Cycling, Contador criticizes Pogacar: "Too many races: he risks not reaching the top at the Tour"

Rome, 30 April 2025 - Rivals in the race, but also rivals in their approach to the season: on one side there are Tadej pogacar and its almost total omnipresence in the calendar, from Classics ai Grand Tours, and on the other there is jonas vingegaard, who focuses all his thoughts on Tour de France. The same fans of the two opponents of a thousand battles to the Great Boucle they seem to be divided on the issue, in a dispute in which a former champion like Alberto counter.  

Contador's statements

  Intercepted by the microphones of CyclingFlits, the Spaniard did not spare criticism of the Slovenian: starting from his management in the race. "I think that the people inside the team will not be particularly happy with his attacks 70 or 80 km from the finish, because that wastes a lot of energy". The thought, inevitably, goes to the attempted attack from afar that did not succeed atAmstel Gold Race 2025: precisely wasted energy before then losing in the sprint at the hands of Mattias Skjelmose. We then move on to the presence in the calendar of pogacar, diametrically opposed to that of vingegaard, which according to Counter could therefore be favored over Tour de France 2025. "I am sure that his current racing program, focused on Classics very challenging and tough, not the best in preparation for the upcoming Tour de France. Let's see how he feels later on, if he's still tired. As a team, I'd be worried about his effort". In fact, there is a grain of truth and it concerns the reluctance never hidden by the highest levels of theUAE Team Emirates-XRG regarding the participation of pogacar to the Paris-Roubaix 2025. In that case, the main fear was linked to the risk of falling which could have compromised the rest of the season, with a particular view on the Great Boucle: in fact the world champion ended up on the dusty asphalt of theHell of the North, but 'only' due to a slip which would have prevented him from winning, which then went to Mathieu van der Poel.

Evenepoel's fury against a journalist

  Meanwhile, in Belgium the journalist Ruben Van Gucht of the broadcaster VRT he has attracted the ire of Remco Evenepoel for bringing his wife into the matter Oumi Rayane, his family and their respective economic conditions and his religion: through his Instagram profile, the runner's reply Soudal Quick Step did not take long to respond. "I feel compelled to respond to the absurdities and disrespect shown by Ruben Van Gucht. The reality is that my partner comes from a wealthy family that has built its success through hard work and entrepreneurship. There is no financial support from me. If it is difficult for some to believe that a Moroccan family can be successful through hard work and honesty, this says much more about their narrow way of seeing the world than the reality. Maybe you would be better off worrying about your family, Ruben. Because we feel things too."

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