UAE’s method and therefore that of its leader – wringing out the peloton with Tim Wellens and Nils Politt, sending the eagles Sivakov, Almeida, even Adam Yates and then attacking with Tadej Pogacar – reached its limits during the stage towards the Lioran station on Wednesday, even if the Portuguese rider promised that nothing would change: “The tactic will be the same: attack.” Why do this when the Slovenian has 1’14 on his most dangerous opponent, Jonas Vingegaard? Because it’s in his nature and his team has already had a lot of trouble in recent years convincing him not to embark too early on the quest for the Giro.
