Nicolas Geay, journalist from France Télévisions specializing in cycling, is very circumspect in the face of certain performances established during the Grande Boucle.
Last Sunday, Tadej Pogačar won
The fourth Tour de France in his career.
A 112nd edition marked in particular by a speed record in the history of the large loop, with an average of 42.445 km/h.
Certainly, records are made to be broken. But in terms of cycling, suspicion will be felt more than in other disciplines. In addition to this absolutely insane general look, the ultra-domination of the Slovenian runner and his UAE team asks a good number of questions.
Nicolas Geay does not hide it. “Of course it questions, of course we have doubts and we must have doubts, we as journalists. Obviously having regard to the history of this sport with all doping cases, whether in Armstrong, Contador, Landis … of course we have to ask questions. And even more, we journalists, we must have doubts, take a step back on these performances ”explained the journalist of France Télévisions, specialized in cycling, in the program “C in the air”.
Doping, Nicolas Geay forced to doubt
Nicolas Geay has been covering the Tour de France for the audiovisual group since 2006. And he is particularly well placed to realize the evolution -Potentially suspicious – the performance of runners. Indeed, for several years, he was on one of the following motorcycles of the legendary ordeal.
The Tadej Pogačar eogemony therefore cannot leave it marble. “His performance is extraordinary. He broke records, especially last year on the Bey set or this year, the records of time of ascent of runners who were in the middle of the yearhe recalls. So, of course we have to ask questions and we have to analyze this by saying to ourselves, it’s not just him, the performances of Vingegaard are also extraordinary. »»
