The two-time winner of the Tour de France, Slovenian Tadey Pogakar, will arrive in Copenhagen on Friday with four of his teammates. On the other hand, Pogakar will not have with him Mark Hirsch from Switzerland, the main absence of the group, which was revealed by the leaders of the Emirati team on Monday.
Polish mountaineer Rafal Mayka, Danish rider Mikel Bjerg, American Brandon McNaltin, Norwegian Vegard Steak Laengen (also present in 2020) were in the group a year ago. New Zealand’s George Bennett and Spain’s Marc Soler, two of the main recruits of the off-season, are ranked like Italian road sprinter Matteo Trentin, the winner of the previous round of the tour.
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«We worked hard all year as a team to prepare for it– said Pogakar, who quotes his team. «This year has been positive for the team so far, we hope to continue this momentum.«. «Our ambition is to win the race“- said the manager Joksen Matsin Fernandez. «Every year the challenge of winning the Tour gets harder, all we can do is prepare the best«.
UAE team at the Tour de France (July 1-24).
Thaddeus Pogacar (SLO), George Bennett (NZL), Mikel Bjerg (DEN), Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR), Raffael Maika (POL), Brandon McNalt (USA), Mark Soler (ESP), Matteo Trentin (ITA)
Source: Le Figaro
