This Thursday was held in Lille the press conference of the best runners of this Tour de France 2025. After Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-DECEUNINCK), Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe) ou encore Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step), the world champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) closed this press conference and answered many questions from journalists present on the spot, which Cyclism’Actu was part.
VIDEO – The Tadej Pogacar press conference before the Tour
“Interesting to see if we can again exchange our places with Jonas Vingegaard”
The world champion declares: “Yes, I think this year is more or less the same as the last two years. It will be interesting to see if we can again exchange our places or not, but you never know with the arrival of new runners. I think it is in great shape and I look forward to running against all the others on different fields (…) As always, the first week of the Tour is one of the most intense and stressful. We can very easily lose the first day. Think that I can also see this as a opportunity. One of the newspapers, we survive the first week “he explains.
“Cycling is not a very safe sport …”
The triple winner of the Large loop continues: “I often feel in danger when I go bicycle. In my opinion, it is not a very safe sport. The simple fact of going out to train in traffic, where more and more people are nervous in their cars, in traffic. You risk your life every day outside, in training. Of course there will always be accidents and moments when you do not feel in safe, The famous places for cycling, there are a lot of fans and there can sometimes be problems. “
It was the case in the past, but without fans, this sport would be really boring, I think. So that's something we have to accept. We had a lot of arrivals at the top. I think the last week in the Alps is the most difficult. The first step has about 5,000 and a half meters of elevation, with only three climbs, but three very difficult climbs. It is the most difficult. But that doesn't mean it's the worst “concludes Tadej Pogacar.
