Like that of the majority of spectators, the blood of Mauro Gianetti . Tadej Pogacar fell just over 5 kilometers from the arrival of the 11th stage. While the race had gone without incumbents so far, a small innatention error almost ruined all the hopes of the team UAE Team Emirates XRG on that Tour de France. “A fall is always scary, especially when it happens at high speed. But when we saw that he got up quickly and he was looking at his bike especially, we quickly sighed a sigh of relief.” And that, we can believe it. While the Emirati training had already lost JOAO ALMEIDAits substitution leader and the main lieutenant of Pogacar in his quest for a 4th title on the Large loopthe team could have lost all hope in the streets of Toulouse this Wednesday.
“What a sign of incredible respect!”
Nevertheless, more fear than harm to Tadej Pogacarwhich quickly got up. “He says he feels good. But hey, of course, we never want to fall the day before a mountain stage. I think he was especially very afraid, even more than us “. And the most important thing in all of this is that he was able to reintegrate the group of favorites who slowed down as soon as the world champion found herself on the ground. “It is an incredible sign of respect on the part of the champions who rolled in the group in front. They want to fight all the time, but not when a competitor is unlucky. And for that, I draw my hat.” The Slovenian therefore begins the Pyrenean tryptic with more than a minute ahead of its main rivals for what should reserve the first big fight of this Tour de France !
