United Arab Emirates,  September 02, 2020:  Slovenian starlet, Tadej Pogacar showed his strength as a clear podium favourite by matching the pace of the world’s strongest riders in today’s stage 4 of the Tour de France. 

 

Pogacar followed world number one and compatriot, Primoz Roglic’s (Team Jumbo-Visma) wheel on a brutal uphill sprint in the final 150 metres of the climb to the line to take a well-earned second place in the Tour’s first summit finale. 

 

Stage 4 was one to remember for Pogacar as he earned himself the coveted white jersey awarded to the fastest young rider which he will wear with pride in tomorrow’s dangerous Stage 5. 

 

Pogačar said, 'To wear the white jersey in the Tour is a really nice moment. I wasn't sure after I crossed the line if I had taken it or not. Wearing the white in the Vuelta was special but this is even more so. Today's stage was not so hard but the final part was full gas. Primoz was a bit faster than me in the final but I'm happy with my result. The team is good - De La Cruz is still recovering from his crash but he's getting better. The motivation is really high in the group.'

 

1. Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) 4h07’47 ”

2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

3. Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) 

General Classification after Stage 4

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quickstep) 18h07’04 ”

2. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) 04 ”

3. Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma) 07 ”

4. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 11 ”

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