I came to win but I don’t put pressure on

Cycling star Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-Xrg) will take a test for a prestigious criterion according to Dofine for heating before France. He is considered one of the main favorites for the final success, at a press conference he confirmed that he wants to win but will not impose too much pressure. His biggest rivals on the criterion will be an old acquaintance from Tour, Danec Jonas Vingegaard and the Belgian Remco Evenepoel.

This time, Pogačar revealed his team plans and wishes for Dofine in an online press conference. He is aware of the status of one of the favorites, but does not want to have too much pressure. “Participation is extraordinary, it is almost as if we’re on the Tour. I come to win, but on the other hand, I don’t want to have too much pressure. We need to know that I am coming from a large set of training, « the French news agency AFP summarized Pogacar’s announcements for the race, which will start on Sunday.

“Even if it doesn’t go the way I want it, there will be no panic. Even in the past, the criterion by Dofine has not always been an indicator of what will happen on the Tour. But I will get information about what or if it will need to be improved, « the Slovenian star thought about the importance of the upcoming race.

Pogacar shone from mid -February to the end of April. He proved his versatility mainly on monuments or the highest five -day races, after he became the first cyclist in history to stand on the stage for six times in a row. By the end of April, a 26-year-old Slovenian celebrated in seven races. He was the best in the overall race of the United Arab Emirates, where he won two more stages of victories, on Strade Bianche, after Flanders, on the Walloon Arrow and Liege-Bastogne-Liega.

This was followed by altitude preparations in Sierra Nevada, which ended before Dofista. “The training sessions were really good quality. The information was good, but I do not know what legs I would have, as I will not have a comparison with last season when I performed on Gir, « Pogacar said, adding that he likes to play in various races so that he does not fall into the routine.

The upcoming dofine race will be his second, the first appearance in 2020 finished fourth. He also evaluated competitors. “Jonas looks in good shape, I think it will be very strong. We’ll see what will happen. However, he will not be the only opponent to look out for. They are others, say Remco. If I have the right legs, I expect a great race, « Pogacar said.