Peerless Pogačar wraps up his second Tour victory
Mikkel Bjerg is smiling broadly, talking animatedly and looks completely relaxed. There’s a simple reason for this, the young Dane has just finished the Tour de France’s final time trial between Libourne and Saint-Émilion and knows that his room-mate and UAE Team Emirates leader Tadej Pogačar is destined to win the coveted yellow jersey for the second year in a row.
What’s the secret to Pogačar’s success, Bjerg is asked? “While we’re all suffering, Tadej’s just smiling and having fun,” he says. “It’s been hard mentally for me and the other guys trying to keep Tadej out of trouble,
