Legend of the Tour de France, Eddy Merckx does not hide being bored this year in front of the big loop.
To a pugacar tadej suggesting that the kilometers seemed a little long sometimes on the road to his fourth triumph at
Tour de FranceIn the absence of adversity, Eddy Mercks replies that he understands the Slovenian, sharing his disappointment before the total absence of suspense during this 2025 edition of the Grande Loop.
In the viewfinder of the five -time laureate of the Tour, the one nicknamed “Le Cannibale”, a certain Jonas Vingegaard, the only real alleged rival of Tadej Pogacar from Lille. “” There was not much tensionEddy Merckx’s deplores. Vingegaard was not a real competitor. In three weeks, he could only hold out … “”
In an interview with the Dutch media in Telegraaf, the mythical Belgian runner now 80 years old is not very tender either with his announced heir. A pogacar who will probably soon hold the absolute record for victories on the Tour de France. “” It is incredibly strong, there is no doubt, but we are talking about different generations, right? “”
Pogacar left to reign for a long time according to Merckx
“” Pogacar meets less opposition than me from my rivals of the timeInsist Eddy Merckx. If there had been more competition, he would have had more trouble winning so many victories. But if you ask me if he will earn more than five towers from France, I can only answer: of course! An opinion that inevitably counts from a champion displaying no less than 11 big laps on his record.
For Eddy Merckx Indeed, competition is not about to compete with the Slovenian monster. “” Remco Evenepoel? He is rather a time trial runner. Mathieu van der Poel? He took an incredible tour, what an athlete! He is the only one who can really challenge Pogacar … But I really don’t see anyone threatening him in the years to come. Nor do I see Vingegaard reducing the gap anytime soon. The biggest threat will probably come from his own team … “”
