Urska Zigart, the partner of Tadej Pogacar, met concerns on the road to the Tour de France this week.
The partner of Tadej Pogacar did not really appreciate his detour by the road to Tour de France This week while she was trying to find the Slovenian at the top of Mont Ventoux. The interested party recounts her mishap this weekend at the Belgian daily Niewsblad.
“” We often think that I have a preferential treatment, but that’s wrongUrska Zygart breathes, herself a professional cycling and reference in her discipline. In France, the police do not know who I am, and I was a lot challenged during my ascent of Mont Ventoux by bike. “”
Like any amateur cyclist seeking to borrow the Cadors of the Grande Boucle, the young woman indeed found herself confronted with the gendarmerie services responsible for securing the premises. Thus blocked in his ascent by the police.
“The gendarmes did not believe me”
“” I’m sorry, but today we are waiting for professionals on the roadIt was noted. I told them I was also a professional, but they didn’t believe me “, Dixit Urska Zygart, both resigned and clearly upset to the glow of his testimony.
“” It started well with a few Belgian spectators who recognized me and took photos with me, but after that, I was told to get bikes everywhere. Each time, I continued to pedal a little further until I joined the next police officer, who asked me to go back down “Explains half the yellow jersey.
Slovenian even tried to get escorted by a member of the UAE team-the Tadej Pogacar team-but the latter missed their appointment. “” I had to walk to the car by pushing my bike and wearing my bicycle shoes on rocks and crossing all kinds of people. People were looking at me wondering where I was thinking of going … and I really didn’t want to be there. “”
