The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE) pink jersey of the Giro d’Italia, said on the second day of rest that with an advantage of almost 7 minutes on his rivals he will see “every day” if he takes a more conservative approach, and specified that He will start thinking about the Tour “when the Giro is over.”
Pogacar (Komenda, 25 years old), skipper of the Giro with 4 stage wins and a wide gap with his pursuers, the Welshman Geraint Thomas and the Colombian Daniel Felipe Martínez, clarified in the press conference that a more or less conservative approach will be established in development.
“I have a good advantage, but I will only start to commit myself to the Tour after the end of the Giro. I don’t know if now I will have a more conservative approach, we will tackle the race stage by stage. My favorite of the rest is Saturday, when we face the climb of Monte Grappa twice,” said the pink jersey.
The Slovenian star, who highlighted that “the Italian fans are incredible and without them cycling would not exist”, said that Sunday was one of the best performances of his career.
However, despite the rent of almost 7 minutes, Pogacar did not want to be surprised. “We can play it safe a little more, it’s true, but you never know when surprises will come out,” he said.
As for the Tour de France, Pogacar believes in not thinking about it until the Giro arrives in Rome next Sunday. “I always hear from others that they have good legs left after the Giro, to go to the Tour. That’s what I hope for. I want to finish the Giro in good shape,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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