“He cuts the grass under the foot of many people”, how Pogacar discourages the escaped

On the eve of the third week of the Tour de France, some runners are looking for solutions to escape the overcomination of Tadej Pogacar and his teammates, and finally succeed in raising arms. However, This is the case of Michael Woods who finds that the situation has changed since the Slovenian ogre leaves fewer. Meanwhile, fewer crumbs to the escaped.

During the last day of rest of the Tour de France this Monday. Meanwhile, a question must occupy the spirit of a majority of the 166 runners still in the running: what stages Tadej Pogacar intention to win by the arrival on the Champs-Élysées? Nevertheless, From Mont Ventoux to the Butte Montmartre. Consequently, passing through the Col de la Loze, the Slovenian yellow jersey can win everything on paper, apart from the stage intended for sprinters in Valencia.

“It annoys “he cuts grass under foot a little”

It must be said that the world champion is not one to let the opportunities. In addition, to embellish his impressive record. However, With four successes already this year, Tadej Pogacar has 21 stage victories at 26 years on the Grande Boucle. Therefore, And he does not intend to stop there. Furthermore, “You can’t give up if the opportunity to win a step is arising,” he said last week. Nevertheless, “You never know when it is our last day. I would honestly say that the team pays you to win stages, not to offer them to others.”

Gifts, he makes it very little. Well supported by an overpowered team. Tadej Pogacar controls the race from the big start in Lille, and some runners pay the price.

This is the case of Bruno Armirail who presented himself on Thursday at the head of the foot of Hautacam on Thursday before seeing his “he cuts grass under foot advance just over a minute. 30 seconds melt in the space of a few hectometers. The continuation. we know it: an attack from the first kilometers of the ascent and 2min10 in advance on Jonas Vingegaard.

“It is a runner who decides whether the breakaway goes to the end or not,” regretted the French on arrival. “180 runners want it to go at the end but if he says no. it won’t go and he’s going to win.” Before adding: “It annoys a little. But if I was in his place, I would not hesitate to win everything. The problem is that he is alone in this place. And we are undergoing. But he is not invincible either, his team will not control everything.”

Same story for the surprising 11th in the general classification, Jordan Jegat. The total runner was not illusions during the stage when seeing the UAE team control the “he cuts grass under foot gap with the breakaway: “In the Tourmalet. I saw that he had a good rhythm, and as I know him a little, I launched him: ‘You want the stage?’. He replied: ‘We ride at this pace, if you want to go faster, go. For me, it was clear. “

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An advance that melts in no time

For Michael Woods, you have to think twice before embarking on a breakaway, as a happy outcome is uncertain. At the front regularly for two weeks. the Israel-Prime Tech runner confided this Sunday on the feeling of resignation of part of the peloton.

“Pogacar really cut the grass under the foot of many people,” he said with CyclingNews. And to continue: “During the racing meetings. before the stage, it is now said that it takes four or five minutes at the foot of a coast to contain it.”

However. on Saturday, “he cuts grass under foot it only took three minutes at the bottom of Superbagnères in Thymen Arensman to resist a return from the Tour favorites. The Dutchman of Ineos-Grenadiers crossed the finish line with more than a minute ahead of Tadej Pogacar. enjoying a “average” day of the Slovenian, somewhat weakened by a cold.

The virus having hit “rather at its end”. the illusions of the rest of the peloton will be weak this Tuesday on arrival at Mont Ventoux. A hill race after 150 kilometers of dish during which Nils Politt. Tim Wellens, winner in Carcassonne, should muzzle the fugitives of the day.