of add the Vuelta to your season planningwhich is already included his debut at the Giro and the Toura race the Slovenian won on 2 occasions.
“I think a rider with the talent and quality that Pogacar has, If he wins the Giro and the Tour, the smartest thing is to try the Vuelta. It’s hard to do something different in cycling these days and This is something that no one has ever done because of the difficulty involved.. Tadej has a very competitive team that can support him in any race and he can win“, he commented to EFE on the presentation of the sporting events that will take place in Ibiza in 2024.
The main challenge for Pogacar will come at the Tour de France, when he will face the winner of the last two editions, the Danish Jonas Vingegaardwho had already beaten him two years in a row.
“In the Tour he will have a rival like Vingegaard, who He seems to have made the move, and that will be Pogacar’s challenge. Both one and another They can face the challenge of the big three in one year. Oh the best of the grand tours“We don’t know how they will recover between one race and another, but they have very strong teams and they are at the right age to try,” he commented.
Regarding the Spanish runners, Contador assured that “we should be happy to see Ayuso and Rodríguez making strides at the highest level.
“It should be considered They are young and they are facing other runners who are young, but that exploded in front of them. Carlos Rodríguez made an important step in the Tour, he was fifth, after Vingegaard and Pogacar he fought to be third“he noticed.
As for Ayuso, he emphasized that, although 2023 did not improve on 2022’s third place in the Vuelta, it “a runner who has not yet reached his ceiling and, together with Rodríguez, will bring a lot of joy.”
Source: La Verdad
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