On the way to his wins in the 2020 and 2021 Tours, Tadej Pogacar took the yellow jersey in the mountains, but on Thursday all he needed was the modest Cote des Religieuses hill in the border town of Longwy.
LONGWY, France: Tadej Pogacar is back in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France. And it’s earlier than perhaps even he expected. On the way to his wins in the 2020 and 2021 Tours, Pogacar took the yellow jersey in the mountains, but on Thursday all he needed was the modest Cote des Religieuses hill in the border town of Longwy.
Peter Sagan is one of cycling’s superstars, and behind his victories is an entire close-knit support group that ensures the highly solicited rider can stay focused on winning bike races.
VeloNews went behind the scenes with Sagan’s inner circle before this year’s Giro d’Italia, and for the second of our four-part series we feature Gabriele Uboldi, Sagan’s press officer.
Gabriele Uboldi has a powerful presence whenever he shows up to a bike race. And as Peter Sagan’s personal press officer he wields plenty of power.
After all, as everyone in the sport knows, if you want to get to Sagan you have to go through Uboldi. And yet despite the obvious control, Uboldi always retains a healthy dose of humility.