Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is relishing the chance to race key Tour de France rivals Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) for the first time since last year's Tour at the Critérium du Dauphiné, admitting he's hoping "we can battle it out."
The world champion was as relaxed as ever as he spoke to international media over a video call on Saturday, with his cap turned backwards and his typically laid-back personality shining through in his answers, but he did offer somewhat of an ominous warning when the question of his numbers came up.
