Alberto Contador believes Vingegaard should go for yellow jersey - "He looks impressive, and if so, they've got to try and attack the yellow jersey"

Former Tour de France  champion  Alberto Contador believes it is time for other riders to push for the yellow jersey, or they may never have another chance.

Alberto Contador appeared on Eurosport to discuss the progress of the tour. He was asked about his opinion on Pogacar performance, to which he said, "The profile of the stage says it could be won by someone high up on GC. That's because I think there will be a team - whether it's Jumbo-Visma or UAE - that puts a really high pace on the front, and that will break that invisible chord that we see between the riders. They can try and wait to do that on Alpe d'Huez, but I think stage 11 is much better for it.

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Jonas Vingegaard is just 39 seconds behind Pogacar in GC, and Contador thinks he is the trump car Jumbo Visam can use ."I think the stage will depend a lot on Jumbo and whether they make the day very fast or not. In terms of putting Vingegaard into yellow, it depends on how he is feeling, but from what I see, he looks impressive, and if so, they've got to try and attack the yellow jersey," concluded Contador.

Robbie McEwen supported Contador’s statement noting Vingegaard’s performance in Mont Ventoux last year. "What I’m looking forward to and what we saw last year on Mont Ventoux, Vingegaard made his first big impression in the world of cycling when he dropped Pogacar as the altitude was starting to take effect, which was around 2000 meters,” said McEwen.

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