Defending road race champion Tadej Pogačar‘s World Championships in Rwanda may not have got off to the start that people were expecting, as he suffered a heavy defeat to Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) in the time trial last Sunday and was overtaken on the road, but as his rainbow jersey defence approaches, his confidence has returned.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Pogačar discussed his full acclimatisation to the tough conditions in Kigali and how several mid-week training sessions have seen him feeling back to 100%.
Pogačar, as open and bullish as ever though, is expecting the very best from his form, offering a lack of “rhythm” as a partial explanation for the somewhat shocking defeat in the race against the clock.
“I think it’s a little bit different to last Sunday to this Sunday that is coming up,” said Pogačar, sitting alongside Slovenia national coach Uroš Murn as they spoke on Thursday afternoon.
Pogačar was asked whether he would be looking for revenge after the now iconic moment when Evenepoel overtook him on the cobbled climb to the finish, and he noted how the road race could provide an instant opportunity to put that moment to bed.
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