“The Jumbo-Visma crushed me” reveals Pogacar, returning to his failure in the Tour

Tadej Pogacar (2)^e of the last Tour de France 2’43” from Jonas Vingegaard) after having held the reins for a long time, he had never gone back in detail on the nightmarish day he experienced during the Col du Granon stage (11^e stage). On July 13, harassed by the Jumbo-Visma team, he lost 2’51”, lost his yellow jersey and part of his illusions. In an interview with the Slovenian media MMC and comments reported by Rtbf, the UAE-Team Emirates rider reveals: “ It was very hot that day, almost 35 degrees, and that was not good for me. Everything was going well at the Col du Galibier, but I forgot to drink. I felt good but suddenly, on the final climb, I had no more energy and I didn’t have enough to drink. The Jumbo-Visma tactics were excellent. They were all at 100% and crushed me with their attacks, especially on the plain between the Col du Télégraphe and the Galibier. Looking back, when I think back to that day, I tell myself that I left all my strength, all my superpowers in the Galibier. That’s what cost me this slack in the last four kilometers of Granon. »