{"id":562930,"date":"2026-05-02T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/562930\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:06:09","slug":"if-the-organisation-wants-tadej-pogacar-to-win-valentin-paret-peintre-raises-motorbike-concerns-as-breakaway-hopes-fade-again-in-romandie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/562930\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIf the organisation wants Tadej Pogacar to win…\u201d \u2013 Valentin Paret-Peintre raises motorbike concerns as breakaway hopes fade again in Romandie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cI was a bit disappointed when the first group went after 10 kilometres, but when Red Bull started riding again, I quickly understood that Roglic wanted to make the jump on the climb, so that worked out quite well for me,\u201d added the Frenchman.<\/p>\n

Strong cooperation, familiar outcome<\/p>\n

The breakaway never lacked commitment. With several motivated riders and clear cooperation, the group pushed hard in an attempt to stay clear on a stage that always looked finely balanced between attackers and the favourites. \u201cWe were riding really hard. There was good cooperation and we did our maximum in the break,\u201d Paret-Peintre said.<\/p>\n

But despite those efforts, the outcome followed a now familiar pattern in this year\u2019s race. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t keep enough of an advantage. It\u2019s a bit disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

That frustration was not just about the result, but about the conditions in which the chase unfolded. \u201cI\u2019d have to look at the images, but I hope the motorbikes weren\u2019t too close behind, because that was the case in the last two days,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

It was at that point that Paret-Peintre\u2019s reaction sharpened, pointing towards a wider concern that has surfaced repeatedly in modern racing when breakaways are reeled in under tight margins. \u201cIf the organisation wants Tadej Pogacar<\/a> to win, that\u2019s their choice. We\u2019ve said it several times. But that\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comment reflects a perception, shared at times within the peloton, that convoy positioning can influence the dynamics between breakaway groups and the chasing bunch, particularly on open or fast sections of road. On this stage, the gap never stretched to a level that offered real security, and once the pace lifted behind, the escape was always under threat.<\/p>\n

Positive sensations despite disappointment<\/p>\n

Despite the outcome, Paret-Peintre took encouragement from his own performance on a demanding parcours that exposed many riders.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood sensations. It was still a really hard day, especially the middle section which didn\u2019t suit me so well on the flat, and I suffered quite a bit there,\u201d he said. \u201cBut on the final climb I felt that I was still good, so yeah, that\u2019s positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a race dominated once again by Pogacar on the decisive terrain, the breakaway\u2019s fate ultimately followed the expected script. Yet Paret-Peintre\u2019s words ensured that the conversation extended beyond the result itself, adding another layer to the debate around how those outcomes are shaped.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cI was a bit disappointed when the first group went after 10 kilometres, but when Red Bull…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,20996,12540,101,8782,114367,56,54,55,128271],"class_list":["post-562930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-primoz-roglic","tag-soudal-quick-step","tag-sports","tag-tadej-pogacar","tag-tour-de-romandie","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-valentin-paret-peintre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}