Vlasov: “The first two days of the Tour de France will be tense”

Russian cyclist Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe Alexander Vlasov believes that the first days of the Tour de France will be quite tense for the peloton.

The Tour de France starts in Florence on June 29.

— You have a busy week. Two presentations – first just a team presentation, then a specific presentation before the Tour.

— Yes, there are a lot of events this week. It was interesting during the presentation made by the team. And the one who was directly for the “Tour” was a little tense, but still beautiful. The fact that the Tour starts in Italy makes it even more comfortable for me. Everything is more familiar.

— What will the first week look like, if we look at the route of the stages?

— Already the first two days are difficult. Tomorrow’s stage will be nervous. The first, nervous and hilly – up and down. The next day, pretty much the same thing. The first two days will therefore be tense. Fourth stage from Galibier. So calm down.

– Already the first week, there is a “cut”.

– Yes. I didn’t do any “reconnaissance”, but if I understood correctly, it wasn’t particularly technical. I’ll take a look at it tomorrow morning before I start. Every meal to the max.

— Were there any problems during preparation?

– No, everything went well. We have been training together since May, then there was Dauphine and we started training together again. The ambiance is good. So much preparation has been done, I finally want to start this “Tour”.

— Who do you consider the favorite, if not your team?

– Pogacar. He says he feels even better than in the Giro. Let’s look at Jonas (Vingegaard), Remko (Evenepoel) is one of the favorites, but as we all know, he can also catch a crisis, and besides, he may not be in good shape after “Dauphine” yet, Vlasov told Match. TV.

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