How did he live Pogacar's lightning attack in La Redoute? “I didn't have any great feelings at that moment and I didn't try to follow him. I felt better once I reached the VIP marquee and I tried to leave in a counter group. But it was then the typical case of a pursuit with leaders, without too many teammates, that was very noticeable.”
“Following Pogacar was taking the risk of exploding”
Well present at the front, Mauri Vansevenant had the same speech regarding the Slovenian's offensive. “I didn’t want to take the risk of exploding.”, says the Soudal Quick Step runner. “Because in this case, you end up far away.” However, he came in for third place, finishing sixth. “I am satisfied with it, especially since I lost a lot of strength in my pursuit to get back to the front of the race, as I had been delayed by the huge fall.” He had dated Tom Pidcock, making quite an impression. “We were more than a minute late, we had to no longer doubt and react.”
