Tadej Pogacar: "I tried but I couldn't drop my rivals"

17/09/2020 - Tour de France 2020 - Etape 18 - Méribel / La Roche-sur-Foron (175 km) - Tadej POGACAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - Avec le maillot Blanc
17/09/2020 - Tour de France 2020 - Etape 18 - Méribel / La Roche-sur-Foron (175 km) - Tadej POGACAR (UAE TEAM EMIRATES) - Avec le maillot Blanc © A.S.O./Thomas Maheux

"It was one of the toughest stages on the profile, and for sure it was hard. Jumbo did great job to control. I tried on the last climb, but it was not possible to drop my rivals. I didn’t have better legs than everybody else. I sprinted for the 3rd place, but it was not possible either. I’m thankful to my team and I’m happy about my performance. I don’t remember what Primoz told me… I think we were both happy nothing happened on the gravel section, because there were big chances of puncturing. I didn’t know Richie Porte had a puncture. We knew he was dropped… But now I know, and I’m glad he came back because it would have been unfortunate had he lost his place due to bad luck. I’m not really close to the yellow jersey. If Primoz has a super bad day, I may stand a chance… But actually I just hope to have a good day and secure my place on the GC."

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