BILBAO, Spain : It is fair to assume that if someone is going to beat defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at this year's Tour de France they will need to be at their best, yet Tadej Pogacar believes he has a shot at the title despite a far-from-ideal preparation. The Slovenian, who last year cracked under
BILBAO, Spain : It is fair to assume that if someone is going to beat defending champion Jonas Vingegaard at this year's Tour de France they will need to be at their best, yet Tadej Pogacar believes he has a shot at the title despite a far-from-ideal preparation.
The recovery time hampered his preparation for the Tour and he only returned to competitive racing in his national championships earlier this month, winning both the time trial and road race titles. “The wrist is not completely fine,” Pogacar, who said Vingegaard was the big favourite, told a news conference on Thursday, two days before the first stage in Bilbao.
The opening block of Tour stages are seen as some of the toughest in recent years, with hilly terrain in the Basque country that will make for"explosive" racing, according to Pogacar.
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