A big fright for Tadej Pogacar which falls in the final of the 11th stage around Toulouse

The favorite of the Tour de France on land. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) dropped six kilometers from the finish line in Toulouse on the 11th stage, Wednesday, June 16, after being surprised by a sudden change in the Norwegian trajectory Tobias Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility). Showed by his teammates, the second in the general classification behind the Irishman Ben Healy (EF Education-Easypost) was nevertheless expected by the group of Cadors.

The Slovenian world champion, who was able to leave thanks to the assistance of a neutral mechanic when his channel had jumped, wasted no time and reassured his team on the radio: “Everything is fine, respect for the peloton”he greeted in reference to the attitude of the peloton that waited for it.

“A fall is always scary, especially at a fairly high speed”explained the manager of the UAE team Mauro Gianetti. “He got up early and has everything looked at the bike to leave, which relieved us. He had lost fifteen seconds, we saw the peloton behaving like champions to wait Tadej (…). It is an incredible sign of respect. He would have liked not to fall the day before Hautacam, but it is the bicycle. It is nothing serious, it feels good.”he said.

But it will be necessary to see any consequences of this race this Thursday, during the 12th stage. A great explanation with his rival for the final victory Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease A Bike), is expected for the first day in the Pyrenees between Auch and Hautacam.