The Slovenian two days from the beginning of the great Boucle: “Vingegaard? There is great competition, great rivalry, let’s see if we still exchange the positions …”
Tadej Pogaçar closed the series of press conferences on the day of presentation of the tour teams. Vingegaard will speak tomorrow, and so the Slovenian took the scene with the usual strength. “Since I am less on social media and I stopped following journalists and various media alive much better, but for the next few weeks I will try to answer your questions with a smile on the lips,” said the great favorite of the Tour de France 2025.
the great struggle
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Saturday we leave and everyone expects the duel between Pogaçar and Vingegaard, winners of the last 5 tours: “It was 5 intense years, of great struggle between me and Jonas. There is great competition, great rivalry, let’s see if we still exchange positions …”. Yes, because Tadej beat Jonas in 2021 and 2024, the Danish exceeded Slovenian in 2022 and 2023. “But watch out for others, there are many interesting young people and in great shape. They will be in large weeks for the people in front of the TV and on the streets”.
best climber
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They asked Pogaçar if Vingegaard is better than him in some aspect. And Tadej replied honestly: “I think it is the best climber in the world, or at least it has been in recent years especially on long climbs. At a stopwatch I sometimes go better, other times he, we are there. The battle is open, let’s see what this tour de France says.
survive
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It starts with an intense week, and Pogaçar has clear ideas: “As always the first stages of the tour are intense and nervous. You can lose the race if you do not be careful, but honestly I see this first week as an opportunity: there are many rough endings, full of traps, with few sprints and a chrono, you have to be with very open eyes. And keep the bad luck away, avoid falling to the first. Week the goal is to survive. “
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