A week after taking revenge on the climb to Hautacam, Tadej Pogacar has another bad memory to evacuate this Tuesday.
Tadej Pogacar seems unsupported on this Tour de France. Already to his advantage during the first week, to the point of winning two stages and wearing the yellow jersey, the Slovenian crushed the Pyrenees, signing two new stage successes and taking an almost final option on the final victory with more than four minutes ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.
The leader of the UAE-Emirates team also took the opportunity to take revenge on Hautacam, where he had sunk in 2022 against Jonas Vingegaard but also Wout Wan Aert. He even signed his greatest stage victory by relegating his main rival to more than two minutes.
And for many observers, the reigning world champion could do the same this Tuesday on the slopes of the Ventoux, where he had indeed cracked against Jonas Vingegaard during the 2021 Tour before resuming the runner of the Visma in the descent to Malaucène. “I am not surprised that Vingegaard is one of the best climbers in the peloton, he is very strong. I couldn’t follow him, he was super hard, he put the package, it was a little too much for me and I fell in love, that’s it ”he had commented.
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Asked about it, Tadej Pogacar began by kicking in touch. “We went to Hautacam, we go to Mont Ventoux and the Col de la Loze, where Jonas dropped me three times. But for me, these are racing situations, He said in the first place. It is not the pass itself that is suitable for one or the other, it is how the race takes place. I think all the climbers are almost at the same level on climbs of 10 to 15 km. »»
But by his own admission, if the legs are attacking, Tadej Poacar could take the opportunity to hit a new blow.
“If it’s 15 %, it’s just figures, regardless of the name. But in fact, I like all these climbs, he assured. Mount Ventoux is super iconic, and the Col de la Loze is one of the hardest passes that I have ever made in my career. I can’t wait to be there. I wouldn’t say that I am looking for revenge, I just want to have better legs than previous times. »»
