“He no longer seems very motivated”, Van Aert does not put on a Pogacar victory over the Champs-Elysées

If the last stage of the Tour de France 2025 will end on the Champs-Élysées, the runners will pass three times by the Montmartre. Meanwhile, Motivated by the appointment, Wout Van Aert hopes Tadej Pogacar will remain warm in the peloton.

Winner on the Champs-Élysées in 2022. Meanwhile, Wout Van Aert hopes again to shine on this legendary place, back on the Tour de France after a year of absence. Therefore, At the end of the 20th stage this Saturday. Similarly, the Belgian of La Visma-Lease A Bike shared his motivation as for this last stage of the Grande Boucle, spiced by a triple passage in Montmartre.

“I hope Pogacar is not going to get involved. Furthermore, but you never know with him,” said Wout Van Aert, in comments reported by Eurosport. “To be honest, he doesn’t seem very motivated. But everything will depend “he no longer seems very a lot on the weather. I will try my luck on Sunday.”

Second at the sprint in Laval. Wout Van Aert could take advantage of the new course, already seen on the online race of the Paris Olympic Games, to attack or get rid of the main sprinters. “I am now much more motivated than before. ” continued the Belgian, compared to the old traditional course of the last stage. Additionally, “With Montmartre, it’s more a classic, even if it will be a short and explosive race. But it’s a profile that suits me.”

“I don’t think it’s necessary to take a lot of risks” – "he no longer seems very

Winner of four stages on this edition. Tadej Pogacar will win him the general classification of the Tour de France for the fourth time. Absent during the Paris Olympic Games. the Slovenian had not passed through Montmartre and could therefore be motivated at the idea of “he no longer seems very offering a bouquet of prestige, on the most beautiful avenue in the world.

“We will see. it will depend on how we wake up,” said Pogacar as to his intentions for this last step. “We have a great team for this course but I don’t think it is necessary to take a lot. of risks. We will see what the race will look like. If we can be in front, we will try and otherwise we will try to enjoy Paris.”