Florence She dressed to the nines and on a hot summer day all day she hosted a performance of 22 teams that starting Saturday they will star in 111th edition of the Tour de France. A dedicated audience applauded the presence of 176 cyclists who paraded on a spectacular stage with ethe Arno River At his feet.
Since this cannot happen, the Italian cyclists and the great favorites of the peloton are the riders who have generated the greatest expectations for the performance of the teams, especially those in the team. Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team and that of Team Visma-Lease a Bike with Jonas Vingegaardthe two riders who have won the last four editions of the race: 2020 and 2021 Pogacar and 2022 and 2023 Vingegaard.
Pogacar, accompanied on stage with Marc Soler and Juan Ayusois the last member of UAE Team Emirates introduce, to the delirium of those present, especially when he took out his cellphone and took a selfie from the stage with the audience behind him. ‘Handsome’that the organization presented a framed white jersey, commemorating his 72 days of dressing as the best young man, later declared that he was in top shape and not entirely confident in the performance of his great ‘enemy’ in career: Vingegaard.
”If Vingegaard is here it is because he is fit. If I wasn’t ready I wouldn’t be here. For me it is a pleasure that you are here. It’s good for the show. “Three weeks is a long time and no one knows how the body will react, although I hope that this time it will be me wearing the yellow.”
After a few moments Vingegaard uncertainty is maintained. The Dane acknowledged in a gesture of honesty that “being in the Tour is already a miracle, a victory. Falling in Itzulia was very difficult. It was one of the most difficult moments of my career. My ambition was to make the best result. Worked I am well and good, but I can’t say that I will come for victory. It is possible that it will improve as the days go by and as the stages go by it will take shape.”
Psychological warfare 24 hours before the start of the Tour.
Source: La Verdad
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