Russian cyclist from the BORA team — hansgrohe Alexander Vlasov said that after testing positive for coronavirus he had no doubts about his participation in the Tour de France.
Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19 during the Tour de Suisse and was forced out of the race, being its leader. On July 1, the Russian will start the first Tour de France as captain of BORA – hansgrohe.
– I feel good. There were no symptoms of coronavirus, the form is good. I’m glad I didn’t test positive for the Tour de France, that all of this happened at the Tour de Suisse, there were a lot of infected people there. After the test, I had no doubt that I could go on the Tour, except maybe the first day. Then I realized that I had no symptoms and everything was fine. This is my first Tour de France. I will try to do everything that depends on me, to show everything I am capable of,” Vlasov told reporters.
“So what are you capable of?” What are your ambitions?
– I will fight for victory. Let’s see how the race will evolve.
— And the first steps, especially with cobblestones?
— I hope for the support of the team. Of course, there will always be a lot of stress, but sometimes it even helps.
– Will you be able to impose a fight with Tadej Pogachar and Roglic with Vingegor with your teammates?
– Of course, Pogachar is the strongest and it will be difficult to defeat him, very difficult. There is a chance, you have to go about it wisely. We’ll see what happens. (Primoz) Roglic and (Jonas) Vingegor are very strong, but we’ll see how it will be in the mountains.
Source : MatchTV
