ROCAMADOUR, France : On the verge of failing to win a third straight Tour de France, risk-taker Tadej Pogacar said he would come back hungry for more but ice cool Jonas Vingegaard, who is set to take his crown on Sunday, has warned that one title will not be enough for him.Pogacar and Dane Vingegaard have fought tooth and nail for three weeks although the Slovenian's take-no-prisoner approach has ultimately not paid off against the power of his rival's Jumbo-Visma team as ice prevailed over fire.This Tour has laid the foundations for a classic rivalry, which both are looking forward to renewing next year."I see a really big challenge in Jonas, who I couldn't beat," said Pogacar, who trails Vingegaard by three minutes and 34 seconds going into Sunday's largely processional ride to the Champs Elysees in Paris."I'm looking forward to the next Tour de France to be better and get over this obstacle."Pogacar said he and his UAE Emirates team made some mistakes which cost them as Jumbo-Visma enjoyed a near-perfect Tour."I think I made the mistake of following every attack in that (10th) stage to the Col du Granon and in the end I paid dearly for it," the Slovenian explained.That day Pogacar withstood countless attacks from 2020 runner-up and compatriot Primoz Roglic and Vingegaard, eventually cracking in the final five kilometres and losing his yellow jersey to the Dane."We also were unlucky because we finished with only four riders (out of eight) with injuries and COVID."On the other hand, Jumbo-Visma "rode perfectly, they showed they were strong," he added."But every year is a bit different.
We hope we can get better luck next year and get better at small things and we can match this year's Jumbo-Visma. This year is going to