Joxean Fernandez Matxin, the senior sporting director of Team UAE Emirates, spoke in recent days about Tadej Pogacar's domination of Jonas Vingegaard during the last Tour de France. And the boss of the UAE team was very clear about next season, in particular about the future reaction of the Danish champion.
At the end of last week, Joxean Fernandez Rebellionthe team's senior athletic director UAE Team Emiratesgave an interview to Cyclinguptodaterelayed by cyclismactu.netduring which he discusses the competition represented by Jonas Vingegaard pour Tadej Pogacarparticularly concerning the Tour de France.
“Pogacar’s dominance over Vingegaard? Nothing is acquired »
Clearly, given the domination exercised by Pogacar last year, Vingegaard is he still a threat to the Tour de France? The response of Fernandez Rebellion was unequivocal: “ Nothing is acquired. Five years ago, it looked like the one who would win five Tours in a row was Egan Bernal. Then Tadej won, we didn't know if he was going to win the next one. After winning the second, Tadej was announced as the one who would win six Tours in a row. But in the end, Vingegaard won the next two and it was he who was presented as the future winner of six Tours in a row. This means that every year can be different, and even more so with injuries ».
“What will Jonas do now? Like us last year »
In addition to the unstoppable argument that he develops while looking at the last seasons, the sporting director of Team UAE advances another element. According to him, the domination suffered by Jonas Vingegaard last year at the Tour de France, even though it can also be explained by his serious fall at the Tour du Pays Basque, will provoke a big reaction from the Danish champion: “ Were we angry when we didn't win the Tour and did things much better to win? Yes. What will Jonas do? Clearly the same. We couldn't sleep, we couldn't feel comfortable… Vingegaard is going to have this need, this anger, this extra motivation to be able to do things ».
