Tadej Pogacar urges radical overhaul of Tour de France amid stifling heatwave
Pogacar wants calendar changed to avoid worst of heat
Van der Poel wins ninth stage shortened amid high temperatures
Tadej Pogacar called for radical change to the professional racing calendar after another day of stifling temperatures, as Mathieu van der Poel won the shortened ninth stage of the Tour de France from Malemort to Ussel, with Tom Pidcock finishing third.
“If I had the power I would change all the calendar and not race in July and August in hot places,” Pogacar said. “I’d do a completely different calendar, but it’s not something I can do.”
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