but that he took the opposite decision<\/a> – also going against the idea that there is a robotic structure in the team where the riders have little say in their schedule.<\/p>\n“He was really keen to do Paris-Nice after not being able to participate in the UAE Tour. He simply wanted to race because he had trained all winter. I even told him ‘forget Paris-Nice. It’s too dangerous, you could crash… Go train and prepare for the Giro instead.’ So yes, it’s a misconception,” he argues.<\/p>\n
It was also argued earlier in the year that he doesn’t race much, but the difference in this argument lies in the total race days, not the amount of events he starts. “What people forget is that he has a lot of race days, the difference with Pogacar is that Pogacar races fewer days, but more one-day races.”<\/p>\n
The goal this year is once again to try and catch up with the Slovenian, but before that, aim for a Giro d’Italia win which would put him on the list of winners for all three Grand Tours.<\/p>\n
“Vingegaard, for his part, is aiming for the Tour de France. He has the ability in the mountains, he can climb at Pogacar’s level. Obviously, it still has to materialize. But we know it’s possible,” ‘Lanterne Rouge’ argued.<\/p>\n
“Frankly, for neutral spectators, for everyone: if we had a duel like in 2022, it would be fantastic for the sport. And yes, obviously, we want it to happen. And above all, he wants it more than anything.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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