Once upon a time there was a cyclist with such thin legs that the first thing those next to him wondered was how he could be able to climb the stairs. mountains so fastlaunching himself as if he were riding a MotoGP that he is so passionate about downhill and being the only one who dares to breathe for a few minutes the air of Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar when they accelerate in the Alps.
Carlos Rodríguez’s legs look like those of a teenager who is growing up and not those of a pure and born climber, who has also been facing a time trial since he was a child as if he were a specialist, so if to the ‘chrono’ of this Tuesday we added a touch of mountains, almost a time trial, so there shouldn’t be any problem to hold on and even extend the insurance in third place overall.
At the foot of Mont Blanc
Carlos he feels overwhelmed at the roadside hotel, albeit with the majestic image of Mont Blanc, where he will stay until Wednesday. French television has set up an impromptu set in the parking lot. They have taken advantage of the tripods of the spotlights to grab a rope from which they hang, as if they were drying in the sun, the commemorative jerseys of the Tour, the yellow of Vingegaard, the white of Pogacar, which Rodriguez He would take Wednesday, albeit on loan, if the Slovenian star becomes the leader, and that of Ineos, the team that now refuses to release it to Movistar because it needs a consistent leader for next year’s French round.
you breathe tour everywhere. “It seems that what I do has a lot of impact. But since I’m in the race I don’t realize it. Here everything is magnified more & rdquor ;.
Possibly, Rodriguez mainly attracts the Spanish press, although there are many more who chat with him outside the hotel. Ineos, although it is a British team, is also half Spanish. Up to 10 people, almost half of the squad displaced to the Tour, are Spanish, including runners (Carlos, Jonathan Castroviejo and omar friar), director (Xabi Zandio), physical trainer, nutritionist, mechanics and masseurs; come on, between them they speak more Spanish than English.
Two prodigies and a yellow jersey
He attracts because a third place overall against two prodigies is something unheard of. “They are several steps above me, but I am going to try to improve & rdquor ;.
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vingegaardInstead, he locks himself in his luxury hotel, in the center of Saint Gervais-les-Bains, a town that lives on hot springs, skiing and cycling. Tadej Pogacar prefers to opt for videoconference to attend to all those who want to know his plans for the two alpine days that are still left on the Tour scene, and especially the time trial. “It fits me, but I’m not going to drop all the bombs at once. Last year I made mistakes, but now I’m enjoying the fight with Jonas.” It looks favourite. It’s a fantastic time trial for him, but also for vingegaard. They are only 10 seconds apart. However, vingegaard it seems to have grown since you climbed the Puy de Dôme. It is an open ‘chrono’ like a book and where Rodriguezwith his skinny legs, will try to be as close as possible to the dynamic duo of the Tour.