> After the race, the world champion was harsh on the team tactics of the Dutch team of his (on paper) biggest rival for the overall victory, Jonas Vingegaard. "I don't know what tactics they used at Visma-Lease a Bike, but trying to steer two riders (referring to Simon Yates and Victor Campenaerts, ed.) in the breakaway seems like a waste of energy to me."

> "Even that sprint at the end is pointless," Pogacar bluntly admitted. "Visma | Lease a Bike set a very high pace on the penultimate climb, and on the last climb (in Vire-Normandie, ed.) Matteo Jorgenson launched the sprint. That's a bit pointless, because it wasn't a sprint for a top-10 finish. He probably thought he could gain a second or two."
> After the finish, Pogacar was mostly scratching his head. "I know they're behind, but what they did today was absolutely ridiculous," he says sharply. "Maybe they lost their way a little yesterday (in the time trial, ed.)," he sneers. 
> "But yeah, maybe they were trying to keep me in yellow. But I don't really care. I don't mind riding around in the yellow jersey," concludes the second-placed rider in the general classification, just one second behind leader Mathieu van der Poel.

he really hates them, 7 stage wins incoming