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Pogacar: "There is no better way to lose a Tour"

MADRID, 21 Jul.

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Pogacar: "There is no better way to lose a Tour"

MADRID, 21 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) confessed that he gave everything this Thursday "thinking about the general" of the Tour de France, but it was not enough to prevent the Danish Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) from giving the blow that points to the definitive .

"There is no better way to lose a Tour de France than this. I gave it my all today with the overall in mind. I am going to finish the race with nothing to regret. There is still one stage I can win before I get to Paris, and I'm going to try to get it," he said after the eighteenth stage.

The reigning double champion of the gala round sought to cut back with the yellow 'jersey' in the last stage of the Pyrenees, but Vingegaard and his team not only defended themselves but also increased their lead by winning the stage. "Jumbo-Visma has been perfect in this Tour de France. 'Chapeau', because they have proven to be very strong every day. As for today, in particular, the best one has won. Jonas [Vingegaard] was stronger than me today" , he claimed.

"I had given it my all on the penultimate port, but felt like I still had energy left in the tank for one last attack on Hautacam. Unfortunately I hit the ground, and the fall took its toll. I tried to follow the Jumbo-Vismas to the top, but they were stronger than me," he added.

Pogacar explained his fall. "I have a lot of respect for Jonas Vingegaard, and I think it's mutual. When he decided to wait for me after my crash, he was in a good position to do it because there were teammates of his both in front and behind to help him. I was the one who needed to get down as quickly as possible." possible. That's why I went to the limit, and I ended up going to the ground, I can't blame anyone except myself," he concluded.