Pogacar disappointed after tour route presentation

The route was overall “very interesting,” said the 22-year-old after presenting what he considered to be a “very classic” cycling tour of France: “Personally, I would have liked more mountain finishes.” The plan for the tour from June 26 to July 18, 2021 includes arrivals in Tignes, the Col du Portet and Luz-Ardiden. The 27 km long individual time trial in the first week suits him, said Pogacar. He also welcomed the high proportion of Pyrenees stages: “I love the Pyrenees.” Big premiere The tour will have a premiere in 2021. The legendary Mont Ventoux has to be conquered twice in one stage of the 108th edition of the Grand Loop. The organizers announced this on Sunday evening at the route presentation. The Grand Depart takes place on June 26th in Brest, followed by 3 further stages through Brittany. The 2021 Tour will be very different than the hilly and probably most demanding edition of previous years in late summer. 5 day segments will take the peloton into the Pyrenees, only 2 into the Alps. The tour traditionally ends after 3383 kilometers on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. It was originally planned that the tour would start next year with 3 stages in Denmark. However, due to the postponement of the European Football Championship and the Olympic Games to next year, Copenhagen withdrew as the starting location.

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Pogacar disappointed after tour route presentation

For Slovenia's Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates), the stage plan for next year is apparently not demanding enough.

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