the slovenian Tadej Pogacar will wear the UAE Emirates stripes again to qualify for the third consecutive Tour de France (July 1 to 24), a challenge he faces “with emotion” and he knows it won’t be easy, but that difficulty, ensures the two -time champion of the “grande boucle”, “is the magic of the Tour “.
Pogacar, 23, will be the undisputed leader in a team that will start next Friday in Copenhagen along with Marc Soler, Rafal Majka, Brandon McNulty, Matteo Trentin, Vegard Stake Laengen, George Bennett and Mikkel Bjerg.
“I went on the Tour for the third time and I was so excited. We worked hard throughout the year as a team to prepare for it. and we look forward to giving all viewers three weeks of exciting racing, ”Pogacar said.
“This year so far has been positive for the team and we hope to continue like this here on the Tour. We knew it wasn’t going to be easy and we were going to have a lot of challenges, but that was part of the magic of the Tour.“, He added.
The Emirati team manager is Spaniard Joxean Matxin Fernández, who is responsible for training along with sporting directors Andrej Hauptman Simone Pedrazzini and Marco Marcato (Ita).
“Every year the challenge of winning the Tour becomes more difficult, all we can do is prepare as best we can and trust that our team will give its best as a group. Our ambition is to get the title in Pogačar and I formed a strong group around him. Last year we had a great group and the team base was similar to last year with some strong additions to key areas.Matxin explained.
Source: La Verdad
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