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EFE · Road Competition · 09/19/2020
An unexpected blow, a disappointment that no one imagined, much less after three weeks of dominance on the road. The men of the Jumbo-Visma, by Primoz Roglic, went into a state of shock after losing the yellow jersey in favor of an earthquake called Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates).
Who could least believe it was Primoz Roglic himself, leader from the ninth to the twentieth stage. The legs did not work the day they could not fail and it was decisive to suffer an incurable defeat, since the Tour was at hand.
“I am disappointed with the result but I also gave it my all. Hats off to Pogacar, who was the best and has shown his strength. I hope the public had fun and enjoyed watching this Tour.” Diplomtico Roglic, who perhaps contrasted in spirit with other teammates who could not finish the Tour with the yellow jersey of the leader for whom they worked throughout the Tour.
The Dutch Tom Dumoulin made an impressive time, setting the best time, until Pogacar arrived like a rocket and put an end to his illusions.
“Primoz was feeling very good this morning, he was confident and ready for the time trial. I think he did a good time trial, not the best, but it was good, and we think it would be enough, but Pogacar has been at a different level than ours.” .
Dumoulin, the 2017 world time trial champion, did not hide the general disappointment in his squad, shocked by the blow received 24 hours after arriving in Paris.
“We are very disappointed, we had done everything right for three weeks. We were here to win the Tour and we had everything under control. Primoz gave everything today but it was not enough. It is very disappointing but that’s right, it’s sport.”
“The Maastricht Butterfly” admitted that “no one could imagine this outcome.”
“I am impressed with the performance of Tadej Pogacar. When I entered the finish line I knew that I had not done a great climb, but I expected to win or be very close to victory, but Pogacar took me more than a minute so … I was very surprised his performance was very strong, congratulations, that’s all we can say, “he said.
Belgian Wout Van Aert, winner of 2 stages on this Tour, did not have a good time seeing the image of his team leader being beaten second by second by Pogacar.
“Seeing Primoz Roglic suffer like this … For me it has been another Roglic. Losing like this the last day is really difficult. Tadej Pogacar was much stronger. It is very disappointing. It is also a total surprise for us.”
The surprise was greater after seeing Roglic at the exit calm and confident, still smiling.
“We were still laughing. There was nothing to indicate that he was worse. We were ready to finish, but we were beaten by an impressive Pogacar. We worked for three weeks for this yellow jersey, so it is a huge disappointment.”
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