Special envoy to Combloux
“I couldn’t do anything more.” The report drawn up by Tadej Pogacar a few moments after a time flown over by Jonas Vingegaard between Passy and Comboux on Tuesday is relentless. “I was at the bottom but it was not my best day”, dropped the leader of the UAE Team Emirates relegated to 1’38 of the time of the Dane more than ever in yellow. “It is not finished yet. We’ll see, but it still took me a long time. It will be harder than last year”, admitted the double winner of the Tour surprised by the time differences in a time of 22 km.
“Very honestly, I did not expect these time differences. I finished second, that’s good, but for half of the time trial, I wasn’t in the best of moods. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be better,” added “Pogi,” convinced that changing bikes to tackle the final climb was the right option. “I think it was the best choice to make. It only changed for a few seconds in the end but it didn’t make a difference.”
A few meters from Pogacar, UAE Team Emirates manager Mauro Gianetti also recognized the superiority of the Jumbo-Visma: “Congratulations to Jonas who was the strongest. He was impressive. The difference is very big,” explained the Italian who is still trying to plan for the rest of the week. “There are still two stages to give the maximum. Of course Tadej will continue to attack.
