Author of an exceptional new performance on Sunday at the world championships, Tadej Pogacar has maintained the doping suspicions in Rwanda in which he has been faced for several years.
Tadej Pogacar added a new page to his legend. Presented as the main favorite to his own succession, the Slovenian retained his title of world champion after a new exceptional issue on what was considered the most difficult journey in the history of the Worlds.
After being attacking on the slopes of Mount Kigali, a hundred kilometers from the finish, the quadruple winner of the Tour de France disgusted the (meager) competition, ending his recital with a solo raid of 66 kilometers, with in the end a minute and a half ahead of Remco Evenepoel and more than two minutes on Ben Healy.
This new Tadej Pogacar festival has aroused many reactions. And if the leader of the Team Uae-Emirates has attracted a new praise concert, some observers do not hesitate to say that he is the biggest cyclist in history, others have seen in this feat new proof of doping and did not hesitate to say it on social networks.
Tadej pugacar, increasingly heavy suspicions
And for many months, commentators have not hesitated to share their doubts. “There is a kind of general cowardice on doping, Thus entrusted Eric Boyer, former runner and manager, during the last Tour de France. The guys are completely overwhelmed, even disgusted by the appearance and domination of the UAE team. This gives a somewhat monotonous, sad and suspicious atmosphere. Many runners are annoyed, they are afraid and cry in secret at the foot of the buses. If they open it, I am told that they will pay it. Ok, but they are already paying. They take slaps in their mouths every day and do not revolt. “” You have to be lucid, the entourage of Tadej Pogacar does not plead in his favor “He had added, without taking the trouble to appoint Mauro Gianetti, with the sulphurous past.
“I am a measure, I can’t be categorical about what’s going on. But as a coach, when we know a little physiology, we are a little disillusioned, we find it a little big. And the more it goes, the more the gap widens ”,, for its part entrusted to the Samuel Bellenoue team, former director of performance of the Cofidis team. “With Tadej Pogacar, it is as if the fatigue of the previous passes did not exist. Runners pass the line by being suffocated, he has no grin, he does not breathe. But if you don’t breathe, weren’t you thoroughly or what? »»A enriched Alban Lorenzini, coach, specialist in equipment and power calculations.
Aeronautical and mechanical engineer of fluids, Frédéric Portoleau has also recently shared his misunderstanding.
“There is something abnormal with Tadej Pogacar”evoking a possible “Blood doping” and ensuring having “Detected data that was above its usual power profile”.
Tadej Poacar is regularly confronted with this suspicion at a press conference. “Think what you want, I have my conscience for me”Doesn’t he hesitate to answer.
