The American Exciclist Greg LemondLast winner of Tour de France to participate in Paris-Rubaix next year, in 1991, he was convinced, in an interview with the agency AFPabout what Tadej Pogacar You can win your first participation this week, as Slovenian is a “extraordinary” corridor.
“Maybe it’s the best corridor of all time”According to the 63 -Year -old American, Tour de France’s Triple Winner (1986, 1989, 1990), who saw “maybe a weak point, his team” for the week.
“Paris-Rubaix is pretty a lottery, which in fact generates its beauty. There are falls, mechanical incidents and can be separated. He also lacks the experience of this career. That’s why he’s going to put Van der Poel slightly as a favorite. Mads Pedersen is also very strong. But Pogacar certainly didn’t become second, “the Exciclist was studying.
Lemond admitted that Pogacar had difficulty making a difference in a more flat route than Flanders tourThe other cobbled monument, who won the Slovenian last week.
“When you have your talent, its determination and its capabilities, there is no reason not to achieve it. It is very strong. It may be the best corridor of all time,” one of the great American icons of two wheels insisted.
“Pogacar is one between one million”, Lemond emphasizes that Slovenian’s loyalty and also his rival at Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard.
“There are many questions about the speed at which the ports have been uploaded. I did my calculations and I finished it was a conviction. They spend a lot of time in height and, in general, they are lighter than our time. Vingegaard has my stature but has ten kilos less. I, with ten pounds less, will fly! “Lemond says, an enthusiastic opponent in the doping and hard critic of Lance Armstrong.
Triple Winner of the tour, Lemond is also enthusiastic about the classics. Although he failed to win any monument at the end, Shine in five: Second on Milan-San Remo and the Lombardy Tour, third in Lieja-Bastoña-Lieja, room in Paris-Rubaix and seventh on touring with Flanders.
“Tour de France is still my favorite career, but the Paris-Rubaix is coming up. I dreamed of winning this career. This is Kahima -Mimala, “he remembered before the new appointment that provoked a huge interest this week. Normal when in cobblestones they would compete with two Colossi of the Tadej Pogacar and Mathieu van der Poel Dimension.
Source: La Verdad
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