In years gone by, peaking for the Tour de France, and specifically the crucial third week, has been vital for pursuing the yellow jersey, but new race leader and stage 3 winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) has described that expectation, of growing into the race, as very much something of the past.
Pogačar, despite the ease with which he dominated the sprint near Les Angles on Monday, was asked whether he was looking to improve even further as the race goes on and reaches the high mountains, but the World Champion believes anyone looking to truly challenge the GC should already be firing on all cylinders.
