After clinching his milestone 100th professional win in stage 4 of the Tour de France at Rouen, it almost went unnoticed that Tadej Pogačar also regained the overall lead of of the mountains classifications on Tuesday. But the UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer’s return to the polka-dot jersey will be hard to miss on Wednesday’s time trial – and it could have a small but potentially important effect on his performance, too.
Entering stage 2 as mountains leader, Pogačar and UAE then deliberately allowed teammate Tim Wellens to clinch the sole point on offer in the competition on stage 3, in the Cat.4 Mont Cassel.
“I don’t think Tadej thought about it when he crossed the line”, Gianetti told Het Nieuwsblad. “But it is certainly positive. Now Tadej can wear his own clothes. A suit that we studied extensively in the wind tunnel.”
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