Pogacar speaks loud and clear about Vingegaard’s form: “I’m not saying that”

Jonas Vingegaard He claims to be running “in his head” so as not to lose time against his rivals before the decisive stage of the Tour de France after arriving at the French round with doubts and cottons due to the long recovery he had to face after injuries . he suffered several falls during which he hit a roadside pole in the fourth stage of the last Tour of the Basque Country. Days ago, his opponents, Pogacar and Evenepoel, criticized jonas champion of the last two editions of the Tour (2022 and 2023) for always “going to the wheel” without attacking or cooperating. And a few days later, Tadej Pogacar He made it clear that, despite the circumstances in which his great opponent arrived, he was clearly “in top shape.”

In this way, the Slovenian indicated that he will not be fooled by appearances nor will he trust himself in front of a duel in the Pyrenees.

“He’s in top shape. I’m not saying it, the data says it. We ran a very fast time trial, the ascent to San Luca was the second fastest in history and we did a good climb to the Galibier. He got through. everything, that’s what he said, we’ll see what happens in the Pyrenees.argument.

The battle reached the Pyrenees

“I’m happy to enter the second week with the yellow jersey. Now the Pyrenees are coming, which I’m good at, and the last stages are close to Nice, that is, at home”said Pogacar, who lives right next to Nice, in the Principality of Monaco.

“I’m happy with the way the Tour is going, I’m enjoying every day,” argued before Wednesday’s episode at Massif Central: “It’s an explosive finish, with a very difficult climb. It’s a region I like, I hope to have good legs. The finish is very difficult and it’s hard to predict what can happen”.