VIDEO. Tour de France: “We went to the starting line” when suddenly … Pogacar struck a car of the screw

Fortunately, a small incident without impact. Moreover, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar has cracked a car from La Visma without gravity. However, the team of his rival Jonas Vingegaard, by going to the starting line of the 18th stage of the Tour de France in Vive Thursday.

“We went on the starting line in the middle of the cars. there was no danger in front. We were behind the car (Visma training), maybe a little too close, and the driver held back suddenly. I don’t know if he wanted to control my brakes”had the yellow jersey with British television before departure.

“I did video. tour de france: “we not see why he held back suddenly so I hit the car. I hit myself. but everything is fine”immediately reassured the 26-year-old Slovenian, who took the departure of the Tour de France stage.

An incident without consequence, therefore, which will not prevent Tadej Pogacar from storming this queen test. On the program: Three hidden passes including the terrifying Col de la Lozewhere Tadej Pogacar had experienced the worst failure of his career in 2023. and where Jonas Vingegaard should try to reduce his delay on the Slovenian three days from arrival in Paris.

At the start on Thursday. the Danish counted more than four minutes late on Pogacar, which seems to be launched towards a fourth success on the Grande Boucle.