Tadej Pogacar back into action. The Slovenian runner, who has not competed since winning the Tour de France In July, he sets out to conquer Canada, where he is at the exit of Quebec Grand Prix this Friday and the Montreal GP on Sunday.
The routes of these tests favor explosive cyclists. Therefore, the UAE team leader will be the logical favorite to follow in the Belgian’s footsteps. Arnaud De Liewinner last year in old Quebec, and the British Adam Yateswinner last year at Mont Royal.
Both tests are held in one circuit. Sixteen laps in Quebec, seventeen in Montreal and more climbs. It will take a lot of grit to win. Pogacar will try to reassert itself this weekend with an end-of-season goal in mind: to be world champion in Zurich.
“I enjoyed the summer at home and went to the beach. I haven’t done that in years. I made the right decision,” declared ‘Pogy’ (25 years old), who did not participate in the Olympic Games.
“I trained well. In general, my recovery runs after a long period of training are always good,” he told Canadian media. Your rivals have been warned. Starting with Arnaud De Lie, who achieved his first World Tour victory last year. But it is clear that the Belgian does not have the same legs as a year ago (he suffered in the Hamburg classic last Sunday).
To dethrone Pogacar, we have to trust the Frenchman’s explosiveness Julian Alaphilippe or from Australian Michael Matthews. The only two World Tour races on the American continent will also be a good test for the 2026 World Championships, which will be held at the Montreal circuit.
Source: La Verdad
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