When we talk about Tadej Pogačar a doubt arises as to whether what we are seeing is the best, whether it is going to be the definitive or whether, by how he indicates his age, he still has room for improvement. This is what happens with such precocious talents, that do incredible things at a very early age.while leaving the door open to the imagination and to what they can end up doing, if their progression follows normal channels.
The first week of the Tour has been what it is in large part because of the Slovenian prodigy, who repertoire to dominate a race in which the Slovenian prodigy has which, with twelve stages to go to Paris, is in his hand, but not yet on track.
From the time trial to the pavé
At the start of the Tour, Pogačar took the shine off the super-customized time trial suit on a rainy and cool afternoon in Copenhagen. Tadej set one of the best recordsHe was not even willing to go into the corners with a knife edge, knowing the consequences of a crash already in the first part of the Tour.
The good time trial placed him third overall, He has never failed to be among the best since the start of the Tour.
So, after two days in Denmark, which turned out to be less fierce than expected, he was able to save two days in Denmark, the entry into France was made with the scare that Van Aert gave him in Calais.. In the Belgian's attack, Tadej was not as far ahead as he needed to be, although the situation did not escalate because, mainly, the one who went, Van Aert, was no match for the overall.
The next day, one of those moments that will surely form part of the album of this rider's sporting life.. In the bewilderment and danger of the pavé, with rivals left by fall or breakdown, or simply cut off, Pogačar put on a great display on the cobblestones.He was able to show what would become of him on these terrains, so far away from a cyclist made for stage tours, if one day he would focus on them.
He didn't get much of an advantage, but the blow was struck and the scare was taken by his rivals, behind them, who were getting over all the difficulties that arose. They did it on the fly and at full speed as if luck was also blowing in favor of the cyclist who defends the crown.
King on La Super Planche des Belles Filles
Later in the week, with the feeling that the smiling Slovenian champion was on the rise, came those hilly stages between Belgium and France that invited to test him, even if it was only at the end. Thus Pogačar overcame fast riders at the finish in Longwy and in the process won the yellowmore than two weeks before arriving in Paris.
The moment of the Tour, therefore, happened at the summit of the Super Planche des Belles Filles. After an excellent team effort, which kept the peloton under control, Majka made the approach so that, in the final stretch, on dirt, Pogačar went for the stage. It wasn't easy, and it wasn't easy at all. the escapee Kämna demanded his own to be hunted down.The stage was still neck-and-neck with Jonas Vingegaard.
It was a very tough and even duel that forced Tadej to do his best.on the same day that he presented his proposal for the fight against cancer.
This weekend, already at the gateway to the Alps, Pogačar has pulled the team to take away the desire of the rivals. to test the assault on his, for the moment, clear leadership.
With a three-day alpine pass as the main attraction, the Tour approaches a second week in which the list of contenders may be very reduced. Pogačar leads clearlybut its strong rival, Vingegaard is very strong. The road to the third Tour still presents many difficulties.
