One month. 33 days. This is the period that separates the end of the Giro d’Italia from start of the Tour de France (from June 29 to July 21). “There are more days of separation than in other years,” he explained a few months ago. Xoxean Fernandez Matsin in AS, when he analyzed the capabilities of his student, Tadej Pogacar, attack the double Corsa Rosa and Big Boucle. Finally, the Slovenian’s debut on the Italian tour became a reality with the expected balance: total dominance. After six stage wins, 20 days in the pink jersey and the biggest lead over second place in the 21st century (9:56), Pogi He was crowned Giro champion in Rome, the third major achievement on his record after two Tour de Frances (2020 and 2021).
It is in the Eternal City that the countdown will begin for the Slovenian, whose agenda next month will be smoking towards the French tour. AS spoke with Mathin about Pogačar’s plans: that this very Monday in Rome he would have business to attend to and a series of official events at which he would demonstrate Senza Fine Trophy before various local authorities. If there are no unexpected changes in the scenario, Tuesday (a priori, in the morning) will take plane home to Monaco, where he will stay all week with his partner and fiancee, cyclist Urska Siegart, who in Jirou’s last days was present to keep him company.
Once this rest week is over, during which both Pogacar and the rest of the runners returning from the Grand Tour are allowed to “skip” the diet as a “mental relief”, as the rider explained to AS during the Giro. UAE nutritionist Gorka Prieto will have to pull himself together… Pogi You will travel to Isola 2000, a famous ski resort in the French Alps. where concentration at altitude will begin, which will last 19 days. For the first five, the Slovenian will train alone, at altitudes that at some points even reach 2,600 meters. The remaining days will be accompanied by runners participating in the race. Dauphin
(from June 2 to June 9), that is, a good part the block of teammates who will be with him on the Tour: Ayuso, Soler, Wellens…The idea is to ease logistics, since when Pogacar heads to France, UAE runners coming to Isola 2000 will face a much closer trip than one that would involve moving an entire block to the Sierra Nevada. Once this whole process is over and the Tour is visible, about four or five days after it begins, Pogacar and his comrades will travel to Florence, the scene of the events. Grand Depart Tour in 2024. The assault on the double will begin, the first part of which has already been completed after conquering the Giro. Now the second, most difficult task lies ahead – to repeat the feat against Vingegaard, Roglic, Evenepoel and company Marco Pantani
in 1998 he became the last person to achieve a Giro Tour double in the same season.Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find everything about sports in one space: news of the day, agenda with the latest news about the most important sporting events, the most striking images, the opinion of the best AS. companies, reports, videos and a little humor from time to time.
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