Por Aware of the superiority of Tadej Pogacar, the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, declared in an interview with the AFP that he hopes that the competition, and especially Jonas Vingegaard, will be up to height to offer “fight”.
Question: The Tour It starts Saturday from Lille, in an edition that will be held 100% in French territory, what expects this first week?
Answer: “Before we used to wait for one thing: that it ends soon. This year is the opposite. If you are only taken into account, the departure and arrival cities seem to Wall of Brittany, which has become a classic. ”
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Q: But there will be no cobblestones in the north, is it too dangerous?
A: “Dangerous perhaps, but above all too soon. We are not suspected of being against the cobblestones, Thierry Gouvenou’s favorite is direction, the wind that can appear.
Q: In the platoon there is a corridor that dominates, will the Tour be determined before reaching the Pyrenees?
A: “I hope not, but we can never know before. We have done everything so that there is fighting until the end. It is true that the last criterium of the Dauphiné has shown a superior Pogacar in the mountain. If it is at the same level as in recent months, it will be very difficult for its rivals. Also that is why the first week will be more important than in recent years. That is where you have to try to gain time.”
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Q: Is it important for the tour of a duel?
A: “Of course, that would mean that there is a fight. And there is nothing better than a duel. It is the salt and pepper of any sports competition. In the last five years, we have a 3-2 in favor of Pogacar against Jonas Vingegaard. We want the face to face to continue, why not, next to (Remco) Evenepoel or another third man, perhaps (Florian) Lipowitz.”
Q: Is a phenomenon of weariness appearing due to Pogacar?
A: “As in the era of Eddy Merckx. The boy who wins a lot. That is why we would be delighted to have suspense. We all expect a fight, and we, the organizers, too.”
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