Tadej Pogacar He gave a strong response, a reflection in which he said that current cycling is a “victim of its past” and that it would be “foolish to put your health at risk for 10 years of racing.”
“There’s always jealousy, suspicion, I can’t do anything about it,” said the Slovenian on the eve of IL Lombardiaone of cycling’s great classics, where he seeks to win for the fourth consecutive year and achieve his 25th victory of the season to crown one of the most dominant seasons in history.
“Domination is present everywhere, both in the world of business and in sport. It takes a few years until new talent arrives,” stressed the head of the UAE team, who spoke at length about the issue in a press conference at his Concentration hotel.
“Cycling is a victim of its past, when cyclists do everything they can to be better, even if it means risking their health and lives. Not only the winners. The cyclists are the names we don’t know are facing health problems today OR psychological problems for what they did 30 years ago,” said Pogacar.
“Cycling is suffering now from those years. There is no confidence and I don’t know what we can do to recover it,” he added. “We just do our races and hope that people will start to believe in ourselves, but there will always be a winner who will have attention on him. Maybe in a few generations people will forget the past, forget Armstrong and if what did they do”, added el corredor sloveno.
“Cycling is a very dangerous sport, such as accidents or limits that should not be exceeded for the heart. If you put your health at risk during 10 years of racing, you are just ruining your life, it is stupid. No I do it, I don’t want to risk getting sick one day,” insisted Pogacar.
In Saturday’s fight for a fourth consecutive victory in the Lombardy Tour, a victory just achieved Fausto Coppi At the end of the 40s, he declared himself “flattered” to be compared to Eddy Merckxconsidered by many to be the greatest in history.
“It’s nice and flattering, but we are talking about another era about which I know almost nothing. Merckx won everything, but I was still far from being born. I will never compare myself to anyone. I make my way and I just want to be the best at this moment Not looking back,” concluded Pogacar.
Source: La Verdad
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