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"Maybe I'll quit early, then you'll be rid of me" - Tadej Pogacar sick of the same questioning at Giro d'Italia
CyclingMonday, 13 May 2024 at 10:35
Tadej Pogacar takes the questions regarding his Giro d'Italia dominance with a tad bit of humour, but it is no surprise that he is relatively tired of the questions regarding how much he can win. During yesterday's press conference following his third win of the week, that was evident once again.
"Well, the most important thing is to win in Rome. I didn't expect to win yesterday (stage 7 time-trial, ed.), and today the plan developed during the day. So far, it's going great," the UAE Team Emirates rider said following his third triumph - following those in the Santuario di Oropa and the Perugia time-trial.
Pogacar was asked how many stages he could possibly win throughout the entire Corsa Rosa and his response was "maybe I'll quit early, then you'll be rid of me." Not an unexpected answer as he has already been asked this since before the race started; and it shouldn't stop either as the Slovenian is dominating the race as expected and has already been the headliner of two days aside from those he won - where he attacked on stages 1 and 3.
Yesterday at Prati di Tivo it wasn't the initial plan, but UAE put in the work and Pogacar wanted to win for his teammates' sacrifice: "Today, I wanted to win for Mikkel Bjerg. But also for Rui Oliveira and Molano. You just want to reward the team when everyone works so hard. On to matching the victories of Mark Cavendish and Eddy Merckx!"
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