Pogacar more confident than last year as he seeks Tour de France hat-trick

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Tadej Pogacar has set his sights on a third consecutive Tour de France win, with the UAE Team Emirates rider saying on Thursday that he was more confident than in 2021 when he became the youngest rider to win back-to-back titles.Pogacar, 23, won the UAE Tour and the Strade Bianche this year and the Sloven

Tadej Pogacar has set his sights on a third consecutive Tour de France win, with the UAE Team Emirates rider saying on Thursday that he was more confident than in 2021 when he became the youngest rider to win back-to-back titles.

"I'm excited to start the Tour. Like any other race, I want to do my best here. It's the biggest event on the calendar, so I'm happy to be there and to fight for the title," he said. "I'm still improving every year, I'm gaining experience... We'll see in the race. You never know what can happen - all it takes is one bad day. So we take the Tour day by day."Pogacar could be the first rider since Chris Froome to win three consecutive titles.

"I've come back from an horrendous crash over the last three years and that wasn't the way I wanted to end my career," Froome said.

 

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