Tour de France 2025: Pogačar dey feel pressure as Almeida chop injury!
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Ah, Tour de France 2025 dey hot! Tomorrow suppose be rest day, but because of Bastille Day, dem go climb mountain plenty. Dem go climb seven category-two climbs plus one category-three ascent, wey go make the sprinters suffer from beginning. Na stage wey breakaway specialists go like am well well.
Plenty French riders go dey try enter any group wey dey go up the road, so dem go be the first French person wey go win stage for the national holiday since Warren Barguil for 2017.
The first time wey dem go enter the mountains go shake up the GC standings small, but e no go cause any problem for the main favorites.
But the real gist be say, Tadej Pogačar lose important teammate, João Almeida, during stage 9. Pogačar talk say e go ride more carefully for stage 10 and say the Tour dey tire am because e no even get time to shave!
Pogačar dey joke say “This Tour dey make me old, because no time to shave, we get plenty transfers.” E talk say dem dey spend hours for bus before and after the race, so e go need carry im bathroom kit go bus.
But Pogačar dey serious when e dey talk about Almeida loss. Almeida bin be fourth for 2024 Tour de France when e dey ride for Pogačar and e win the recent Tour de Suisse. Dem expect am to be Pogačar last support rider for the high mountains as e dey fight with Jonas Vingegaard.
Unfortunately, for stage 7, Almeida fall for the back of the peloton. E get plenty scratch and broken rib, but e manage ride flat stage 8 and part of stage 9 before e withdraw because the injury dey pain am too much.
Pogačar talk say e dey suffer for the bike, so e no fit imagine how Almeida dey suffer. E wish am well and say e go come back stronger.
Key Takeaways:
- Tomorrow be tough mountain stage for Bastille Day.
- Pogačar dey feel the pressure after losing Almeida.
- The Tour dey tire Pogačar because of the long transfers.