Between 2020 and 2021 he won everything and above all he was the absolute protagonist of the Tour de France, winning the last two consecutive editions. Tadej Pogacar he would have liked to deliver the sensational blow also in 2022, also guaranteeing for the third year the prestigious race that will stop in Paris in the last round. UAE pilot Emirates did everything to get the best Jonas Vingegaard. the Dutch of Jumbo-Visma it was nothing short of perfect and is at the top of the overall standings just three minutes from Pogacar. The victory of the 18th stage practically gave him the Tour de France in his hands, but this last appointment today was characterized above all by Vingegaard’s gesture that immediately went around the world.
pogacar falls downhill on a beautiful tface to face with Vingegaard, the latter continues, but waits for the Slovenian to rise up and allow his rival to gain his position again. A gesture of great sportsmanship that, however, did not stop Vingegaard from crossing the finish line alone, climbing uphills and uphills and tackling the descents with mad attention. But his Tour Vingegaard had won at that point and Pogacar was aware of it: “Hats off to him.”
pogacar he doesn’t hide and in his post-race statements reported by l’Equipe, the Slovenian completely let himself go, acknowledging the strength of his direct opponent: “Jumbo-Visma did a perfect job on this Tour de France. – he said – And today the best won, Jonas Vingegaard was stronger than me”. Pogacar explains this Tour in a nutshell: “I couldn’t have come up with a better way to miss the Tour de France – explains – I gave it my all, thinking about the general classification, and I can leave the race with no regrets. I started pushing on the penultimate climb (Col de Spandelles), I thought I still had strength for the last climb.”
But the moment of the fall, which will forever be an iconic image for the healthy values of sport, also hit Pogacar himself who, however, reiterates how he already knew the personality of Vingegaard: “I wanted to attack at that moment as I was going down, but I went a little too far and fell. – he explained again – I tried to follow Jumbo-Visma to the end, but they were too strong.” A few words about the Dutchman and his incredible fair play gesture: “I have nothing but respect for Jonas Vingegaard and I think we respect each other. -he said concluding- There’s only one stage left that I can win until Paris, and I’ll do everything for that.”
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