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EsCiclismo.com · Road Competition · 05/09/2020
The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), protagonist of the first Pyrenean stage of the Tour de France with his attack in the group of favorites, set a new record in the ascent of Peyresourde with a time of 24 minutes and 35 seconds.
The young 21-year-old rider, third classified in the 2019 Vuelta a Espaa, better the record of Kazakh Alexander Vinokourov in 45 seconds.
This is one of the highest performance in recent decades: 6.8 W / Kg.
With his offense today within the group of big favorites, Pogacar recovered 40 seconds after having lost 1 minute and 21 seconds the previous day when he was caught in a cut produced by a fan.
Pogacar returns to the Top-10 of the Tour de France, is ninth 48 seconds behind the leader, Britain’s Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott).
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