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‘This Tour is growing me old’ – Tadej Pogačar hints at defensive tactics for first mountain stage after losing wingman João Almeida

VIRE NORMANDIE, FRANCE - JULY 10: (L-R) Joao Almeida of Portugal and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow leader jersey compete during the 112th Tour de France, Stage 6 a 201.5km stage from Bayeux to Vire Normandie / #UCIWT / on July 10, 2025 in Vire Normandie, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar lost vital wingman and UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate João Almeida during stage 9 to Châteauroux, admitting he could now ride more defensively on the stage 10 and that the intensity and long transfers of the 2025 Tour de France are leaving him without even time to shave.

“This Tour is growing me old, because there’s no time to shave, we have so many transfers,” Pogačar said half joking and half serious when asked if he was growing a beard.

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