A few hours before the departure of the 112nd edition of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, director of the event, was the guest of RTL, this Saturday, July 5. “What we want is that with the proposed land, there can be from suspense to the end. But it will depend on the runners, “said the boss of the Tour.
The title holder and triple winner Tadej Pogacar is the big favorite to win a fourth success in the event. Double winner and main opponent of the Slovenian, the Danish Jonas Vingegaard Can he really threaten him? “You never know what will happen since in 2022, everyone expected a third consecutive victory in Pogacar and was beaten,” said Christian Prudhomme.
“What I think is that the first week of the plain, in trompe-l’oeil, is very important for the final general classification“Added the boss of the Tour de France.” The Pogacar and Vingegaard teams are significantly equal forcibly, but I think that in the plain, the Vingegaard team is strongerin any case more used to the borders for example, to organize when there is wind, “he still detailed.
According to Christian Prudhomme, the Visma-Lease training in Bike of the Danish must do everything to try to trap Tadej Pogacar in the first ten days of racing. He also thinks that the third of last year, Remco Evenepoelcan compete, notably thanks to the Caen time trial in the first week. Note that for the first time since 2021the large loop starts from France.
