Tadej Pogacar claimed the Tour de France total lead with a late assault in Sunday’s second stage, although the Slovenian could have been shocked by how simply defending champion Jonas Vingegaard adopted him regardless of his current lack of racing.
While the 2020 and 2021 Tour winner’s lightning assault on the ascent of San Luca left fellow favourites Primoz Roglic and Remco Evenepoel seemingly glued to the street, Vingegaard had no hassle maintaining regardless of coming into the race having not competed since he sustained a collapsed lung in a crash virtually three months in the past.
“It feels good to be in yellow again,” Pogacar stated. “I was so close last year and then I cracked. This year it feels good to be back in yellow, even if it’s without any margin. It feels good, and it’s confirmation that I’m also strong. I’m in good shape.”
“I did a really good attack,” Pogacar stated. “I was happy that I exploded the contenders a little bit. But yeah, Jonas was quite fast on my wheel, and he was really strong.”
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