Pogacar’s lethal weapon in the Tour de France

A priori, the design of the ninth stage of the Tour de France You didn’t seem destined to be the leader Pogacar could lead a new feat, even more so when a quality breakaway has formed ahead with enough wickers to be able to reach the finish line.

But for many kilometers he saw Pogacar and his team, UAEworking piece-rate, as if wanting to keep the escapees within reach to try to catch them on the last climb of the day, 25 kilometers from the finish line, as the British Adam Yates at the finish line: “We thought we could go for the stage with Pogacar, but then we saw that it was not the best option.”

Words to which he added Tadej Pogacar. “The plan was just to get to the finish line. When the earpiece doesn’t work, like it did for us, you have to talk a lot on the road and that’s it. We wanted to keep the escapees a minute away, but then the Netcompany Ineos began to pull with the ambition of fighting for the stage with Pippo (Ganna). In the end, the breakaway reached the finish line. It was a very hard day. I hope that tomorrow will be a calm day, with a relaxed walk and a good rest.”

‘Pogi’ comfortably leads the general standings ahead of Vingegaardwho seems to have food for morality. “Of course our main objective is to keep the yellow jersey, but sometimes the best defense is a good attack. You never know. We will see what happens in the next few days, but for sure the stage after the rest day will be tough.”