The undivided domination of Tadej Pogacar and the suspicion that surrounds the Slovenian runner hurt cycling, which risks paying the consequences, according to Eric Boyer, former runner and team boss.
As expected for several weeks, Tadej Pogacar is about to win his fourth Tour de France. And as last year, the Slovenian will have flew over the event, to the point of relegating his second, Jonas Vingegaard at almost five minutes while the delay of the fifth, Primoz Roglic, is around 15 minutes.
The overwhelming domination of Tadej Pogacar aroused very strong reactions, many observers inevitably seeing the threatening shadow of doping. Not enough to surprise Eric Boyer, former runner and team director. “When a runner dominates as much as dopeds dominated him at the time, we parallel. And it makes things wrong. We don’t really know what to think ”he thus entrusted to the
Parisian.
But the former boss of the Cofidis training does not hide his doubts either. “Everyone knows that in some teams, including UAE, there is hypermedicalization. It is a form of gray zone, we cannot know if everything is played only on dietetics, rest and training plans. I hope there is nothing else ”he explained.
Cycling in danger?
The one who was fifth in the Tour de France in 1988 also questioned the effectiveness of anti -doping controls.
“Are we looking correctly?” In the laboratories we are looking for but I no longer know if it is in the laboratories that we will find the truth, he blown. The laboratories are exceeded. »»
But Eric Boyer also wants his former Condediples.
“There is a kind of general cowardice on doping. All team leaders are silent. All managers “he castigated. An attitude all the more incomprehensible as the runners and managers “Take slaps in the face every day and do not revolt. »» If not Jean-René Bernaudeau, “” The rest, it cries secret at the foot of the buses. »»
But for Eric Boyer, the worst is still to come. This is evidenced by the disaffection of many sponsors. “We see team mergers to survive, He said for this purpose. All of these financial partners are going on, it will be very serious. »»
