Andy Schleck feels Tadej Pogacar is doing too much too soon: "The seconds he takes on Vingegaard, they are expensive”

Tadej Pogacar has already been busy in the first four stages of the 2023 Tour de France, picking up bonus seconds and gaining 11 seconds advantages over Jonas Vingegaard. According to Andy Schleck though, he could be doing too much too soon.

"He still spends a lot of energy to collect these seconds," the 38-year-old from Luxembourg who was a winner of three Tour de France stages in his prime and took the 2010 edition of the race after Alberto Contador had the victory taken off him for doping, tells Cyclism'Actu. "You have to know that 15 seconds is 100 meters in a pass. Pogacar, the seconds he takes on Vingegaard, they are expensive. You have to know to save on the Tour, it's still an endurance race"

With stage 5 of the 2023 edition bringing the earliest Hors Category climb in 44 years, both Pogacar and Vingegaard are expected to feature heavily in any of the drama of the day. Schleck though has earmarked a different rider for potential success.

"It's a good day for a Thibaut Pinot, even if the peloton won't let riders like that take a big lead," Schleck predicts. "We'll have to see how the big teams control behind."