the essential While he wanted to attack his rival Jonas Vingegaard in the ascent of the Col de Joux Plane this Saturday, Tadej Pogacar was slowed down by the motorcycles present in front of him and could regret this episode at the end of the Tour.
It could be one of the turning points of this Tour de France 2023. This Saturday, the riders had to climb the Col de Joux Plane, difficulty classified out of category, during the last kilometers before the finish in Morzine. At the top were notably three bonus seconds. On the climb, Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard elbowed each other to pass the summit of this difficulty in the lead.
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After a first attack by Pogacar 3.7 km from the summit, annihilated by his opponent two kilometers further on, the Slovenian, second overall, attempted a second acceleration 500 meters from the line in order to grab a few seconds in the general classification on his rival. However, Tadej Pogacar was forced to cancel his attack after being hampered by the motorcycles present in front of him which blocked the entirety of an already narrow road with the supporters present on the sides.
#TDF2023 / The scandal of the day: the attack by ud83cuddf8ud83cuddee Tadej Pogacar (UAD) slowed down by motorcycles. At this moment of the race, it is inadmissible… pic.twitter.com/vLx8XTqGAf
— Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) July 15, 2023
“I tried, I gave it my all. The bikes couldn’t move. I fired a blank cartridge. That’s how it is. We’ll try again,” the Slovenian told the France 2 microphone after the match. ‘stage. Despite the three seconds lost at the top of the Col de Joux Plane, the white jersey recovered six after crossing the finish line in second position, just ahead of Vingegaard. Despite everything, this does not allow him to reduce his gap in the general classification, since he loses a second on the yellow jersey. There are now seven stages left before the end of this edition and the finish on the Champs-Elysées.
2023-07-15 22:46:55
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