Tadej Pogacar did not go far from his 100th victory on this 2nd stage of Tour de France. Indeed, the Slovenian of training UAE Team Emirates XRG was only beaten by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-deceuninck) during this difficult sprint in the streets of Boulogne-sur-Mer. At the forefront throughout the final of the stage, the world champion has once again shown how strong he is. With his second place, he pockets at the same time 6 seconds of bonus, but also the polka dot jersey.
VIDEO – The reaction of Tadej Pogacar, with the polka jersey
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“You could expect Jonas attack”
“I would say it was a good day. It was a difficult and long step, with a little of everything: rain, tension, small bumps … I felt good in the final, and my team also worked well”said Pogacar on arrival. “I am very happy to have taken a good second place. Mathieu was stronger in the sprint, so hat to him. It is difficult to beat him with the sprint. To be honest, I played a little, because I was a little afraid of sprinter in front of him and I waited too much in his wheel.”
“I did not expect to take the polka dot jersey, but here I am, and I will take advantage of this day tomorrow. I won twice the ranking of the mountain of the Tour de France in my career, but I only worn it once in five participations. It will therefore be my second day with this jersey, and it will be a special moment”he continues. Asked about the attack on Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | lease a bike) In the final, he explains he had not been surprised. “We could expect Jonas to attack after what we saw on the Critérium du Dauphiné, and it is good to see him in the offensive. He made us suffer.”
