It took a while but it was worth it, the late attack of Tadej Pogacar in the last 850 m of ascent to Galibier, special category, it’s worth it. After your cmy teammates in the UAE Team Emirates set a dizzying pace ascent, Pogacar finished with one of his trademark whips, which as in going up to San Luca It comes at the last part of the climb.
After what Politt, Ayuso and Almeida taking command of the group of notables, Pogacar gave a warning and attacked. He did less than 900 meters from the top. That was an attack Vingegaard He managed to keep going in the first meters, but in the end he gave up six seconds.
And it’s not surprising, because Pogacar dominated the climb to Col du Galibier (22.9 kilometers at an average slope of 5% and also a double-digit ramp) with an average of 27.1 km/h, which represents a total time of 50’47” faster than the time I set the French Thibaut Pinot during the 2019 Tour (52’46”).
And if the climb was fast, the descent was dizzying, so it widened the difference to 37 seconds with respect to Vingegaard, who came in 5th, by 35″ from the second place, the Belgian. Remco Evenepoel. And if he set a record on the climb, Pogacar also broke all records on the descent.
With his speed recorded by NTT Data, the Slovenian star also impressed downhill, gaining 30” in Jonas Vingegaard from the top to the finish line. Pogacar It averaged 63.7 km/h on average on the descent, with a top speed of 89.2 km/h. Vingegaard did 62.0 km/h and 84.6 km/h.
And that’s it Pogacar A marmot crossed his path on one of the descents. Luckily the groundhog crossed the road before him.
Source: La Verdad
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