The Slovenian Tadej Pogacarleader of the Tour de France, announced that he ran at the end of the thirteenth stage “to try to get a top 10, which is always nice”, while pointing out that he will not do crazy things in the two Pyrenean stages at the end of week.
“I think we can calm down a bit now, Our income is good overall and I feel good physically. We reached the end of the second week and my condition is good, the goal is to maintain this advantage. “I’m not the one who has to go on the offensive,” said the UAE runner, who is 1.06 ahead of the Belgian Remco Evenepoel and 1.14 ahead of the Dane Jonas Vingegaard.
Pogacar recognized that he likes to run on the attack and that is why he justified entering Pau’s sprint.
“His legs are good and in good position, I saw the chance to be in the top-10, it’s always nice. But we were calm, I didn’t leave my safety zone, my head was clear, the team was well placed and I was able to make that effort without suffering great stress,” he commented.
The Slovenian ensured that the Pyrenees would see the first mountain finish and the race would enter another dimension.
“So far we don’t have many mountains, just one stage and seeing how the general classification is, I think we can run somewhat defensively. I want to win a stage but I’m not going to waste a lot of energy theresaid the runner.
Pogacar lamented the withdrawal of his colleague Juan Ayusowho, suffering from covid, left during the race, depriving him of one of his main mountain fences.
“It’s a shame, but we still have a great team. All my colleagues are doing a great job and I have them when I need them. Adam Yates and Joao Almeida are at their best. “I’m not afraid of losing a runner, it’s not perfect, but we’ll make up for it,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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