Van Aert: "We showed that we knew how to defend the yellow jersey"

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the Belgian Wout Van Aert (Jumbo Visma), green jersey of Tour de Francestressed that his team had shown that he “knew how to defend” the yellow jersey that his Danish teammate had from the top of Granon jonas vingegaard.

“It was a very difficult day. Jonas Vingegaard wore the yellow jersey yesterday, so we knew exactly what we had to do. This time it was a defensive job, but also very difficult. In the end, it succeeded. The goal is to prevent any of Jonas ’direct opponents from having time,” the Belgian champion pointed out at the top of Alpe D’Huez.

This time, Jumbo Visma’s tactic was not to attack, but to defend the leader’s position, without even seeking victory on stage.

“We weren’t looking for a win on stage. So we accelerated the Croix de Fer and after climbing the Alpe d’Huez I had to give up on team tactics in the first half. In these sequences, my job was to push myself to the max. when it’s my turn to shoot. We gained a lot of confidence with yesterday’s stage, so we also want to show that we know how to lead “, he highlighted.

Source: La Verdad

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