Tour de France: Pogacar wins the time trial

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Pogacar wins the time trial – Martin in energy-saving mode

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Tadej Pogacar won the individual time trial with confidence. Photo: Pete Goding / BELGA / dpa

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Laval Tadej Pogacar couldn’t help but smile mischievously after his coup at Laval. “The goal was not to lose any time,” said the defending champion after his victory in the first time trial of the 108th Tour de France.

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Then he had to laugh out loud: “In the end I gained time and I’m very happy. Maybe it’s a good thing I’m not wearing the yellow jersey yet, but I want it soon. ”The famous Maillot Jaune is still sitting on the shoulders of Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, but after Pogacar’s impressive performance in the fight against the clock, there is a Change at the top is only a matter of time.

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Phenomenal time trial from Pogacar

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“It was a really good day for me. I didn’t make any mistakes and the conditions were perfect for me, ”said the 22-year-old after his victory in front of the Swiss European Champion Stefan Küng and hugged Van der Poel in the finish area. “Mathieu’s jersey looks pretty good too.” Van der Poel raved about having had “the best day on the bike this year”. Eight seconds separate Pogacar from first place, but the Slovenians will be much more interested in the distance to their toughest opponents in the battle for the overall victory.

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Primoz Roglic, second in the previous year, suffered a serious fall, is 1:40 minutes behind and has to attack in the mountains. “I was lacking a little power. I squeezed everything out of myself, ”said Roglic. The Slovenian is tenth overall, just behind Richard Carapaz from Ecuador, who is surprisingly solid in the time trial.

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The German team Bora-hansgrohe suffered a severe setback. Captain Wilco Kelderman had a bad day, losing 1:49 minutes to Pogacar and slipping to 13th place overall. Bora-Joker Emanuel Buchmann lost 2:29 minutes on Pogacar, but remained within expectations. “I’m satisfied so far. I didn’t want to lose too much time, I succeeded, ”said the Ravensburger. Buchmann’s time will come from Saturday in the mountains.

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Martin in energy saving mode

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There Tony Martin will be fully in the service of Roglic again to support his captain in the fight for yellow. That’s why the four-time world time trial champion allowed himself a quiet day in the hilly landscape east of Rennes.

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“In the last two days I have noticed that I am not 100 percent okay. The falls drew a lot of energy, ”explained Martin. He preferred to “take half a day of rest so that the wounds have a chance to heal and also mentally zero”. The best German was Max Walscheid in 28th place.

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Woman captured with a cardboard sign

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Meanwhile, the French police have taken into custody the spectator who caused a mass fall on the first stage. This was reported by the AFP news agency. She is accused of deliberately endangering public security. The woman is therefore a French woman. The woman had held a cardboard sign in the street on Saturday and brought down Martin and dozens of drivers as a result.

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On Thursday, the sprinters’ hour will strike again. Anything but a mass sprint in Chateauroux would be a surprise, especially since there is only a small mountain classification to be mastered on the route. Mark Cavendish will be speculating on another success. The Briton celebrated his first stage victory on the Tour in Chateauroux in 2008, and another 30 followed.

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