A little less than two weeks before the start of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is in good shape, thank you for him.
The Slovenian, double title holder, is perfecting his condition at home, on the Tour of Slovenia.
Leader of the event, stage winner on Friday, he still wandered on the mountainous route on Saturday, with his teammate Rafal Majka.
Both men flew away on the last climb, and this time Pogacar left the victory to his second after taking the time to pretend to decide at chifoumi which of the two would raise his arms.
Rock, paper, scissors - this has had a brilliant piece of sportsmanship.
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The two riders from the UAE Emirates team naturally occupy the first two places overall, before the 5th and final stage this Sunday, which should be settled in a sprint.
"It's extremely encouraging before the Tour de France," commented Pogacar, who after his probable overall victory will land for a week in a resort in the Alps to complete his preparation.
It will then leave on June 28 for Copenhagen, where the Grande Boucle will start on July 1.
Despite Primoz Roglic, he will still be the big favorite.
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