"It seems to be his new trademark" - Johan Bruyneel shares his remarks on Tadej Pogacar's new way of attacking
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Tadej Pogacar put in a masterful performance to win stage 6 of the Criterium du Dauphiné and his winning ways did not go unnoticed. Johan Bruyneel was particularly interested in the Slovenian's attacking style, on the saddle and without the familiar explosiveness.
The Slovenian, after losing time to Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vingegaard in the race's time trial, put on a spectacular display that the Belgian pundit described as his new race-winning approach:
"What a comeback after your disappointing time trial. What a way to come back. In the first part of the climb he felt great and that attack, which can't even be called an attack, didn't get up in the last 8 kilometers," Bruyneel said in the The Move podcast together with Spencer Martin.
"We saw Pogacar accelerate after a corner following a great relay from Jhonatan Narvaez and Tim Wellens, he accelerated the same way he did in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, without getting up on the Col de la Redoute".
This is a style that's been seen since last year, and he has more often done it - to great success. "The same thing he did at Strade Bianche. It seems to be his new trademark, accelerating from the saddle. When he accelerated you can see how Jonas had to get up, that he was going to the limit, he followed him 50 meters, 75 meters, and he was gone."
Whilst the race is far from over and the lead over Jonas Vingegaard is of less than a minute, a Pogacar at the level he showed in Combloux will be virtually unbeatable in the two mountain stages that remain in this race. However, it certainly will be an interesting test as the riders go over three mammoth ascents this Saturday afternoon, and the Slovenian will be tested in the high mountains where Jonas Vingegaard usually specializes in.
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