2023-07-20 16:13:28
By @amatiz12
Much is said about what Tadej Pogacar should do to get to the Tour de France in better conditions, where he has already accumulated two consecutive defeats. One of the walking theories is that he should squeeze less in the spring so as not to arrive diminished in July, something that the leadership of his team rules out -for now-.
“We have to face reality. He was unable to train for five weeks after his accident at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. He has only been on the bike for three and a half weeks in the run up to the Tour,” said UAE manager Mauro Gianetti.
From the intern they were aware that the preparation was not optimal, so much so that they appointed Adam Yates as second sword. They understand that with a higher preload, it would have been finer.
“After the stages in the Basque Country, we thought: wow, it’s possible. We are talking about Tadej, after all, but it was clear from the start that there were no guarantees that he too would improve on this Tour. Not training as a professional cyclist for a week is already a long time, let alone five weeks. We are not talking about a one day race, but about the Tour. You have to do a lot of work and kilometers of training to be ready for the Tour. The base of him was too narrow,” Gianetti explained.
Of course, they do not blame yesterday’s fall or another health problem. It’s pure and simple exhaustion “But yesterday’s accident didn’t affect his performance. It is a sign that you are no longer fully focused. It is a sign of fatigue. Tadej is not sick either, he is just tired. I think Tadej can be proud of the fact that, with his current condition, he is second on the Tour”, he stated.
Will it be necessary that I do not do the spring classics to the fullest? “When Tadej won Liège-Bastogne-Liège and attacked at Poggio and Oude Kwaremont, everyone said:he is the best cyclist in the world! And now he has to focus fully on the Tour… It’s about Tadej Pogacar. His base was too narrow this year, ”the Italian replied.
From the perspective of this server, it is relieving to hear that it is not in the plans to change its essence, since all that prestige has been built by being a total runner, someone who is from February to October disputing everything and varying the style of racing. What is clear is that they will still have to make adjustments -physical and tactical- to overcome Vingegaard, who regardless of the circumstances, has unquestionably shown himself to be the best and for a reason it will be…
Alejandro Matiz
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