2023-07-28 11:59:46
Tadej Pogacar. Kei Tsuji / Bettini / Panoramic
The Slovenian, dolphin as in 2022 of the Dane Vingegaard on the Tour de France, will take a break before the Worlds.
True to his legend, he attacked. From the 1st to the last step. From Bilbao to the Champs-Élysées. Beaten (2nd at 7’29” from Jonas Vingegaard on arrival in Paris on July 23), Tadej Pogacar gave everything, tried everything. He collected two stage victories (at Cauterets-Cambasque, 5th and at Markstein, 20th) but lived a nightmare in the Col de la Loze (17th stage). That day, the Slovenian had confessed, very tested: “ I am dead. “After the fatigue and disappointment, his team UAE-Team Emirates chose to give him a break.
Tadej Pogacar, who on Monday abandoned a criterium in Aalst, Belgium, will not participate, according to Cycling News in the European Climbing Championship (an uphill time trial which will take place this Sunday on the slopes of the Saint-Gothard in Switzerland, from Airolo to the summit of the Gotthard; a 12.7 km ascent, with passages at 10% and paved portions).
Tadej Pogačar will also not participate in the Clasica San Sebastián, this Saturday, or in any other event. UAE Team Emirates has also indicated that it is not changing (for now) its racing program for the rest of the 2023 season (which will end at the Tour of Lombardy on October 7) and that the possibility of seeing Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, Geraint Thomas and Remco Evenepoel face off during the Vuelta (August 26-September 17) remained possible. “ If he participated, it would be the best group of participants in Vuelta history “Summarized Javier Guillén, the director of the Tour of Spain at Evening.
In the meantime, Pogacar’s next event should be the UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Glasgow (the road race on August 6; the individual time trial on August 10). The Slovenian Federation and his team have not yet confirmed his presence…
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