Tadej Pogacar confused by Jumbo-Visma tactics at Tour de France on Stage 12 – 'Strange to see'

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) admits Jumbo-Visma's tactics on Thursday were «strange to see» after watching his rivals throw everything at getting a rider in the day's breakaway. With Jonas Vingegaard in the yellow jersey, and three big days in the mountains to come, it was perhaps surprising to see Jumbo-Visma so committed to animating Stage 12 from the off – with Wout van Aert, Wilco Kelderman and Tiesj Benoot all enjoying sustained stints off the front. Ad Such was the unrelenting and furious nature of the start that Vingegaard was forced to ride aggressively to put out fires his team-mates could not, potentially depleting his energy stores.

Tour de FranceBilbao takes sensational win on Stage 10 to move into top five on GC11/07/2023 AT 15:31 After the stage, Ineos star Luke Rowe admitted he was «very surprised» at Jumbo's tactics, while Pogacar has now revealed he was also confused. «It was a bit crazy at the start,» Pogacar told Eurosport about Stage 12. «They [Jumbo-Visma] really wanted to go for breaks, so it was strange to see.

For us it was OK, we had a good day. We focus on ourselves and do our own thing.» Vingegaard began Friday's trip to the imposing Grand Colombier with a 17-second lead over Pogacar in the general classification. But over on The Breakaway, Robbie McEwen and Dan Lloyd were still getting their heads around Jumbo's wild approach to Stage 12.

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